2026 Melbourne Formula 2 round

  2026 Melbourne Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 12[a] in the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationAlbert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 7 March 2026
Laps 23
Podium
First Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing
Second Noel León Campos Racing
Third Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport
Time 1:32.045 (on lap 23)
Feature Race
Date 8 March 2026
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil
Time 1:28.695
Podium
First Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing
Second Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing
Third Laurens van Hoepen Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil
Time 1:31.730 (on lap 13)

The 2026 Melbourne FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 6 and 8 March 2026 at the Albert Park Circuit. It served as the opening round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

Classification

Practice

Gabriele Minì of MP Motorsport set the fastest lap of the free practice session on Friday. Two red flags were issued during practice; Hitech's Colton Herta crashed midway through his first session at a Formula One Grand Prix weekend, and an off-track excursion by Formula 2 debutant Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak eventually ended the session prematurely.[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 6 March 2026, at 14:55 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR 		Grid
FR
1 7 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 1:28.695 10 1
2 14 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.216 9 2
3 15 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.344 8 3
4 5 Noel León Campos Racing +0.381 7 4
5 6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.428 6 5
6 1 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing +0.448 5 6
7 16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix +0.464 4 7
8 10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +0.559 3 8
9 2 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing +0.789 2 9
10 17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix +0.846 1 10
11 24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident +0.869 11 11
12 8 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil +0.910 12 12
13 3 Ritomo Miyata Hitech TGR +0.945 13 13
14 4 Colton Herta Hitech TGR +1.070 14 14
15 11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +1.129 15 15
16 23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.367 16 16
17 25 John Bennett Trident +1.544 17 17
18 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing +1.795 18 18
19 22 Nicolás Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing +1.827 19 19
20 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing +2.048 20 20
21 9 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport +2.438 21 21
107% time: 1:34.903 (+6.208)
— 12 Mari Boya Prema Racing +34.198 221 221
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Mari Boya failed to set a time within the 107%-mark after crashing during qualifying. He was given permission from the stewards to start both races at the back of the grid.[3]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 7 March 2026, at 14:10 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing 23 39:09.726 2 10
2 5 Noel León Campos Racing 23 +2.139 7 8
3 15 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 23 +5.746 8 6
4 17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix 23 +7.156 1 5
5 3 Ritomo Miyata Hitech 23 +7.266 13 4
6 9 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport 23 +7.734 21 3
7 24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident 23 +8.477 11 2
8 8 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +8.559 12 1
9 11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 23 +8.982 15
10 14 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 23 +9.5191 9 1
11 1 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing 23 +9.548 5
12 16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 23 +9.938 4
13 23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +10.331 16
14 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing 23 +12.078 18
15 25 John Bennett Trident 23 +12.569 17
16 4 Colton Herta Hitech 23 +13.201 14
17 6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 23 +13.904 6
18 10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 23 +14.489 3
19 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing 23 +15.438 20
20 7 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +15.965 10
21 22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +18.230 19
DNF 12 Mari Boya Prema Racing 13 Accident 22
Fastest lap: Martinius Stenshorne (1:32.045 on lap 23)
Source:[4]

Notes:

Feature race

The feature race was held on 8 March 2026, at 11:25 local time (UTC+11), and was contested over 33 laps.[6]

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 33 56:05.248 5 25
2 1 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing 33 +1.669 6 18
3 24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident 33 +3.517 11 15+1
4 10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 33 +4.816 8 12
5 3 Ritomo Miyata Hitech 33 +5.684 13 10
6 17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix 33 +12.179 10 8
7 4 Colton Herta Hitech 33 +17.411 14 6
8 9 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport 33 +18.707 21 4
9 11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 33 +19.4431 15 2
10 2 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing 33 +21.8002 9 1
11 23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +22.231 16
12 8 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil 33 +22.316 12
13 12 Mari Boya Prema Racing 33 +23.813 22
14 5 Noel León Campos Racing 33 +24.002 4
15 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing 33 +24.384 18
16 16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 33 +25.079 7
17 22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +27.0631 19
18 25 John Bennett Trident 33 +28.397 17
19 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing 33 +48.9993 20
DNF 7 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 15 Mechanical 1 2
DNF 14 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 2 Collision 2
DNF 15 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 2 Collision 3
Fastest lap: Dino Beganovic (1:31.730 on lap 13)4
Source:[7]

Notes:

Standings after the event

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ At the time of the event Formula 2 planned to hold 14 rounds.

References

  1. ^ Wood, Ida (6 March 2026). "Mini leads Leon in F2's Melbourne practice as Herta crashes". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Doc 32 - Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Doc 17 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 12 - sole cause of red flag in Qualifying" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Doc 49 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Doc 42 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 14 - off track and gained lasting advantage" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Doc 3 - VISA - F2 Melbourne 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Doc 71 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Doc 64 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 11 - pit lane speeding" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Doc 67 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 22 - pit lane speeding" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Doc 69 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 2 - moved before start lights extinguished" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Doc 68 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 21 - Track Limit violations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Doc 72 - F2 Driver championship - Melbourne 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Doc 73 - F2 Team championship - Melbourne 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.


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