BIANCA BUSTAMANTE Delivers P15 Finish at Jarama After Weekend of Progress

March 3, 2026

• BIANCA BUSTAMANTE continued her upward trajectory at Jarama, proving that consistency beats chaos every time. As the only woman in a 28-car field that seemed more interested in taking each other out than actual racing, she kept her head down and her car clean while others played bumper cars. Her qualifying times dropped steadily throughout the weekend – from 1:26.076 to 1:25.607 – showing she’s getting comfortable with the Dallara 326 machinery faster than some of her more experienced competitors.
• While the weekend featured enough safety cars to make you wonder if they were racing or conducting a parade, BUSTAMANTE stayed focused on her own performance rather than getting sucked into the midfield madness. She made smart moves when opportunities presented themselves, including clean overtakes and strategic positioning during restarts. Her ability to avoid the various incidents that plagued nearly every race session shows racecraft maturity that some drivers twice her age still haven’t figured out.
• The P15 final result tells only part of the story – BUSTAMANTE was promoted to that position after post-race penalties sorted out the weekend’s carnage. More importantly, she closed the gap to pole position from 1.3 seconds on Saturday to 1.2 seconds by Sunday, proving she’s extracting more pace from the car with each session. With MotorLand Aragón next on the calendar, she’s building exactly the kind of momentum you want heading into a full Eurocup-3 campaign.

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