Leader of the Formula 2 standings, Nikola Tsolov was the fastest driver in the sole free practice for the 11th round of the 2026 season, held on Friday morning (11) at Madring, the street circuit set up in Madrid, Spain. The Campos Racing driver clocked his best lap at 1m47.059s, topping the timesheets.
Second place went to Nico Varrone, the Argentine driver for Van Amersfoort, who finished 0.110 seconds behind Tsolov. Rafael Villagómez, also with Van Amersfoort, ended the session with the third-best time, ahead of Colton Herta, fourth with Hitech. The top five also included Alexander Dunne, from Rodin Motorsport.
Laurens van Hoepen, riding for Trident, was sixth fastest, ahead of Martinius Stenshorne, seventh with Rodin Motorsport. Oliver Goethe, from MP Motorsport, posted the eighth-quickest time, followed by his teammate and title contender Gabriele Mini. Rafael Câmara, from Invicta Racing, finished tenth, and Emmo Fittipaldi, of AIX Racing, ended in 17th.
The session also featured a severe crash involving Thai driver Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, who smashed the ART Grand Prix car into the wall. The incident occurred as he exited turn 19 on the Spanish circuit, and the car caught fire. The driver escaped unharmed, and the session was interrupted and later extended by race control.
From 10:00, qualifying will determine the starting order for the weekend’s two races. The Sprint is scheduled for 9:15, while the main race begins at 6:25 on Sunday.
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