Joshua Durksen has won the opening race of the Formula 2 season, prevailing over Noel Leon.
The Invicta driver started the race from the front row but made his way past Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak early on and was largely unchallenged to the flag.
With Leon second, Alex Dunne was third on the road as he benefited from a five-second time penalty for team-mate Martinius Stenshorne.
Reverse grid pole-sitter Inthraphuvasak ended the race in fifth, while Ritomo Miyata rounded out the top five.
Despite crossing the line in third, Stenshorne was demoted to 10th place and out of the points.
Debutant Colton Herta ended the race in 16th.
Check out the full results below!
2026 F2 Australian Qualifying Results - Melbourne
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joshua Dürksen | Invicta Racing | 10 |
| 2. | Noel Leon | Campos Racing | 8 |
| 3. | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | ART Grand Prix | 6 |
| 4. | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport | 5 |
| 5. | Ritomo Miyata | Hitech | 4 |
| 6. | Gabriele Mini | MP Motorsport | 3 |
| 7. | Laurens van Hoepen | Trident | 2 |
| 8. | Roman Bilinski | DAMS Lucas Oil | 1 |
| 9 | Sebastian Montoya | Prema Racing | |
| 10. | Martinius Stenshorne | Rodin Motorsport | |
| 11. | Rafael Camara | Invicta Racing | |
| 12. | Kush Maini | ART Grand Prix | |
| 13. | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing | |
| 14. | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. | AIX Racing | |
| 15. | John Bennett | Trident | |
| 16. | Colton Herta | Hitech | |
| 17. | Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | |
| 18. | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | |
| 19. | Cian Shields | AIX Racing | |
| 20. | Dino Beganovic | DAMS Lucas Oil | |
| 21. | Nicolas Varrone | Van Amersfoort Racing | |
| DNF | Mari Boya | Prema Racing |
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