The 2026 F2 season will mark Martinius Stenshorne’s first full campaign in the championship, as he is set to race with Rodin Motorsport. The Norwegian driver may only have three F2 races under his belt, but he already has eyes on the 2026 F2 Drivers’ Championship title.
A strong F3 career and a promising F2 debut
Stenshorne showed promising potential in his second season in F3 with Hitech TGR. The Norwegian concluded his final campaign in F3 with a P5 finish in the Drivers’ Standings and a total of 89 points to his name. During the ten-round calendar, Stenshorne stood on the top step twice and three podium finishes. He claimed his maiden podium of the 2025 F3 season at the season opener in Melbourne with a P2 finish. Stenshorne would also go on to claim a Sprint Race victory in Monaco and a Feature Race victory in Austria.
The 19-year-old’s strong performance in F3 granted him the opportunity to step up to F2 with Trident at the 2025 F2 Azerbaijan GP weekend. Stenshorne’s debut F2 weekend started off strong as he placed himself P8 on the grid in Qualifying. However, both races would end in retirement for the young Norwegian driver.
Stenshorne then joined Rodin Motorsport for the final two races of the 2025 F2 season and participated in the post-season test with the team. He was able gained valuable mileage in the series ahead of his first full season with Rodin in 2026.
Ambitions for the 2026 season
The Norwegian driver reflected on the final few days on track at Abu Dhabi and spoke on the learnings from the sessions. Stenshorne also shared that he and Rodin have been working closely to improve on the car to optimise their chances for the 2026 F2 Championship title.
“I think to be the Champion in the first year, that’s the goal, but there is still a lot of work to do, so we need to keep working, and focusing on ourselves. I have to keep improving my driving for this car and hopefully we are ready for the first race in Australia next year.”
“We are testing some new stuff on the car of course, to try and find a bit of performance. Also, there are a lot of things to learn for me as well, both with the car and my driving. But there are still some things that I have to learn as well in my driving, so I am still improving that.”
Getting an early start with Rodin
Stenshorne started working with Rodin in the final rounds of the 2025 F2 season. The Norwegian was able to experience two racing weekends with the team. The results of the weekends were less than ideal for Stenshorne, with the 19-year-old’s highest placement out of the weekends being a P7 in the Sprints at the 2025 F2 Qatar GP. Despite this, he is grateful for the opportunity, stating that he was able to use the days at the track to familiarise himself with Rodin and the team members.
“Joining Rodin, it feels good to work with the team before next season .Everything is new for me, so learning to work with everyone is for sure helpful. So far, it’s been good. Every team works in a different way, so for sure it takes some time to learn how they will be working as well.”
The 2026 F2 season will be the first time Stenshorne races with Rodin Motorsport for a full season. Having these interactions with the team at the track will greatly benefit him as he navigates his rookie F2 campaign.
“That is something that I am going to be looking at throughout the weekend, looking at how they work and how I work, It’s good to be able to do that now and before the next season starts. It’s also good to not be out of the car for too long. It’s helpful to be back in already.”
Racing alongside his good friend
Amid familiarising himself with the new team and new car, Stenshorne will be racing alongside a familiar face for the 2026 F2 season. On the other side of the garage is Alex Dunne, the Irish driver who will be entering his sophomore campaign in F2 with Rodin.
Stenshorne and Dunne are understood to share a close friendship, often spending time together away from the track and regularly playing games online together. Rodin’s Sporting Director Benn Huntingford shared that the friendship of the drivers has helped to create a more cohesive and supportive atmosphere within the team with the drivers pushing each other closely in training.
Stenshorne is looking forward to racing alongside Dunne, sharing that they work well together. The Norwegian also took the time to praise Dunne’s performance in the 2025 F2 season and is looking forward to learning from the Irishman. The 20 year-old had finished his rookie campaign in F2 with a P5 finish in the Standings and clinched two Feature Race victories.
“I know Alex [Dunne] very well, we play a lot of games together at home. I know him very well. He has done very well this season, so it’s good to have someone very quick to learn from.”
“I hope we will have a good relationship now that we are teammates as well, that always helps to work well together. But we are very good friends, we get along well, so far, it’s been a good relationship, so we hopefully can continue to build on that.”
Reflecting on the 2025 season
Stenshorne is currently enjoying his winter break with family after an exhilarating 2025 F3 season and F2 debut. The Norwegian also has plans to do some karting to avoid loosing momentum ahead of pre-season testing in February.
The 19-year-old took the time to reflect on his final campaign in F3 and admitted that while a P5 finish in the Standings is impressive, he felt like he could have done better. He will also be looking to work on the inconsistency in performance displayed during his F3 campaign as he enters the 2026 F2 season.
“This season went alright, but of course we wanted more,” he adds. “Top five is of course a very good result in a Championship like that, but I think both me and the team, we were hoping for more this season. But we were just missing a little bit sometimes, and a bit of consistency in the performance unfortunately. But I think overall, considering some of the challenges we had this season, top five is still a good result.”
Stenshorne will enter his rookie F2 season in 2026 with the experiences and learnings from his F3 season as well as the final three races of the 2025 F2 season under his belt. The Norwegian is looking forward to the F2 season opener in Melbourne and to improve his race craft as the season progresses.
“Now I am in F2 and of course I know a bit more now than I did when I jumped in at Baku. I think the main difference is the carbon brakes, and the amount of power you have, so hopefully I can take the learnings going forward.”
