Adjusted 2026 Monaco F2 Qualifying results after multiple penalties

Camara Delivers a Stunning Lap to Claim Pole

Rafael Camara stormed to pole position for the Formula 2 feature race at the Monaco Grand Prix, sealing the top spot overall after outpacing the field in Group A. His best time eclipsed that of Nikola Tsolov, who had set the benchmark in Group B — a result that carried added significance given Tsolov's growing reputation as one of the most dangerous talents in the feeder series.

Drama in Group A: A Red Flag and a Repaired Steering Arm

Group A delivered the kind of high-drama qualifying only Monaco can produce. John Bennett struck the wall with four minutes remaining, locking up at the first corner and going straight on, triggering a red flag that briefly halted proceedings.

Alex Dunne and Dino Beganovic completed the top three in Group A. Bennett, however, was stripped of his fastest lap for being deemed the sole cause of the red flag, leaving him without a time within 107 per cent of pole. The stewards nonetheless granted him permission to start the race.

Chaos in Group B: Maini Collision Sets the Tone

Group B was not without incident either. Just a couple of minutes into the session, Kush Maini triggered a red flag after a clumsy move on Laurens van Hoepen at the Nouvelle Chicane. Maini put his car down the inside of the Dutch driver, spinning him around. When the Trident attempted to rejoin, it became beached on the inside kerb and stalled, forcing an early interruption.

Despite the chaos, Tsolov led the Group B classification from Martinius Stenshorne and Maini — though the incident was always likely to invite stewards' scrutiny. Maini had already shown strong pace throughout the Monaco F2 weekend, but his qualifying session ended under a cloud.

Penalties Reshape the Starting Grid

With Camara's Group A time faster than Tsolov's Group B benchmark, the Invicta driver duly takes pole for Sunday's feature race.

However, the post-qualifying stewards' decisions significantly reshuffled the grid. Camara's team-mate Joshua Dürksen, who had finished fifth in Group B, was handed a three-place grid penalty for both races after being deemed to have impeded Maini — ruling him out of reverse grid pole for the sprint. Meanwhile, Maini himself received an identical three-place grid penalty for both the sprint and feature race for causing the collision with van Hoepen, dropping him to ninth on the feature race starting grid.

Three drivers penalised, two red flags, and a repaired steering arm — qualifying at Monaco delivered exactly the kind of theatre the circuit always promises.