Arvid Lindblad delivered a masterclass in composure and pace to claim victory in the Barcelona Feature Race — securing a historic home win for Campos Racing and reigniting the title fight heading into the summer stretch.
The British rookie soaked up pressure in a race that tested tyre wear, pit stop precision, and nerve under a late-race Safety Car. With Sebastián Montoya and Richard Verschoor closing in, Lindblad held firm to take his second win of the season and catapult Campos to the top of the Teams’ standings.
From lights out to lift-off: Lindblad commands early stages.
Starting on the Soft compound from pole, Lindblad nailed the launch and defended cleanly into Turn 1. Montoya tucked in behind, while Kush Maini — starting P3 — plummeted down the order after a sluggish getaway, falling as low as 12th by Lap 2.
Behind the leaders, Richard Verschoor made swift progress, moving up to third. Just outside the top five, home hero Josep María Martí lit up the grandstands with a bold move around the outside of Joshua Duerksen at Turn 7, muscling his Campos car into sixth after starting 11th.
By Lap 7, Lindblad had pulled 2.6 seconds clear of Montoya, with the top seven — all on Softs — building a buffer over Jak Crawford, the lead Hard tyre runner under early pressure from Alexander Dunne.
Strategy roulette: Undercuts, overcuts, and traffic troubles
The first pit stops came early. Duerksen boxed on Lap 7 to switch from Softs to Hards, triggering the cascade. Verschoor and Luke Browning pitted on Lap 9, emerging just ahead of Duerksen, with Montoya following soon after. Crucially, PREMA’s Colombian ace returned to the track narrowly ahead of Verschoor — a key move in their podium battle.
Campos played their hand later. Lindblad stopped on Lap 14 and rejoined ahead of both Montoya and Verschoor, maintaining an effective track position. Martí boxed a lap later and successfully overcut both Duerksen and Browning, keeping two Campos cars in the top six.
Further back, AIX’s Duerksen picked up two five-second penalties for off-track overtakes and ignoring Race Director instructions — derailing his early pit stop advantage.
Alternate runners rise — but chaos curtails the chase.
With the Soft runners all changed over, the Hard-starting group took control of the timing screens. Ritomo Miyata was the last to stop on Lap 17, promoting Jak Crawford to the lead — followed by Dunne and Goethe — all yet to pit.
Lindblad, back on track and needing to carve through, lost a chunk of time behind Gabriele Minì. That allowed Montoya to slash the gap from 2.6 to 1.5 seconds in a single lap, putting pressure on the Campos driver just as the race approached its final third.
Drama struck on Lap 22 when Browning and Miyata tangled at Turn 4, sending the ART through the gravel and forcing Browning into the pits for a new front wing — along with a time penalty for causing the collision.
As the alternate strategy runners made their stops — Crawford on Lap 23, Dunne on Lap 26 — both showed impressive late-race pace. Crawford surged into sixth, dispatching Maini and Stanek before closing in on the podium trio. Dunne was equally aggressive, diving past Martí for fifth.
Safety Car shuts the door on late-race showdown.
By Lap 35, the top five were covered by just a handful of seconds. Crawford had DRS on Verschoor and was within striking distance — but as the group swept through Turn 3, Leonardo Fornaroli came to a stop in the gravel.
The Safety Car was deployed, and with the track uncleared in time, the race finished under yellow flags.
Lindblad coasted to the line, arms aloft, sealing his first Feature Race win and Campos Racing’s maiden home victory — a landmark moment in their 2025 campaign.
Final classification (Top 10)
🥇 Arvid Lindblad (Campos Racing)
🥈 Sebastián Montoya (PREMA Racing)
🥉 Richard Verschoor (MP Motorsport)
4️⃣ Jak Crawford (DAMS Lucas Oil)
5️⃣ Alexander Dunne (Rodin Motorsport)
6️⃣ Josep María Martí (Campos Racing)
7️⃣ Kush Maini (DAMS Lucas Oil)
8️⃣ Victor Martins (ART Grand Prix)
9️⃣ Ritomo Miyata (ART Grand Prix)
🔟 Gabriele Minì (PREMA Racing)
Fastest lap: Alexander Dunne – 1:29.179 (Lap 27)
Championship picture: The top three tighten
Dunne retains the lead on 87 points, but Verschoor’s consistent run sees him climb to second (84), just ahead of the charging Lindblad (79). Campos Racing leapfrogged Hitech TGR to lead the Teams’ Standings with 126 points — 26 clear of the British outfit.
Quote — Arvid Lindblad, Campos Racing
“Just won the Feature Race here in Barcelona, absolutely over the moon. Amazing weekend, and I am grateful to the team.”
Next up: Spielberg showdown
The F2 grid gets a short breather before heading to the Styrian hills for Round 7 at the Red Bull Ring (June 27–29), where tyre strategy, elevation changes, and unpredictable weather could mix up the standings yet again.