Valencia, Spain — Tecnicar by AMTOG completed an intense and highly positive opening weekend of the 2026 Spanish Winter Championship in Portimão, with strong performances in both Eurocup-4 and Eurocup-3. The Valencia-based team secured its best result of the weekend with Andrej Petrović’s victory in the E4 Sprint Race, as well as Nacho Tuñón’s first podium and first points in the category. At the same time, the team also completed its debut in Eurocup-3, with Kacper Sztuka delivering standout recoveries and Benjamin Beckley taking his first steps in single-seaters in a highly competitive environment.
Eurocup-4: victory for Petrović and first podium for Tuñón
In Eurocup-4, the weekend delivered very positive signs for Tecnicar by AMTOG from the very beginning. In the first qualifying session, Andrej Petrović finished eighth and Nacho Tuñón fourteenth, while in the second qualifying Petrović set the fifth fastest time and Tuñón the sixth. Zoe Florescu and Aleix Piñera also continued progressing in their adaptation within a very large grid.
Saturday’s Race 1 brought the team’s first major result of the weekend, with Nacho Tuñón finishing third to secure his first podium and first points in the category. Andrej Petrović crossed the line in sixth place after remaining in the fight for the front positions.
Shortly afterwards came one of the highlights of the weekend. In the Sprint Race, Andrej Petrović took victory for T-Code.
In race two, Petrović added more points with a fifth-place finish, while Tuñón closed the weekend in sixth position. Zoe Florescu and Aleix Piñera both delivered important recoveries during the race and across the weekend, moving closer to the points-paying positions. In particular, Aleix Piñera climbed to tenth place after starting from 31st on the grid, but a penalty left him out of the points. Florescu recovered from 26th to 14th.
Eurocup-3: the team’s debut in the Winter Championship and steady progress
Portimão also marked Tecnicar by AMTOG’s debut in Eurocup-3 in the Spanish Winter Championship, with Kacper Sztuka and Benjamin Beckley representing the team. This will be the team’s first full year in Eurocup-3, and this weekend featured strong recovery drives from Sztuka as well as Beckley’s single-seater debut.
An encouraging start in Portimão
The opening meeting of the championship therefore provided a very solid foundation for Tecnicar by AMTOG. In Eurocup-4, the team showed its ability to fight at the front with Petrović’s victory and Tuñón’s podium. In Eurocup-3, the category debut allowed the team to build experience, mileage and learning with a line-up that showed constant progression throughout the weekend. Overall, Portimão was an encouraging start for Tecnicar by AMTOG’s project in this 2026 Spanish Winter Championship.
Statements
Javier Lapeña, Team Principal, Tecnicar by AMTOG:
“We are very happy with how the championship started in Portimão. In Eurocup-4 we achieved a victory with Andrej and Nacho’s first podium, while also seeing clear progress from Zoe and Aleix. And in Eurocup-3, although it was our debut in the category, both Kacper and Benjamin took important steps throughout the weekend. The overall balance is positive and gives us a strong base to keep growing.”
Andrej Petrović:
“It has been a very positive weekend for the whole team. Taking victory in the Sprint Race is an important reward for the work we have done from the start, and I think we are leaving with very good feelings for what is ahead.”
Nacho Tuñón:
“I am very happy to have achieved my first podium in the category. It has been a weekend of a lot of work, and to finish like this, also scoring important points for the team, is very special.
