Ritomo Miyata won on Saturday (12) the Sprint that opened the 11th round of the 2026 Formula 2 season, held at Madring, a street circuit set up in Madrid, Spain. The Hitech driver took the lead at the start and avoided being attacked by rivals throughout the 23 laps, securing the victory in the weekend’s short race.
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The second position went to Emmo Fittipaldi, AIX Racing driver who started from pole position and crossed the finish line just over two seconds behind the winner. Laurens van Hoepen, from Trident, completed the podium in third place, followed by Noel León, fourth with a Campos Racing car. Martinius Stenshorne, Rodin Motorsport driver, was fifth.
Brazilian Rafael Câmara crossed the finish line in sixth place after withstanding attacks from Alexander Dunne, seventh with Rodin Motorsport. Mari Boya, from Prema, completed the points zone in eighth place. Gabriele Mini, from MP Motorsport, and Dino Beganovic, from DAMS, completed the top ten list.
The Sprint featured Safety Car deployments. On the first lap, Nico Varrone, who was hit by Kush Maini and crashed the Van Amersfoort car into the wall, abandoned the race causing the neutralization. The Indian also damaged the suspension and left the race. Shortly before, John Bennett and Sebastian Montoya touched, and had to go to the pits.
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On lap 15, Nikola Tsolov, who had been attacking Campos Racing teammate Noel León for several laps, spun alone at turn 20, stalling the car and retiring from the race, causing another Safety Car deployment on the track.
The race that closes the Madrid round of Formula 2 is scheduled for 6:25 this Sunday (13).
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