Alex Dunne Takes Formula 2 Championship Lead with Imola Win

Alex Dunne, a McLaren Development Driver racing for Rodin Motorsport, won the Formula 2 Feature Race at Imola, marking his second victory of the 2025 season and taking the lead in the championship standings. Starting from fifth or sixth on the grid, Dunne executed strategic overtakes and benefited from a fast pit stop and a safety car period to secure a commanding win ahead of Luke Browning and Dino Beganovic. The race featured notable incidents including Sebastian Montoya and Victor Martins stalling on the grid, which affected the early running, and Dunne capitalized on these and the alternate pit strategies to move into the lead. Dunne's performance solidifies his position atop the standings with 64 points, six ahead of Browning, as the season progresses toward the next round in Monaco. Additionally, Dunne, the first Irish driver in F2 and part of the McLaren F1 development program, was recently selected to test a McLaren F1 car at Zandvoort, underscoring his rising profile in motorsport. The race also highlighted strong competition from teams like Hitech TGR and Prema Racing, with Beganovic and Browning consistently challenging Dunne throughout the race.