Round 3 – MotorLand Aragón – 13–15 March 2026
“Aragón is where the season truly begins. After Portimão and Jarama, we arrive at the fastest and most modern circuit of the Winter Series — and I intend to use everything I’ve learned.” – Luca Viișoreanu
Luca Viișoreanu and TC Racing head to MotorLand Aragón for Round 3 of the 2026 Eurocup-3 Winter Championship in Spain — the final chapter of the winter series before the start of the main season. After gaining experience at Portimão and showing clear progress at Jarama, Luca arrives at Aragón with confidence and a clear objective: to put everything together and finish the winter campaign on a high.
MotorLand Aragón presents a completely different challenge from the previous two rounds. If Jarama demanded precision and patience on a narrow, technical layout, Aragón rewards pure speed, bravery, and the ability to attack long, fast corners on a circuit with significant elevation changes and one of the longest straights in Spanish motorsport.
The circuit is located in Alcañiz, Teruel, Spain (92 km from Zaragoza) and was designed by Hermann Tilke (in collaboration with Foster + Partners), the architect behind world-renowned circuits such as Sepang, Bahrain, Istanbul, and Yas Marina, together with Spanish Formula 1 driver Pedro de la Rosa, who acted as a technical consultant. Opened in 2009, the circuit measures 5.344 km in its Grand Prix layout and features 18 corners, with 50 metres of elevation change, including significant uphill and downhill sections. Its defining characteristic is that it is the fastest and most modern circuit of the Winter Series — with long straights, a technical Sector 1, and a spectacular downhill section in a Corkscrew-style sequence.
MotorLand Aragón was inaugurated in 2009, but the region’s motorsport history dates back to 1965, when street races through the town of Alcañiz brought international competition to the province of Teruel. After the street circuit was closed in 2003 for safety reasons, local authorities committed to building a permanent world-class facility — the result being one of the most impressive motorsport complexes in Spain, covering an area larger than the town of Alcañiz itself.
Unlike Jarama — where it was all about survival — Aragón is about attack. The circuit runs anti-clockwise and features a spectacular climb from the start line, rising 50 metres to the highest point before dropping through Turns 8 and 9, a technical complex often compared to the famous Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. The long back straight (over 1 km) is the main overtaking zone and leads into a tight corner — a decisive moment in every race.
- Top speed and power delivery on the long straight
- Bravery through the fast corners in Sector 1
- Precision through the technical downhill section at Turns 8–9
- Overtaking strategy — the tight Turn 16 is the key passing opportunity
- Tyre management — the abrasive track surface puts significant stress on the tyres over race distance
Friday – Official Practice:
- 2 x 40-minute sessions
Saturday – Qualifying + Race 1 + Sprint Race:
- 09:30 – Qualifying (20 minutes) → sets the grid for Race 1
- 13:38 – Race 1 (30 minutes + 1 lap)
- 16:48 – Race 2 Sprint (reverse-grid format)
Sunday – Qualifying + Race 3:
- 09:30 – Qualifying (20 minutes) → sets the grid for Race 3
- 13:48 – Race 3 (30 minutes + 1 lap)
Main races (Race 1 and Race 3):
- 25 – 18 – 15 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1 (positions 1–10)
Sprint race (Race 2):
- 10 – 8 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 (positions 1–8)
Bonuses:
- +2 points for pole position
- +1 point for fastest lap (if you finish in the top 10)
After Portimão provided the first experience with the Dallara 326, and Jarama helped build consistency and race pace, MotorLand Aragón is the circuit where Luca wants to deliver his best result of the winter series.
