John Bennett won this Saturday (the 27th) the Sprint race of the sixth round of the 2026 Formula 2 season, held at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The Trident driver led the early stages of the race, was overtaken by Sebastian Montoya, but regained the lead on the last of the 28 laps to secure the victory, his first in the Formula 2 category, the stepping stone to Formula 1.
Second place went to Montoya, the Prema driver who finished just over a second behind Bennett. The podium was completed by Rafael Villagómez, a Van Amersfoort driver who scored his first points of the year with third place. Alexander Dunne, from Rodin Motorsport, finished the race in fourth, just ahead of Gabriele Mini, who completed the top five for MP Motorsport.
Rafael Câmara finished the race in sixth place in an Invicta Racing car after having reached as high as fourth. Roman Bilinski, of DAMS, ended the fight in seventh, while Kush Maini completed the points in eighth for ART Grand Prix. Nikola Tsolov, of Campos Racing, finished ninth, while Noel León, also from Campos Racing, completed the top ten.
The Safety Car was deployed onto the track on the first lap after an incident involving several drivers. Câmara touched Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, who spun, as Joshua Durksen and Nikola Tsolov also collided. The incidents also involved Oliver Goethe and Emmo Fittipaldi, who retired along with the Thai driver from ART Grand Prix, and Dino Beganovic.
On lap 21, the Virtual Safety Car was activated after Colton Herta’s car developed a problem, forcing the American to stop on track. Shortly afterwards the race was resumed.
The race that closes the Austrian round of Formula 2 will be contested on Sunday, with a start from 5:10 a.m.
