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2025 Sakhir Formula 2 Round
The 2025 Sakhir FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 11 and 13 April 2025 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was the second round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. Classification Qualifying Leonardo Fornaroli claimed pole position for the weekend, ahead of Victor Martins in second and Luke Browning in third. Joshua Dürksen started on reverse-grid pole for the sprint race. Sprint race Sprint race report After starting in eleventh place, Pepe Martí won the sprint race ahead of Richard Verschoor and Joshua Dürksen, who finished in second and third, respectively. However, due to Dürksen's disqualification from the race, Dino Beganovic moved up into third. Notes: * – Alexander Dunne originally finished 18th on the road, but was demoted to 19th place after he received two separate five-second penalties: one for a safety car infringement, and another for causing a collision with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodin Motorsport
Rodin Motorsport is a New Zealand motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in six championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, GB3 Championship, F1 Academy, F4 British Championship and Spanish F4 Championship. In 2023, New Zealand–based manufacturer Rodin Cars became the majority shareholder of Carlin Motorsport following investment from founder David Dicker in a deal that saw the team rebrand as Rodin Carlin. The Carlin family departed the team in late 2023, with Dicker taking full control and renaming the company as Rodin Motorsport. History Rodin Cars CEO David Dicker acquired a majority stake in Carlin Motorsport in 2023. Following this investment, Carlin Motorsport was renamed into Rodin Carlin. Carlin Motorsport founder Trevor Carlin and his wife Stephanie sold their ownership stake in Rodin Carlin to Dicker. Following their departure, Rodin Carlin was re-established as Rodin Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain International Circuit
The Bahrain International Circuit () is a motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 2), and the annual Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2004 Formula One season, 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East. Beginning in 2006, Australian V8 Supercars raced at the BIC, with the event known as the Desert 400. However, the V8 Supercars did not return for the 2011 V8 Supercar season. 24 Hour endurance races are also hosted at BIC. The circuit has a FIA Grade 1 license. The circuit also has multiple layouts. History The construction of the Bahrain circuit was a national objective for Bahrain, initiated by the Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The Crown Prince is the Honorary President of the Bahrain Motor Federation. TRL was asked to build the circuit, headed by Patrick Brogan. Race organizers were worried that the circuit would not be complete in time for the 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Formula 2 Championship
The 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship is the fifty-ninth season of Formula 2 racing and the ninth season run under the FIA Formula 2 Championship moniker. Formula 2 is an open-wheel racing category serving as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category is run in support of selected rounds of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams and drivers competing in the championship run the same car, the Dallara F2 2024. Invicta Racing entered the championship as the reigning Teams' Champions, having secured their title at the final race of the 2024 season in Abu Dhabi. Entries The following teams and drivers compete in the 2025 Formula 2 Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams compete with an identical Dallara F2 2024 chassis using a V6 turbo engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bennett (racing Driver)
John Andrew Bennett (born 15 September 2003) is a British racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing. He previously stood in for Enzo Fittipaldi for the last two rounds in , driving for the same team. Bennett is the runner up of the 2021 Ginetta GT5 Challenge and the 2024 GB3 Championship for JHR Developments. Career Ginetta GT5 Bennett made his racing debut for Elite Motorsport in the 2020 Ginetta GT5 Challenge where he collected three podiums and a fastest lap in his maiden campaign. In 2021 he came runner-up in the championship with five wins, two pole positions and ten podiums. GB3 Championship 2022 Bennett made his debut in single-seater machinery in the 2022 GB3 Championship driving for Elite Motorsport. His maiden season went well as he remained consistency throughout the season, including getting his first single-seater podium at the final round in Donington Park. He finished 8th in the championship standings wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prema Racing
Prema Racing, previously known as Prema Powerteam, is an Italian motorsport team, owned and operated through the '' DC Racing Solutions'' parent company. Founded in 1983, the team is based in Grisignano di Zocco and currently operates out of Italy and the US. They are the sister team of Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab and Iron Dames. Prema participate in various junior championships and have been a talent pool for several Formula 1 junior programs including: Toyota, Renault, Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull, and Williams. Their participation in motorsports is not limited to junior formulae though, as the team made their FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series debuts in 2022, marking the beginning of their efforts in the endurance racing. They also started competing in the IndyCar Series during 2025. , Prema are fielding 29 drivers and participate in fourteen championships under various names. History Junior formulae series Prema Racing started operating in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Minì
Gabriele Minì (; born 20 March 2005) is an Italian racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Prema Racing as part of the Alpine Academy. A member of the Alpine Academy since 2023, He is the 2020 Italian F4 Championship, 2020 Italian F4 Champion, and was runner-up during the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship and the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship. Personal life Minì was born in a small city near Palermo in Sicily, Italy on 20 March 2005. His father is a mechanic who brought him up to the single-seater category. Minì is also noted for his ability to solve a Rubik's cube quickly, usually solving it in under twenty seconds. Career Karting Minì started his karting career in 2012. His first karting title came in the Italian Open Masters, Italian Championship in 2017 in the 60 Mini Class at the age of 12. The year after, Minì mainly competed in international competitions, he became champion in the WSK Super Master Series, beating then Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIX Racing
