Dino Beganovic claimed victory in the Formula 2 (F2) Feature Race at the 2026 Spanish GP, finishing ahead of Alex Dunne and Ritomo Miyata at Madrid.
F2 returned to Madrid on Sunday for the Feature Race at the 2026 Spanish GP, with Dino Beganovic lining up on pole position alongside Alex Dunne on the front row.
Friday’s Qualifying saw Beganovic come out on top after three red flags interrupted a chaotic session. The DAMS Lucas Oil driver secured his second pole position of the season, while Dunne and Rafael Câmara completed the top three for Sunday’s Feature Race.
On Saturday, Ritomo Miyata claimed his maiden F2 victory in the Sprint Race after taking the lead from Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. at the start. The Hitech driver controlled two Safety Car restarts on his way to victory, while Fittipaldi Jr. secured his first F2 podium in second and Laurens van Hoepen completed the top three. Championship leader Nikola Tsolov retired after hitting the wall, while Câmara and Dunne finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
Ahead of Sunday’s Feature Race, Hitech confirmed that Colton Herta would miss the race as he continued to feel unwell. The American had already withdrawn from Saturday’s Sprint Race, with his absence moving each driver behind him up one position on the Feature Race grid.
The Stewards also handed Kush Maini a five-place grid penalty following his collision with Nico Varrone during the Sprint Race. They found the ART Grand Prix driver wholly responsible for the contact at Turn 8 and initially gave him a 10-second time penalty. As Maini could not serve the penalty during the Sprint Race, the Stewards converted it into a five-place grid drop for Sunday’s Feature Race.
Beganovic holds the lead as early contact brings out the Safety Car
Beganovic led the field into Turn 1 and retained the lead, while Dunne immediately came under pressure from Câmara. The Invicta driver locked up slightly during the battle, but Dunne held onto P2. Further back, Roman Bilinski closed in on championship leader Tsolov, who began defending as he looked to maximise his points haul. Once DRS became available, the gaps throughout the field started to shrink, but the action soon came to a halt.
Maini made contact with Cian Shields before going off the track and hitting the barriers, which brought out the Safety Car. Before the restart, Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak pitted for soft tyres. As the stop did not count towards his mandatory pit stop, it served purely as a performance stop ahead of the restart.
When the Safety Car returned to the pits, Beganovic once again led the field into Turn 1 and maintained the lead, with Dunne staying close behind. Meanwhile, Van Hoepen, Boya, Villagómez and Varrone headed into the pits to complete their mandatory stops. Following the earlier incident with Maini, the Stewards handed Shields a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision.
Minì charges as pit stops shake up the order
Minì, running in P10, went on the hunt for points as soon as DRS became available and overtook his teammate for P9. Further ahead, championship leader Tsolov remained in P5 after the Safety Car restart and began closing in on Stenshorne. The Stewards then investigated Villagómez for failing to follow the Race Director’s instructions regarding the use of the escape road and issued him a warning.
Minì continued his charge and attacked Miyata for P8. He briefly made the move stick, but the Hitech driver immediately fought back and reclaimed the position. Attention then turned to the pit-stop phase. With drivers losing around 37 seconds in Madrid’s lengthy pit lane, those who stopped risked rejoining well behind cars they had previously been racing.
León was one of the first to feel the effect. Although he had been ahead of Boya before stopping, he rejoined behind him and Boya completed the overtake after León exited the pit lane. Câmara followed León into the pits shortly afterwards. The stop cost the Invicta driver the net lead, as Boya moved ahead of him once Câmara returned to the track.
Câmara-Goethe contact triggers Safety Car as Beganovic keeps the lead
Championship leader Tsolov was next to pit and rejoined just ahead of Boya, but Boya quickly found a way past. Stenshorne remained the only driver so far to complete his stop and stay ahead of Boya. At the front, the leading group continued to stay out and set a series of personal-best laps, suggesting they could extend their opening stint longer than expected.
Goethe then made his stop and rejoined in the middle of the fight for the effective race lead, ahead of Câmara and Tsolov. Câmara soon passed Tsolov and closed in on Goethe, but their battle ended in contact. The Invicta driver hit Goethe and sent the MP Motorsport car into the wall, bringing out another Safety Car. Câmara was handed a 10-second time penalty for causing the collision with Goethe, resulting in him losing important points in the championship fight.
The timing played into the hands of the drivers who had yet to stop. They used the Safety Car period to make their mandatory pit stops and rejoined at the front, with Beganovic retaining the race lead. Further back, John Bennett also hit the wall and came to a stop, becoming the third retirement of the race.
Dunne closes in as Beganovic leads the final charge
With 10 laps remaining in the F2 Feature Race in Madrid, Beganovic once again led the field into Turn 1 and retained the lead. Behind him, Fittipaldi locked up while running in P4, allowing Dürksen in P5 to close in and apply immediate pressure. At the front, Beganovic began to edge clear of Dunne and pushed the gap beyond one second, taking himself out of DRS range and strengthening his hold on the lead.
Inthraphuvasak’s early pit stop continued to pay off, with the Thai driver climbing 14 positions to P6 and staying close to Dürksen ahead. Boya, meanwhile, lost the momentum he had gained during the earlier pit-stop phase after the latest Safety Car reshuffled the order, dropping him to P12. Minì had also worked his way up to P7 and began closing in on Inthraphuvasak, although he remained outside DRS range.
With seven minutes plus one lap remaining, Dunne started to reduce Beganovic’s advantage and set up a late fight for his first F2 victory of the season.
Beganovic seals maiden Feature Race win as Tsolov drops down the order
Minì continued to close in on Inthraphuvasak as he searched for another overtaking opportunity on a circuit that had made passing difficult throughout the race. Further ahead, Dürksen put Fittipaldi under pressure for P4, but the AIX Racing driver defended successfully and initially kept the Invicta driver behind. Bilinski then overtook Tsolov for P10, pushing the championship leader out of the points on the road. However, Câmara’s 10-second time penalty still left Tsolov in contention to inherit a points-scoring position after the race.
With less than a minute remaining, Dürksen finally found a way past Fittipaldi to take P4, while Beganovic continued to extend his advantage at the front. Tsolov’s race unravelled further in the closing stages. Boya and León both overtook him, with León also making contact as he attempted to challenge Boya for position. Van Hoepen then became the next driver to pass Tsolov, who continued to fall down the order as his tyres appeared to fade. León also received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
At the front, Dino Beganovic crossed the line to win the F2 Feature Race in Madrid, claiming his first Feature Race victory in Formula 2. Alex Dunne finished second, with Ritomo Miyata completing the podium in third. Despite his 10-second time penalty, Câmara remained inside the top 10 in the final classification.
