Nikola Tsolov remains at the top of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship after the Spanish GP Feature Race in Madrid, but Rafael Câmara has reduced the Campos Racing driver’s advantage to seven points with three rounds remaining.
Tsolov entered Sunday eight points clear following the Spanish GP Sprint Race, but endured another difficult race and finished 18th. Câmara crossed the line 10th despite receiving a 10-second penalty for his collision with Oliver Goethe, collecting one point to move to 170 against Tsolov’s unchanged 177.
Further back, Dino Beganovic’s maiden Feature Race victory transformed his position in the standings, while Alex Dunne strengthened fourth with second place and Ritomo Miyata followed his Sprint victory with another podium.
Tsolov retains 2026 F2 Championship lead despite another scoreless race
Tsolov arrived in Madrid with an 11-point championship advantage over Câmara but has left the weekend only seven ahead.
The Campos driver failed to score in Saturday’s Sprint after hitting the wall and entered the Feature Race on 177 points. He remained around the lower end of the top 10 for much of Sunday but faded during the closing stages as Bilinski, Boya, León and van Hoepen all found a way past. Tsolov eventually finished 18th and therefore leaves Madrid on the same 177-point total with which he started the weekend.
It marks Tsolov’s first completely scoreless weekend of the season since he established himself at the head of the championship. Even so, the Bulgarian remains in control of the title battle heading to Baku.
Câmara closes to seven points despite costly Feature Race penalty
Câmara has steadily reduced Tsolov’s advantage over the Madrid weekend, although his Feature Race could have produced a significantly larger gain.
The Invicta Racing driver started third and remained in contention near the front during the opening stint. However, after his first pit stop, he became involved in a fight with MP Motorsport’s Goethe and made contact with the German at Turn 1, sending Goethe into the barriers and triggering the second Safety Car.
The Stewards handed Câmara a 10-second penalty for causing the collision. He ultimately remained 10th after the penalty was added to his race time, leaving him with only one championship point. Combined with the three he collected in Saturday’s Sprint, Câmara moves from 166 before Madrid to 170 after the weekend.
The gap to Tsolov has nevertheless fallen from 11 points before the round to seven heading into the final three events.
Minì remains third as Dunne closes
Gabriele Minì remains third in the Drivers’ Championship after recovering to seventh in the Feature Race.
The MP Motorsport driver had failed to score in Saturday’s Sprint and started Sunday on 147 points. His seventh-place finish added six, moving him to 153. He therefore sits 17 points behind Câmara and 24 behind Tsolov.
Dunne strengthened his hold on fourth with one of his best weekends of the season. After scoring two points in the Sprint, the Rodin Motorsport driver started the Feature Race alongside Beganovic on the front row and remained the DAMS driver’s closest challenger throughout.
Second place, together with the fastest-lap bonus, gave Dunne 19 points and increased his total from 120 after the Sprint to 139. He is now only 14 points behind Minì and has opened a 20-point advantage over Noel León in fifth.
León stays fifth as Beganovic surges to sixth
León’s difficult Feature Race prevented him from capitalising on his five-point Sprint haul.
The Campos driver had moved to within one point of Dunne after finishing fourth on Saturday, but Sunday yielded no further points. A five-second track-limits penalty compounded his difficult race and left him 16th in the final classification. León therefore remains on 119 points.
Beganovic made the largest leap near the front of the championship. The DAMS Lucas Oil driver started from pole and controlled the Feature Race despite two Safety Car periods to claim his maiden F2 Feature Race victory.
Victory contributed 25 points, while his pole position was worth another two, giving him a 27-point Feature Race haul. Beganovic jumps from 79 points after the Sprint to 106 and moves from seventh to sixth in the standings, 13 behind León.
Dürksen passes Maini as Feature Race reshuffles top 10
Joshua Dürksen also made significant progress after finishing fourth for Invicta Racing.
The Paraguayan had entered Sunday eighth on 78 points but added 12 to reach 90. That lifts him above Kush Maini and into seventh in the championship.
Maini remains on 88 after another difficult race. The ART Grand Prix driver started with a five-place grid penalty following his Sprint collision with Nico Varrone before making contact with Cian Shields on the opening laps. He hit the barriers and retired, leaving Madrid without scoring.
Laurens van Hoepen remains ninth on 72 despite failing to score in the Feature Race, while Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak moves into the top 10.
The ART driver used an early additional stop for soft tyres before climbing through the field and eventually finishing sixth. His eight points increase his total from 63 to 71, allowing him to move ahead of both Stenshorne and Miyata in the official standings.
Stenshorne and Miyata level after strong Madrid weekends
Stenshorne and Miyata leave Madrid tied on 70 points, with the Rodin driver retaining 11th on countback.
Stenshorne followed fifth in the Sprint with eighth in the Feature Race. Those two results produced eight points across the weekend and lifted him from 62 before Madrid to 70.
Miyata enjoyed an even stronger weekend. After taking his maiden F2 victory and fastest lap in the Sprint, the Hitech driver finished third in the Feature Race for another 15 points.
He scored 26 points across the two races, moving from 44 before Madrid to 70 and transforming his position in the midfield battle. The official standings place Stenshorne 11th and Miyata 12th on countback.
Fittipaldi Jr. climbs after second strong Madrid result
Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. was another major mover during the Spanish GP weekend.
The AIX Racing driver secured his maiden F2 podium with second in the Sprint before following it with fifth in the Feature Race. His Sunday result contributed another 10 points, taking him from 10 before Madrid to 28 after the weekend.
Fittipaldi Jr. consequently rises to 17th in the championship, level on points with Sebastián Montoya but behind the PREMA Racing driver on countback.
