2025 Fórmula 2 Argentina

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Gabriel Werner Competición's Valentino Alaux (top) won the Drivers' Championship title, while Valentín Jara (bottom) came runner-up and led his Martínez Competición team to its second Teams' Championship title.

The 2025 Fórmula 2 Argentina was the second season of Fórmula 2 Argentina, a single-seater championship created following the split of the two major Argentine motorsport governing bodies in Argentina, ACTC and ACA, in 2024. Fórmula 2 Argentina is overseen by the ACTC.[1]

The season began at Autódromo Ciudad de Viedma on 16 February, and was held over twelve race weekends.[2] Gabriel Werner Competición's Valentino Alaux won the Drivers' Championship at the final race of the season as Martínez Competición, the team of his closest competitor, defended its Teams' Championship title.

2025 saw the introduction of an engine lottery system designed to close up competition.[2] All teams were Argentine-registered.

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
Martínez Competición[a]
MM Competición[a]
1 Argentina Nicolás Suárez[3] 3
29 Argentina Joaquín Rubino[4] All
37 Argentina Valentín Jara[4] All
44 Argentina Stefano Polini[4] All
Gabriel Werner Competición[b]
Werner Competición Satelite[b]
Werner JR[b]
8 Argentina Valentino Alaux[5] All
27 Argentina Federico Piper[4] All
31 Uruguay Máximo Castro[6] 2–6, 8–11
33 Argentina Salvador Audisio[7] 10–12
36 Argentina Ignacio Sachs[8] G 12
41 Argentina Andrés Brion[9] 6
103 Argentina Franco Ledesma[10] 3–12
Aimar Motorsport[c]
Aimar Motorsport Satelite[c]
9 Argentina Ignacio Monti[4] All
73 Argentina Brian Massa[4] 1–2
103 Argentina Franco Ledesma[11] 1–2
LR Team[d]
LR Team Satelite[d]
26 Argentina Lautaro Videla[12] 3–12
72 Argentina Ignacio Diaz[13] All
76 Argentina Jorge Bruno[13] 1–9
118 Argentina Ramiro Cuenca[4] 1–4, 6–7
DIM Motorsport[14] 43 Argentina Agustín Ortega[15] 5
Escuderia Ferreira 45 Argentina Ayton Chorne[16] 6
Cepeda Racing 59 Argentina Cristian Galeano[17] G 12
Escudería Vicino 77 Argentina Luciano Vicino[18] 7–9
ESG Fórmula[e]
ESG Fórmula Satelite[e]
87 Argentina Thiago Bettino[4] 1–4
116 Argentina Simón Volpi[19] 3–6, 8
117 Argentina Joaquín Pagola[20] 11–12
120 Argentina Mateo Ferlindo[21] 4
Icon Class
G Guest driver

Race calendar

The 2025 calendar initially saw its first few rounds confirmed, before the whole calendar was announced in May 2025. The championship visited twelve locations and made its debut at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo and Circuito San Juan Villicum. All its races supported ACTC's Turismo Carretera and TC Pista series.

Round Circuit Date Map of circuit locations
1 PF Río Negro Province Autódromo Ciudad de Viedma, Viedma 15 February
F 16 February
2 PF Neuquén Province Autódromo Parque Provincia del Neuquén, Centenario 29 March
F 30 March
3 PF La Pampa Province Autódromo Provincia de La Pampa, Toay 19 April
F 20 April
4 PF Santiago del Estero Province Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo 10 May
F 11 May
5 PF Misiones Province Autódromo Rosamonte, Posadas 21 June
F 22 June
6 PF Entre Ríos Province Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay, Concepción del Uruguay 12 July
F 13 July
7 PF San Juan Province, Argentina Circuito San Juan Villicum, Albardón 9 August
F 10 August
8 PF Buenos Aires Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires 23 August
F 24 August
9 PF San Luis Province Autódromo Rosendo Hernández, San Luis 13 September
F 14 September
10 PF Buenos Aires Province Autódromo Juan María Traverso, San Nicolás de los Arroyos 4 October
F 5 October
11 PF Entre Ríos Province Autódromo Ciudad de Paraná, Paraná 1 November
F 2 November
12 PF Buenos Aires Province Autódromo Roberto Mouras, La Plata 6 December
F 7 December
Source: [22]

