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Biz Bahrain
14-04-2025
- Automotive
- Biz Bahrain
Dunne dominates Formula 2, Câmara leads Formula 3 and De Haan captures Porsche round
Robert De Haan captured double pole today for this weekend's races in the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East, being held in support of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 at Bahrain International Circuit. De Haan continued his fine form this weekend and clocked a fastest lap of 2:03.990 during qualifying to take the leading grid spot for the first race later tonight. His second-best lap of 2:04.106 then earned him pole for race two. Janne Stiak will start alongside him on row one for the first race after setting a qualifying time of 2:04.364 today. De Haan is also the leading starter in the Pro class for both races. In the FIA Formula 2 Feature Race, Rodin Motorsport driver Alexander Dunne secured an impressive maiden victory. Starting from fourth on the grid, Dunne passed Leonardo Fornaroli on lap seven to take the lead and retained control for the remainder of the 32-lap contest. Luke Browning, racing for Hitech TGR, climbed the field on an alternate tyre strategy to finish second, while Fornaroli completed the podium in third for Invicta Racing. Josep María Martí made strong progress from 11th to finish fourth, followed by Victor Martins, Richard Verschoor, and Dino Beganovic. Arvid Lindblad surged from 16th to eighth, with Gabriele Minì and Joshua Duerksen rounding out the points in ninth and tenth, respectively. In the FIA Formula 3 Feature Race, Rafael Camara made it two wins from two, converting pole position into a dominant victory in the Sakhir Feature Race, ahead of Callum Voisin and Tim Tramnitz. Polesitter Camara had a slow start, allowing Voisin to get ahead into Turn 1, but on Lap 5, he re-took the position from his Rodin Motorsport rival. From there, the Scuderia Ferrari Academy driver pulled away, winning the race by over six seconds, while Voisin settled for second. Tramnitz charged through from P13 on the grid to finish third for MP Motorsport, a late move on ART Grand Prix driver Tuukka Taponen giving him his first podium of the year. Taponen was able to hold off the other Red Bull Academy junior in the field, Nikola Tsolov, across the line to claim P4, while the Campos Racing driver took fifth. Noah Stromsted continued his strong start to the season for Trident, the Mercedes junior finishing sixth ahead of MP's Alessandro Giusti, in his Williams-liveried car. Mari Boya came through from 20th on the grid to finish eighth for Campos, ahead of the third MP car driven by Bruno del Pino, while Christian Ho rounded out the top 10 for DAMS Lucas Oil. In the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East, Robert De Haan converted his double pole into double victories. He finished 5.7 seconds ahead of Janne Stiak in race two, with Angus Whiteside completing the podium in third. Khalid Al Ahmadi claimed victory in the Pro-Am category, while Banksy topped the Masters class. BNA(R)
Daily Tribune
12-04-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Tribune
Fornaroli, Durksen claim pole position for F2 races in Bahrain
Leonardo Fornaroli of Invicta Racing captured pole position today for the FIA Formula 2 Feature Race, scheduled to be held on Sunday in support of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit. Fornaroli posted a best lap time of 1:44.008 during qualifying today, going 0.155s quicker than Victor Martins of ART Grand Prix. Luke Browning of Hitech GP qualified third 0.284s off the leading pace, while Alexander Dunne of Rodin Motorsport will join him on the second row after going 0.316s off the mark. Joshua Durksen of AIX Racing took pole for F2's sprint race, scheduled for Saturday. Durksen earned the leading grid position after finishing 10th in qualifying with a lap of 1:44.802, which gave him the F2 sprint pole based on the championship's rules. Camara bags pole for F3 feature, Dufek for F3 sprint Rafael Camara of Trident bagged pole position for the Formula 3 feature race on Sunday, to be held in support of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025. Camara set a fastest lap of 1:49.214 to top the timesheet in this afternoon's qualifying runs. Callum Voisin of Rodin Motorsport will start alongside Camara on the front row after qualifying 0.156s off his mark, while Charlie Wurz will be third for Trident, going 0.404s off his teammate's pace. Christian Ho of DAMS Lucas Oil joins Wurz on row two. Meanwhile, Joshua Dufek of Hitech TGR will start on pole for Saturday's F3 Sprint Race. His qualifying mark of 1:50.057 was 12th best, which, by F3's unique rules, earned him the leading grid position for the sprint. De Haan sets pace in Porsche Carrera Cup ME second practice Robert De Haan topped the second practice times in the Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East (PCCME), supporting this weekend's Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025. De Haan posted a best lap of 2:02.908. He went 0.520 seconds quicker than Janne Stiak, while Khaled Alahmadi finished third 1.102s adrift. De Haan was also the leader in the PCCME's Pro class and Alahmadi the ProAm category.
