2025 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
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| Round 5 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street circuit 3.337 km (2.074 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 25 May 2025 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fifth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
Alex Dunne took pole position in the group qualifying format ahead of Victor Martins despite an incident with Rafael Villagómez during the session.[1][2] Kush Maini won the sprint race ahead of Gabriele Minì and Luke Browning.[3] The feature race was shortened due to a lengthy red flag after Dunne and Martins collided in turn one, with five additional cars also retiring from the race.[4] Jak Crawford took the win ahead of Leonardo Fornaroli and Sebastián Montoya. Browning took the championship lead, three points ahead of Dunne.[5]
Classification
Qualifying
Group A
Qualifying for Group A was held on 23 May 2025, at 15:10 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR |
Grid FR |
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| 1 | 14 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 1:21.145 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | +0.375 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | Arvid Lindblad | Campos Racing | +0.398 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | +0.436 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 12 | Kush Maini | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.533 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | 20 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | +0.645 | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | Roman Staněk | Invicta Racing | +0.764 | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Rodin Motorsport | +1.076 | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | 8 | Dino Beganovic | Hitech TGR | +1.154 | 18 | 18 |
| 10 | 22 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | +1.185 | 20 | 20 |
| 11 | 24 | John Bennett | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.842 | 21 | 21 |
| Source:[6][7] | ||||||
Group B
Qualifying for Group B was held on 23 May 2025, at 15:34 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR |
Grid FR |
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| 1 | 17 | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport | 1:21.142 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Invicta Racing | +0.546 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | 9 | Sebastián Montoya | Prema Racing | +0.598 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.617 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Luke Browning | Hitech TGR | +0.675 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 15 | Ritomo Miyata | ART Grand Prix | +1.037 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | +1.203 | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +1.312 | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | 23 | Max Esterson | Trident | +1.504 | 17 | 17 |
| 10 | 21 | Cian Shields | AIX Racing | +3.300 | 19 | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:26.821 (+5.679) | ||||||
| — | 25 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | No time1 | 22 | 22 |
| Source:[8][7] | ||||||
Notes:
- ^1 Rafael Villagómez failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest driver. He was permitted to start both races from the back of the grid.[2]
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 24 May 2025, at 14:20 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Arvid Lindblad was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 3rd to 8th.[11]
- ^2 Oliver Goethe was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 9th to 12th.[12]
- ^3 Rafael Villagómez was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 17th to 18th.[13]
Feature race
The feature race was held on 25 May 2025, at 15:45 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Arvid Lindblad was given a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. This demoted him from 3rd to 5th.[16]
- ^2 John Bennett was given a five-second penalty for being below the safety car delta time. This did not affect his finishing position.[17]
- ^3 Sami Meguetounif was given a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, and a five-second penalty for being below the safety car delta time. This did not affect his finishing position.[18][17]
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
Notes
- ^ 16 laps were completed of a scheduled 42.
- ^ Victor Martins set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top ten, so he was ineligible to score the point for it. Alex Dunne scored the point for setting the fastest lap among those finishing in the top ten.
- ^ Partial points were awarded as more than 25% but less than 50% of the scheduled race distance was completed. No point was awarded for fastest lap.
References
- ^ "Ireland's Dunne takes first F2 pole in Monaco". BBC Sport. 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ a b Awcock, Jacob (2025-05-23). "Dunne surprised at Monaco F2 pole as he avoids qualifying penalty". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "F2: Kush Maini makes history with Sprint Race victory at iconic Monaco GP". Sportstar. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Formula 2: Alex Dunne among seven drivers eliminated after Monaco Grand Prix crash". BBC Sport. 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2025-05-25). "Crawford gets front seat view of Monaco chaos to win F2 feature race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 34 - F2 qualifying A - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b Coop, Samuel (2025-05-23). "2025 Monaco Grand Prix - F2 Qualifying results". RacingNews365. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 35 - F2 qualifying B - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Doc 39 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "2025 Monaco Grand Prix - F2 Sprint Race results". RacingNews365. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2025-05-24). "Maini sprints to F2 win in Monaco, penalty pushes Lindblad off podium". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Lloyd, Martin (2025-05-24). "Monaco F2 sprint race winner Maini: 'I never thought I'd be here'". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 42 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 5 - causing a collision with Car 14 at Turn 18" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Doc 61 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Nichol, Jake (2025-05-25). "2025 Monaco Grand Prix - F2 Feature Race results". RacingNews365. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Lloyd, Martin (2025-05-25). "Crawford survives first-corner pile-up to win bizarre F2 feature in Monaco". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ a b "F2: Crawford wins shortened Monaco feature race; Tsolov wins F3". FormulaRapida.net. 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Ganci, Letizia (2025-05-25). "F2 Feature Race in Monaco: Second win of the season for Jak Crawford! Chaos at the start after a massive crash". GPKingdom. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
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