Formula 2 News: Crawford quickest in Yas Marina practice for DAMS

Jak Crawford (pictured) showed his and DAMS Lucas Oil’s pace in Free Practice, winding up quickest of all on a 1:39.545 around the Abu Dhabi Yas Marina circuit.

Gabriele Minì enjoyed a positive session for PREMA Racing as he finished up in P2, while Arvid Lindblad ended up third quickest for Campos Racing.

With installation laps complete, Sebastián Montoya set the early pace with a 1:41.028 for PREMA, 0.3s clear of Richard Verschoor in P2. Joshua Duerksen then put AIX Racing top of the pile with a 1:41.008s.

Oliver Goethe put MP to the front with a 1:40.314, 0.2s clear of Duerksen’s next attempt, although it was Minì’s turn to go quickest for PREMA.

With just over 20 minutes remaining, Minì delivered another improvement to stay ahead of the pack, dipping down to a 1:39.866, 0.009s and 0.020s clear of Duerksen and Goethe in second and third places respectively.

With Leonardo Fornaroli improving to sixth with less than 14 minutes to go, the top five were covered by less than a tenth of a second.

Arvid Lindblad briefly went to P1 for Campos Racing until his effort was deleted for exceeding track limits.

With five minutes left of Practice, fastest sector times began to flow once more, with Minì taking his best down to a 1:39.670.

Crawford was able to put DAMS up to P1, until he too had his time deleted for exceeding track limits. Lindblad then improved to second on his next lap, just 0.011s behind Minì.

Into the final minute and Crawford delivered another improvement to go quickest, a 1:39.545 leaving the American just under a tenth clear of the pack.

Minì remained second ahead of Lindblad, with Duerksen fourth and Goethe going fifth late on for MP. Martins ended the session sixth with Fornaroli seventh, Alexander Dunne in P8, Ritomo Miyata ninth and Montoya completing the top 10.

Qualifying for the final round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 campaign gets underway at 15:00 local time. Who will take the top spot in Round 14?

Abu Dhabi Practice Times