- A top 8 finish in at least one race — a clear target after the progress shown at Jarama
- Improved qualifying pace — Aragón rewards outright lap time, and a strong grid position is essential
- Clean finishes in all 3 races — maintaining the consistency built throughout the winter
- Benchmarking against the front-runners — valuable data ahead of the Eurocup-3 main season debut in May
“Aragón is the circuit where I want to show everything I’ve built over this winter. Portimão was my first contact with the Dallara 326. Jarama was progress. Aragón means results.” – Luca Viișoreanu
Where to watch
Live Streaming: eurocup3.org
Social Media: Follow @lucaviisoreanu on Instagram for live updates from the paddock
Conclusions
First point for Luca Viișoreanu
Luca Vișoreanu and TC Racing concluded the Eurocup-3 Winter Championship at MotorLand Aragón, the 5.344 km Spanish circuit located in northeastern Spain. The third and final round of the 2026 Spanish Winter Championship delivered a full weekend — three races, extreme weather conditions, and a clear display of consistency from the Romanian driver.
In Q1, Luca set the 14th fastest time out of 27 drivers, with a lap of 2:04.672. In Q2, all of his lap times were deleted due to track limits violations — a situation that affected 11 drivers in that session, including several top contenders, with the wind conditions playing a decisive role.
“Qualifying conditions were mixed, but we still managed to qualify in the top 10. That meant a point for me in the Championship and a point for the team. I can say that a first objective has been achieved, and I am pleased with both my performance and the team’s.” – Luca Viișoreanu
Race 1
Starting from P14, Luca climbed to 11th place by the finish, out of 27 classified drivers. His best lap was a 1:51.953 on lap 13 (171.8 km/h), with no penalties.
Sprint Race
With the same starting grid position from qualifying (P14), Luca finished 14th out of 26 classified drivers. A 5-second penalty for exceeding track limits influenced the final result, in a context where the strong wind made controlling the car extremely difficult in several areas of the circuit.
Race 2
Luca Vișoreanu finished the Eurocup-3 Winter Championship with a solid weekend at MotorLand Aragón, under weather conditions that tested every driver on the grid. Winds exceeding 70 km/h throughout the weekend turned the Spanish circuit into a true test of adaptability: in some sectors, the cars faced headwinds that dramatically reduced top speed, while in other areas, tailwinds pushed the cars beyond the circuit’s normal limits.
These conditions led to a record number of penalties for track limits violations throughout the championship — including the deletion of lap times for 11 drivers in Q2, Luca among them. In this context, the fact that the Romanian driver managed to complete all three races without major incidents and showed clear progress from one race to the next makes the result even more valuable.
The highlight of the weekend came right at the end: in the final race, Luca posted his best personal lap of the weekend — a clear sign that both pace and confidence increased steadily over the course of the three days of competition.
Conclusions
Luca Vișoreanu finished the Eurocup-3 Winter Championship with a solid weekend at MotorLand Aragón, under weather conditions that tested every driver on the grid. Winds exceeding 70 km/h throughout the weekend turned the Spanish circuit into a true test of adaptability: in some sectors, the cars faced headwinds that dramatically reduced top speed, while in other areas, tailwinds pushed the cars beyond the circuit’s normal limits.
These conditions led to a record number of penalties for track limits violations throughout the championship — including the deletion of lap times for 11 drivers in Q2, Luca among them. In this context, the fact that the Romanian driver managed to complete all three races without major incidents and showed clear progress from one race to the next makes the result even more valuable.
The highlight of the weekend came right at the end: in the final race, Luca posted his best personal lap of the weekend — a clear sign that both pace and confidence increased steadily over the course of the three days of competition.
“MotorLand was a new track, a new step in our preparation for the season. The Eurocup-3 system allows us to understand the car and the circuits we’ll be racing on in real race pace, and that is very important.” – Luca Viișoreanu
Also during this weekend, Luca Vișoreanu began a new collaboration that further strengthens his preparation for the main season: an integrated mental and physical coaching program. This initiative reflects the professional approach behind the entire project — on-track performance is supported by full preparation, both mental and physical, which is essential in high-level motorsport.
Luca Vișoreanu and TC Racing conclude the winter championship with valuable experience gained across three different circuits, visible progress from one round to the next, and a new preparation framework now in place — a solid foundation ahead of the start of the 2026 Eurocup-3 main season.