Gabriele Mini was the fastest driver in the sole free practice session for the fourth round of the 2026 Formula 2 season. In the session held on Thursday morning (4) at the street circuit in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the MP Motorsport driver, championship leader, recorded a time of 1min21s809 in the final moments of the practice.
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Second position went to Kush Maini, the ART Grand Prix driver who finished with a time 0s020 behind Mini’s. Alexander Dunne, from Rodin Motorsport, closed the practice with the third fastest time, ahead of Dino Beganovic, fourth with a DAMS car. The top five also included Laurens van Hoepen, with Trident.
Nikola Tsolov, Campos Racing driver, finished the activity with the sixth best time, while Noel León, Tsolov’s teammate, was seventh. Roman Bilinski, with DAMS, was eighth, while Martinius Stenshorne, from Rodin, completed the session with the ninth time. Rafael Câmara, championship runner-up, was tenth with Invicta. Emmo Fittipaldi took AIX Racing to 19th place.
The session had an interruption after just ten minutes, when Oliver Goethe stopped with the MP Motorsport car on track, causing a red flag. With 18 minutes remaining, it was Rafael Villagómez’s turn to hit the wall with the Van Amersfoort car.
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The Formula 2 schedule in Monaco will continue this Friday (5) with qualifying, scheduled for 10:10 AM. The Sprint is scheduled for 9:15 AM on Saturday, while the main race starts at 4:35 AM on Sunday.
Check the final results of the F2 free practice in Monaco:
1st – Gabriele Mini (ITA/MP Motorsport) – 1min21s809
2nd – Kush Maini (IND/ART Grand Prix) – 1min21s829
3rd – Alexander Dunne (IRL/Rodin) – 1min21s942
4th – Dino Beganovic (SWE/DAMS) – 1min21s997
5th – Laurens van Hoepen (NED/Trident) – 1min22s009
6th – Nikola Tsolov (BUL/Campos Racing) – 1min22s015
7th – Noel León (MEX/Campos Racing) – 1min22s424
8th – Roman Bilinski (POL/DAMS) – 1min22s452
9th – Martinius Stenshorne (NOR/Rodin) – 1min22s518
10th – Rafael Câmara (BRA/Invicta) – 1min22s580
11th – John Bennett (ENG/Trident) – 1min22s961
12th – Mari Boya (ESP/Prema) – 1min23s111
13th – Ritomo Miyata (JAP/Hitech) – 1min23s172
14th – Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (THA/ART Grand Prix) – 1min23s198
15th – Colton Herta (USA/Hitech) – 1min23s212
16th – Sebastian Montoya (COL/Prema) – 1min23s373
17th – Nico Varrone (ARG/Van Amersfoort) – 1min23s538
18th – Joshua Durksen (PAR/Invicta) – 1min23s565
19th – Emmo Fittipaldi (BRA/AIX Racing) – 1min23s772
20th – Cian Shields (ENG/AIX Racing) – 1min24s088
21st – Rafael Villagómez (MEX/Van Amersfoort) – 1min24s764
22nd – Oliver Goethe (GER/MP Motorsport) – 1min44s671
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