2025 Silverstone Formula 2 round

  2025 Silverstone Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 8 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.891 km (3.660 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 5 July 2025
Laps 21
Podium
First Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing
Second Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing
Third Roman Staněk Invicta Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing
Time 1:44.198 (on lap 20)
Feature Race
Date 6 July 2025
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Victor Martins ART Grand Prix
Time 1:39.731
Podium
First Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil
Second Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport
Third Luke Browning Hitech TGR
Fastest lap
Driver Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing
Time 2:00.087 (on lap 22)

The 2025 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 4 and 6 July 2025 at Silverstone Circuit. It was the eighth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 British Grand Prix.

Victor Martins took his second pole position of the season in qualifying, with Leonardo Fornaroli on reverse-grid sprint pole.[1] Fornaroli was overtaken at the start by Kush Maini, but reclaimed the positon into Copse. He steadily pulled a gap to Maini, and on lap 15 Sebastián Montoya passed him for second place. On the penultimate lap, Roman Staněk passed Maini off-track for third, a move which was permitted as Staněk was forced off the track. The race was Fornaroli's first single-seater victory since 2021.[2]

The feature race took place in wet conditions. Martins had a poor start, with Jak Crawford going from third to first on the opening lap, ahead of Alex Dunne. Luke Browning, who started twelfth, made his way through the field and passed Martins for third on lap 18. Gabriele Minì pitted for slick tyres on lap 21, but collided with Oliver Goethe after leaving the pits and stopped on track. Crawford entered the pits seconds before the virtual safety car was announced, preventing the other frontrunners from following him. He retook the lead of the race when the full safety car was brought out, allowing to rest of the field to change tyres. The race ended under safety car as Joshua Dürksen spun on the restart, with Crawford winning ahead of Dunne and Browning.[3] Richard Verschoor retained the championship lead, with Crawford six points behind.[4]

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 4 July 2025, at 14:55 local time (UTC+1).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 14 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 1:39.731 10 1
2 17 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.065 9 2
3 11 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +0.240 8 3
4 2 Roman Staněk Invicta Racing +0.334 7 4
5 9 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +0.407 6 5
6 20 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing +0.438 5 6
7 6 Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport +0.595 4 7
8 8 Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR +0.606 3 8
9 12 Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil +0.649 2 9
10 1 Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing +0.697 1 10
11 4 Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing +0.769 11 11
12 7 Luke Browning Hitech TGR +1.004 12 12
13 22 Sami Meguetounif Trident +1.104 13 13
14 23 Max Esterson Trident +1.211 14 14
15 25 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.265 15 15
16 10 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing +1.337 16 16
17 24 John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing +1.449 17 17
18 5 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +1.480 18 18
19 3 Pepe Martí Campos Racing +1.602 19 19
20 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing +2.256 20 20
107% time: 1:46.712
16 Amaury Cordeel Rodin Motorsport +39.0971 22 22
15 Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix No time1 21 21
Source:[5]

Notes:

  • ^1 Amaury Cordeel's fastest lap was deleted as he caused a red flag during qualifying. Both he and Ritomo Miyata, who suffered from mechanical issues during qualifying, were permitted to start the races from the back of the grid.[6]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 5 July 2025, at 13:15 local time (UTC+1).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing 21 36:53.118 1 10
2 9 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 21 +1.404 6 8+1
3 2 Roman Staněk Invicta Racing 21 +9.395 7 6
4 12 Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil 21 +11.188 2 5
5 20 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 21 +11.866 5 4
6 11 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 21 +11.867 8 3
7 6 Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 21 +13.534 4 2
8 14 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 21 +14.826 10 1
9 4 Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing 21 +14.962 11
10 3 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 21 +15.872 19
11 5 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 21 +21.745 18
12 7 Luke Browning Hitech TGR 21 +22.8101 12
13 22 Sami Meguetounif Trident 21 +23.770 13
14 10 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 21 +25.4081 16
15 24 John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing 21 +26.366 17
16 25 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 21 +29.842 15
17 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing 21 +31.988 20
18 8 Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR 21 +33.483 3
19 16 Amaury Cordeel Rodin Motorsport 21 +34.259 22
20 15 Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix 21 +40.2182 21
21 23 Max Esterson Trident 21 +46.845 14
DNF 17 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 15 Accident damage 9
Fastest lap: Sebastián Montoya (1:44.198 on lap 20)
Source:[7]

Notes:

  • ^1 Luke Browning and Gabriele Minì both received ten-second time penalties for causing collisions. Browning was demoted from 7th to 12th and Minì was demoted from 10th to 14th.[8]
  • ^2 Ritomo Miyata was given a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 17th to 20th.

Feature race

The feature race was held on 6 July 2025, at 11:05 local time (UTC+1).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 29 1:03:05.304 3 25
2 17 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 29 +0.227 2 18
3 7 Luke Browning Hitech TGR 29 +0.838 12 15
4 8 Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR 29 +1.369 8 12
5 9 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 29 +1.753 5 10
6 1 Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing 29 +2.215 10 8
7 6 Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 29 +3.035 7 6
8 4 Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing 29 +3.779 11 4+1
9 3 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 29 +4.186 19 2
10 25 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 29 +4.467 15 1
11 5 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 29 +4.905 18
12 24 John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing 29 +5.333 17
13 23 Max Esterson Trident 29 +6.284 14
14 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing 29 +6.502 20
15 15 Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix 29 +8.929 21
16 12 Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil 29 +20.277 9
17 16 Amaury Cordeel Rodin Motorsport 29 +24.874 22
18 22 Sami Meguetounif Trident 29 +1:15.614 13
19† 14 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 28 Accident damage 1 2
20† 20 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 27 Accident 6
DNF 2 Roman Staněk Invicta Racing 22 Accident 4
DNF 10 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 21 Collision 16
Fastest lap: Arvid Lindblad (2:00.087 on lap 22)
Source:[9]

Standings after the event

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-07-04). "Martins claims second F2 pole of 2025 at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  2. ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-07-05). "Fornaroli claims long-awaited victory in F2 Silverstone sprint race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  3. ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-07-06). "Crawford beats Dunne to win wet Silverstone F2 feature race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  4. ^ Gray, Andy (2025-07-06). "British Grand Prix: Irish teen Dunne second in Formula 2 at Silverstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  5. ^ "Doc 27 - Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Martin (2025-07-04). "Martins had 'no doubt' Silverstone pole was possible as he upholds superb qualifying form". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  7. ^ "Doc 47 - F2 Race 1 - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ^ Lloyd, Martin (2025-07-05). "Fornaroli takes first win in four years in Silverstone F2 sprint". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  9. ^ "Doc 60 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.