Winter is slowly ending in Poland, and we have finally learned partial plans for Kacper Sztuka for 2026. The Pole will compete in the Spanish Winter Championship E3 winter series, in which he also competed last year. Plans for the rest of the season have not been announced, but they are easy to guess.
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Kacper Sztuka returns to the track! He will compete in the Spanish Winter Championship E3
Good news for all Kacper Sztuka fans! The 2nd runner-up of the previous Eurocup-3 season returns to competition. He will compete in the Spanish Winter Championship E3 series in the colors of Tecnicar by Amtog.
The 2025 season, which ended in November, was another very successful one in Kacper’s career. The Pole took third place in the general classification. He won two races, stood on the podium seven times, and secured pole position four times. He added four fastest laps in races to that.
“Time for a warm-up! I am pleased to announce that during the next three rounds of the Spanish Winter Championship E3, I will be able to represent the Tecnicar by Amtog team. This is an excellent opportunity for me to get to know another construction in my career in battle. This time it will be the Dallara 326, which is debuting in Eurocup-3 this year” – said the 2023 Italian Formula 4 champion.
This construction will be new for Kacper, but he will start racing in it at a facility with which he has very pleasant memories. “Portimao is a great track and is returning to the F1 calendar soon. It is one of the most beautiful facilities in Europe. A lot of good things happened to me there, because a year ago – in winter – I stood on the podium. In the main Eurocup-3 season, I secured pole position and two podiums, which makes Portimao definitely one of my favorite tracks” – he noted.
The second round will be played in Jarama, while the final will be at the Motorland Aragon facility. “We can witness many overtaking maneuvers there. The final of the winter series at this facility will be very interesting” – Kacper concluded.
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Round I: Portimao (Portugal) February 20-22
Round II: Jarama (Spain) February 27 – March 1
Round III: Motorland Aragon (Spain) March 13 – 15
Each round will have the following structure:
1 official test (60 minutes)
2 practice sessions (30 minutes each)
2 qualifying sessions (20 minutes each)
3 races:
race no. 1 – 30 minutes + 1 lap – based on Q1 results
race no. 2 – 20 minutes + 1 lap – with a reversed TOP12 grid from Q1
race no. 3 – 30 minutes + 1 lap – based on Q2 results
Two points are awarded for pole position. In each race, one point is also awarded for the fastest lap, which guarantees competition in every session of the weekend.
Source: Press release
My comment on Kacper Sztuka’s plans for 2026
Kacper Sztuka competed in the same winter series a year ago, and then in the main Eurocup-3, where he recorded good results. Over the last few months, the Pole has been looking for sponsors and a budget to advance to a higher series and compete at a better level in 2026. The fact that Kacper Sztuka plans to race in the same winter series again as a year ago and has still not announced his main plans is bad news. There have also been no new announcements regarding sponsors from his side. Social media activities and, for example, a meeting with the CEO of one of the large companies probably yielded nothing. Several other Polish juniors are doing better in this field; they confirmed their starting plans much earlier, have more and more partners, and are also joining management companies.
Kacper Sztuka’s starts in the winter series suggest that he may ultimately compete in Eurocup-3, similar to last year. The Pole must realistically fight for the championship in the winter series, and if he races in the main one, then only the championship will be his goal there as well. Perhaps he still has some other options in better series, if, for example, someone loses their seat. Back in January, there were rumors that Sztuka had a chance for Formula 3, even though the seats there were officially taken.
Many different Polish drivers compete in junior series on the way to Formula 1. You can find the most important information about them in the article category: Polish racing drivers on the blog.
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