Gabriele Mini secured his second victory of the FIA Formula 2 season for MP Motorsport.
The Italian went from second on the reverse grid and was patient in the opening stages, shadowing reverse grid polesitter Sebastian Montoya, saving the best of his tyres.
He pounced on Lap 17 of 28, forcing the PREMA Racing driver to defend through Turn 1 before getting a switchback completed at Turn 2 for the lead.
From that point on, the Alpine Academy driver stretched his advantage to the tune of several seconds and claimed the additional point for fastest lap en route to victory.
It was an important win too, with leader in the drivers’ standings Nikola Tsolov failing to score despite running third for much of the Sprint.
The Campos Racing driver made a dive to the inside of Montoya at Turn 1 on Lap 21, but the pair made contact and suffered race ending damage. The incident is set to be investigated after the race.
Dino Beganovic secured his second-consecutive Sprint Race podium for DAMS Lucas Oil in P2. Laurens van Hoepen rebounded from his sizeable crash at Spa last week to complete the rostrum in third place for TRIDENT.
Invicta Racing’s Rafael Camara also added to his tally in the title race with fourth place, while ART Grand Prix teammates Kush Maini and Tasanapol Intrahphuvasak followed in fifth and sixth.
Rounding out the points were Invicta’s Joshua Duerksen in seventh, and Martinius Stenshorne in eighth for Rodin Motorsport.
For an in-depth report of the FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race in Budapest, head to the official website here.
