Campos Racing sign Nikola Tsolov for the 2026 Formula 2 season

Campos Racing have announced their first driver signing for the 2026 Formula 2 season, with Nikola Tsolov set the race for the Spanish team next year.

The 18-year-old makes the step up to F2 after a stellar Formula 3 career, during which he secured five wins, the most by any driver in the Championship’s history.

Two of those victories came with Campos this season, and with another four podiums, he went on to finish second in the Drivers’ Championship.

Prior to this year though, the Tsolov and Campos partnership proved to be a title-winning one when in 2022, the Bulgarian won the Spanish F4 Championship thanks to his 13 wins in 21 races. The Red Bull Junior Team driver is now set to step up to F2 next season and he is delighted to be doing so with Campos.

“I am extremely happy to take the next step in my career and move up to FIA Formula 2 with Campos Racing once again,” said Tsolov. “Together we have worked very hard and achieved success in both F4 Spain and FIA Formula 3, which gives me great confidence heading into next season. This is another step closer to my dream, and I will be pushing harder than ever to deliver strong results.”

Campos Racing Team Principal Adrián Campos Jr also added: “We are extremely proud to continue working with Nikola for another year. He is very much one of our own, having taken his very first steps in single-seaters with Campos Racing.

"In the two seasons he has raced with us, he has been a champion and a runner-up, which are clear credentials of his outstanding talent. A Formula 2 car is, of course, another level, but despite his youth he already has a wealth of single-seater experience, displays great maturity, and we are confident he will also make his mark in FIA Formula 2.”