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 PF Río Negro Province Autódromo Ciudad de Viedma Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Valentín Jara Martínez Competición
F Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Valentín Jara Martínez Competición
2 PF Neuquén Province Autódromo Parque Provincia del Neuquén Argentina Ignacio Monti Argentina Valentino Alaux Argentina Valentino Alaux Gabriel Werner Competición
F Argentina Ignacio Diaz Argentina Ignacio Diaz LR Team
3 PF La Pampa Province Autódromo Provincia de La Pampa Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Federico Piper Argentina Valentín Jara Martínez Competición
F Argentina Stefano Polini Argentina Stefano Polini Martínez Competición
4 PF Santiago del Estero Province Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Ignacio Diaz Argentina Valentín Jara Martínez Competición
F Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Valentín Jara Martínez Competición
5 PF Misiones Province Autódromo Rosamonte Argentina Ignacio Diaz Argentina Ignacio Monti Argentina Ignacio Diaz LR Team
F Argentina Ignacio Diaz Argentina Ignacio Diaz LR Team
6 PF Entre Ríos Province Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay Uruguay Máximo Castro Argentina Stefano Polini Argentina Stefano Polini Martínez Competición
F Argentina Stefano Polini Argentina Jorge Bruno LR Team
7 PF San Juan Province, Argentina Circuito San Juan Villicum Argentina Franco Ledesma Argentina Franco Ledesma Argentina Franco Ledesma Aimar Motorsport
F Argentina Stefano Polini Argentina Stefano Polini Martínez Competición
8 PF Buenos Aires Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Argentina Ignacio Diaz Argentina Ignacio Monti Argentina Valentino Alaux Gabriel Werner Competición
F Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Ignacio Diaz LR Team
9 PF San Luis Province Autódromo Rosendo Hernández Argentina Franco Ledesma Argentina Ignacio Monti Argentina Valentino Alaux Gabriel Werner Competición
F Argentina Ignacio Monti Argentina Ignacio Monti Aimar Motorsport
10 PF Buenos Aires Province Autódromo Juan María Traverso Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Valentín Jara Martínez Competición
F Argentina Valentín Jara Argentina Valentín Jara Martínez Competición
11 PF Entre Ríos Province Autódromo Ciudad de Paraná Argentina Valentino Alaux Argentina Valentino Alaux Argentina Ignacio Diaz LR Team
F Argentina Valentino Alaux Argentina Ignacio Diaz LR Team
12 PF Buenos Aires Province Autódromo Roberto Mouras Argentina Valentino Alaux Argentina Valentino Alaux Argentina Valentino Alaux Gabriel Werner Competición
F Argentina Valentino Alaux Argentina Valentino Alaux Gabriel Werner Competición

Season report

First half

The 2025 Fórmula 2 Argentina season began in February at Autódromo Ciudad de Viedma with Martínez Competición's Valentín Jara dominating both qualifying and the pre-final, claiming a new track record upon setting pole position and leading series debutants and teammates Stefano Polini and Joaquín Rubino lights-to-flag in the opening race.[23] Jara doubled down in the final on Sunday, claiming a second unchallenged victory to end the weekend with a substantial championship lead. Polini and Rubino once again made up the rest of the podium to give Martínez Competición a second podium lockout in as many races.[24]

The Autódromo Parque Provincia del Neuquén hosted round two, where Aimar Motorsport's Ignacio Monti claimed pole position for the pre-final.[25] However, it was Gabriel Werner Competición's Valentino Alaux who starred in the first race, taking the lead by turn two and claiming the victory. Monti dropped to fourth, behind Ignacio Diaz of LR Team and Federico Piper of Gabriel Werner as points leader Jara was unable to start the race.[26] The second race saw a three-way battle for the lead between Alaux, Piper and Diaz, with the latter eventually coming out on top to take the victory. Jara bounced back to claim second place, while third went to LR Team's Jorge Bruno.[27]

Round three was held at Autódromo Provincia de La Pampa. Jara led the field in qualifying to take pole position, before repeating the feat in the pre-final. He converted his grid position into a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Piper and Alaux, bolstering his championship lead in the process.[28] That handed him pole position for the final on Sunday. He kept Piper in check behind him and looked set to win, until Piper attacked. That brought other cars behind closer to the battle, and Polini pounced to take a lead he would not give up. He took his maiden win in the series ahead of Bruno and Alaux, with Jara relegated to fourth and Piper unable to finish the race in the end.[29]

Teams and drivers traveled north to the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo for round four, and Jara was once the man with the best single-lap pace as he took another pole position in qualifying. The pre-final was closely contested between polesitter Jara, Diaz and ESG Fórmula's Simón Volpi, but Jara held on to take victory.[30] He doubled down on his efforts in the final on Sunday, taking another win and further growing his championship lead over the chasing field. Volpi climbed one spot in the race to take second place and leave his second weekend of the championship with two podiums, while Diaz claimed third place to move into second place in the championship standings.

