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2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Thrilling F2 Baku Feature Race 1 Results
Highlights
- Alex Dunne won Formula 2 Feature Race 1 at Azerbaijan GP
- Race shortened to 23 laps but full points awarded
- Rafael Camara took drivers’ championship lead with fourth place
- Nikola Tsolov retired after multi-car crash and penalized
- Sebastian Montoya spun pre-race and could not start
- Tsolov’s penalty likely converts to next race grid drop
Alex Dunne wins Formula 2 Feature Race 1 at the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, delivering under time pressure at the Baku City Circuit. The race runs 23 laps yet still pays full points.
Rodin Motorsport converts pace into control, with Dunne heading Martinius Stenshorne for a 1-2. Dino Beganovic secures third for DAMS Lucas Oil after a disciplined, low-error run.
Rafael Camara finishes fourth after a late move on Noel Leon, seizing the drivers’ championship lead. He edges former leader Nikola Tsolov, resetting momentum heading into Sunday.
Prema’s Sebastian Montoya spins on his reconnaissance lap and loses drive. Despite qualifying seventh, he fails to start, underlining how punishing Baku is before lights even go out.
Dunne delivers Rodin’s first Feature win of 2026 after a time-limited, 23-lap contest.
Strategy diverges early. Alternative-runners pit by lap seven from softs. Tsolov suffers a slow stop, then collects penalties, including a confirmed pit-entry white-line cut.
He retires after a lap-12 restart multi-car crash, which triggers a red flag. His unserved five-second penalty now likely converts into a grid drop for the next Feature Race.
Behind the podium, Gabriele Mini claims sixth for MP Motorsport. Roman Bilinski is seventh for DAMS Lucas Oil. Van Amersfoort Racing’s Rafael Villagomez and Hiyu Yamakoshi round out the top ten.
Camara’s late pass on Leon flips the championship lead in his favour.
ART Grand Prix banks further points through Kush Maini and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak. Track position, clean restarts, and pit discipline prove decisive on a safety-car punctuated street circuit.
Provisional scoring reflects full-distance allocation under the time limit. Dunne nets 26 points with fastest lap, Stenshorne 18, and Beganovic 15 as the competitive order tightens.
Tsolov’s unserved penalty is expected to become a grid drop, potentially reshaping the next starting order.
Attention now shifts to Feature Race 2, and qualifying execution will be critical after Rodin’s strong Baku session. The F2 action runs alongside the Formula 1 main event and Saturday’s Baku Sprint results storyline.
Visual Summary
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A. DUNNE
Rodin
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Stenshorne
Stenshorne
🥉
Beganovic
Beganovic
⬆️
Camara —
Champ Lead!
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Red Flag Lap 12
Red Flag Lap 12
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ALEX DUNNE WINS CHAOTIC BAKU F2 FEATURE 📣
Dunne
26
(+Fastest Lap)
Stenshorne
18
2nd Place
Beganovic
15
3rd Place
Camara
⬆️
Champ Leader
Champ Leader
Overtakes Tsolov + Leon
🔄Montoya spins—DNF Before Start
🛠️Alternate pit stops (lap 7)
🚧Lap 12 Crash (Tsolov crash & retire)
🚫Pit lane penalties: Tsolov
🟥Red Flag / Time limit
Dunne(1)
Stenshorne(2)
Beganovic(3)
Camara(4)
Mini (6)
Bilinski (7)
Villagomez (8)
Yamakoshi (9)
Maini (10)
Unpredictable action at Baku: Dunne claims his first win, Camara leads the title, and red flags & penalties shake up the championship.
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