Alex Dunne Claims First F2 Pole at Monaco Grand Prix

In the lead-up to the Monaco Grand Prix, Irish driver Alex Dunne secured his first Formula Two pole position with a lap time of 1:21.142, narrowly beating Victor Martins by three thousandths of a second. Dunne, who races for Rodin Motorsport and is a McLaren development driver, currently leads the F2 championship following feature race wins in Bahrain and Imola. Despite the success, his qualifying session included a collision under investigation, and he will compete in Saturday's sprint race before Sunday's feature race. Meanwhile, in Formula Three qualifying at Monaco, Nikola Tsolov earned his maiden pole position with a fastest lap in Group A, while Roman Bilinski topped Group B, setting up the front row for Sunday’s feature race. The F3 session was disrupted by a red flag due to a crash, which limited flying laps for several drivers and will impact the reversed-grid sprint race on Saturday. Both Dunne’s and Tsolov’s pole positions highlight emerging talent in their respective feeder series ahead of the prestigious Monaco events.