2025 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

2025 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
	Layout of the Circuit de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco; Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street circuit ; 3.337 km (2.074 mi)
Sprint Race
Date
Date	24 May 2025
Laps	30
Podium
First	Kush Maini
Second	Gabriele Minì
Third	Luke Browning
Fastest lap
Driver	Victor Martins
Time	1:22.433 (on lap 28)
Feature Race
Date
Date	25 May 2025
Laps	16
Pole position
Driver	Alex Dunne
Time	1:21.142
Podium
First	Jak Crawford
Second	Leonardo Fornaroli
Third	Sebastián Montoya
Fastest lap
Driver	Dino Beganovic
Time	1:22.813 (on lap 12)

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
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
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).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	30	44:57.639	1	10
2	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	30	+3.705	3	8
3	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	30	+7.299	2	6
4	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	30	+10.493	4	5
5	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	30	+11.257	7	4
6	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	30	+11.937	6	3
7	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	30	+13.234	8	2
8	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	30	+13.766¹	5	1
9	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	30	+27.220	10	(1)^[b]
10	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	30	+28.677	11
11	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	30	+31.687	14
12	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	30	+31.981²	13
13	23	Max Esterson	Trident	30	+33.194	17
14	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	30	+43.613	16
15	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	30	+47.785	18
16	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	30	+1:01.058	20
17	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	30	+1:03.597	9
18	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	+1:11.319³	22
DNF	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	16	Retired	15
DNF	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	10	Collision	12
DNF	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	10	Accident damage	21
DNF	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	2	Collision	19
Fastest lap: Victor Martins (1:22.433 on lap 28)
Source:^[9]^[10]

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).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points^[c]
1	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	16	1:04:00.825	7	13
2	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	16	+6.693	3	10
3	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	16	+8.205	5	8
4	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	16	+12.073	9	6
5	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	16	+12.284¹	6	5
6	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	16	+17.227	10	4
7	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	16	+19.392	14	3
8	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	16	+20.121	16	2
9	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	16	+21.711	22	1
10	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	16	+37.965	13
11	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	16	+55.541²	21
12	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	16	+1:02.555³	20
13	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	16	+1:03.075	19
DNF	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	13	Accident	18
DNF	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	3	Accident	12
DNF	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	0	Collision	1	(2)
DNF	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	0	Collision	2
DNF	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	0	Collision	4
DNF	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	0	Collision	8
DNF	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	0	Collision	11
DNF	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	0	Collision	15
DNF	23	Max Esterson	Trident	0	Collision	17
Fastest lap: Dino Beganovic (1:22.813 on lap 12)
Source:^[14]^[15]

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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1	Luke Browning	70
1	2	Alex Dunne	67
1	3	Leonardo Fornaroli	64
1	4	Richard Verschoor	59
2	5	Jak Crawford	56

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos.	Team	Points
	1	Hitech TGR	99
	2	Campos Racing	92
2	3	Invicta Racing	76
2	4	DAMS Lucas Oil	71
2	5	MP Motorsport	71

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

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.
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^ "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.
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^ "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.
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External links

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