2026 Miami Formula 2 round

  2026 Miami Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 14 in the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationMiami International Autodrome
Miami Gardens, Florida, US
CoursePurpose-built temporary circuit
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 2 May 2026
Laps 23
Podium
First Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing
Second Laurens van Hoepen Trident
Third Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Noel León Campos Racing
Time 1:41.932 (on lap 11)
Feature Race
Date 3 May 2026
Laps 25
Pole position
Driver Kush Maini ART Grand Prix
Time 1:39.888
Podium
First Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport
Second Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil
Third Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing
Time 1:55.796 (on lap 22)

The 2026 Miami FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 1 and 3 May 2026 at the Miami International Autodrome. It was the second round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Miami Grand Prix. It was the first time the championship raced in North America following the cancellations of both the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian rounds as a result of the 2026 Iran war.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 1 May 2026, at 14:30 local time (UTC−4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 1:39.888 10 1
2 1 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing +0.033 9 2
3 14 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.050 8 3
4 15 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.169 7 91
5 9 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport +0.223 6 4
6 22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing +0.316 5 5
7 2 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing +0.320 4 6
8 10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +0.328 3 7
9 24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident +0.335 2 8
10 6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.377 1 10
11 7 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil +0.519 11 11
12 17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix +0.568 12 12
13 5 Noel León Campos Racing +0.573 13 13
14 4 Colton Herta Hitech +0.585 14 14
15 25 John Bennett Trident +0.664 15 15
16 12 Mari Boya Prema Racing +0.666 16 16
17 3 Ritomo Miyata Hitech +0.724 17 17
18 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing +0.746 18 18
19 23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.786 222 222
20 11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +0.790 19 19
21 8 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil +0.910 20 20
22 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing +1.269 21 21
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1Alex Dunne received a five-place grid penalty after causing a collision with Martinius Stenshorne during the Melbourne feature race. The penalty relegated Dunne from 4th to 9th on the feature race grid.[3]
  • ^2Rafael Villagómez received a ten-place grid penalty for failing to reduce speed under single and double yellow flags. The penalty dropped Villagómez from 19th to 22nd on the grid for both races.[4]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 2 May 2026, at 10:00 local time (UTC−4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 23 39:26.273 1 10
2 24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident 23 +0.170 2 8
3 15 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 23 +1.281 7 6
4 22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +4.538 5 5
5 2 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing 23 +5.212 4 4
6 14 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 23 +5.627 8 3
7 9 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport 23 +5.770 6 2
8 7 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +6.754 11 1
9 5 Noel León Campos Racing 23 +8.522 13 0+1
10 1 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing 23 +8.813 9
11 10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 23 +13.184 3
12 3 Ritomo Miyata Hitech 23 +19.125 17
13 25 John Bennett Trident 23 +19.686 15
14 8 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +22.919 20
15 4 Colton Herta Hitech 23 +27.172 14
16 11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 23 +28.637 19
17 12 Mari Boya Prema Racing 23 +30.644 16
18 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing 23 +48.439 21
DNF 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing 16 18
DNF 16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 13 Retired 10
DNF 23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 9 22
DNF 17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix 9 12
Fastest lap: Noel León (1:41.932 on lap 11)
Source:[5]

Feature race

The feature race was held on 3 May 2026, at 09:25 local time (UTC−4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport 25 56:22.029 4 25
2 7 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 25 +0.980 11 18
3 1 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing 25 +2.040 2 15+1
4 5 Noel León Campos Racing 25 +2.400 13 12
5 16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 25 +3.855 1 10
6 3 Ritomo Miyata Hitech 25 +4.447 17 8
7 12 Mari Boya Prema Racing 25 +7.923 16 6
8 4 Colton Herta Hitech 25 +10.969 14 4
9 11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 25 +11.381 19 2
10 2 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing 25 +12.335 6 1
11 24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident 25 +12.606 8
12 20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing 25 +14.300 18
13 22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing 25 +24.8001 5
14 25 John Bennett Trident 25 +27.888 15
15 17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix 25 +42.7361 12
DNF 21 Cian Shields AIX Racing 17 Accident 21
DNF 14 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 13 Collision 3
DNF 23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 9 Retired 22
DNF 15 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 8 Accident 9
DNF 10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 3 Accident 7
DNF 6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 0 Collision 10
DNS 8 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil 0 20
Fastest lap: Rafael Câmara (1:55.796 on lap 22)
Source:[6]

Notes:

Standings after the event

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Miami and Montreal to host FIA Formula 2 Championship Rounds in 2026". FIA Formula 2. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Doc 36 - F2 Qualifying - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Alexander Dunne penalised following Melbourne Feature Race". FIA Formula 2. 8 March 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Villagómez handed grid penalty for Miami races". FIA Formula 2. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. ^ "Doc 47 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Doc 76 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Doc 64 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 17 - Causing a collision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Doc 67 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 22 - Causing a collision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Doc 77 - F2 Driver championship - Miami 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  10. ^ "Doc 78 - F2 Team championship - Miami 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.