2025 Yas Island Formula 2 round

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Round details
Round 14 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationYas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CoursePermanent Circuit
5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Sprint race
Date 6 December 2025
Laps 23
Podium
First United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing
Second Paraguay Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing
Third Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech TGR
Time 1:39.563 (on lap 22)
Feature race
Date 7 December 2025
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver Czech Republic Roman Staněk Invicta Racing
Time 1:36.836
Podium
First Paraguay Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing
Second Czech Republic Roman Staněk Invicta Racing
Third Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil
Time 1:38.818 (on 33)

The 2025 Yas Island Formula 2 round was a motor racing event that held between 5 and 7 December 2025 at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the final race of the 2025 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Invicta Racing won the Teams' Championship after Roman Staněk finished second in the feature race. As a result, Invicta became the second team to win both the Drivers' and Teams' Championship in back-to-back seasons.[1]

Report

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 5 December 2025 at 15:00 local time (UTC+4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 2 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Invicta Racing 1:36.836 10 1
2 11 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +0.087 9 2
3 1 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing +0.134 8 3
4 8 Sweden Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR +0.188 7 4
5 9 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +0.204 6 5
6 5 Germany Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +0.260 4 6
7 14 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.293 3 7
8 20 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing +0.316 2 8
9 3 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.395 51 121
10 4 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing +0.411 1 9
11 17 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.493 11 10
12 6 Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport +0.604 12 11
13 10 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing +0.649 13 13
14 15 Japan Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix +0.732 14 14
15 24 United Kingdom John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing +0.775 15 15
16 25 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.777 16 16
17 7 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech TGR +0.784 17 17
18 16 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.855 18 18
19 22 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen Trident +0.904 19 DNS
20 12 India Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil +1.2402 20 20
21 21 United Kingdom Cian Shields AIX Racing +1.472 21 21
22 23 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Trident +2.865 22 22
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1 Nikola Tsolov received a three-place grid penalty for both races as he impeded Luke Browning. The penalty dropped Tsolov from 2nd to 5th on the sprint race grid and from 9th to 12th on the feature race grid.[3]
  • ^2 Kush Maini had his times for laps 8 through 12 deleted due to having rear tyres that had been fitted to the incorrect side of the car. This did not affect Maini's classification.[4]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 6 December 2025 at 16:15 local time (UTC+4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing 23 39:15.648 1 10+1
2 20 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 23 +0.982 2 8
3 3 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 23 +9.605 5 6
4 8 Sweden Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR 23 +12.764 7 5
5 5 Germany Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 23 +15.637 4 4
6 11 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +16.860 9 3
7 14 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 23 +18.892 3 2
8 17 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 23 +20.887 11 1
9 10 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 23 +23.525 13
10 2 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Invicta Racing 23 +24.322 10
11 6 Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 23 +26.315 12
12 9 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 23 +28.212 6
13 15 Japan Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix 23 +29.420 14
14 22 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen Trident 23 +29.811 19
15 25 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +32.376 16
16 12 India Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +33.800 20
17 1 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing 23 +35.5061 8
18 23 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Trident 23 +36.726 22
19 21 United Kingdom Cian Shields AIX Racing 23 +51.412 21
20 7 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech TGR 23 +1:11.646 17
21† 16 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 22 +1 lap2 18
DNF 24 United Kingdom John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing 7 Engine failure 15
Fastest lap:United Kingdom Luke Browning (1:39.563 on lap 22)3
Source:[5]

Notes:

  • ^1 Leonardo Fornaroli received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage over Richard Verschoor. This dropped Fornaroli from 11th to 17th in the classification.[6]
  • ^2 Martinius Stenshorne retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
  • ^3 Luke Browning set the fastest lap of the race, but did not finish within the top ten, so was ineligible to score the bonus point. Arvid Lindblad set the fastest lap within the top ten and therefore received the bonus point.

Feature race

The feature race was held on 7 December 2025 at 13:15 local time (UTC+4).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 33 1:01:24.429 8 25
2 2 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Invicta Racing 33 +5.505 1 18+2
3 10 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 33 +6.057 13 15
4 8 Sweden Dino Beganovic Hitech TGR 33 +6.3391 4 12
5 5 Germany Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 33 +12.349 6 10
6 25 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +16.168 16 8
7 12 India Kush Maini DAMS Lucas Oil 33 +16.898 20 6
8 15 Japan Ritomo Miyata ART Grand Prix 33 +17.413 14 4
9 4 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Campos Racing 33 +24.448 9 2
10 11 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 33 +25.789 2 1+1
11 1 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Invicta Racing 33 +26.625 3
12 3 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 33 +30.710 12
13 6 Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 33 +33.738 11
14 7 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech TGR 33 +37.3801 17
15 16 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport 33 +38.432 18
16 24 United Kingdom John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +42.986 15
17 23 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Trident 33 +52.498 22
DNF 9 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing 8 Spun out 5
DNF 17 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport 1 Collision2 10
DNF 14 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 1 Collision 7
DNF 21 United Kingdom Cian Shields AIX Racing 1 Collision 21
DNS 22 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen Trident 0 Did not start 19
Fastest lap:United States Jak Crawford (1:38.818 on lap 33)
Source:[7]

Notes:

  • ^1 Dino Beganovic and Luke Browning both received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. This dropped Beganovic from 2nd to 4th in the classification, while Browning dropped from 13th to 14th.[8][9]
  • ^2 Alex Dunne was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Victor Martins. However, as Dunne was not classified and it was the final race of the season, the penalty could not be applied.[10]

Standings after the event

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitors marked in bold and with an asterisk are the 2025 Formula 2 Champions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "'The hardest Championship to win' – James Robinson proud of Invicta Racing after Teams' Title triumph". FIA Formula 2. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Doc 25 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Nikola Tsolov and Kush Maini penalised following Yas Marina Qualifying session". FIA Formula 2. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Doc 27 - Infringement - Car 12 - second set of rear tyres fitted to incorrect sides" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Doc 51 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Leonardo Fornaroli penalised following Yas Marina Sprint Race". FIA Formula 2. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Doc 71 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Doc 66 - Infringement - Car 7 - pit lane speeding - Race 2" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Doc 67 - Infringement - Car 8 - pit lane speeding - Race 2" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Doc 60 - Infringement - Car 17 - causing a collision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Doc 72 - F2 Driver Championship - Yas Marina 2025" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Doc 73 - F2 Team Championship - Yas Marina 2025" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.