{"id":2865,"date":"2026-09-26T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:08:57","slug":"camara-inherits-baku-f2-victory-after-dunne-penalty-and-extends-championship-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f2\/camara-inherits-baku-f2-victory-after-dunne-penalty-and-extends-championship-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e2mara inherits Baku F2 victory after Dunne penalty and extends championship lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rafael C\u00e2mara inherited victory after Alexander Dunne\u2019s five-second penalty<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nikola Tsolov recovered from 11th to second and secured the fastest-lap point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C\u00e2mara leaves Baku seven points clear at the top of the F2 championship<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael C\u00e2mara won the second Formula 2 Feature Race in Baku on Saturday after a five-second penalty dropped on-track winner Alexander Dunne to third place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Invicta driver crossed the line behind Dunne but was promoted to victory when the Rodin driver\u2019s punishment for <strong>crossing the white line at the pit entry<\/strong> was applied. Nikola Tsolov completed a remarkable recovery from 11th on the grid to inherit second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C\u00e2mara consequently leaves Azerbaijan with 207 points, seven ahead of Tsolov and 18 clear of Dunne.<\/strong> It was the Brazilian\u2019s third victory of the 2026 season and strengthened his position in a title fight transformed by Baku\u2019s unusual three-race schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dunne takes control before penalty changes result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martinius Stenshorne maintained the lead from pole at the start, with team-mate Dunne second and C\u00e2mara third. The Safety Car was deployed almost immediately after contact left John Bennett spun around and Rafael Villag\u00f3mez stopped at Turn 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dunne stopped on lap seven, shortly before a Virtual Safety Car caused by Ritomo Miyata. A second VSC followed when Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak stopped at Turn 16, reshuffling the effective order during the mandatory pit-stop phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00e2mara briefly emerged ahead of Dunne, but the Irishman warmed his tyres rapidly and reclaimed the lead with DRS into Turn 1. His hopes of completing a Baku Feature Race sweep then suffered a decisive blow when the stewards imposed a <strong>five-second time penalty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dunne crossed the line first but had not created the necessary margin. C\u00e2mara therefore inherited victory, while Tsolov\u2019s late charge moved the Campos driver into second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00e2mara protects lead as Tsolov limits damage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tsolov delivered one of the race\u2019s strongest recovery drives. After starting 11th because of a grid penalty carried over from Friday, the Bulgarian climbed through the field and passed Stenshorne for third on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also recorded the fastest eligible lap, earning one additional point and limiting the damage inflicted by C\u00e2mara\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dunne eventually fell to third, 4.310s behind C\u00e2mara after the penalty was added. Stenshorne finished fourth, followed by Laurens van Hoepen, Mari Boya and Dino Beganovic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00e2mara had taken the championship lead by one point after <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f2\/camara-takes-f2-championship-lead-by-one-point-after-chaotic-baku-race\/\">finishing fourth in the first Baku Feature Race<\/a>. Saturday\u2019s result increased that advantage to seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not the way we wanted P1, but overall it was a good race, good points for the championship and I\u2019m very happy with this weekend overall,\u201d C\u00e2mara said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Baku F2 Feature Race 2 results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Baku F2 Feature Race 2 results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Driver<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>Laps<\/th><th>Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td><strong>R. C\u00c2MARA<\/strong><\/td><td>Invicta Racing<\/td><td><strong>29 laps<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>59:57.958<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>N. TSOLOV<\/td><td>Campos Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+0.747<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>A. DUNNE<\/td><td>Rodin Motorsport<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+4.310<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>M. STENSHORNE<\/td><td>Rodin Motorsport<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+5.856<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>L. VAN HOEPEN<\/td><td>Trident<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+13.521<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>M. BOYA<\/td><td>Prema Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+13.890<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>D. BEGANOVIC<\/td><td>DAMS Lucas Oil<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+15.552<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>N. LE\u00d3N<\/td><td>Campos Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+17.285<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>G. MIN\u00cc<\/td><td>MP Motorsport<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+24.073<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>R. BILINSKI<\/td><td>DAMS Lucas Oil<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+24.415<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>O. GOETHE<\/td><td>MP Motorsport<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+24.637<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>K. MAINI<\/td><td>ART Grand Prix<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+37.489<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>J. D\u00dcRKSEN<\/td><td>Invicta Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+39.080<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>H. YAMAKOSHI<\/td><td>Van Amersfoort Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+42.145<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>C. HERTA<\/td><td>Hitech<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+44.048<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>E. FITTIPALDI JR.<\/td><td>AIX Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+44.973<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>S. MONTOYA<\/td><td>Prema Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+1:17.168<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>C. SHIELDS<\/td><td>AIX Racing<\/td><td>29 laps<\/td><td>+1:45.633<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NC<\/td><td>R. VILLAG\u00d3MEZ<\/td><td>Van Amersfoort Racing<\/td><td>16 laps<\/td><td>DNF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NC<\/td><td>T. INTHRAPHUVASAK<\/td><td>ART Grand Prix<\/td><td>8 laps<\/td><td>DNF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NC<\/td><td>R. MIYATA<\/td><td>Hitech<\/td><td>5 laps<\/td><td>DNF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NC<\/td><td>J. BENNETT<\/td><td>Trident<\/td><td>0 laps<\/td><td>DNF<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dunne\u2019s final time includes the five-second penalty. Villag\u00f3mez also received five seconds for speeding in the pit lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why was Alexander Dunne penalised in Baku?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dunne received a five-second penalty for crossing the white line at the pit entry during the second Feature Race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the 2026 Formula 2 championship?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael C\u00e2mara leads with 207 points, seven ahead of Nikola Tsolov and 18 ahead of Alexander Dunne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many F2 races has Rafael C\u00e2mara won in 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00e2mara has won three races during the 2026 Formula 2 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael C\u00e2mara finished second on the road but was promoted to victory after Alexander Dunne received a five-second penalty, increasing his Formula 2 championship advantage over Nikola Tsolov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020316113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Rafael C\u00e2mara","42wp_featured_image_credits":"F2","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[163,624,517,360,94,67],"42wp_author":[31],"class_list":["post-2865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f2","tag-alex-dunne","tag-alexander-dunne","tag-azerbaijan-gp","tag-formula-2","tag-nikola-tsolov","tag-rafael-camara","42wp_author-bernardo-castro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2866,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865\/revisions\/2866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020316113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2865"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=2865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}