The 2025 F2 season marked Pepe Martí’s sophomore campaign in the championship with Campos Racing, following a challenging rookie year in 2024. The Spaniard showed significant improvement and progress across all aspects of his race weekends, eventually finishing 8th in the Drivers’ Standings with 112 points before his departure from the series. Martí went on to miss the final two rounds of the season, with Nikola Tsolov stepping in to replace him at Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
His departure followed the confirmation of a full-time seat with CUPRA KIRO in Formula E, becoming the latest Formula 2 graduate to make the switch to the all-electric championship. Looking back on his second season in F2, here’s how Martí’s campaign unfolded.
Promising start to the season in Melbourne
The 2025 F2 Australian GP delivered a solid start to the season for Martí. Despite qualifying 16th, the Spaniard benefitted from multiple 10-place grid penalties handed to six drivers that allowed him to start further up the order. In the sole race of the season opener, the Sprint Race, he secured his first points of the season by holding on to 8th.
A run of success in the Middle East
Heading into Bahrain, Martí returned to a circuit where he’d previously enjoyed strong success, having claimed a double podium-finish on debut there in 2024. Once again, he impressed and delivered another strong weekend at the Bahrain International Circuit, coincidentally qualifying 11th for the second consecutive year. A strong launch off the line in the Sprint Race catapulted him into the top ten, before he steadily fought his way towards the podium positions. A bold last-lap move on AIX Racing’s Joshua Dürksen saw Martí take the lead and cross the line to claim his second career F2 victory.
The Feature Race told a similar story, where Martí showcased clean race craft and a series of well-executed overtakes. However, he ultimately just missed out on another podium, crossing the line in 4th, but it was still an impressive drive as the Spaniard made his way through the field from 11th. The 20 year-old’s performance in Bahrain highlighted his clean, decisive and calculated race craft, with staying out of trouble ultimately paying dividends.
However, it wasn’t long before Martí returned to the podium. In Jeddah, he finished 2nd during the Sprint Race, completing a Campos 1-2 as Arvid Lindblad took the win. The next day, the Spaniard went on to finish 5th during Sunday’s Feature Race as he continued to showcase his momentum. From just the first three rounds alone, Martí had already amassed a significant points haul before a dip in performance followed.
Struggling through Imola, Monaco and Barcelona
The start of the European leg proved challenging for Martí, as he endured three consecutive non-scoring weekends. In Imola, he qualified 11th but struggled for pace in both races, ultimately finishing 16th in the Sprint Race and 14th in the Feature Race.
Monaco offered little to no relief for Martí. The 20 year-old faced his first retirement of the season in the Sprint Race, having qualified 16th. Sunday’s Feature Race was similarly disappointing, as a massive first-lap pileup — sparked by Alex Dunne and Victor Martins at the front — caught Martí in the chaos, forcing him to retire once again.
On home soil in Barcelona, Martí’s struggles continued early in the weekend but fortunes eventually turned. After qualifying 11th, he finished the Sprint Race in 14th. However, in the Feature Race, a strong drive through the field on home ground saw Martí return to the points with a 6th-place finish.
Regains his momentum in Spielberg
At Red Bull’s home race, expectations were always high for Martí and his fellow Red Bull Juniors. However, his weekend in Spielberg showed that he had regained his momentum after a tough run of races. Qualifying inside the top ten, he secured himself a solid 9th-place finish and was set to start on the front-row for the Sprint Race. However, a three-place grid penalty would then push him back to 5th for the sprint. Despite that, Martí navigated a race filled with multiple safety-car interruptions to cross the line and claim his second win of the 2025 F2 season. The Feature Race would reward Martí with points once again after a 6th-place finish.
At Silverstone and Spa, the Spaniard scored points in three of the four races. These consistent points finishes, following a brief dip in form, showed a stark contrast to the struggles of his rookie season, which was plagued by non-scoring results and retirements.
An encouraging end to the European leg
Martí’s performances at the 2025 F2 Hungarian and Italian GP marked a strong way to close out the European leg of the season, as he added another win and a podium to his tally. In Hungary, he qualified 11th, placing himself on the front row of the reverse-grid Sprint Race. A strong launch off the line saw Martí beat Dunne into Turn 1 to retain the lead, and after an intense battle with the Irishman, he held on to cross the line and claim his third win of the season. He then followed that up with a 10th-place finish in Sunday’s Feature Race.
In Monza, Martí qualified outside the top ten and just missed out on points in the Sprint Race, finishing 9th. However, Sunday’s Feature Race told a different story, as a bold move on Rafael Villagomez secured him the final spot on the podium. This marked the Spaniard’s fifth podium of the 2025 season. The end of Martí’s F2 campaign proved less eventful in Baku, as he retired from the Sprint Race and finished 11th in the Feature Race.
Although it wasn’t the way he would’ve wanted to end his run in F2, the 20 year-old has plenty to be proud of from his 2025 season.
Overall take on Martí’s sophomore campaign
Martí’s victories had come in Sprint Races and was still in search of a Feature Race win. His struggles in qualifying remained a major challenge, as starting outside the top ten often limited his and Campos’s ability to maximise points each weekend, despite his proven skill and talent. Still, it was impressive that, prior to his departure, he managed to stay ahead of Lindblad in the Drivers’ Standings.
Compared to his rookie season, Martí’s 2025 F2 campaign demonstrated improvement, with points coming more consistently each weekend. From 14th to 8th in the Drivers’ Standings between his first and second year, his performances, results and progress were evidently enough to earn him that well-deserved seat in Formula E.
