F2 Monaco Feature Race 2026: Tsolov Wins Again as Câmara Crashes Out From the Lead

Nikola Tsolov claimed his third consecutive Formula 2 victory at Monaco, capitalising on a Câmara lock-up at Turn 1 to take the lead and convert it into a dominant win. The Campos Racing driver now sits just one point behind championship leader Gabriele Minì with Barcelona next. Alexander Dunne finished second for Rodin Motorsport. Dino Beganovic completed the podium with a last-lap overtake on Kush Maini. Câmara, who led from pole and looked set to win, lost the car under braking after going side-by-side with Tsolov in the pit phase and did not rejoin.

Key Points: F2 Monaco Feature Race 2026

• Tsolov wins in Monaco for the second consecutive year. Three Feature Race wins in a row. One point behind Minì in the championship
• Câmara led from pole but locked up at Turn 1 after going side-by-side with Tsolov post-pit stop, ran straight on and retired. DNF from the lead
• Dunne second for Rodin Motorsport. Rodin move to second in the Teams’ Championship on 96 points, 11 behind Campos
• Beganovic third after a last-lap pass on Maini. DAMS Lucas Oil’s best result of the Monaco weekend
• Minì finishes eleventh. Championship lead cut from 16 points to one. Tsolov 62, Minì 63 heading to Barcelona
• Tsolov takes fastest lap, 1:22.244 on Lap 37, and the bonus point

Race Recap: F2 Monaco Feature Race 2026

The Start: Câmara Holds, Tsolov Hunts

Câmara got away cleanly from pole and held the lead into Turn 1. Tsolov settled into second, Dunne held third. The early pressure on Câmara was immediate. Tsolov set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 3 and closed to within 0.4 seconds down the main straight. Câmara responded on Lap 5, posting a quicker time of his own and extending to 1.1 seconds. It was controlled front-running from the Invicta driver. The threat behind him was real but managed.

Further back, Stenshorne had a poor start from fourth, losing two places to Beganovic and Minì in the opening exchanges. Dunne held third and built a two-and-a-half second cushion over Beganovic by Lap 12, though Beganovic was close enough to keep the pressure on.

Mid-Race: The Gaps Open

By Lap 17 Tsolov had begun to drop away from Câmara, the Brazilian finding personal best sector times to pull a 1.5 second gap. It looked like Câmara was managing his way to a controlled win. The pit phase was going to decide it.

The first stops came from the softer tyre starters. Montoya and van Hoepen pitted on Lap 8, the earliest movers in the field. Minì pitted on Lap 26 but a slow stop dropped him to seventeenth. That is where the championship picture began to fracture. Minì, running in the points before his stop, suddenly had ground to make up. Tsolov and Stenshorne came in on Lap 32 for supersofts. Câmara and Dunne responded on Lap 33.

The Moment: Câmara Locks Up, Race Over

Câmara came out of the pit lane ahead of Tsolov but immediately struggled for grip on the fresh rubber. Tsolov closed in. The two went side-by-side into Turn 1. Câmara locked up hard under braking and ran straight on. He was unable to rejoin. The Virtual Safety Car came out. The race leader was out of the race. Tsolov inherited the lead he had spent 32 laps hunting without ever quite having.

With two laps remaining, Maini finally pitted, rejoining in third. Beganovic was behind him and closing fast. On the final lap Beganovic made the move stick, getting past Maini to take third. Tsolov crossed the line first with Dunne following him home in second.

Classification: F2 Monaco Feature Race 2026

Championship Picture

Tsolov arrived at Monaco 16 points behind Minì. He leaves one point behind. Three Feature Race wins in a row have turned a comfortable-looking championship lead into a one-point fight. Minì’s eleventh place finish and the slow pit stop that cost him track position defined his weekend. He scored nothing from the Feature Race. Tsolov scored 26 points across Sprint and Feature. That swing is why the standings look the way they do.

Stenshorne and Dunne both sit on 48 points in third and fourth. Rodin have two drivers within striking distance of the top and a teams’ total of 96, 11 behind Campos on 107. León is fifth on 45. Beganovic sixth on 43. Câmara seventh on 37 after leaving Monaco with nothing from the Feature Race.

In the Teams’ Championship Campos lead on 107. Rodin second on 96. MP Motorsport third on 75. The gap between first and third is 32 points with ten rounds remaining.

Coffee Corner Take

Three wins in a row. One point in it. Tsolov is turning this championship into something nobody expected after Melbourne.

Câmara’s lock-up handed him the win but the pace was real before that moment arrived. Tsolov had been on Câmara’s gearbox for most of the afternoon. The question was never whether he was fast enough. The question was whether he could get past a driver who had managed the lead cleanly for 32 laps. The answer came at Sainte Dévote. Câmara locked up, Tsolov took the lead, and a race that had been building for 32 laps was suddenly over.

Minì’s weekend was a slow bleed. The slow stop, the track position lost, eleventh at the flag with the championship lead cut to one point. He still leads. But the margin that felt comfortable a week ago does not exist anymore. Barcelona is a proper circuit, Tsolov has momentum, and there are no gifts left in this championship.

Câmara has now left two consecutive Feature Races with nothing to show for race-winning pace. He is seventh in the championship, 26 points off the lead, with a pace that should have him much higher. The lock-up today hurts more than just the result. It is the second Feature Race in a row where he has been in position to score heavily and come away empty.

Beganovic’s last-lap move on Maini is the kind of moment that does not make the headline but matters to the championship. Fifteen points from third place at Monaco, six points better than Maini’s fourth. Those margins add up across a season this tight.

Barcelona in a week. Tsolov goes there with the momentum. Minì goes there with the points lead. One of them blinks first.