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2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix F2 Qualifying: Full Results Revealed
Highlights
- Rafael Camara secured Formula 2 pole at Barcelona-Catalunya.
- Joshua Dürksen and Alex Dunne completed the top three.
- Ritomo Miyata caused red flag, qualified 13th despite penalty.
- Noel Leon earned Sprint race pole by qualifying tenth.
- Top ten qualifiers separated by less than half a second.
- Qualifying sets stage for competitive Formula 2 feature race.
Rafael Camara takes pole for the Formula 2 feature race at Barcelona-Catalunya, clocking 1:24.810 for Invicta Racing in a tightly contested qualifying session.
Teammate Joshua Dürksen secures second, 0.135s back, completing an Invicta lockout. Rodin Motorsport’s Alex Dunne is third, 0.225s off Camara.
Gabriele Mini leads MP Motorsport’s effort in fourth. Rafael Villagomez delivers Van Amersfoort Racing’s best time with fifth after a tidy final run.
Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov takes sixth, with Van Amersfoort’s Nicolas Varrone seventh. Hitech’s Colton Herta is eighth, showing confidence through the final sector.
Camara’s 1:24.810 secures pole, edging teammate Dürksen by 0.135s.
Kush Maini is ninth for ART Grand Prix. Noel Leon’s tenth earns Sprint race pole under Formula 2’s top-10 reverse-grid rule.
The qualifying order sets up a pivotal Saturday on the programme, with the Sprint preceding the Feature per the event schedule.
Noel Leon inherits Sprint race pole from P10 through Formula 2’s reverse-grid regulation.
A late red flag disrupts the session after Ritomo Miyata crashes at the final corner. As standard, laps causing stoppages are deleted, so his best time should be removed.
Even so, the Hitech driver sits 13th in the classification. Dino Beganovic is 12th for DAMS Lucas Oil, with Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 11th.
Laurens van Hoepen takes 14th for Trident ahead of MP Motorsport’s Oliver Goethe. Rodin’s Martinius Stenshorne and Roman Bilinski line up 16th and 17th.
Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. qualifies 18th as he continues his adaptation. John Bennett and Sebastian Montoya complete a compact midfield.
Only 0.5s covers the top ten, underlining Barcelona’s emphasis on execution over outright pace.
Margins are slender. Less than half a second covers the top ten, reflecting a surface that punishes errors and rewards rhythm through Sector 3.
Invicta’s front-row lockout offers strategic control into Turn 1. Clean air aids tyre management on Barcelona’s abrasive asphalt, especially across long stints.
Wind shifts and track temperature swings will shape stint length. Teams must balance Pirelli degradation against DRS effectiveness along the main straight.
Expect strategy split between early undercuts and longer first stints. Overtaking remains difficult without tyre offset or a mistake into Turn 10.
Variable conditions remain possible per the Barcelona-Catalunya GP forecast, adding uncertainty to pit windows and tyre choice.
Set-up direction draws on the weekend’s practice results, with teams prioritising traction and thermal management ahead of the Feature.
Visual Summary
CAMARA NAILS POLE AT THE APEX
1
Rafael Camara
1:24.810
1:24.810
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2
Joshua Dürksen
+0.135
+0.135
?
3
Alex Dunne
+0.225
+0.225
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Top 3 separated by 0.225s
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TOP TEN WITHIN 0.5s
TOP TEN WITHIN 0.5s
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Red Flag: Miyata crashes in final corner (13th on grid)
Red Flag: Miyata crashes in final corner (13th on grid)
Campos’ Noel Leon grabs Sprint Race pole (10th fastest)
The Feature Race grid is set – Can Camara convert pole into victory?
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