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.
Classification Qualifying Qualifying was held on 22 May 2026, at 14:00 local time (UTC−4). Driver Entrant Time/Gap 124 Laurens van Hoepen Trident 1:21.422 8 121 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing +0.267 12 5315 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.287 11 646 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.312 7 2514 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.322 6 362 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing +0.358 5 9725 John Bennett Trident +0.399 4 485 Noel León Campos Racing +0.459 3 7923 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.480 2 8109 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport +0.549 1 101120 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing +0.579 9 111222 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing +0.656 10 121316 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix +0.663 13 13147 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil +0.785 14 14158 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil +0.854 15 15163 Ritomo Miyata Hitech +0.934 16 161721 Cian Shields AIX Racing +1.023 17 171811 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +1.387 18 18194 Colton Herta Hitech +1.435 19 192017 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix +1.449 — —2110 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +1.613 20 202212 Mari Boya Prema Racing +1.641 21 21Source:
Notes: – 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. – 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. – 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. – 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. – Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak withdrew from both races following a medical decision, leaving his position on the grid vacant.
Sprint race The sprint race was held on 23 May 2026, at 14:10 local time (UTC−4). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints15 Noel LeónCampos Racing2843:36.869310+129 Gabriele MinìMP Motorsport28 +3.72618314 Martinius StenshorneRodin Motorsport28 +5.54066424 Laurens van HoepenTrident28 +6.98785520 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing28 +7.6199467 Dino BeganovicDAMS Lucas Oil28 +8.21714371 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing28 +9.71812288 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil28 +9.94915194 Colton Herta Hitech28 +10.294191010 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport28 +10.71420113 Ritomo Miyata Hitech28 +11.051161216 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix28 +11.857131315 Alex DunneRodin Motorsport28 +13.19911146 Nikola TsolovCampos Racing28 +15.77271512 Mari Boya Prema Racing28 +17.657211622 Nico VarroneVan Amersfoort Racing28 +38.56310DNF11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing26 18DNF23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing24 Accident2DNF21 Cian Shields AIX Racing24 Collision17DNF2 Joshua DürksenInvicta Racing17 Collision5DNF25 John Bennett Trident9 Collision4DNS17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix— Withdrawn—Fastest lap: Alex Dunne (1:23.535 on lap 23)Source:
Feature race The feature race was held on 24 May 2026, at 12:05 local time (UTC−4). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints114 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport371:03:08.023325215 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport37 +1.07761839 Gabriele MinìMP Motorsport37 +1.3131015411 Sebastián MontoyaPrema Racing37 +2.0611812521 Cian Shields AIX Racing37 +2.4421710622 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing37 +2.666128+174 Colton HertaHitech37 +5.346196812 Mari BoyaPrema Racing37 +5.694214916 Kush MainiART Grand Prix37 +7.377132105 Noel LeónCampos Racing37 +8.56071112 Joshua DürksenInvicta Racing37 +11.5909126 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing37 +11.8592138 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil37 +13.33915141 Rafael CâmaraInvicta Racing34 +3 laps5DNF10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport33 Collision20DNF3 Ritomo MiyataHitech33 Collision16DNF7 Dino BeganovicDAMS Lucas Oil26 Engine14DNF23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing16 Collision8DNF25 John Bennett Trident8 Collision4DNF20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing7 Accident11DNF24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident3 Accident12DNS17 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix— Withdrawn—Fastest lap: Nico Varrone (1:24.394 on lap 19)Source:
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 1 Gabriele Minì57 1 2 Rafael Câmara36 2 3 Nikola Tsolov35 12 4 Martinius Stenshorne35 1 5 Noel León33Source: Teams' Championship standings Team Points 2 1 MP Motorsport69 1 2 Campos Racing68 5 3 Rodin Motorsport65 2 4 Invicta Racing52 1 5 Hitech38Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2026 Canadian Grand Prix
References
External links Official website