Dino Beganovic roared to the opening FIA F2 pole position of the 2026 season at the Australian Grand Prix, as Colton Herta could only manage 14th.
The former IndyCar star was unable to complete a clean lap in the session until the final moments, where, despite setting the fastest sector 2 time of all, he still ended over one second slower than Beganovic, who starts the feature from pole.
Sprint race pole will go to Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak of ART, with the top 10 being reversed.
Check out the full results below!
2026 F2 Australian Qualifying Results - Melbourne
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dino Beganovic | DAMS Lucas Oil | 1:28.695 |
| 2nd | Martinius Stenshorne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.216s |
| 3rd | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.344s |
| 4th | Noel Leon | Campos Racing | +0.381s |
| 5th | Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | +0.428s |
| 6th | Rafael Camara | Invicta Racing | +0.448s |
| 7th | Kush Maini | ART Grand Prix | +0.464s |
| 8th | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | +0.559s |
| 9th | Joshua Dürksen | Invicta Racing | +0.789s |
| 10th | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | ART Grand Prix | +0.846s |
| 11th | Nicolas Varrone | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.869s |
| 12th | Roman Bilinski | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.910s |
| 13th | Ritomo Miyata | Hitech | +0.945s |
| 14th | Colton Herta | Hitech | +1.070s |
| 15th | Sebastian Montoya | Prema Racing | +1.129s |
| 16th | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.367s |
| 17th | John Bennett | Trident | +1.544s |
| 18th | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. | AIX Racing | +1.795s |
| 19th | Laurens van Hoepen | Trident | +1.827s |
| 20th | Cian Shields | AIX Racing | +2.048s |
| 21st | Gabriele Mini | MP Motorsport | +2.438s |
| 22nd | Mari Boya | Prema Racing | +34.198s |
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