Roman Bilinski also scored through ninth place, adding two points and reaching 26. He moves ahead of Hitech’s Colton Herta on countback, with the American missing both Madrid races because he was unwell.
2026 F2 Drivers’ Championship standings after the Spanish GP Feature Race
The official FIA Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship standings leave Tsolov seven points ahead of Câmara, with Minì 24 points off the lead in third. Dunne has strengthened fourth, while Beganovic’s victory moves him into sixth.
- Nikola Tsolov — 177 points
- Rafael Câmara — 170 points
- Gabriele Minì — 153 points
- Alex Dunne — 139 points
- Noel León — 119 points
- Dino Beganovic — 106 points
- Joshua Dürksen — 90 points
- Kush Maini — 88 points
- Laurens van Hoepen — 72 points
- Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak — 71 points
- Martinius Stenshorne — 70 points
- Ritomo Miyata — 70 points
- John Bennett — 38 points
- Rafael Villagómez — 38 points
- Oliver Goethe — 37 points
- Sebastián Montoya — 28 points
- Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. — 28 points
- Roman Bilinski — 26 points
- Colton Herta — 26 points
- Nico Varrone — 15 points
- Mari Boya — 13 points
- Cian Shields — 10 points
Invicta cuts Campos Racing’s F2 Teams’ Championship lead
The Teams’ Championship tightened considerably despite neither of the leading Drivers’ Championship contenders enjoying a particularly strong Feature Race.
Campos Racing entered Sunday with a 49-point advantage over Invicta Racing after León’s Sprint points had allowed the team to extend its lead despite Tsolov retiring. Neither Campos driver scored in the Feature Race, meaning the team remains on 296 points.
Invicta, however, added 13. Dürksen contributed 12 through fourth place, while Câmara’s penalised 10th-place result supplied the remaining point.
The defending team therefore moves from 247 to 260 and reduces Campos’ advantage from 49 to 36 points with three rounds remaining.
Rodin extends advantage over MP Motorsport
Rodin Motorsport consolidated third after both Dunne and Stenshorne scored again.
The team had moved two points ahead of MP Motorsport following Saturday’s Sprint. Dunne’s second place and fastest lap contributed 19 points on Sunday, while Stenshorne added four in eighth.
Rodin therefore collects 23 Feature Race points and moves from 186 to 209.
MP Motorsport added only six through Minì’s seventh place after Goethe retired following his collision with Câmara. The Dutch team moves from 184 to 190, leaving Rodin with a 19-point advantage in the fight for third.
ART Grand Prix remains fifth but increases its total from 151 to 159 courtesy of Inthraphuvasak’s sixth place. Maini failed to score following his early retirement.
Beganovic lifts DAMS ahead of TRIDENT
Beganovic’s victory produced the biggest movement in the middle of the Teams’ Championship.
DAMS Lucas Oil entered the Feature Race seventh on 103 points, seven behind TRIDENT. Beganovic contributed 27 points through victory and pole, while Bilinski added two for ninth.
The resulting 29-point haul takes DAMS to 132 and lifts the team past TRIDENT into sixth.
TRIDENT failed to score in the Feature Race and remains on 110, meaning DAMS has gone from seven points behind to 22 ahead over the course of Sunday.
Miyata strengthens Hitech’s eighth place
Miyata’s third-place finish continued an excellent Madrid weekend for Hitech.
The Japanese driver had already earned 11 points through victory and fastest lap in Saturday’s Sprint. His additional 15 on Sunday takes Hitech from 70 points before Madrid to 96 after the round. Herta’s absence meant Miyata was responsible for the team’s entire 26-point weekend.
Van Amersfoort Racing remains ninth on 53 after Villagómez and Varrone failed to score.
PREMA Racing also remains unchanged on 41 after Montoya and Boya finished outside the points, while Fittipaldi Jr.’s fifth place moves AIX Racing from 28 to 38. AIX is now only three points behind PREMA in the battle for 10th.
2026 F2 Teams’ Championship standings after the Spanish GP Feature Race
The official FIA Formula 2 Teams’ Championship standings leave Campos Racing 36 points ahead of Invicta. Rodin has strengthened third, while DAMS’ Feature Race victory moves it ahead of TRIDENT into sixth.
- Campos Racing — 296 points
- Invicta Racing — 260 points
- Rodin Motorsport — 209 points
- MP Motorsport — 190 points
- ART Grand Prix — 159 points
- DAMS Lucas Oil — 132 points
- TRIDENT — 110 points
- Hitech — 96 points
- Van Amersfoort Racing — 53 points
- PREMA Racing — 41 points
- AIX Racing — 38 points
F2 title fight tightens before Baku
Madrid ultimately produced contrasting outcomes for the championship leaders. Tsolov failed to score across both races but retains first place, while Câmara gained only four points from the weekend despite having opportunities to make a much larger dent in the lead.
The result leaves just seven points between them, while Minì remains within 24 points of the championship lead and Dunne has closed to 38 behind Tsolov after his Madrid podium.
Beganovic’s victory created the biggest individual standings gain near the front, moving the DAMS driver from seventh after the Sprint to sixth, while Dürksen also overtook Maini for seventh. Miyata’s 26-point weekend moved him firmly into the midfield fight after entering Madrid on only 44 points.
Campos still controls the Teams’ Championship, but Invicta has cut its deficit to 36 points. Rodin has also created breathing room over MP Motorsport in third, while DAMS’ 29-point Feature Race haul transformed its battle with TRIDENT.
The 2026 FIA Formula 2 season now moves to Baku, with Lusail and Yas Marina to follow as the Drivers’ and Teams’ Championship fights enter their final three rounds.
