Dino Beganovic eased to victory in the F2 Sprint Race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after cruising past polesitter and championship leader Nikola Tsolov at the start of Lap 6 of 21.
Laurens van Hoepen finished second, and Alex Dunne rounded out the podium positions at the Baku City Circuit from P10 on the grid, ahead of Martinius Stenshorne and Tsolov.
Mari Boya was spun into the wall and retirement at the second corner, with Rafael Camara tagging him on the rear after locking up. It triggered an early safety car and a 10-second time penalty for the Brazilian driver.
Despite his deficit in the standings to Tsolov growing to 11 points, the Ferrari junior will be pleased to have passed his title rival on track, who dropped back with rear tyre wear issues, and he will start ahead of the Red Bull academy driver in both feature races.
A late safety car after Joshua Dürksen hit the wall at Turn 1 cost his Invicta Racing team-mate dearly, wiping out the gap Camara had built to those behind him in pursuit of points.
He opted to pit from fourth on the road and serve his punishment in the pits, ultimately taking the chequered flag in P16.
There was chaos at the restart for a final-lap shootout, caused by Oliver Goethe, who misjudged his braking point, taking out Gabriele Mini, who was on the cusp of a much-needed point for his championship aspirations.
Ritomo Miyata and Noel Leon clashed, too, preventing either driver from completing the race, with their cars left stranded at Turn 1.
Check out the full F2 Sprint Race results from the Baku City Circuit, which hosts the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, below! Results are provisional.
2026 Azerbaijan GP — F2 Baku Sprint Race results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dino Beganovic | DAMS Lucas Oil | 10 |
| 2. | Laurens van Hoepen | Trident | 8 |
| 3. | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport | 7 (inc. FL point) |
| 4. | Martinius Stenshorne | Rodin Motorsport | 5 |
| 5. | Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | 4 |
| 6. | Roman Bilinski | DAMS Lucas Oil | 3 |
| 7. | Sebastian Montoya | Prema Racing | 2 |
| 8. | Kush Maini | ART Grand Prix | 1 |
| 9. | Colton Herta | Hitech | |
| 10. | John Bennett | Trident | |
| 11. | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | ART Grand Prix | |
| 12. | Cian Shields | AIX Racing | |
| 13. | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing | |
| 14. | Gabriele Mini | MP Motorsport | |
| 15. | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | |
| 16. | Rafael Camara | Invicta Racing | |
| 17. | Hiyu Yamakoshi | Van Amersfoort Racing | |
| 18. | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. | AIX Racing | |
| OUT | Ritomo Miyata | Hitech | |
| OUT | Noel Leon | Campos Racing | |
| OUT | Joshua Dürksen | Invicta Racing | |
| OUT | Mari Boya | Prema Racing |
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