{"id":2871,"date":"2026-09-26T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:34:30","slug":"is-rafael-camara-the-2026-f2-champion-why-baku-has-not-decided-the-title-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f2\/is-rafael-camara-the-2026-f2-champion-why-baku-has-not-decided-the-title-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Rafael C\u00e2mara the 2026 F2 champion? Why Baku has not decided the title yet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rafael C\u00e2mara leads the F2 championship by seven points after Baku<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Brazilian is not officially champion because Qatar and Abu Dhabi remain scheduled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C\u00e2mara will secure the title if both rounds are cancelled without replacements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael C\u00e2mara completed the Formula 2 weekend in Baku as championship leader, but the Invicta driver cannot yet call himself the 2026 champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00e2mara has <strong>207 points<\/strong>, seven more than Nikola Tsolov and 18 more than Alexander Dunne. The Brazilian established that advantage after he <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f2\/camara-inherits-baku-f2-victory-after-dunne-penalty-and-extends-championship-lead\/\">inherited victory in Saturday\u2019s Feature Race following Dunne\u2019s penalty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the championship\u2019s current official calendar, however, two rounds remain: Qatar from November 27-29 and Abu Dhabi from December 4-6. As long as those events remain scheduled, <strong>C\u00e2mara has not mathematically secured the title<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why could the F2 season end in Baku?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds remain uncertain because of the continuing conflict in the Middle East. Formula 1 and the FIA have delayed a final decision while monitoring security, travel and logistical conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 could move its season finale to Imola if racing in the Gulf becomes impossible. Formula 2, however, is not currently expected to follow F1 to the Italian circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That leaves <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f2\/\">Formula 2<\/a> with two principal scenarios: race in Qatar and Abu Dhabi as planned or end the season with the Baku results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If both Middle Eastern rounds are cancelled without replacement, <strong>C\u00e2mara would become the 2026 Formula 2 champion with 207 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens if Qatar and Abu Dhabi go ahead?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two remaining rounds would offer a maximum of <strong>78 points<\/strong>, including qualifying, Sprint and Feature Race points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six drivers would remain mathematically eligible for the championship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pos.<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Driver<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Points<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gap<\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>R C\u00c2MARA<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>207<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">N TSOLOV<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">200<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">A DUNNE<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">189<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">G MIN\u00cc<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">163<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">D BEGANOVIC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">137<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">N LE\u00d3N<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">133<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-74<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u00e2mara controls his own position but would still need to defend the lead against Tsolov and Dunne. Min\u00ec, Beganovic and Le\u00f3n would require considerably stronger results and setbacks for the leading trio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is C\u00e2mara champion or not?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No \u2014 not officially.<\/strong> C\u00e2mara is the championship leader and would become champion if Baku is confirmed as the final round, but the FIA has not cancelled Qatar or Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title therefore remains open until one of two things happens: C\u00e2mara builds an insurmountable advantage on track, or the governing body confirms that no further Formula 2 races will take place in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F2 today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Rafael C\u00e2mara the 2026 Formula 2 champion?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not yet. C\u00e2mara leads the standings, but Qatar and Abu Dhabi remain on the official calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does C\u00e2mara need to become F2 champion?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the final two rounds take place, C\u00e2mara must defend his seven-point advantage. If both are cancelled without replacement, he becomes champion based on the Baku standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many points remain available in the 2026 F2 season?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A maximum of 78 points remains available if the Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds are held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael C\u00e2mara leads Nikola Tsolov by seven points, but uncertainty surrounding the Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds has left the Formula 2 championship in an unusual state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020316120,"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":[{"id":7,"location":""}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[613,360,94,67],"42wp_author":[7],"class_list":["post-2871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f2","tag-f2-championship","tag-formula-2","tag-nikola-tsolov","tag-rafael-camara","42wp_author-victor-martins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871","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=2871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2872,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2871\/revisions\/2872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020316120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2871"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=2871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}