2026 Montreal Formula 2 round

Canada  2026 Montreal Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 14 in the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationCircuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CourseSemi-permanent racing facility
4.361 km (2.710 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 23 May 2026
Laps 28
Podium
First Mexico Noel León Campos Racing
Second Italy Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport
Third Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport
Time 1:23.535 (on lap 23)
Feature Race
Date 24 May 2026
Laps 37
Pole position
Driver Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen Trident
Time 1:21.422
Podium
First Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport
Second Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport
Third Italy Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing
Time 1:24.394 (on lap 19)

The 2026 Montreal FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 22 and 24 May 2026 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. It was the third round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix. It was the first time the championship raced in Canada.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 22 May 2026, at 14:00 local time (UTC−4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen Trident 1:21.422 8 1
2 1 Brazil Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing +0.267 121 51
3 15 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.287 112 62
4 6 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.312 7 2
5 14 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.322 6 3
6 2 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing +0.358 5 93
7 25 United Kingdom John Bennett Trident +0.399 4 4
8 5 Mexico Noel León Campos Racing +0.459 3 7
9 23 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.480 2 8
10 9 Italy Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport +0.549 1 10
11 20 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing +0.579 9 11
12 22 Argentina Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing +0.656 10 12
13 16 India Kush Maini ART Grand Prix +0.663 13 13
14 7 Sweden Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil +0.785 14 14
15 8 Poland Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil +0.854 15 15
16 3 Japan Ritomo Miyata Hitech +0.934 16 16
17 21 United Kingdom Cian Shields AIX Racing +1.023 17 17
18 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +1.387 18 18
19 4 United States Colton Herta Hitech +1.435 19 19
20 17 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix +1.4494 —5 —5
21 10 Germany Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +1.6134 20 20
22 12 Spain Mari Boya Prema Racing +1.641 21 21
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Rafael Câmara received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Alex Dunne during qualifying. The penalty relegated Câmara from 9th to 12th on the sprint race grid, and from 2nd to 5th on the feature race grid.[3]
  • ^2 – Alex Dunne was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Rafael Villagómez during qualifying. The penalty relegated Dunne from 8th to 11th on the sprint race grid, and from 3rd to 6th on the feature race grid.[3]
  • ^3 – Joshua Dürksen received a five-second time penalty in the sprint race for causing a collision. However, due to Dürksen retiring from the sprint, it was converted to a three-place grid penalty for the feature race, dropping him from 6th to 9th on the grid.[4]
  • ^4 – Both Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Oliver Goethe had their fastest lap time deleted for being the sole cause of a red flag during qualifying. The penalty relegated Inthraphuvasak from 15th to 20th and Goethe from 19th to 21st in the classification.[3]
  • ^5 – Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak withdrew from both races following a medical decision, leaving his position on the grid vacant.[5]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 23 May 2026, at 14:10 local time (UTC−4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Mexico Noel León Campos Racing 28 43:36.869 3 10+1
2 9 Italy Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport 28 +3.726 1 8
3 14 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 28 +5.540 6 6
4 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen Trident 28 +6.987 8 5
5 20 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing 28 +7.619 9 4
6 7 Sweden Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 28 +8.217 14 3
7 1 Brazil Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing 28 +9.718 12 2
8 8 Poland Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil 28 +9.949 15 1
9 4 United States Colton Herta Hitech 28 +10.294 19
10 10 Germany Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 28 +10.714 20
11 3 Japan Ritomo Miyata Hitech 28 +11.051 16
12 16 India Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 28 +11.857 13
13 15 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 28 +13.199 11
14 6 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 28 +15.772 7
15 12 Spain Mari Boya Prema Racing 28 +17.657 21
16 22 Argentina Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing 28 +38.563 10
DNF 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 26 18
DNF 23 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 24 Accident 2
DNF 21 United Kingdom Cian Shields AIX Racing 24 Collision 17
DNF 2 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing 17 Collision 5
DNF 25 United Kingdom John Bennett Trident 9 Collision 4
DNS 17 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix — Withdrawn —
Fastest lap:Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne (1:23.535 on lap 23)
Source:[6]

Feature race

The feature race was held on 24 May 2026, at 12:05 local time (UTC−4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 14 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 37 1:03:08.023 3 25
2 15 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 37 +1.077 6 18
3 9 Italy Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport 37 +1.313 10 15
4 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 37 +2.061 18 12
5 21 United Kingdom Cian Shields AIX Racing 37 +2.442 17 10
6 22 Argentina Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing 37 +2.666 12 8+1
7 4 United States Colton Herta Hitech 37 +5.346 19 6
8 12 Spain Mari Boya Prema Racing 37 +5.694 21 4
9 16 India Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 37 +7.377 13 2
10 5 Mexico Noel León Campos Racing 37 +8.560 7 1
11 2 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing 37 +11.590 9
12 6 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 37 +11.859 2
13 8 Poland Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil 37 +13.339 15
14 1 Brazil Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing 34 +3 laps 5
DNF 10 Germany Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 33 Collision 20
DNF 3 Japan Ritomo Miyata Hitech 33 Collision 16
DNF 7 Sweden Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 26 Engine 14
DNF 23 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 16 Collision 8
DNF 25 United Kingdom John Bennett Trident 8 Collision 4
DNF 20 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing 7 Accident 11
DNF 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen Trident 3 Accident 1 2
DNS 17 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix — Withdrawn —
Fastest lap:Argentina Nico Varrone (1:24.394 on lap 19)
Source:[7]

Standings after the event

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Miami and Montreal to host FIA Formula 2 Championship Rounds in 2026". FIA Formula 2. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Doc 50 - F2 Qualifying - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Several drivers handed post Montreal Qualifying penalties". FIA Formula 2. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Boya and Duerksen handed post Montreal Sprint Race penalties". FIA Formula 2. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak withdraws from Round 3 in Montreal". FIA Formula 2. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Doc 74 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Doc 92 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Doc 93 - F2 Driver championship - Montreal 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Doc 94 - F2 Team championship - Montreal 2026" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.