Rafael Camara stormed to pole position for the F2 feature race at the Belgian Grand Prix, his fourth of the campaign, overcoming Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Alex Dunne in a damp-to-dry session with two red flag interruptions.
Championship leader Nikola Tsolov and John Bennett rounded out the top five at Spa-Francorchamps.
Dino Beganovic, Joshua Dürksen, Roman Bilinski, Martinius Stenshorne and Neol Leon completed the top 10, with the latter two drivers set to start the shorter sprint race from the front row, as part of the reverse grid.
The Campos Racing driver spun at the top of Radillion and stalled, but was able to bump-start his car by rolling backwards before getting going again.
Leon would subsequently have his lap times deleted as the sole cause of the first red flag. As such, Montoya has inherited P10 and sprint pole.
Likewise, Laurens van Hoepen brought out the second red flag of the session, with under five minutes to go, having stopped off the racing line, just before the start/finish line.
However, as the Dutchman experienced a gearbox malfunction, the Trident driver was granted a reprieve by the stewards, unlike Leon.
The clock stopped at 3:26, and with a double-waved yellow being thrown beforehand, no one would be able to improve before the stoppage.
There would be time for the session to resume, with a one-lap shootout deciding matters before multiple penalties were applied afterwards.
Rafael Villagomez was handed a five-place grid penalty for both races, after failing to respect single-waved yellow flags during the 30-minute grid-setting session, whilst Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. and Cian Shields were punished 10 places for both. The AIX Racing driver was found guilty of failing to respect double-waved yellows.
Check out the full F2 Qualifying results from the Belgian Grand Prix below! Results are provisional...
2026 Belgian GP F2 Qualifying results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Camara | Invicta Racing | 1:56.306 |
| 2 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | ART Grand Prix | +0.039 |
| 3 | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.186 |
| 4 | Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | +0.393 |
| 5 | John Bennett | Trident | +0.453 |
| 6 | Dino Beganovic | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.501 |
| 7 | Joshua Dürksen | Invicta Racing | +0.516 |
| 8 | Roman Bilinski | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.553 |
| 9 | Martinius Stenshorne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.566 |
| 10 | Sebastian Montoya | Prema Racing | +0.612 |
| 11 | Nicolas Varrone | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.712 |
| 12 | Kush Maini | ART Grand Prix | +0.779 |
| 13 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | +0.788 |
| 14 | Gabriele Mini | MP Motorsport | +1.089 |
| 15 | Colton Herta | Hitech | +1.203 |
| 16 | Laurens van Hoepen | Trident | +1.535 |
| 17 | Mari Boya | Prema Racing | +2.222 |
| 18 | Ritomo Miyata | Hitech | +2.989 |
| 19 | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.030 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. | AIX Racing | +0.964 |
| 21 | Cian Shields | AIX Racing | +1.767 |
| 22 | Noel Leon | Campos Racing | NO LAP TIME |
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