Round five at Autódromo Rosamonte was next, where Diaz became the season's third different polesitter.[31] Alaux started the pre-final alongside him, and the pair finished the race in the same order. Monti took third place as points leader Jara was off the pace in ninth, allowing Diaz to shorten his points lead. The top three from the pre-final also became the top three in the final, with Diaz claiming back-to-back victories in a dominant display for his LR Team. Jara managed fourth in the second race, reducing the damage to his points lead, but Diaz and Alaux still closed up to him in the standings.

The Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay brought an end to the first half of the season. Gabriel Werner Competición's Maximo Castro was fastest in qualifying to start the pre-final from pole position.[32] He was unable to convert his maiden pole position into a victory, however, having to cede the lead to Polini. Castro finished second, ahead of LR Team's Lautaro Videla. The final then saw a brilliant display for Bruno, who started ninth and made his way up the order past the leading group to take his maiden win in the series. Piper had a similar rise from eighth to second, while Castro took third. An anonymous weekend for Diaz saw Alaux take second in the standings with two fourth-place finishes.[33]

Second half

Round seven saw the series debut at Circuito San Juan Villicum. Aimar Motorsport's Franco Ledesma took his maiden pole position in qualifying ahead of Polini and Monti.[34] He led every lap of the pre-final to convert his pole position into his maiden victory, with Polini and Monti also finishing on the podium where they had qualified. Ledesma looked set to sweep the weekend in the final race as he led from pole position once more. However, engine issues caused him to slow down in the final stages of the race. He dropped behind Polini, who took the win and with it rose to second in the standings. Jara took third to extend his championship lead over the field once again.[35]

Round eight saw the drivers compete around the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, and Diaz led Jara and Alaux to claim pole position in qualifying.[36] However, Alaux was the fastest man in the pre-final as he moved past both of them to clinch the victory and take second in the standings. Jara dropped down to finish eleventh as Videla completed the podium. Diaz bounced back to win the final race, with Alaux having to settle for second place this time and Monti back on the podium in third. Jara was able to recover to fifth after his pointless finish in the pre-final, but both Alaux and Diaz still closed up to him significantly in the championship standings.[37]

Up next was the Autódromo Rosendo Hernández for round nine of the season. Ledesma returned to pole position in qualifying, leading title challengers Jara and Alaux.[38] He failed to convert his pole position into a victory, however, as he finished second behind Alaux. Third went to Piper, while Jara only managed sixth. The final race saw a remarkable victory for Monti, who started in eleventh place and moved up through the field during the race. Diaz was second on the road, but a post-race disqualification saw Ledesma inherit the place, with Rubino moving up to third. Alaux took fourth place, while Jara retired, which saw him lose the championship lead he had held since the first race to Alaux.[39]

The Autódromo Juan María Traverso was the venue for round ten. Jara, fresh off losing his long-time championship lead, set the fastest time in qualifying to take pole position.[40] He followed up his qualifying success with a victory in the pre-final, where he led Ledesma and Rubino, who returned to the podium for the first time since the opening round. That saw him completely close the gap to Alaux in the standings as the latter only finished sixth. Jara then doubled up in the final race, taking another win, with Ledesma second again and Polini in third this time. That allowed Jara to quickly reclaim his championship lead as Alaux finished outside the top four places once again, in fifth this time.

Alaux bounced back by taking his maiden pole position for the penultimate pre-final at Autódromo Ciudad de Paraná.[41] He failed to convert it, however, as he faded to ninth in the race, which was won by Diaz ahead of Ledesma and Videla. Jara finished fifth, collecting valuable points ahead of Alaux.[42] The final race shook up the championship picture when Jara was forced to retire after a collision. That, coupled with a great race for Alaux that saw him rise from ninth on the grid into second place behind lights-to-flag winner Diaz, saw Alaux reclaim the championship lead ahead of the final round. Polini completed the podium in third.[43]

The Autódromo Roberto Mouras hosted the season final. With 50% more points on offer, Alaux got to work right away by claiming pole position for the pre-final.[44] He led every lap of the penultimate race of the season to win ahead of Cepeda Racing's guest driver Cristian Galeano and Monti, with Jara coming fourth to keep the fight open heading into the final race of the year.[45] But Jara would only finish tenth in the final race, handing Alaux every chance to wrap up the title, which he did in style by taking another unchallenged race win. This time he took victory ahead of Polini as Monti claimed another third place.[46]

Jara won the most races, taking home seven race wins to Alaux' five, and took four pole positions while Alaux only managed two. He led the championship from the very first race up until race eighteen of the year. Still, Alaux was the one who won the title in the end, and did so by utilizing his superior consistency. Alaux was the only driver in the field to finish every race of the season, only ending one race outside the top ten, while Jara recorded three retirements, one non-points finish and failed to start one race. That allowed Alaux to close up to Jara throughout the middle part of the season, before he claimed the championship lead and wrapped up his championship with a double win at the final.

