2025 Lusail Formula 2 round

  2025 Lusail Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 13 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.419 km (3.367 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 29 November 2025 Laps 23 Podium First Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Second Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing Third Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing Fastest lap Driver Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Time 1:39.603 (on lap 19)
Feature Race
Date 30 November 2025 Laps 32 Pole position Driver Leonardo Fornaroli [a] Invicta Racing Time 1:36.155 Podium First Victor Martins ART Grand Prix Second Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing Third Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport Fastest lap Driver Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR Time 1:38.516 (on lap 29)

The 2025 Lusail FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 November 2025 at the Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar. It was the penultimate race of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 28 November 2025 at 19:10 local time (UTC+3).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Time/Gap	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	1:36.115	13 1	4 1
2	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	+0.040	9	1
3	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.170	8	2
4	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	+0.230	7	3
5	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	+0.327	6	5
6	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	+0.626	5	6
7	3	Nikola Tsolov	Campos Racing	+0.649	4	7
8	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.651	3	8
9	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	+0.658	2	9
10	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	+0.678	1	10
11	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	+0.711	10	11
12	16	Martinius Stenshorne	Rodin Motorsport	+0.772	11	12
13	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.919	12	13
14	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	+0.924	14	14
15	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	+1.057	15	15
16	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	+1.079	16	16
17	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	+1.202	17	17
18	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	+1.219	18	18
19	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	+1.983	19	19
20	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	+2.088	20	20
21	23	James Wharton	Trident	+2.782	21	21
22	22	Laurens van Hoepen	Trident	+2.918	22	22
Source: [1]

Notes:

• ^1 Oliver Goethe received a three-place grid penalty for both races as he impeded Martinius Stenshorne. Due to the penalty, Leonardo Fornaroli was promoted to pole position for the feature race. ^[2]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 29 November 2025 at 19:20 local time (UTC+3).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	23	42:36.481	1	10+1
2	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	23	+0.970	2	8
3	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	23	+1.607	3	6
4	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	23	+2.120	5	5
5	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	23	+2.347	6	4
6	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	23	+2.880	9	3
7	16	Martinius Stenshorne	Rodin Motorsport	23	+3.933	11	2
8	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	23	+4.265	15	1
9	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	23	+4.548	10
10	3	Nikola Tsolov	Campos Racing	23	+6.490	4
11	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	23	+6.737	8
12	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	23	+7.030	14
13	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	23	+7.399	7
14	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	23	+7.728	13
15	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	23	+8.312	12
16	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	23	+8.948	16
17	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	23	+9.959	18
18	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	23	+10.068	17
19	22	Laurens van Hoepen	Trident	23	+20.164 1	22
DNF	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	19	Accident	19
DNF	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	14	Technical issue	20
DNF	23	James Wharton	Trident	13	Collision	21
Fastest lap: Richard Verschoor (1:39.603 on lap 19)
Source: [3]

Notes:

• ^1 Laurens van Hoepen was handed a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with James Wharton. This did not affect van Hoepen's classification. ^[4]

Feature race

The feature race was held on 30 November 2025 at 15:10 local time (UTC+3).

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	32	55:18.455	2	25
2	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	32	+1.265	1	18+2
3	17	Alex Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	32	+7.439 1	5	15
4	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	32	+8.703	17	12
5	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	32	+10.105	6	10
6	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	32	+12.362	10	8
7	3	Nikola Tsolov	Campos Racing	32	+15.959 1	7	6
8	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	32	+17.979	3	4
9	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	32	+18.487	11	2+1
10	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	32	+23.535	18	1
11	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	32	+28.151	15
12	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	32	+32.691	8
13	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	32	+33.196	14
14	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	32	+35.889	9
15	16	Martinius Stenshorne	Rodin Motorsport	32	+37.092 2	12
16	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	32	+37.748	20
17	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	32	+41.585	13
18	22	Laurens van Hoepen	Trident	32	+42.714	22
19	23	James Wharton	Trident	32	+54.320 3	21
20	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	32	+97.336	19
DNF	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	13	Retired	4
DNF	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	6	Retired	16
Fastest lap: Dino Beganovic (1:38.516 on lap 29)
Source: [5]

Notes:

• ^1 Both Alex Dunne and Nikola Tsolov received a five-second time penalty for an unsafe release in the pit lane. This did not affect Dunne's classification. Tsolov was demoted from 6th to 7th. ^{[6] [7]}
• ^2 Martinius Stenshorne was handed a ten-second time penalty for forcing Rafael Villagómez off track. This demoted Stenshorne from 11th to 15th. ^[8]
• ^3 James Wharton was given a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage over Luke Browning. ^[9]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings [10] Pos. Driver Points 1 Leonardo Fornaroli 211 2 Jak Crawford 170 1 3 Richard Verschoor 170 1 4 Luke Browning 162 5 Alex Dunne 149

Teams' Championship standings [11] Pos. Team Points 1 Invicta Racing 296 2 Hitech TGR 261 3 Campos Racing 239 4 DAMS Lucas Oil 196 5 MP Motorsport 193

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Note: Bold names include the 2025 Drivers' Champion.

See also

• 2025 Qatar Grand Prix

Notes

1. Oliver Goethe set the fastest time in qualifying, but later received a three-place grid penalty for impeding another driver. Leonardo Fornaroli was promoted to pole position in his place.

References

1. "Doc 25 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 28 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
2. "Goethe handed post-Qualifying grid penalty". FIA Formula 2. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
3. "Doc 41 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 29 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
4. "Laurens van Hoepen handed post-Sprint Race penalty". FIA Formula 2. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
5. "Doc 58 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
6. "Doc 49 - Infringement - Car 17 - unsafe release in Race 2" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 30 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
7. "Doc 54 - Infringement - Car 3 - unsafe release in Race 2" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 30 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
8. "Doc 53 - Infringement - Car 16 - forced Car 25 off track at Turn 1" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 30 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
9. "Doc 51 - Infringement - Car 23 - went off track and gained lasting advantage" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 30 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
10. "Doc 59 - F2 Driver Championship - Qatar 2025" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
11. "Doc 60 - F2 Team Championship - Qatar 2025" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

External links

• Official website

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