Laurens Van Hoepen has taken pole position for the Montreal Formula 2 sprint race.
The Trident driver left it late to set a blistering time and beat Rafael Camara to the top spot.
Alex Dunne was forced to settle for third on the road, but narrowly edged out championship leader Nikola Tsolov.
Trident's strong result was backed up by a run to seventh for John Bennett.
It was a session to forget for Colton Herta, as the former IndyCar driver could only set the 21st fastest time of the session.
See the full qualifying results below!
2026 F2 Canadian GP Qualifying Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Laurens van Hoepen | Trident | 1:21.422 |
| 2. | Rafael Camara | Invicta Racing | +0.267 |
| 3. | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.287 |
| 4. | Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | +0.312 |
| 5. | Martinius Stenshorne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.322 |
| 6. | Joshua Dürksen | Invicta Racing | +0.358 |
| 7. | John Bennett | Trident | +0.399 |
| 8. | Noel Leon | Campos Racing | +0.459 |
| 9. | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.480 |
| 10. | Gabriele Mini | MP Motorsport | +0.549 |
| 11. | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. | AIX Racing | +0.579 |
| 12 | Nicolas Varrone | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.656 |
| 13. | Kush Maini | ART Grand Prix | +0.663 |
| 14. | Dino Beganovic | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.785 |
| 15. | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | ART Grand Prix | +0.799 |
| 16. | Roman Bilinski | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.854 |
| 17. | Ritomo Miyata | Hitech | +0.934 |
| 18. | Cian Shields | AIX Racing | +1.023 |
| 19. | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | +1.283 |
| 20. | Sebastian Montoya | Prema Racing | +1.387 |
| 21. | Colton Herta | Hitech | +1.435 |
| 22. | Mari Boya | Prema Racing | +1.641 |
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