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were given to top 10 in the first race, called the Pre-final, and to the top 15 in the second race, called the Final.

Pre-final
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 3
Final
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
Points 25 20 17 15 13 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

In every round, every driver who competed in at least one training session was awarded five points.

The first and the final round of the season awarded 50% more points.

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver Río Negro Province
VIE
Neuquén Province
NEU
La Pampa Province
TOA
Santiago del Estero Province
TER
Misiones Province
POS
Entre Ríos Province
CON
San Juan Province, Argentina
VIL
Buenos Aires
BUA
San Luis Province
SLU
Buenos Aires Province
SNI
Entre Ríos Province
PAR
Buenos Aires Province
LAP
Points
PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F
1 Argentina Valentino Alaux 6 5 1 6 3 3 10 7 2 2 4 4 11† 4 1 2 1 4 6 5 9 2 1 1 416.5
2 Argentina Valentín Jara 1 1 DNS 2 1 4 1 1 9 4 5 Ret 4 3 11 5 6 Ret 1 1 5 Ret 4 10 364.5
3 Argentina Ignacio Diaz 7 6 2 1 9 8 2 3 1 1 11 10† 5 Ret 2 1 7 DSQ 10 6 1 1 9 5 346
4 Argentina Stefano Polini 2 2 10 Ret 4 1 9 6 12 9 1 7 2 1 WD WD 10 8 5 3 4 3 5 2 337
5 Argentina Ignacio Monti Ret 7 4 Ret 5 DNS 7 8 3 3 7 5 3 5 4 3 11 1 Ret Ret Ret 7 3 3 299.5
6 Argentina Franco Ledesma 5 Ret 6 Ret 12 DNS NC 11 4 Ret Ret 6 1 2 10 Ret 2 2 2 2 2 8 7 6 253
7 Argentina Lautaro Videla 10 6 4 14 5 6 3 Ret 6 11† 3 4 5 7 4 4 3 5 6 4 244
8 Argentina Federico Piper Ret 9 3 4 2 Ret 12 15 10 10 8 2 7 10 6 7 3 5 7 8 6 Ret 10 9 241
9 Argentina Joaquín Rubino 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 9 11 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 7 9 8 6 3 7 7 4 11 7 236.5
10 Argentina Jorge Bruno 8 8 5 3 6 2 5 5 Ret 11† 6 1 8 6 9 11 9 9† 210
11 Uruguay Máximo Castro 8 7 8 DNS 11 10 8 8 2 3 8 6 4 3 8 10 11 10 181
12 Argentina Ramiro Cuenca Ret 10 9 5 13 9 13 13 12 9 10 8 87
13 Argentina Simón Volpi 11 DNS 3 2 7 Ret 10 Ret 5 8 78
14 Argentina Thiago Bettino Ret EX 7 8 14† 7 8 4 67
15 Argentina Salvador Audisio 9 9 8 6 8 12† 56
16 Argentina Brian Massa 4 4 DNS DNS 40
17 Argentina Luciano Vicino 9 9 12 10 12 10† 37
18 Argentina Agustín Ortega 6 5 26
19 Argentina Andrés Brion 9 8 17
20 Argentina Joaquín Pagola 10 9 Ret Ret 17
21 Argentina Nicolás Suárez 7 Ret 9
22 Argentina Mateo Ferlindo 14† 12 9
23 Argentina Ayton Chorne Ret Ret 5
guest drivers inelegible to score points
Argentina Cristian Galeano 2 8 0
Argentina Ignacio Sachs 12 11 0
Pos. Driver PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F PF F Points
Río Negro Province
VIE
Neuquén Province
NEU
La Pampa Province
TOA
Santiago del Estero Province
TER
Misiones Province
POS
Entre Ríos Province
CON
San Juan Province, Argentina
VIL
Buenos Aires
BUA
San Luis Province
SLU
Buenos Aires Province
SNI
Entre Ríos Province
PAR
Buenos Aires Province
LAP
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Did not finish, but classified

Teams' championship

Pos. Team Points
1 Martínez Competición 558
2 Gabriel Werner Competición 521
3 LR Team 454
4 Werner Competición Satelite 347
5 Aimar Motorsport 261
6 LR Team Satelite 236
7 MM Competición 162
8 ESG Fórmula 148
9 DIM Motorsport 38
10 Werner JR 32
11 Aimar Motorsport Satelite 22
12 ESG Fórmula Satelite 9
13 Escuderia Ferreira 5

Notes

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