The 2026 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 17 and 19 July 2026 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the eighth round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Qualifying was held on 17 July 2026 at 16:00 local time (UTC+2). Driver Entrant Time/Gap 11 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing 1:56.306101217 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix +0.03992315 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.1868346 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.39374525 John Bennett Trident +0.4536567 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil +0.5015672 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing +0.5164788 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil +0.55338914 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.566291011 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +0.6121101122 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing +0.71211111216 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix +0.77912121310 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +0.78813131420 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing +0.96420201523 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.0301919169 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport +1.0891414174 Colton Herta Hitech +1.20315151824 Laurens van Hoepen Trident +1.53516161921 Cian Shields AIX Racing +1.76721212012 Mari Boya Prema Racing +2.2221717213 Ritomo Miyata Hitech +2.9891818107% time: 2:04.447 (+8.141)—5 Noel León Campos Racing No time2222Source:
Notes: – Both Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. and Cian Shields received a ten-place grid penalty for both races due to failing to reduce speed under double yellow flags. The penalty dropped Fittipaldi Jr. from 14th to 20th and Shields from 19th to 21st on both grids. – Rafael Villagómez received a five-place grid penalty for both races due to failing to reduce speed under a yellow flag. This dropped him from 15th to 19th on both grids. – Noel León had all his qualifying lap times deleted due to being the sole cause of a red flag. Having failed to set a time within 107% of the fastest driver, he was permitted by the stewards to start both races from the back of the grid.
Sprint race The sprint race was held on 18 July 2026 at 14:15 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints12 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing18 41:53.482410214 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport18 +0.60628+137 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil18 +1.2735646 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing18 +1.79875515 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport18 +3.3578461 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing18 +4.05410378 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil18 +4.60732810 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport18 +5.173131911 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing18 +5.86711024 Laurens van Hoepen Trident18 +6.236161112 Mari Boya Prema Racing18 +6.688171217 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix18 +7.1419134 Colton Herta Hitech18 +7.524151420 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing18 +8.057201516 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix18 +8.222121623 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing18 +8.81219173 Ritomo Miyata Hitech18 +19.06618NC22 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing14 +4 laps11DNF25 John Bennett Trident12 Spun out6DNF9 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport11 Mechanical issue14DNF5 Noel León Campos Racing6 Mechanical22DNF21 Cian Shields AIX Racing5 Accident21Fastest lap: Martinius Stenshorne (1:59.985 on lap 4)Source:
Notes: – Ritomo Miyata received a ten-second time penalty for exceeding track limits on five occasions.
Feature race The feature race was held on 19 July 2026 at 10:00 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints11 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing21 1:11:20.230125+1+2217 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix21 +5.45821836 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing21 +7.463415415 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport21 +7.88231259 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport21 +8.1791410623 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing21 +10.97219874 Colton Herta Hitech21 +20.37715683 Ritomo Miyata Hitech21 +21.887184912 Mari Boya Prema Racing21 +23.6571721014 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport21 +24.622911111 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing21 +25.335101221 Cian Shields AIX Racing21 +31.803211322 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing21 +35.63111142 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing21 +42.45871525 John Bennett Trident21 +50.24751616 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix21 +58.97012DNF8 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil16 Collision Damage8DNF20 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing12 Accident20DNF24 Laurens van Hoepen Trident7 Accident16DNF7 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil0 Retired6DNF10 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport0 Collision13DSQ5 Noel León Campos RacingDSQ Disqualified22Fastest lap: Rafael Câmara (1:59.308 on lap 16)Source:
Notes: – Alex Dunne, Colton Herta, Cian Shields, and Kush Maini all received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits. – Noel León originally finished seventh but was disqualified due to a breach of non-operational personnel regulations, as a non-operational person had used a headset with a microphone in the pitlane during a red flag.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Nikola Tsolov161 2 Gabriele Minì134 3 Rafael Câmara125 4 Alex Dunne108 5 Noel León69Source: Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Campos Racing230 1 2 Rodin Motorsport166 1 3 MP Motorsport163 4 Invicta Racing161 5 ART Grand Prix109Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2026 Belgian Grand Prix 2026 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
References
External links Official website