Mexican driver Noel Leon claimed his maiden Formula 2 victory in Montreal, winning the sprint race held during the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix weekend. The Campos Racing driver crossed the line ahead of Gabriele Mini and Martinius Stenshorne to complete the podium.
The race featured 21 starters after Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak withdrew from the event on medical grounds following a crash on Friday. His absence reduced the grid for what became an incident-laden contest.
Alex Dunne and Nikola Tsolov looked set for strong points before each received a 10-second time penalty. The sanctions dropped both drivers down the order and reshuffled the lower points-paying positions.
Attrition played a major role as five drivers failed to reach the finish. Sebastian Montoya, Cian Shields, Rafael Villagomez, Joshua Dürksen and John Bennett were all listed as retirements.
F2 Canadian GP sprint classification:
- 1. Noel Leon (Campos Racing) — 10 pts - 2. Gabriele Mini (MP Motorsport) — 8 pts - 3. Martinius Stenshorne (Rodin Motorsport) — 6 pts - 4. Laurens van Hoepen (Trident) — 5 pts - 5. Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. (AIX Racing) — 4 pts - 6. Dino Beganovic (DAMS Lucas Oil) — 3 pts - 7. Rafael Camara (Invicta Racing) — 2 pts - 8. Roman Bilinski (DAMS Lucas Oil) — 1 pt - 9. Colton Herta (Hitech) - 10. Oliver Goethe (MP Motorsport) - 11. Ritomo Miyata (Hitech) - 12. Kush Maini (ART Grand Prix) - 13. Alex Dunne (Rodin Motorsport) - 14. Nikola Tsolov (Campos Racing) - 15. Mari Boya (Prema Racing) - 16. Nicolas Varrone (Van Amersfoort Racing) - DNF: Sebastian Montoya (Prema Racing) - DNF: Cian Shields (AIX Racing) - DNF: Rafael Villagomez (Van Amersfoort Racing) - DNF: Joshua Dürksen (Invicta Racing) - DNF: John Bennett (Trident) - DNS: Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (ART Grand Prix)
With the sprint complete, attention now turns to the remainder of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend in Montreal, where teams and drivers will look to build on or recover from Saturday’s momentum.
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