Joshua Durksen emerged victorious on Sunday (7) in the race that closed the 2025 Formula 2 season, held at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. The Paraguayan driver from AIX Racing started from the fourth position, but made a combative run and relied on strategy to take the lead in the penultimate lap on the Emirati circuit, triumphing for the second year in a row in the main event in the United Arab Emirates.
The second place went to Roman Stanek, a driver from Invicta who started from pole position and maintained the lead in the initial laps, finishing just over five seconds behind the winner. Gabriele Mini, from Prema, completed the podium with a third-place finish. Dino Beganovic, from Hitech, finished fourth due to a penalty for excessive speed in the pits. Oliver Goethe, from MP Motorsport, completed the list of the top five.
Rafael Villagómez, with a car from Van Amersfoort, finished the test with a sixth-place finish, finishing ahead of Kush Maini, seventh with DAMS. Ritomo Miyata, from ART Grand Prix, finished the dispute in eighth, with Arvid Lindblad, winner of the Sprint on Saturday, crossing the finish line in ninth with Campos Racing. Jak Crawford, from DAMS, finished in the points zone of the race on Sunday.
The race featured a Safety Car entry on the second lap, when Alexander Dunne hit a sausage kerb and lost control of the Rodin car, hitting Victor Martins, from ART Grand Prix. Shortly after, Cian Shields, from AIX Racing, was unable to avoid the Irishman and hit him. Later, on lap 10, Sebastian Montoya spun with Prema and abandoned. First, the Virtual Safety Car was activated, but two laps later the safety car went onto the track.
The track results secured the team title for Invicta Racing, a team that had already secured the drivers’ championship last weekend with Leonardo Fornaroli. The Italian driver, announced by McLaren as a reserve for 2026, finished the dispute on Sunday in only 11th place on the Yas Marina circuit.
Formula 2 will have post-season testing next week, but will not hold another race until March 7-8 in Melbourne, Australia.
