Invicta Racing have announced the signing of 2025 FIA Formula 3 Champion Rafael Camara for the 2026 Formula 2 season, confirming the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy member’s graduation to the second tier.
Camara makes the step up after a record-breaking campaign in F3, during which he achieved five podium finishes, including four Feature Race victories from pole position – helping the Brazilian become the first Formula 3 Champion to win the title with one round to go.
Prior to that, Camara moved up to single-seater racing in 2022 after a trophy-laden karting career, finishing second in the Formula 4 UAE Championship.
That same year, the 20-year-old took third in the both the Italian and ADAC F4 categories before finishing in the same position in both of his Formula Regional Middle East Championship seasons in 2023 and 2024.
Camara achieved his first single-seater title later in the same 2024 season, dominating to win the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine.
The Brazilian driver will now step up to Formula 2 with Invicta, following in the footsteps of Gabriel Bortoleto and Leonardo Fornaroli, who also raced for the British team after winning the F3 title.
“I’m very proud to be joining Invicta Racing for my first season in Formula 2,” said Camara. “Over the past few years, this team has become the top target for any driver who wants to race in F2 and has shown time and again that it knows how to develop young drivers.
“To follow Gabriel Bortoleto and Leonardo Fornaroli in making this step as Formula 3 Champion is a huge honour. After an incredible season in F3 this year, I feel ready for the next challenge, and I can’t wait to get started with the team.”
Invicta Racing Team Principal James Robinson added: “We’re thrilled to welcome Rafael to Invicta Racing for 2026. At every stage of his career to date, he’s shown pace, consistency, and maturity, delivering outstanding results that really speak for themselves.
“To have the reigning Formula 3 champion join the team for a third consecutive season underlines our commitment to providing the very best young talent with a platform to perform at the highest level, and we’re very excited to see what Rafael can achieve next season.”
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