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09/13 07:36 CDT Ugo Ugochukwu becomes 1st American driver to win Formula 3 title
Ugo Ugochukwu becomes 1st American driver to win Formula 3 title
MADRID (AP) --- Ugo Ugochukwu finished second in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix to
become the first American driver to win the Formula 3 title.
Ugochukwu finished behind Tuukka Taponen, who became the first Finnish driver
to win an F3 race.
The result in the season-ending race at the new Madring track was enough to
give Ugochukwu the title over Britain's Freddie Slater, who ended eighth
Sunday. The drivers had entered the final race level on points.
"To win the championship is testament to the consistency and the job we have
done throughout the year," Ugochukwu said.
The 19-year-old Ugochukwu, a member of McLaren's driver development program,
had seven podium finishes this season, with two victories. Last year, he was on
the podium twice and finished 16th in the drivers' standings in his first
season in F3.
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