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Fornaroli Holds Off Lindblad to Win Monza F2 Sprint, Extending Points Lead

The home victory is his fourth straight, underscoring his title momentum after a qualifying issue left him starting third for the reverse‑grid race.

Overview

  • Leonardo Fornaroli won the Monza Sprint from third on the grid, finishing ahead of Arvid Lindblad with Joshua Dürksen completing the podium.
  • Dino Beganovic received a five‑second penalty for a virtual safety car infringement and was classified sixth, promoting Richard Verschoor to fourth and Roman Staněk to fifth.
  • A lap‑two Safety Car was deployed when Kush Maini spun into the gravel after contact with Alex Dunne, forcing Maini out while Dunne continued to finish 11th.
  • A late Virtual Safety Car for Max Esterson’s stoppage briefly neutralized the race; most stayed out while Oliver Goethe pitted and fell down the order as Fornaroli controlled the run to the flag.
  • Fornaroli moves to 164 points to widen his championship lead over Verschoor’s 140, with his qualifying issue expected to leave him further back for Sunday’s Feature.