Joshua Durksen scooped the first victory of the F2 season in the Australian Grand Prix sprint in Melbourne.
From second on the reversed grid, Durksen nailed the start to leapfrog the pole-sitting reigning F3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli.
The Paraguayan/German driver navigated multiple safety car periods, including for Max Esterson beaching himself at Turn 6 as Victor Martins, on feature pole, smashed himself out after colliding with the Turn 5 wall in the opening laps.
Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad was 10th, whilst Sebastian Montoya, the son of Juan Pablo, was sixth as Williams F1 junior Luke Browning completed the podium.
Check out the full results from the F2 sprint race at Albert Park in Melbourne.
Melbourne F2 Sprint Race Results
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Durksen | AIX Racing |
| 2 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Invicta Racing |
| 3 | Luke Browning | Hitech TGR |
| 4 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport |
| 5 | Roman Stanek | Invicta Racing |
| 6 | Sebastian Montoya | Prema Racing |
| 7 | Gabriele Mini | Prema Racing |
| 8 | Pepe Marti | Campos Racing |
| 9 | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Campos Racing |
| 11 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport |
| 12 | Ritomo Miyata | ART Grand Prix |
| 13 | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| 14 | Dino Beganovic | Hitech TGR |
| 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Rodin Motorsport |
| 16 | Kush Maini | DAMS Lucas Oil |
| 17 | Cian Shields | AIX Racing |
| 18 | John Bennett | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| DNF | Sami Meguetounif | Trident |
| DNF | Max Esterson | Trident |
| DNF | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil |
| DNF | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix |
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