Luke Browning‘s 2025 F2 season has been one of consistency, taking podium after podium but missing out on a coveted win in the series.
Browning came into his maiden F2 season with Hitech TGR after an impressive second season in F3 in 2024. For the entirety of his 2024 F3 season, he found himself as a title contender, ultimately settling for third but remaining in the mix until the final round.
Coming into the 2025 season, making the step-up to F2 for the full-season, Browning was looking to maintain a championship fight, but hopefully taking the title.
Podiums to start
The season got off to a phenomenal start for the Brit in Australia. Browning qualified third for the sprint race and eighth for the feature. The sprint was a strong performance for the Brit, holding his position and crossing the line to take his first podium in the series and of the season.
Unfortunately for Browning, he didn’t get the opportunity to try to repeat the performance in the feature race, as it was cancelled due to the heavy rain. However, Browning already had his sights set on the next round.
In Bahrain, the Brit went from strength to strength. He qualified on the second row for the feature race, opening the door for an impressive haul of points. While he struggled in the sprint race finishing 10th, one of his few finishes without points, Browning knew the biggest opportunities were in the feature race.
Browning struggled at the start of the feature race, falling back into the fight for eighth and ninth. His choice to put on the hard tyres left him behind those on softs but leading the pack of the primary strategy. The battle taking cars four-wide into the early corners.
While Alex Dunne managed to hold off Browning, the Brit took the chequered flag second, making it a second podium and a step up from Australia. The Macau Grand Prix winner, beginning to show the speed but also the finesse that gained the attention of Williams.
Consistency is key
Jeddah was Browning’s first weekend without a podium, and yet in the series where consistency is everything, Browning made it his focus to make the most of a possible bad weekend.
The William’s junior qualified fourth, starting the sprint race seventh. In the sprint race, Browning slipped to ninth, one place away from a points finishing position. Once again, the weekend was not over till the chequered flag was waved in the Feature Race.
While Browning made a strong start, maintaining his fourth place, he was under heavy pressure from the those behind. In the pit stop cycle, he lost two place, fighting tooth and nail against Pepe Martí for fifth place. Martí stayed ahead, but Browning finished sixth, still leaving the weekend with a strong amount of points.
However, Browning’s best weekend was yet to come. In Imola the Brit had a double podium, taking a third place in the sprint and a second place in the feature.
Browning qualified seventh, which would put him in fourth for the sprint race. Giving the Brit the opportunity to made up some ground and collect another good haul of points. In the Sprint race, Browning made up ground into the sprint, moving into third place to take his first podium of the weekend with an added point for the fastest lap.
Although, starting in seventh for the feature, Browning had a harder climb to make it a fourth podium for the Brit. Browning exhibited extreme skill and his undeniable speed in the feature race, climbing from seventh to second. Finding himself back on the middle step of the podium, but still longing for the taste of the top step.
A final push
Monaco was another weekend of impressive consistency from the William’s junior. Qualifying ninth in Monaco set the bar low for the Brit, overtaking near impossible in the winding streets of the famed venue. For the sprint race, it played into Browning’s hands starting second and falling just a single place to take a fifth podium.
The feature race was another story, with a massive pileup in front between Alex Dunne and fellow Williams Junior, Victor Martins, Browning managed to climb an impressive five places. Just missing out on a podium but finding himself in fourth and with a decent amount of points coming out of the weekend.
Finally, for Browning, came Barcelona. Much like Jeddah, it wasn’t the consistent podium finish the Brit was used to. However, taking a sixth place in the sprint race, even with a 20th place in the feature, gave Browning a level of consistency many Formula 2 drivers aspire to.
In a series as competitive as Formula 2, it is not all about winning. As seen year-on-year, it is not necessarily the driver with the most wins that comes away with the title. Browning currently sits in fifth in the championship, and yet weekend on weekend he keeps himself in the fight. Really, the Brit is yet to have a disaster weekend.
His speed is just one aspect of the notice he receives, his talent shining through in the busiest moments on track, seemingly escaping the chaos and crossing the line with points nearly every race. The season is far from over and Browning will need to continue that momentum if he wants to take the F2 title.
