Matsushita wins unexpectedly after Latifi’s mistake
Second Formula 2 race in Montmeló has finished with Nobuharu Matsushita winning after a mistake of Nicholas Latifi, who was finished third, while he was leading. Oliver Rowland has finished in second place.
Race began...
Leclerc dominates race 1 in Barcelona
Another great victory for Charles Leclerc in a race where the Safety Car mixed things up. Luca Ghiotto and Oliver Rowland completed the podium.
Leclerc kept pole position in the first lap after a fight...
Leclerc gets the pole position
Charles Leclerc has made the pole position for the first race of the FIA ??Formula 2 in the circuit of Barcelona-Catalonia. Luca Ghiotto and Nyck de Vries complete the TOP3.
In the first round of...
Faultless Leclerc risks and takes exceptional win in Bahrain
Charles Leclerc won the sprint race at the Bahrain International Circuit with an outstanding drive which allowed him to go from P14 to victory in only 8 laps after making a pit stop. Luca...
Superb unexpected win for Markelov in Bahrain
Artem Markelov got a wonderful win at the Bahrain International Circuit after starting P7 and saving his tyres for an excellent last stint. Norman Nato and Charles Leclerc completed the podium.
Nato and Markelov had...
Fuoco, Malja and more drivers penalized for Race 1 start
Antonio Fuoco has lost his front row start after being one of five drivers handed a grid penalty by the race stewards following this evening’s qualifying session in Bahrain: joining the Italian on the...
Leclerc shows his superiority with wonderful pole in Bahrain
Charles Leclerc got pole position for tomorrow's race in Bahrain with a great advantage over his rivals. His teammate in Prema, Antonio Fuoco, and Nyck de Vries completed the top 3.
Leclerc dominated from the...
Rowland starts the season on top of free practice
After testing here a few weeks ago, the teams and drivers were back in Bahrain for the opening round of the recently renamed F2 Championship. Rowland's been fastest ahead of Markelov and Leclerc.
Rowland set...
Rowland named as Renault Sport F1 development driver
Renault Sport Formula One Team is happy to announce Renault Sport Academy graduate Oliver Rowland as Development Driver for the 2017 season.
Oliver, who will also contest the FIA Formula 2 Championship with DAMS this...
FIA F2 : The last stage before F1
The GP2 Series championship, rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 championship, starts this week-end in Bahrain. It is time to state the different challenges of this season.
Since 2012 and Romain Grosjean, no GP2...
Coletti and Canamasas back in F2
Monegasque Stefano Coletti and Spanish Sergio Canamasas have been called for the first week-end of the FIA F2 championship in Bahrain.
Prior to the first week-end of the FIA F2 season in Bahrain, two teams...
Latifi claims day two honours in Bahrain
Nicholas Latifi has topped day two by setting the pace in this morning’s test session at the Bahrain International Circuit, stopping the clock at 1:40.541 in the second half of the session to top...
Canamasas will test for Trident again, while Hyman for Campos
The second pre-season test of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship kicks off tomorrow, with another three day session taking place this time out at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The teams...
Nato completes Barcelona testing as the quickest
Norman Nato has been the quickest of Day 3 of FIA Formula 2 pre-season testing at circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya, thanks to his lap time set in the morning session. The quickest in the afternoon...
Norman Nato leads the way on day 3
Frenchman on top in penultimate Barcelona test session.
Norman Nato grabbed the top spot the morning in the second-last session of the FIA Formula 2 Championship test in Barcelona, defying his rivals halfway through the...
De Vries the fastest of day 2 afternoon session
Alexander Albon stepped up a spot overnight to take the day two honours with the fastest time in this morning’s FIA Formula 2 Championship test session in Barcelona, grabbing the top spot from Johnny...
De Vries main focus in FIA F2, not in McLaren
Nyck de Vries has reported after the first day of FIA Formula 2 testing at Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya, which his main focus this year will be in the series and not in his job...
Albon tops second morning test in Barcelona
Thai driver steps up to top spot.
Alexander Albon has claimed the honours in this morning’s FIA Formula 2 Championship test session in Barcelona, grabbing the top spot in the closing hour of the session...
Nobuharu Matsushita tops first day in Barcelona
Japanese heads afternoon session on first day of test.
Nobuharu Matsushita claimed the first day honours after topping this afternoon’s FIA Formula 2 Championship pre-season test in Barcelona, stopping the clock halfway through the session...
Johnny Cecotto leads the way in Barcelona
Venezuelan on top on first morning of test.
Johnny Cecotto got the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship’s season underway by topping the timesheets in this morning’s first test session in Barcelona with a laptime of...
FIA Formula 2 breaks cover in Barcelona
First three-day pre-season test session opens tomorrow in Spain.
The 2017 FIA Formula 2 season officially kicks off tomorrow with the first test session of the year at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. The...
Rapax sign Cecotto and De Vries for FIA F2 season
Rapax team is pleased to announce the agreement reached with Johnny Cecotto and Nyck De Vries to enter the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship. Together they make a very strong line-up that combines two...
Merhi to make Formula 2 test debut with Campos Racing
Roberto Merhi will join Campos Racing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the traditional venue of collective preseason testing, next week. The Castellon-born driver will team up with Ralph Boschung to complete a three-day two-car...
Boschung joins Campos for 2017 FIA F2 season
Campos Racing is pleased to announce that Ralph Boschung will join the Alzira-based team to contest the full season in the renamed FIA Formula 2 Championship. Boschung will make his debut with Campos Racing...
Official: GP2 Series becomes FIA F2
After months debating the possibility, GP2 Series is finally going to change its name from this season. Formula 1's previous series is now going to be known as FIA Formula 2 Championship.
World Motor Sport...
Prema shows his new livery for FIA F2
Before the pre-season test days, the GP2 Series champion team has shown his new livery for the series that changed the name today.
The main feeder series of Formula 1 today changed the name from...
Jeffri joins Trident for 2017 Season
Malaysian driver moves to italian Team for second year.
Team Trident is proud to announce one of the key elements in their 2017 GP2 Series assault. The Italian squad will be joining forces with 23-year-old...
Leclerc: “Prema & ART GP are similar to a F1 team”
In the second week of testing in Barcelona, FormulaRapida.net met Charles Leclerc, member of the Ferrari driver Academy and involved in F1 with Ferrari and Haas F1 Team. Here is the exclusive Q&A realised...
Norris joins and leads McLaren Junior Program
McLaren-Honda is pleased to announce the recruitment of another exciting talent to its Young Driver Programme, following Stoffel Vandoorne’s successful graduation to a Formula 1 race seat for the 2017 season alongside Fernando Alonso.
Lando...
Alexander Albon steps up to GP2
GP3 Series runner-up Alexander Albon has been promoted to upper series in GP2 with ART Grand Prix.
Despite an already dense single-seater career, Alexander Albon was the revelation of 2016 in GP3 Series by winning...
