2025 Barcelona Formula 2 round

  2025 Barcelona Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 6 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Location	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.657 km (2.894 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 31 May 2025 Laps 26 Podium First Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Second Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport Third Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing Fastest lap Driver Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport Time 1:29.506 (on lap 25)
Feature Race
Date 1 June 2025 Laps 37 Pole position Driver Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing Time 1:25.180 Podium First Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing Second Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing Third Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Fastest lap Driver Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport Time 1:29.179 (on lap 27)

The 2025 Barcelona FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 30 May and 1 June 2025 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It was the sixth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

Richard Verschoor won the sprint race after making a stop under safety car for fresh tyres. Alex Dunne recovered from 19th on the grid to second position after being given two grid penalties, and Rafael Villagómez claimed his maiden F2 podium in third. ^{[1] [2]} Arvid Lindblad won the feature race from pole position, followed by Sebastián Montoya and Verschoor. Jak Crawford finished fourth, with a late safety car preventing him and other alternate strategy runners from challenging the podium-sitters. ^[3] Dunne left the round as the championship leader, three points ahead of Verschoor. ^[4]

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 30 May 2025, at 15:55 local time (UTC+2).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Time/Gap	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	1:25.180	9	1
2	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	+0.245	8	2
3	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	+0.330	7	3
4	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	+0.339	6	4
5	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	+0.432	19 1	8 1
6	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	+0.478	5	5
7	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	+0.548	4	6
8	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	+0.562	3	7
9	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	+0.570	2	9
10	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	+0.575	1	10
11	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	+0.590	10	11
12	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	+0.605	11	12
13	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	+0.630	12	13
14	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	+0.636	13	14
15	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.680	14	15
16	23	Max Esterson	Trident	+0.702	15	16
17	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	+0.802	16	17
18	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	+1.020	17	18
19	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	+1.080	18	19
20	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	+1.146	20	20
21	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	+1.181	21	21
22	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	+1.716	22	22
Source: [5] [6]

Notes:

• ^1 Alex Dunne was given a ten-place grid penalty for the sprint race for causing a collision in the previous round. ^[7] In addition, he received a three-place grid penalty for both races for causing a collision in practice. ^[8]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 31 May 2025, at 14:15 local time (UTC+2).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	26	42:00.288	5	10
2	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	26	+0.380	19	8 (1)
3	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	26	+8.334	22	6
4	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	26	+11.473	4	5
5	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	26	+12.504	14	4
6	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	26	+13.365	3	3
7	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	26	+14.071	1	2
8	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	26	+14.325	9	1
9	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	26	+16.494	18
10	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	26	+16.610	16
11	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	26	+16.619 1	8
12	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	26	+19.516	20
13	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	26	+20.245	13
14	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	26	+21.358	10
15	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	26	+23.006	11
16	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	26	+23.818	7
17	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	26	+24.161	6
18	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	26	+24.763	12
19	23	Max Esterson	Trident	25	+1 lap	15
NC	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	22	+4 laps	2
DNF	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	17	Collision	17
DNF	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	1	Retired	21
Fastest lap: Alex Dunne (1:29.506 on lap 25)
Source: [9] [10]

Notes:

• ^1 Sebastián Montoya received a five-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 5th to 11th. ^[11]

Feature race

The feature race was held on 1 June 2025, at 10:00 local time (UTC+2).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	37	58:49.191	1	25 (2)
2	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	37	+0.301	2	18
3	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	37	+0.602	5	15
4	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	37	+0.927	6	12
5	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	37	+1.155	8	10 (1)
6	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	37	+1.573	11	8
7	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	37	+2.344	3	6
8	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	37	+2.605	15	4
9	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	37	+2.884	14	2
10	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	37	+2.988	18	1
11	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	37	+3.629	4
12	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	37	+5.136	19
13	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	37	+5.470	17
14	23	Max Esterson	Trident	37	+11.754	16
15	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	37	+11.969	12
16	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	37	+13.828 1	13
17	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	37	+14.762 2	9
18	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	37	+15.212	21
19	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	37	+17.618	20
20	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	37	+48.779 3	7
21	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	33	Mechanical	10
DNF	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	25	Retired	22
Fastest lap: Alex Dunne (1:29.179 on lap 27)
Source: [12] [13]

Notes:

• ^1 Oliver Goethe received two five-second time penalties for track limits. This demoted him from 12th to 16th. ^{[14] [15]}
• ^2 Joshua Dürksen received a five-second time penalty for failing to follow the race director's instructions, and a further five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 13th to 17th. ^[16]
• ^3 Luke Browning received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision. This did not affect his finishing position. ^[17]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Alex Dunne 87 2 2 Richard Verschoor 84 3 3 Arvid Lindblad 79 1 4 Jak Crawford 73 4 5 Luke Browning 73

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 1 Campos Racing 128 1 2 Hitech TGR 102 2 3 MP Motorsport 96 4 DAMS Lucas Oil 94 1 5 Rodin Motorsport 89

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

See also

• 2025 Spanish Grand Prix
• 2025 Barcelona Formula 3 round

References

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2. Gray, Andy (2025-05-31). "Formula 2: Alex Dunne retakes championship lead with comeback drive in Spain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
3. Whitfield, Harry (2025-06-01). "Arvid Lindblad converts pole into first F2 Feature Race win in Spain". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
4. John, Kenny (1 June 2025). "Alex Dunne stays top of F2 standings after fifth place finish in Barcelona". RTE. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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8. Parkes, Ian (2025-05-30). "McLaren junior close to race ban after latest double grid penalty". RacingNews365. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
9. "Doc 33 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 31 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
10. Coop, Samuel (2025-05-31). "2025 Spanish Grand Prix - F2 Sprint Race results". RacingNews365. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
11. "Sebastián Montoya penalised following Barcelona Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
12. "Doc 54 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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14. "Doc 49 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 5 - multiple track limit violations x5" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
15. "Doc 50 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 5 - multiple track limit violations x6" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
16. Kra-Caskey, Calla (2025-06-01). "Lindblad sails to victory on Campos' home soil under safety car finish". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
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External links

• Official website

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