Dunne penalty hands victory to Camara in dramatic Baku F2 thriller
A five-second penalty for crossing the pit-lane line gave Camara his third win of the season and tightened the title race.
- On Friday in Baku, Ferrari Academy driver Rafael Câmara won the Formula 2 feature race after a five-second penalty for a pit lane line violation stripped victory from Rodin Motorsport driver Alex Dunne.
- The race turned on mandatory pit stops and two Virtual Safety Cars, which initially benefited Dunne before allowing the field to converge during the final stages.
- In a tight finish separated by less than 1.5s, Câmara secured his third win of the season, extending his championship lead over Campos Racing driver Nikola Tsolov and Dunne.
- With 207 points, Câmara leads the championship standings, followed by Tsolov with 200 and Dunne with 189 points.
- Acknowledging his rival's speed, Câmara admitted, "Even if I tried, I couldn't overtake him. I think he was just better overall.
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Nikola Tsolov had one of the strongest races of his career and finished second in the Azerbaijan Formula 2 Grand Prix, while his main rival for the title, Rafael Camara, won without overtaking and remained at the top of the drivers' standings, BTA reported. The Bulgarian driver from Campos Racing started 11th after being penalized three positions on Saturday for a pit lane error. The race in Baku was traditionally super chaotic. There was a seri…
The Brazilian Rafael Câmara closed a weekend with intense programming on the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan, with a victory, this Saturday (26), in the second main race of the 12th and pre-penultimate stage of Formula 2.
Raphael Câmara, a Ferrari junior driver who has been mentioned as a potential driver for Haas F1 in 2027, has taken the lead in the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship. He secured his third win of the season in Feature Race 2 at the Azerbaijan event, putting him seven points ahead of Nicola Tsolov. Câmara, who won the FIA Formula 3 Championship last season, has been in title contention since his first year in FIA Formula 2. He scored a significant n…
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