2025 Sakhir Formula 2 round

  2025 Sakhir Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 2 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 12 April 2025 Laps 23 Podium First Pepe Martí Campos Racing Second Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Third Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR Fastest lap Driver Kush Maini DAMS Time 1:48.090 (on lap 21)
Feature Race
Date 13 April 2025 Laps 32 Pole position Driver Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing Time 1:44.008 Podium First Alexander Dunne Rodin Motorsport Second Luke Browning Hitech TGR Third Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing Fastest lap Driver Luke Browning Hitech TGR Time 1:49.987 (on lap 15)

The 2025 Sakhir FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 11 and 13 April 2025 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was the second round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. ^{[1] [2]}

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Time/Gap	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	1:44.008	10	1
2	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.155	9	2
3	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	+0.284	8	3
4	17	Alexander Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	+0.316	7	4
5	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	+0.547	6	5
6	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	+0.603	5	6
7	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	+0.701	4	7
8	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.738	3	8
9	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	+0.757	2	9
10	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	+0.794	1	10
11	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	+0.823	11	11
12	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	+0.831	12	12
13	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.858	13	13
14	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS	+0.929	14	14
15	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	+0.955	15	15
16	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	+0.967	16	16
17	23	Max Esterson	Trident	+0.978	17	17
18	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	+1.043	18	18
19	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	+1.144	19	19
20	12	Kush Maini	DAMS	+1.255	20	20
21	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	+1.952	21	21
22	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	+2.048	22	22
Source: [3]

Leonardo Fornaroli claimed pole position for the weekend, ahead of Victor Martins in second and Luke Browning in third. Joshua Dürksen started on reverse-grid pole for the sprint race. ^{[4] [5]}

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	23	46:24.663	11	10
2	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	23	+0.922	5	8
3	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	23	+1.870	2	6
4	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	23	+1.984	15	5 (1)
5	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	23	+3.028	16	4
6	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	23	+3.134	3	3
7	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	23	+3.321	12	2
8	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	23	+3.972	10	1
9	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	23	+4.205	19
10	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	23	+4.498	8
11	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	23	+4.657	21
12	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	23	+7.131	14
13	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	23	+7.956	4
14	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	23	+9.176	9
15	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	23	+9.330	6
16	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	23	+9.439	20
17	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	23	+10.633	13
18	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	23	+12.442	22
19	17	Alexander Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	13	+12.270 1	7
DNF	23	Max Esterson	Trident	14	Engine	17
DNF	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	0	Spun off	18
DSQ 2	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	23	Disqualified 2	1
Fastest lap set by Kush Maini : 1:48.090 (lap 21)
Source: [6]

Sprint race report

After starting in eleventh place, Pepe Martí won the sprint race ahead of Richard Verschoor and Joshua Dürksen, who finished in second and third, respectively. ^{[7] [8] [9]} However, due to Dürksen's disqualification from the race, Dino Beganovic moved up into third. ^[10]

Notes:

• ^1 – Alexander Dunne originally finished 18th on the road, but was demoted to 19th place after he received two separate five-second penalties: one for a safety car infringement, ^[11] and another for causing a collision with Ritomo Miyata. ^[12]

• ^2 – Joshua Dürksen finished third, but was disqualified after his car's diffuser was found to be lower than the minimum height. ^[13]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Alexander Dunne	Rodin Motorsport	32	59:40.123	4	25
2	7	Luke Browning	Hitech TGR	32	+8.244	3	18 (1)
3	1	Leonardo Fornaroli	Invicta Racing	32	+19.433	1	15 (2)
4	3	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	32	+19.867	11	12
5	14	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	32	+23.119	2	10
6	6	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	32	+23.573	6	8
7	8	Dino Beganovic	Hitech TGR	32	+24.137	9	6
8	4	Arvid Lindblad	Campos Racing	32	+26.725	16	4
9	10	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	32	+34.945	12	2
10	20	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	32	+37.860	10	1
11	5	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	32	+41.095	15
12	25	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	32	+43.201	8
13	16	Amaury Cordeel	Rodin Motorsport	32	+44.469	21
14	15	Ritomo Miyata	ART Grand Prix	32	+46.571	19
15	22	Sami Meguetounif	Trident	32	+47.403	7
16	11	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	32	+47.705	14
17	2	Roman Staněk	Invicta Racing	32	+48.633	5
18	12	Kush Maini	DAMS Lucas Oil	32	+52.956	20
19	9	Sebastián Montoya	Prema Racing	32	+55.667 1	19
20	24	John Bennett	Van Amersfoort Racing	32	+55.911	13
21	23	Max Esterson	Trident	32	+58.288	17
22	21	Cian Shields	AIX Racing	32	+69.975	22
Fastest lap set by Luke Browning : 1:48.726 (lap 15)
Source: [14]

Feature race report

The feature race was won by Alex Dunne, who started fourth. He finished ahead of Luke Browning and Leonardo Fornaroli in second and third respectively. ^{[9] [15] [16] [17]}

Notes:

• ^1 – Sebastián Montoya was given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. ^[18]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Leonardo Fornaroli 26 7 2 Alex Dunne 25 3 Luke Browning 25 4 4 Pepe Martí 23 1 5 Richard Verschoor 21

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 2 1 Hitech TGR 37 4 2 Campos Racing 31 2 3 Invicta Racing 30 1 4 MP Motorsport 27 2 5 Rodin Motorsport 25

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

See also

• 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix
• 2025 Sakhir Formula 3 round

References

1. Low, Jasmin; Lynnette, Trisha (10 April 2025). "Feeder Series Preview: Sakhir Round". DIVEBOMB Motorsport. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
2. Migliorino, Elisa (10 April 2025). "Formula 2 to Continue the Fight in Bahrain". Last Word on Motorsports. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
3. "Doc 18 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
4. Waring, Bethonie (11 April 2025). "Invicta Racing's Leonardo Fornaroli claims maiden F2 pole". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
5. Whitfield, Harry (11 April 2025). "Leonardo Fornaroli grabs maiden F2 pole for the Bahrain Feature Race". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
6. "Doc 35 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
7. Waring, Bethonie (12 April 2025). "Pepe Marti storms through from 11th to score Bahrain F2 sprint victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
8. Whitfield, Harry (12 April 2025). "Pepe Marti wins frantic Bahrain F2 Sprint Race". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
9. Migliorino, Elisa (13 April 2025). "Martí and Dunne Both Triumph in Thrilling F2 Weekend in Bahrain". Last Word on Motorsports. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
10. Wood, Ida (12 April 2025). "Verschoor becomes F2 points leader as Duerksen gets disqualified". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
11. "Doc 29 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 17 - SC Delta violation" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
12. "Doc 28 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 17 - causing a collision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
13. "Doc 32 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 20 - Breach of Article 3.4.1a of the F2 Technical Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
14. "Doc 41 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 14 April 2025.
15. Waring, Bethonie (13 April 2025). "Dunne dominant in the desert for maiden F2 victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
16. Solanki, Shayni (13 April 2025). "Alexander Dunne claims emphatic maiden victory in F2 Bahrain Feature Race". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
17. Kra-Caskey, Calla (14 April 2025). "4 things we learned from the 2025 Bahrain F2 round". Feeder Series. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
18. "Doc 38 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 9 - pit lane speeding" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 14 April 2025.

External links

• Official website

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