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Kush Maini Secures Thrilling Win in Barcelona Sprint Race
Highlights
- Kush Maini won FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race at Barcelona-Catalunya
- Maini led every lap and finished seven seconds ahead
- Gabriele Minì battled for second, finishing ahead of Nikola Tsolov
- Nikola Tsolov finished third, dropping from third to fourth late
- Colton Herta missed podium after going off track at Turn 5
- Noel Leon recovered to fourth, moving to third in championship
Kush Maini wins the FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, converting a front-row start into a controlled, lights-to-flag victory.
The ART Grand Prix driver, an Alpine Academy member, clears polesitter Noel Leon early and builds an unchallenged seven-second margin by the flag.
Maini manages his Pirelli tyres with care, keeps the pace in hand, and avoids errors. The operational execution is clean, leaving rivals to fight over the minor places.
Championship leader Gabriele Minì advances from seventh with brisk early progress. He seals second with a decisive Turn 1 move on Nikola Tsolov, surviving light contact to bank important points.
Maini leads every lap and wins the Barcelona Sprint by seven seconds.
Tsolov, representing Campos Racing with Red Bull Junior backing, gains from fifth to third at the start. He absorbs pressure late on and finishes third after Colton Herta’s late off removes the threat.
Herta charges from deeper in the pack and briefly looks podium-bound. A Turn 5 lock-up sends him off, costing him momentum and even fifth place in the closing laps.
Leon stabilises after losing the lead and recovers to fourth following Herta’s error. The result lifts him to third in the Drivers’ Championship.
Noel Leon’s P4 moves him up to third in the championship standings.
The competitive spread remains tight. Minì’s rise from seventh underlines efficient tyre phase management, while Maini’s pace delta indicates ART’s strong baseline at Barcelona-Catalunya.
With Sprint points banked, attention turns to the strategic complexity of the Feature Race, where tyre life and clean air will again dictate opportunity windows.
Minì climbs from P7 to P2 with a late, decisive Turn 1 pass on Tsolov.
Visual Summary
WIN
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Barcelona Sprint Race
Kush Maini dominates:
7s lead!
7s lead!
+7s
(Maini led every lap)
TURN 1 OVERTAKE
Minì powers from P7 ➜ P2
Maini overtakes Leon at the start, leads every lap
Minì scythes through field—crucial pass for 2nd in closing laps
Tsolov climbs to 3rd, holds off late charge after Herta locks up
Leon recovers to finish 4th, strengthens his ‘Championship Top 3’
Barcelona’s sprint: Strategy ? Skill ? Surprises
Who will take the momentum into the Feature Race?
Who will take the momentum into the Feature Race?
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