Filipina racing sensation Bianca Bustamante moves to her latest single-seater championship after competing in GB3 last year.
Philippine racer Bianca Bustamante is headed into a new single-seater championship as she signed with Palou Motorsport to compete in the Eurocup-3 Winter Series and the Eurocup-3 Championship Series — a championship just a step below FIA Formula 3 racing.
Bustamante, 20, will be reuniting with PREMA Racing which has entered into a recent collaboration with Palou Motorsport. The Laguna native had raced with PREMA Racing in her maiden 2023 F1 Academy season where she also secured two victories.
The latest move is a step towards Bustamante’s eventual goal of making it into Formula 1 as she once again tackles a mixed international grid after competing mainly in women-only championships like the W Series and the F1 Academy in earlier years of her young career.
“Eurocup-3 is definitely an exciting series to be a part of, attracting some very talented drivers and teams to the most challenging and renowned circuits in the world – and all with an exceptionally technically advanced car in the Dallara 326,” Bustamante said.
“2025 was a big year and I feel more prepared than ever to take on this new challenge. My focus is on maximising every opportunity, continuing to grow as a driver, and achieving good results to help push closer to my next goal of reaching FIA Formula 3,” she continued.
Last year, Bustamante also joined CUPRA KIRO — a Formula E team — as their development driver, which gives her further experience in formula machinery.
This experience was what helped Bustamante secure the seat with Palou Motorsport.
“We are really delighted to have Bianca joining the team. Her experience in single seaters, combined with her strong work ethic and ability to learn, gives us great confidence that together we can showcase Bianca’s full potential in the upcoming campaign,” said Ramon Palou, Palou Motorsport’s Team Principal.
Bustamante is slated to compete first in three rounds of the Eurocup-3 Winter Series which will run in February and March, beginning in Portimao, Portugal on February 20 to 22.
She then will compete in the Eurocup-3 Championship Series from May through to November with eight rounds of competition.
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Luisa Morales is a sports writer with a special interest in promoting women’s sports.
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