2025 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
3.337 km (2.074 mi)
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| Round 5 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street circuit 3.337 km (2.074 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 25 May 2025 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fifth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
Alex Dunne took pole position in the group qualifying format ahead of Victor Martins despite an incident with Rafael Villagómez during the session.[1][2] Kush Maini won the sprint race ahead of Gabriele Minì and Luke Browning.[3] The feature race was shortened due to a lengthy red flag after Dunne and Martins collided in turn one, with five additional cars also retiring from the race.[4] Jak Crawford took the win ahead of Leonardo Fornaroli and Sebastián Montoya. Browning took the championship lead, three points ahead of Dunne.[5]
Qualifying
Group A
Qualifying for Group A was held on 23 May 2025, at 15:10 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR |
Grid FR |
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| 1 | 14 |  Victor Martins |
ART Grand Prix | 1:21.145 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 |  Richard Verschoor |
MP Motorsport | +0.375 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 |  Arvid Lindblad |
Campos Racing | +0.398 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 |  Gabriele Minì |
Prema Racing | +0.436 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 12 |  Kush Maini |
DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.533 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | 20 |  Joshua Dürksen |
AIX Racing | +0.645 | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 |  Roman Staněk |
Invicta Racing | +0.764 | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | 16 |  Amaury Cordeel |
Rodin Motorsport | +1.076 | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | 8 |  Dino Beganovic |
Hitech TGR | +1.154 | 18 | 18 |
| 10 | 22 | Sami Meguetounif |
Trident | +1.185 | 20 | 20 |
| 11 | 24 | John Bennett |
Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.842 | 21 | 21 |
| Source:[6][7] | ||||||
Group B
Qualifying for Group B was held on 23 May 2025, at 15:34 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR |
Grid FR |
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| 1 | 17 |  Alex Dunne |
Rodin Motorsport | 1:21.142 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Leonardo Fornaroli |
Invicta Racing | +0.546 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | 9 |  Sebastián Montoya |
Prema Racing | +0.598 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jak Crawford |
DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.617 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Luke Browning |
Hitech TGR | +0.675 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 15 |  Ritomo Miyata |
ART Grand Prix | +1.037 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 |  Oliver Goethe |
MP Motorsport | +1.203 | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 |  Pepe Martí |
Campos Racing | +1.312 | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | 23 | Max Esterson |
Trident | +1.504 | 17 | 17 |
| 10 | 21 | Cian Shields |
AIX Racing | +3.300 | 19 | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:26.821 (+5.679) | ||||||
| — | 25 |  Rafael Villagómez |
Van Amersfoort Racing | No time1 | 22 | 22 |
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Notes:
- ^1 Rafael Villagómez failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest driver. He was permitted to start both races from the back of the grid.[2]
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 24 May 2025, at 14:20 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Arvid Lindblad was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 3rd to 8th.[11]
- ^2 Oliver Goethe was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 9th to 12th.[12]
- ^3 Rafael Villagómez was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 17th to 18th.[13]
Feature race
The feature race was held on 25 May 2025, at 15:45 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Arvid Lindblad was given a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. This demoted him from 3rd to 5th.[16]
- ^2 John Bennett was given a five-second penalty for being below the safety car delta time. This did not affect his finishing position.[17]
- ^3 Sami Meguetounif was given a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, and a five-second penalty for being below the safety car delta time. This did not affect his finishing position.[18][17]
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.