Brazilian who defends Invicta Racing in Formula 2, Rafael Câmara will start from third place in the main race of the 11th round of the 2026 season, scheduled for Madring, a circuit located in Madrid, Spain. In the qualifying session held on the morning of this Friday (11), the championship runner-up took advantage of the final moments to record 1min44s853, securing a place on the second row of the grid.
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In a moment of growth in the championship, where he reduced the gap to the leader of the standings to just 11 points in the last rounds, Câmara faced a session that featured three red flags, and had little time to secure third place. More than that, the Brazilian will start ahead of the championship leader, who starts from fifth place.
“Overall, I am happy with what we did today. I think, in the end, it was a good lap that put us in third position. And from there, we will focus on the races. It was not an easy qualifying. It was complicated to complete laps with many red flags and accidents,” said Rafael Câmara, right after qualifying.
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“We couldn’t do many laps in free practice, so it was difficult to have a sense of what we needed to do in qualifying. And, of course, you have to trust your engineer and the team to know you are on the right track in qualifying. But it was a good session, even without free practice data. That was the same for everyone, but on a new track, it’s not what we want,” Câmara added.
After qualifying, Formula 2 will hold its two races following the schedule. The Sprint is scheduled for 9:15 AM this Saturday (12), while the main race starts at 6:25 AM on Sunday. Sportv, Globoplay, and F1TV will broadcast both races live.
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