BIANCA BUSTAMANTE Charges From P30 to P14 in Eurocup-3 Portimao Thriller

June 15, 2026

• BIANCA BUSTAMANTE fought back from P30 after opening-lap contact left her with wing damage, executing an aggressive recovery through the 30-car field using Push to Pass strategy and Safety Car restarts to secure career-best P14 finish.
• The 21-year-old Filipino driver qualified P21 for Race 2, just one-tenth off P15, demonstrating the razor-thin margins in Eurocup-3 before finishing P18 in chaotic conditions at Portimao circuit.
• As the sole female competitor in the European single-seater championship, BUSTAMANTE races the new Dallara 326 with Palou Motorsport-PREMA partnership, combining intensive physical training with detailed data analysis between rounds.
• The breakthrough weekend positions BUSTAMANTE for momentum heading into collective testing at Aragon before Round 3 at Imola July 3-5, marking significant progress in the fiercely competitive championship.

dallara, eurocup-3 championship, palou motorsport, portimão