2025 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round
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| Round 9 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 27 July 2025 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the ninth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix.
Alex Dunne claimed his second pole position of the year, with Oliver Goethe taking reverse-grid pole for the sprint race.[1] Leonardo Fornaroli had the best start, reaching the first corner ahead of Amaury Cordeel and Goethe. Title contenders Richard Verschoor, Luke Browning and Jak Crawford collided on the opening lap, with Browning unable to continue and Verschoor retiring in the pits. Fornaroli kept the lead after a safety car restart. Victor Martins overtook Goethe on lap nine, and Cordeel on lap twelve, although contact between the pair led to Cordeel's retirement. Much of the field chose to box for soft tyres. Minì overtook Goethe for third on the restart, and the soft-tyre runners were unable to pass Goethe before a safety car to recover Sami Meguetounif's car, securing the podium for Fornaroli, Martins and Minì.[2]
The feature race took place in wet conditions. Dunne led the field away, with Roman Staněk initially taking second from Ritomo Miyata, but Miyata reclaimed the position in Les Combes. Staněk jumped Miyata during the pitstops, while Browning spun at pit exit, falling from net fifth to ninth. Miyata and Arvid Lindblad passed Staněk on lap 14, but Miyata spun two laps later and dropped to fourth. A safety car was called when Sebastián Montoya spun on lap 18, and then red-flagged on lap 21 when Goethe suffered an engine failure, with Dunne taking first place ahead of Lindblad and Staněk.[3] After the race, though, Dunne was given a ten-second penalty for not engaging the start set-up procedure at the start of the formation lap, while Lindblad was disqualified for a tyre pressure infringement. This gave Staněk the win, with Miyata and Browning joining him on the podium. Fornaroli took the lead of the championship, three points ahead of Richard Verschoor.[4]
Classification
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 25 July 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Gabriele Minì was given a five-place grid penalty for the sprint race for causing a collision in the previous round.
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 26 July 2025, at 13:45 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- Arvid Lindblad set the fastest lap, but did not finish the race in the top ten, so was ineligible to score the bonus point. Leonardo Fornaroli set the fastest lap within the top ten and received the point instead.
- ^1 Dino Beganovic received a five-second time penalty for track limits, demoting him from 9th to 16th.
- ^2 Arvid Lindblad received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision, demoting him from 10th to 17th.
Feature race
The feature race was held on 27 July 2025, at 10:00 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Alex Dunne was given a ten-second time penalty for failing to engage the start set-up procedure at the start of the formation lap. This demoted him from first to ninth.[8]
- ^2 Arvid Lindblad was disqualified for not respecting the minimum tyre pressures. He originally finished second.[8]
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ Lloyd, Martin (2025-07-25). "Spa polesitter Dunne says he would've been more surprised if he wasn't on pole". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ Kra-Caskey, Calla (26 July 2025). "Fornaroli beats Martins to Spa sprint victory despite 'difficult' late restart". Feeder Series. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Lloyd, Martin (27 July 2025). "Staněk inherits F2 feature win in Spa after Dunne, Lindblad penalised". Feeder Series. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Gray, Andy (27 July 2025). "Formula 2: Alex Dunne loses superb F2 win in Belgium after penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Doc 25 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Doc 41 - F2 Race 1 - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Doc 59 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (27 July 2025). "Invicta drivers profit from Dunne's race-losing penalty at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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