2025 Spielberg Formula 2 round
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| Round 7 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.318 km (2.683 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Spielberg FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 27 and 29 June 2025 at the Red Bull Ring. It was the seventh round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.
Leonardo Fornaroli qualified on pole position for the feature race, making him the first driver to take multiple pole positions in 2025, with John Bennett taking reverse-grid pole for the sprint race.[1] Bennett lost the lead to Joshua Dürksen at the start. The race was red-flagged on lap 2 after Sami Meguetounif collided with Arvid Lindblad and Luke Browning, with his car landing upside-down on the track.[2] Pepe Martí overtook Dürksen for the lead on lap 19, and held it until the end of the race, with Roman Staněk crossing the line in third. Amaury Cordeel looked set to finish fourth, but spun on the final lap, with Gabriele Minì, Bennett and Fornaroli all coming to a stop behind his stricken car.[3][4]
Fornaroli held the lead at the start of the feature race. Of the front-runner, Victor Martins was the first to change tyres, followed by Richard Verschoor and Fornaroli, who fell behind both. Alex Dunne, who started seventh, also overtook Fornaroli on lap 10. Verschoor was able to pass Martins for the lead on lap 15, where he remained for the rest of the race. Dunne and Fornaroli also passed Martins to complete the podium. However, Dunne was disqualifed after the race for excessive plank wear,[5] with Jak Crawford inheriting the final podium position after starting fourteenth.[6][7] Verschoor left the round in the championship lead ahead of Dunne and Crawford.[8]
Classification
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 27 June 2025, at 15:55 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Pepe Martí and Arvid Lindblad both received three-place grid penalties for both races for impeding other drivers during qualifying.[10]
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 28 June 2025, at 14:15 local time (UTC+2).
† Drivers did not finish the race but were classified in the standings.
Notes:
- ^1 Alex Dunne received a five-second time penalty for a false start, which did not affect his finishing position.[12]
- ^2 Oliver Goethe received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, demoting him from 6th to 11th.[3]
- Kush Maini set the fastest lap, but did not finish within the top ten so did not receive the bonus point. Roman Staněk set the fastest lap within the top ten and received the bonus point.
Feature race
The feature race was held on 29 June 2025, at 10:00 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Pepe Martí, Arvid Lindblad and John Bennett all received ten-second penalties for causing collisions. Martí was demoted from 3rd to 6th, Lindblad was demoted from 11th to 12th, and Bennett was demoted from 12th to 14th.[6]
- ^2 Alex Dunne was disqualifed from the race for excessive plank wear. He originally finished second.[5]
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ Kra-Caskey, Calla (2025-06-27). "Austria polesitter Fornaroli: 'Gaps are very close' because of F2's high level". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Nichol, Jake (2025-06-28). "F2 driver left upside down after huge crash in Austria". RacingNews365. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ a b Kra-Caskey, Calla (2025-06-28). "Martí takes home F2 victory for Red Bull after 'scary' flip for Meguetounif". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-06-28). "Marti wins crash-filled F2 sprint race at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ a b "Alex Dunne disqualified from Formula 2's Austrian Grand Prix". RTE. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b Cra-Kaskey, Calla (2025-06-29). "Verschoor on race win, title battle: 'Every time when I'm there, Alex is there'". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-06-29). "Verschoor takes his seat at top of F2 standings with Red Bull Ring win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Gray, Andy (2025-06-29). "Alex Dunne: Irish teen second in Austria but loses F2 standings lead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Doc 36 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2025-06-27). "Campos drivers given double grid penalties for impeding in F2 qualifying". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Doc 57 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Mountford, Sheona (2025-06-28). "FIA announce PENALTY for McLaren star who goes from hero to zero at Austrian GP". GPfans. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Doc 78 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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