AIX Racing is an Emirati-German auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the FIA Formula 3 Championship. It previously competed under a German license in 2024. It started racing in 2024 after acquiring PHM Racing's Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams. History AIX Racing was formed from PHM Racing's Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams. In 2023, PHM had announced a new sponsorship deal with the Dubai-based AIX Investment Group that would see the team renamed ''PHM AIX Racing'' for 2024. AIX later completed acquisition of the F2 and F3 structures in May 2024 and would compete as ''AIX Racing'' from the Imola Circuit, Imola rounds of the F2 and F3 championships. At Round 4 of the 2024 Formula 2 Championship, 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship in Imola Circuit, Imola, the team got their first podium with driver Joshua Dürksen finishing in third place in the feature race. At Round 5 in Circuit de Monaco, Monaco, Taylor Barnard won his and the team's maiden Formu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Dürksen
Joshua Dürksen (; born 27 October 2003) is a Paraguayan racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for AIX Racing. Dürksen previously raced for Arden International, Arden in the Formula Regional European Championship in 2022 Formula Regional European Championship, 2022 and 2023 Formula Regional European Championship, 2023. He is a race-winner in FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 2 and Italian F4 Championship, Italian F4. Early life Joshua Dürksen was born in Asunción on 27 October 2003. He is of German descent, his great-grandfather being an immigrant who came to Paraguay escaping World War II. His parents are originally from the Paraguayan Chaco. He has one brother. Career Karting Dürksen's karting career is relatively undisclosed, although it is known that he took part in his first international karting race in 2017 during the Rotax Max Challenge, where he became the first Paraguayan to reach the final. Formula 4 2018 Dürksen was sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Amersfoort Racing
Van Amersfoort Racing (; VAR) is an auto racing team based in the Netherlands. The team competes in FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, Formula Regional European, and Italian F4. Notable former drivers for the team include nine Formula One drivers: Jos Verstappen, Christijan Albers, Giedo van der Garde, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Mick Schumacher, Liam Lawson, Oliver Bearman, and Franco Colapinto. History First steps (1975–1996) The team was formed in 1975 by Frits van Amersfoort. They competed in such series as Formula Opel Lotus Benelux, Opel Lotus Euroseries and Dutch Formula Ford. In 1989 they reached their first major success, winning Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands championship with Marcel Albers. In 1992 they won Formula Opel Lotus Benelux with Jos Verstappen. German Formula Three Championship (1997–2002) In 1997 the team bought their first Formula Three car with Opel engine to compete in the 1997 German Formula Three Championship with Bas Leinders. The team coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Villagómez
Rafael Villagómez Jr. (; born 10 November 2001) is a Mexican racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for three seasons. He won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy competition in 2019. Career summary Lower formulae In 2020 Villagómez made his car racing debut in the 2020 French F4 Championship, French F4 Championship, whilst also competing part-time with Fortec Motorsport in the 2020 F4 British Championship, F4 British Championship. He achieved a second-place finish at Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet and, with 121 points, finished sixth in the championship. In the British series he scored a maiden podium finish with third in only his second race. However, in the following races the Mexican was unable to replicate this result and finished eleventh in the standings, only ahead of four other drivers. Euroformula Open Championship 2020 Villagómez participated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trident Motorsport
Trident Motorsport (formerly known as Trident Racing) is a motor racing team that competes in single-seater formula racing. It was founded in 2006 in order to compete in the GP2 championship, which was Europe's second highest-ranking single-seater formula below Formula One. Trident is headquartered at San Pietro Mosezzo in the Piedmont region of Italy. Racing history GP2 Series After a rapid formation, Trident secured a place on the 2006 GP2 entry list, represented by former Formula One driver Gianmaria Bruni and rookie Andreas Zuber. It was one of three teams that had lodged requests for the thirteenth entry that was made available for that season onwards. GP2's organiser Bruno Michel commented: "Trident Racing put forward a proposal which promised strong sporting and engineering excellence." Trident's first year of competition was competitive against more experienced opposition. Bruni provided two race wins, together with three pole positions and two fastest race laps, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Meguetounif
Sami Meguetounif (; born 24 May 2004) is a French racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Trident Racing, Trident. He most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with the same team, finishing eighth overall. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for two seasons in 2022 Formula Regional European Championship, 2022 and 2023 Formula Regional European Championship, 2023 with MP Motorsport. Career Karting Meguetounif started karting in his native France in 2013, racing in the Regional PACAC championship, which he would go on to finish second in. He won the same championship in the Minime class two years later, and soon made his debut in various national championships. Meguetounif moved into international competition in 2017, finishing fifth in the Karting Academy Trophy and getting second place in the Rotax Max Challenge, Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, only losing out to Tijmen van der Helm. That year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
