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🇫🇷 Théophile Naël

Racing driver from France. Formula 3, Campos Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Théophile Naël
Born
22 June 2007(b. 2007)
Nationality
France
Current team
Campos Racing
Series
Formula 3
Status
Active
Championships
12023
Career wins
11
Career podiums
22
Career starts
72
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
5,285
Théophile Naël
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,285
Rank 811 of 38,983 indexed, +305 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Théophile Naël is a racing driver from France who competes in Formula 3 for Campos Racing. Naël is a one-time champion (2023), with 11 wins and 22 podiums from 72 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,285 ranks Naël 811th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFBELBELHUNHUNITAITAAUSAUSMONMONBARBARAUTAUTGREGREBELBELHUNHUN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-26Budapest FRFormula 3P20−88
2026-07-25Budapest SRFormula 3P1+114
2026-07-19Spa-Francorchamps FRFormula 3P15−38
2026-07-18Spa-Francorchamps SRFormula 3P6+61
2026-07-05Silverstone FRFormula 3P14−23
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+135Spielburg 2024Formula Regional EuropeanP1
+134Barcelona 2025Formula 3P2
+129Silverstone 2025Formula 3P2
+126Monaco 2026Formula 3P2
+121Barcelona 2026Formula 3P1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Barcelona6 starts+37
Melbourne4 starts+22
Budapest4 starts+14
Silverstone4 starts+11
Struggles
Imola4 starts-19
Monaco4 starts-14
Spa-Francorchamps9 starts-6
Spielberg4 starts-5
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Formula 3Campos Racing1424000P3+3055,285
2025▸Formula 3Van Amersfoort Racing2003100P11+2284,980
2024▸Formula Regional EuropeanSainteloc Racing1811010P9+3504,752
2023▸Spanish F4Sainteloc Racing20814050P1+3,0524,402
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Naël finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇩🇰 Noah Strømsted5,10454262848%
🇸🇬 Christian Ho4,11852351767%
🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti5,23050193138%
🇦🇺 James WhartonFIA Silver5,41849193039%
🇮🇹 Brando Badoer5,00649272255%
🇧🇷 Pedro Clerot5,30348282058%
🇺🇸 Ugo Ugochukwu5,27548222646%
🇮🇹 Nicola LacorteFIA Silver4,09648371177%
🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen5,24447212645%
🇫🇷 Enzo Deligny4,77547281960%
🇧🇷 Rafael CâmaraHigher-rated, 2× champion6,3653873118%
🇧🇬 Nikola TsolovHigher-rated6,33420101050%
🇲🇽 Noel LeonHigher-rated, 1× champion5,9542014670%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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803🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA World Touring Car Cup5,294
804🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever JrIndyCar5,290
805🇺🇸 Lyn St. JamesIndyCar5,290
806🇺🇸 Scott HarringtonIndyCar5,289
807🏳️ Wade CunninghamIndyCar5,287
808🇫🇷 Evan GiltaireSuper Formula Lights5,286
809🇳🇱 Giedo Van Der GardeIMSA WeatherTech5,286
810🇯🇵 Ritomo MiyataFormula 25,285
811🇫🇷 Théophile NaëlFormula 35,285
812🇮🇹 Matteo Malucelli24H Series5,284
814🇫🇷 Éric BernardFIA GT Championship5,283
813🇨🇭 Gregor FoitekFormula 15,283
815🇬🇧 Jamie GreenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,281
816🇺🇸 Ricky TaylorIMSA WeatherTech5,281
817🇺🇸 Russell WardIMSA WeatherTech5,281
818🇺🇸 Jesse LoveNASCAR Xfinity5,279
819🇧🇷 Ricardo SperaficoStock Car Pro Series5,279
820🇦🇺 Garth TanderSupercars Championship5,277
821🇷🇺 Matevos IsaakyanWEC5,275
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Théophile Naël is a French professional driver with a Racer Rating of 5,365, placing him among established professionals; drivers at this level hold full-time seats in strong single-seater or sportscar championships and score wins consistently against competitive fields. Naël won the 2023 Spanish F4 championship with Sainteloc Racing, taking eight wins from twenty rounds and finishing on the podium in fourteen of them. He has since progressed through Formula Regional European in 2024 and is currently competing in FIA Formula 3 for Campos Racing, where he remains active as of mid-2026.[1]

Across his recorded career of 68 starts, Naël has scored ten wins and 21 podiums, averaging a ninth-place finish. His head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals is mixed; he has beaten the established professional Pedro Clerot in 27 of 44 shared races and holds a clear advantage over semi-professional Christian Ho with 29 wins in 44 meetings, but trails stronger drivers such as James Wharton (an FIA Silver graded driver) by 15 to 28 and Alessandro Giusti by 16 to 28. He has competed against drivers of considerably higher calibre, including elite-level rivals Nikola Tsolov and multiple champions such as Noel Leon of the 2023 Euroformula Open and Rafael Câmara, who won both the 2024 Formula Regional European and 2025 Formula 3 championships; his wins against these drivers remain occasional rather than frequent. In Formula 3, Naël has taken one victory from 30 starts while maintaining a position in the championship hunt, with recent competition at Spa and Silverstone indicating continued development at the highest junior single-seater level.[2]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Team tribute and a driver’s best friend: Théophile Nael on his 2026 helmet design[1]
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18 Aug 2026
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Théophile Naël penalized again several hours after the F3 finish[2]
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27 Jul 2026
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Nael penalised following Budapest Feature Race[3]
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26 Jul 2026
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