The 2026 Madrid FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 11 and 13 September 2026 at the Madring. It was the eleventh round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Qualifying was held on 11 September 2026 at 15:00 local time (UTC+2). Driver Entrant Time/Gap 17 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 1:44.331101215 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.2309231 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing +0.52283414 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.6077456 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.6076568 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil +0.66556724 Laurens van Hoepen Trident +0.6874785 Noel León Campos Racing +0.8243893 Ritomo Miyata Hitech +0.936291020 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing +1.0611101123 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.2391111124 Colton Herta Hitech +1.328——1312 Mari Boya Prema Racing +1.3661212149 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport +1.37513131510 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +1.6201414162 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing +2.15215151725 John Bennett Trident +2.67716161821 Cian Shields AIX Racing +2.8911717107% time: 1:51.634 (+7.303)—11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +29.8792019—22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing No time1818—16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix No time1921—17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix No time2120Source:
Notes: – Colton Herta withdrew from both races due to illness. – John Bennett had his fastest lap time deleted due to being the sole cause of a red flag after making contact with the concrete wall. – Sebastián Montoya, Nico Varrone, Kush Maini, and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak all failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest driver. All were given permission by the stewards to start both races from the back of the grid. – Kush Maini received a ten-second time penalty during the sprint race for causing a collision with Nico Varrone. After failing to be classified in the sprint race, Maini's time penalty was converted into a five-place grid penalty for the feature race, dropping him from 19th to 21st on the grid.
Sprint race The sprint race was held on 12 September 2026 at 14:15 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints13 Ritomo Miyata Hitech23 47:21.330210+1220 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing23 +2.67818324 Laurens van Hoepen Trident23 +3.2274645 Noel León Campos Racing23 +5.24235514 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport23 +5.7767461 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing23 +6.55183715 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport23 +7.09992812 Mari Boya Prema Racing23 +8.33312199 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport23 +9.41913107 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil23 +9.61410118 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil23 +10.20751210 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport23 +11.514141323 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing23 +13.57911142 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing23 +14.495151517 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix23 +14.970211621 Cian Shields AIX Racing23 +17.801171711 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing20 +3 laps20DNF6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing13 Accident6DNF25 John Bennett Trident2 Collision damage16DNF16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix1 Collision damage19DNF22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing0 Collision18DNS4 Colton Herta Hitech— Withdrawn—Fastest lap: Cian Shields (1:49.161 on lap 21)Source:
– Cian Shields set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top ten, so was ineligible to score the point for it. Ritomo Miyata scored the point for setting the fastest lap among those finishing in the top ten.
Feature race The feature race was held on 13 September 2026 at 11:25 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints17 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil31 1:03:29.190125+2215 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport31 +7.320218+133 Ritomo Miyata Hitech31 +14.01591542 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing31 +16.6911512520 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing31 +19.6301010617 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix31 +20.45820879 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport31 +21.268136814 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport31 +21.4974498 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil31 +28.31162101 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing31 +35.386311112 Mari Boya Prema Racing31 +36.234121224 Laurens van Hoepen Trident31 +37.40371311 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing31 +37.629191423 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing31 +40.781111522 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing31 +41.21518165 Noel León Campos Racing31 +42.03281721 Cian Shields AIX Racing31 +43.31117186 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing31 +47.8885DNF10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport17 Collision14DNF25 John Bennett Trident17 Accident16DNF16 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix1 Collision21DNS4 Colton Herta Hitech— Withdrawn—Fastest lap: Alex Dunne (1:46.257 on lap 29)Source:
Notes: – Rafael Câmara received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Oliver Goethe. – Noel León received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits on four separate occasions.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Nikola Tsolov177 2 Rafael Câmara170 3 Gabriele Minì153 4 Alex Dunne139 5 Noel León119Source: Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Campos Racing296 2 Invicta Racing260 1 3 Rodin Motorsport209 1 4 MP Motorsport190 5 ART Grand Prix159Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2026 Spanish Grand Prix 2026 Madrid Formula 3 round
References
External links Official website