Following the usual post-race checks, the results of Race 2 have been confirmed. It marks the second victory for James Wharton of the Ferrari Driver Academy and PREMA Racing in the series. Kacper Sztuka from US Racing secures second place, and he will start as the poleman for the final race of the weekend. Arvid Lindblad, the Red Bull junior driver from PREMA Racing and the current Championship leader, finished in third position.

There are also some post-race penalties. Jack Beeton from Van Amersfoort Racing has been deemed responsible for the incident involving Ivan Domingues (Van Amersfoort Racing), Matteo Quintarelli (R-ace GP), Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi (PHM Racing), and James Egozi (PHM Racing), which led to the red flag and the premature end of the race. As a result, the Stewards have decided to exclude the Australian driver from the event.

Tina Hausmann from AKM Motorsport has received a grid penalty and will lose six positions on the grid for the next race due to an incident with Guido Luchetti from Airflow Racing. Additionally, Bhirombhakdi has been given a drive-through penalty, converted to a 25-second time penalty in the final result of Race 2, for being responsible for the incident that caused the DNF of the Brazilian driver from the Alpine Academy, Matheus Ferreira (Van Amersfoort Racing).

 

The race:  

The second race of the Italian F.4 Championship at Spa-Francorchamps is a short one, ending earlier than scheduled. Race 2 is red-flagged due to an incident involving several cars at Raidillon. Ivan Domingues from Van Amersfoort Racing loses control of his car after contact with his teammate Jack Beeton and crashes into the barriers. His car spins in the middle of the track, involving the cars of PHM Racing drivers Matteo Quintarelli, James Egozi, and Nandahvud Bhirombhakdi, as well as Jenzer Motorsport's Ethan Ischer. Drivers are okay after the crash, with further medical check-ups in progress for Bhirombhakdi. The race couldn't continue and is red-flagged on the sixth lap, with 10:24 + 1 lap remaining.

James Wharton, PREMA Racing, secures victory from pole position, controlling the race and fending off attacks. The Australian driver maintains his lead even during race restarts, managing them without any issues. Kacper Sztuka from US Racing poses the main challenge to Wharton's victory. Towards the end, Sztuka manages to move ahead just as the incident occurs behind them, resulting in the premature conclusion of the race and the classification being reverted to the previous lap. Sztuka settles for P2. The Polish driver from the Gerhard Ungar and Ralf Schumacher Team performs admirably, relentlessly attacking from the start and capitalizing on every opportunity to put pressure on the race leader. British driver Arvid Lindblad from Prema Racing takes third place, fighting for victory from the start while also keeping an eye on Raphael Narac's and Akshay Bohra's attempts to overtake. It is Bohra from US Racing who finishes in P4, passing Narac, who had held onto fourth place for most of the race. The French driver from R-ace GP settles for fifth position, after starting from the second row, highlighting the excellent qualifying performance on Saturday. Zachary David, the Maltese-Filipino driver from US Racing, finishes sixth in Race 2, followed by a pair of Prema drivers, Ugo Ugochukwu and Rashid Al Dhaheri. Ninth place goes to the Australian driver Gianmarco Pradel from US Racing, with the points-scoring zone completed by Israeli driver Ariel Elkin from Jenzer Motorsport.

 

The schedule of the weekend:

The next on-track event today, Sunday, May 28, is Race 3 (30' + 1 lap) at 17:20.

The weekend races will be broadcast live with English commentary on the Italian F.4 Championship's YouTube and Facebook pages, as well as on Motorsport TV.