2026 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
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| Location | Circuit de Monaco La Condamine and Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street circuit 3.337 km (2.074 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Monaco FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 5 and 7 June 2026 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the fourth round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.
Classification
Qualifying
Group A
Qualifying for Group A was held on 5 June 2026 at 15:10 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR |
Grid FR |
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| 1 | 1 |  Rafael Câmara |
Invicta Racing | 1:20.923 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 |  Alex Dunne |
Rodin Motorsport | +0.110 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 |  Dino Beganovic |
DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.176 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 9 |  Gabriele Minì |
MP Motorsport | +0.257 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 |  Noel León |
Campos Racing | +0.672 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 |  Ritomo Miyata |
Hitech | +0.881 | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | 17 |  Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak |
ART Grand Prix | +0.922 | 13 | 12 |
| 8 | 11 |  Sebastián Montoya |
Prema Racing | +0.947 | 15 | 14 |
| 9 | 23 | Rafael Villagómez |
Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.927 | 18 | 17 |
| 10 | 21 |  Cian Shields |
AIX Racing | +2.154 | 20 | 20 |
| 107% time: 1:26.587 (+5.664) | ||||||
| — | 25 | John Bennett |
Trident | +15.832 | 221 | 221 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||
Notes:
- ^1 – John Bennett failed to set a time within 107% of the fastest driver after having his fastest lap time deleted due to being the sole cause of a red flag. He was permitted by the stewards to start at the back of the grid for both races.[2]
Group B
Qualifying for Group B was held on 5 June 2026 at 15:10 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR |
Grid FR |
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| 1 | 6 |  Nikola Tsolov |
Campos Racing | 1:21.053 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | 14 |  Martinius Stenshorne |
Rodin Motorsport | +0.221 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | 16 |  Kush Maini |
ART Grand Prix | +0.285 | 81 | 91 |
| 4 | 8 |  Roman Bilinski |
DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.309 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 |  Joshua Dürksen |
Invicta Racing | +0.504 | 42 | 182 |
| 6 | 10 |  Oliver Goethe |
MP Motorsport | +0.620 | 12 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 |  Colton Herta |
Hitech | +0.719 | 14 | 13 |
| 8 | 22 |  Nico Varrone |
Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.766 | 16 | 15 |
| 9 | 12 |  Mari Boya |
Prema Racing | +1.317 | 17 | 16 |
| 10 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. |
AIX Racing | +1.355 | 19 | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:26.726 (+5.673) | ||||||
| — | 24 |  Laurens van Hoepen |
Trident | No time3 | 21 | 21 |
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Notes:
- ^1 – Kush Maini received a three-place grid penalty for both races due to causing a collision with Laurens van Hoepen during qualifying.[4]
- ^2 – Joshua Dürksen was handed a three-place grid penalty for both races due to impeding Kush Maini during qualifying.[4] Dürksen also received a five-place grid penalty on the feature race grid for failing to have the correct number of tyres during qualifying.[5]
- ^3 – Laurens van Hoepen failed to set a time within 107% of the fastest driver. He was given permission from the stewards to start both races.[4]
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 6 June 2026 at 14:15 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 – Ritomo Miyata received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Oliver Goethe. Miyata's final classification was unaffected by the penalty.[5]
- ^2 – Laurens van Hoepen was given a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.[7]
Feature race
The feature race was held on 7 June 2026 at 09:25 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 – Colton Herta received a ten-second time penalty for overtaking Ritomo Miyata during a Virtual Safety Car.[9]
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ↑ "Doc 47 - F2 qualifying A - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 38 - DECISION - Car 25 - sole cause of the Red Flag" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 48 - F2 qualifying B - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Several drivers penalised following Monte Carlo Qualifying". FIA Formula 2. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Ritomo Miyata and Joshua Duerksen penalised following Monte Carlo Sprint Race". FIA Formula 2. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 66 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 55 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 24 - left the track and gained lasting advantage" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 77 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 74 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 4 - overtook during VSC period" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 78 - F2 Driver championship - Monaco 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc 79 - F2 Team championship - Monaco 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.