2025 Silverstone Formula 2 round
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| Round 8 of 14 in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.891 km (3.660 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 4 and 6 July 2025 at Silverstone Circuit. It was the eighth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 British Grand Prix.
Victor Martins took his second pole position of the season in qualifying, with Leonardo Fornaroli on reverse-grid sprint pole.[1] Fornaroli was overtaken at the start by Kush Maini, but reclaimed the position into Copse. He steadily pulled a gap to Maini, and on lap 15 Sebastián Montoya passed him for second place. On the penultimate lap, Roman Staněk passed Maini off-track for third, a move which was permitted as Staněk was forced off the track. The race was Fornaroli's first single-seater victory since 2021.[2]
The feature race took place in wet conditions. Martins had a poor start, with Jak Crawford going from third to first on the opening lap, ahead of Alex Dunne. Luke Browning, who started twelfth, made his way through the field and passed Martins for third on lap 18. Gabriele Minì pitted for slick tyres on lap 21, but collided with Oliver Goethe after leaving the pits and stopped on track. Crawford entered the pits seconds before the virtual safety car was announced, preventing the other frontrunners from following him. He retook the lead of the race when the full safety car was brought out, allowing to rest of the field to change tyres. The race ended under safety car as Joshua Dürksen spun on the restart, with Crawford winning ahead of Dunne and Browning.[3] Richard Verschoor retained the championship lead, with Crawford six points behind.[4]
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on 4 July 2025, at 14:55 local time (UTC+1).
Notes:
- ^1 Amaury Cordeel's fastest lap was deleted as he caused a red flag during qualifying. Both he and Ritomo Miyata, who suffered from mechanical issues during qualifying, were permitted to start the races from the back of the grid.[6]
Sprint race
[edit]The sprint race was held on 5 July 2025, at 13:15 local time (UTC+1).
Notes:
- ^1 Luke Browning and Gabriele Minì both received ten-second time penalties for causing collisions. Browning was demoted from 7th to 12th and Minì was demoted from 10th to 14th.[8]
- ^2 Ritomo Miyata was given a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 17th to 20th.
Feature race
[edit]The feature race was held on 6 July 2025, at 11:05 local time (UTC+1).
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-07-04). "Martins claims second F2 pole of 2025 at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-07-05). "Fornaroli claims long-awaited victory in F2 Silverstone sprint race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-07-06). "Crawford beats Dunne to win wet Silverstone F2 feature race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ Gray, Andy (2025-07-06). "British Grand Prix: Irish teen Dunne second in Formula 2 at Silverstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Doc 27 - Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Lloyd, Martin (2025-07-04). "Martins had 'no doubt' Silverstone pole was possible as he upholds superb qualifying form". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Doc 47 - F2 Race 1 - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Lloyd, Martin (2025-07-05). "Fornaroli takes first win in four years in Silverstone F2 sprint". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Doc 60 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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