The F2 Italian GP Sprint Race was chaos as you would expect from Monza. The Temple of Speed delivered wheel to wheel battle, penalties, and plenty of incidents. Podium sitters Joshua Duerksen and Arvid Lindblad, search for victory in the Feature Race. Sprint Race winner Leonardo Fornaroli looks for another victory to extend his Championship lead.
Luke Browning took off from pole position, looking to climb the Championship Standings, while Alpine junior Kush Maini started next to him. The second row was locked out Stanek and Goethe in P3 and P4 respectively. Closing out the top ten from P5 to P10 was Dunne, Lindblad, Duerksen, Fornaroli, Beganovic, and finally Crawford.
With Monza being the final European round of the season, every driver will be fighting their hardest. Monza is known for its overtaking ability, incident potential and DRS trains, so these factors all play into today’s Feature Race. The only drive to win the F2 Feature Race from pole in Monza was Oscar Piastri back in 2021. This is be a statistic Browning hopes to change.
LIGHTS OUTS!
As all five lights went out, the F2 Feature Race went underway in Monza. Browning led into turn one, with Stanek and Goethe battling behind. Goethe came out in P2. Stanek and Duerksen battle through the next chicane, Stanek only just staying ahead.
Crawford put pressure onto Fornaroli down to Ascari, and side by side through Parabolica. Maini went side bt side through turn one with Lindblad, ending up through the gravel before he reentered the circuit. Marti, Martins, and Lindblad battle three wide. Lindblad came out ahead of Marti and Martins.
Villagomez moved up on Miyata to take P15. Verschoor applied heavy pressure on Mini, attempting a move on the run down to turn one. He remained behind Mini. Fornaroli sat right on the rear of Martins, taking the escape road through the second chicane, reentering behind Crawford.
Beganovic was then the one to apply pressure on Fornaroli. Goethe looked to make a move on Browning down the front straight, and entered turn one ahead. Race Control investigated Maini and Dunne for forcing another driver off the track, although this was ruled to need no further investigation.
Race Control also noted Maini and Lindblad for causing a collision. This resulted in no further investigation. Lap 6 began and the pit window opened. Montoya made a move on Meguetounif and took P15. Mini attempted a move on Fornaroli but was unable to make it stick.
MP Motorsport called Goethe into the pit lane at the end of lap 6. Crawford headed into the pit lane also. This left Browning in the on track lead. Stanek attempted a move into the first turn, not making it past. Verschoor and Meguetounif both boxed.
Safety Car appearance
Dunne crashed into the barriers on the entry of Ascari, after being rear ended by Lindblad. This ended his race and bringing out a Safety Car. This saw the entire field that was yet to pit enter the pit lane. This didn’t work in Goethe’s favour, dropping him to P8 after pitting just a few laps earlier. Lindblad was awarded a 10s penalty.
The Safety Car retreated to the pit lane at the end of lap 10. Shields went off down towards Parabolica. Browning controlled the restart, Lindblad locked up into turn one, completely wiping out Stanek. Martins was also spun as a result, with many cars forced to run wide. Another Safety Car was released.
The Safety Car retreated to the pit lane at the end of lap 13. Browning controlled the restart once again. He took off into Parabolica, Duerksen remaining right on his tail. Duerksen moved up on Browning on the run down to turn one and taking the race lead. Meguetounif lost control down to turn one, stopping on the run off.
The Safety Car was released following a long lasting Yellow Flag. It retreated to the pit lane at the end of lap 16. Race Control noted Goethe for not following the race directors instructions.
Third Safety Car restart
Halfway to the chequered flag
As we reached the midway point of the Feature Race, Duerksen controlled the Safety Car restart. The Paraguayan driver set off through Parabollica, maintaining his lead on Browning. Marti looked to attack Villagomez as Fornaroli took the escape road, allowing Crawford to pass.
Marti remained right on the rear of Villagomez, searching for the perfect chance to overtake. Fornaroli chased down Crawford into turn one of lap 18, not able to get around. Cordeel overtook Esterson through Lesmos 1 to take P15.
Race Control noted Villagomez for moving under breaking, but there was no further investigation. Browning chased Duerksen down the front straight, just making it past into turn one. Fornaroli goes side by side with Crawford into Lesmos 1, not making it by.
Fornaroli got a great exit out of Parabolica, taking P5 from Crawford. Beganovic searched for a move on Goethe, successfully getting past into P8, before Goethe fought back and took the position back again. Beganovic got a great exit from the Lesmos, and got around Goethe into Ascari.
Marti attempted to snatch P3 from Villagomez into turn one. He was unable to get his car stopped, being forced to take the escape road and hand back P3. Mini looked to make his move on Crawford into turn one, successfully taking P6.
Beganovic got a great run down the front straight on Crawford, snatching P7 from him. Verschoor began to apply pressure on his teammate Goethe, not quite close enough to make a move. Race Control noted Cordeel for an unsafe release.
Beganovic began his hunt on Mini, continuing to move closer. He dove down the inside of Mini through turn one to take P6. Verschoor continues to hunt down Crawford after taking P9 from his teammate.
A sprint to the chequered flag
Race Control noted Montoya and Bennett for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Bennett attempted a move on Montoya through Parabolica, unable to make his way past. Montoya attempted to overtake Goethe into turn one. Goethe locked up and ran straight through the escape road. This allowed Crawford past. Goethe boxed.
The final three laps began, with Browning 1.2s ahead of Duerksen. Marti and Villagomez ran side by side into turn one, making slight contact and forcing Villagomez to abort the corner. Beganovic chased the tail of Fornaroli through Parabolica, entering turn one right on his rear.
Fornaroli stumbled through the next chicane, allowing Beganovic to gain time on him. As the final lap began, Marti looked to make a move on Duerksen through turn one. He locked up, narrowly avoiding contact with Duerksen.
Villagomez locked up through Ascari, hanging onto his P4. Browning crossed the line 3.5s ahead, followed by Duerksen and Marti who finish the podium positions. Villagomez followed Marti across the line.
Results
Following the 2025 F2 Feature Race, the results are as follows:
1 | L. Browning
2 | J. Duerksen
3 | J. Marti
4 | R. Villagomez
5 | L. Fornaroli
6 | D. Beganovic
7 | G. Mini
8 | R. Verschoor
9 | S. Montoya
10 | J. Bennett
11 | J. Crawford
12 | K. Maini
13 | A. Cordeel
14 | R. Miyata
15 | M. Esterson
16 | O. Goethe
17 | DNF S. Meguetounif
18 | DNF V. Martins
19 | DNF A. Lindblad
20 | DNF R. Stanek
21 | DNF C. Shields
22 | DNF A. Dunne
