2025 Melbourne Formula 2 round

  2025 Melbourne Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationAlbert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 15 March 2025
Laps 23
Podium
First Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing
Second Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing
Third Luke Browning Hitech TGR
Fastest lap
Driver Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Time 1:32.767 (on lap 21)
Feature Race
Date 16 March 2025
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Time 1:29.286
Podium
First Race cancelled N/A
Second Race cancelled N/A
Third Race cancelled N/A
Fastest lap
Driver Race cancelled N/A
Time N/A

The 2025 Melbourne FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 14 and 16 March 2025 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was the opening round[1][2] of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.

Due to heavy rain, the feature race on 16 March was cancelled with no racing laps completed.

Classification

Practice

Three red flags were issued during free practice on Friday.[3] Additionally, power cuts that randomly affected several cars resulted in a 15 minute shakedown session being planned for Saturday morning.[4][5]

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR 		Grid
FR
1 10 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 1:29.286 131 41
2 14 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.114 7 1
3 11 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +0.301 182 132
4 6 Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport +0.364 6 2
5 17 Alexander Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.516 162 152
6 2 Roman Staněk Invicta Racing +0.549 5 3
7 8 Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR +0.565 4 5
8 7 Luke Browning Hitech TGR +0.581 3 6
9 20 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing +0.652 2 7
10 1 Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing +0.662 1 8
11 9 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +0.727 8 9
12 15 Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix +0.731 9 10
13 12 Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil +0.772 192 192
14 4 Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing +0.803 10 11
15 22 Sami Meguetounif Trident +0.953 202 202
16 3 Pepe Martí Campos Racing +0.985 11 12
17 16 Amaury Cordeel Rodin Motorsport +1.066 212 212
18 25 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.370 12 14
19 5 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +2.022 14 16
20 24 John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing +2.120 15 17
21 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing +2.230 17 18
107% time: 1:35.536 (+6.250)
— 23 Max Esterson Trident No time 223 223
Source: [6]

Qualifying report

Gabriele Minì claimed pole position, but was demoted due to a grid penalty. As a result, Martins started in first for the feature race. Fornaroli took the sprint pole, after qualifying in eighth.[7][8]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Gabriele Minì set the fastest time in qualifying, but was found guilty of impeding Jak Crawford. He was handed a three-place grid penalty for both races of the weekend. [9] Victor Martins was credited with pole position.
  • ^2 – Alexander Dunne, Jak Crawford, Kush Maini, Sami Meguetounif and Amaury Cordeel each received a ten-place grid penalty for a breach of the sporting regulations during pre-season testing. [10]
  • ^3 – Max Esterson failed to set a time within the 107%-mark after crashing during qualifying but was given permission from the stewards to start both races from the back of the grid. [11]

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 23 41:30.202 2 10
2 1 Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing 23 +2.198 1 8
3 7 Luke Browning Hitech TGR 23 +2.879 3 6
4 6 Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 23 +3.585 6 5
5 2 Roman Staněk Invicta Racing 23 +4.153 5 4
6 9 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 23 +4.611 8 3
7 10 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 23 +4.877 13 2 (1)
8 3 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 23 +5.486 11 1
9 17 Alexander Dunne Rodin Motorsport 23 +9.776 16
10 4 Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing 23 +10.775 10
11 5 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 23 +11.021 14
12 15 Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix 23 +12.245 9
13 25 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +13.403 12
14 8 Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR 23 +15.699 4
15 16 Amaury Cordeel Rodin Motorsport 23 +16.744 21
16 12 Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +20.120 19
17 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing 23 +21.976 17
18 24 John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +26.454 15
DNF 22 Sami Meguetounif Trident 13 Spun off 20
DNF 23 Max Esterson Trident 5 Spun off 22
DNF 11 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 2 18
DNF 14 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 1 Collision damage 7
Fastest lap set by Gabriele Minì: 1:32.767 (lap 21)
Source:[12][13]

Feature race

The feature race was cancelled due to weather conditions. Because less than 2 laps of racing without the safety car occurred, no points were awarded except for two points awarded to Victor Martins for qualifying on pole position.[14][15]

Standings after the event

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. ^ Grimault, Alexandra (8 March 2025). "Formula 2 also resumes this weekend in Australia". Motors Inside. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ Migliorino, Elisa (13 March 2025). "Formula 2 Kicks Off in Australia to Open the 2025 Season". Last Word on Motorsports. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ^ Waring, Bethonie (14 March 2025). "Martins fastest in F2's incident-packed Melbourne practice". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. ^ Llyod, Martin (17 March 2025). "3 things we learned from the 2025 Melbourne F2 round". Feeder Series. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (14 March 2025). "F2 adds shakedown to Melbourne schedule and gives Mini grid penalties". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Doc 42 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. ^ Whitfield, Harry (14 March 2025). "Victor Martins inherits F2 pole position following Gabriele Mini penalty". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  8. ^ Lopez, Alejandro Alonso (14 March 2025). "Prema's Gabriele Mini claims pole for F2's Melbourne season opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Doc 38 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 10 - impeded Car 11 at Turn 4 in Qualifying" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Doc 46 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final starting grid" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Doc 38 - DECISION - Car 23 - outside 107% in Qualifying" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Doc 51 - F2 Sprint (Race 1) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  13. ^ Nichol, Jake (15 March 2025). "2025 Australian Grand Prix - F2 Sprint Race results". RacingNews365. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  14. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Melbourne Feature Race Cancelled". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  15. ^ Nyma, Dyna (16 March 2025). "Australian GP 2025: F2 main race cancelled due to rain". Motors Inside. Retrieved 7 June 2025.


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