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F2: Alex Fontana and Makus Pommer take wins in Hungary

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Khatir Soltani
Alex Fontana and Markus Pommer won the two rounds of the Formula 2 Championship held in Hungary last weekend, while Luciano Bacheta maintains the lead in the point standings before the final two rounds of the season in Monza.

After he started from second position on the grid for race 1, Alex Fontana overtook polesitter Kevin Mirocha on lap 4, and then cruised to his maiden Formula 2 victory ahead of Mirocha and championship leader Luciano Bacheta.

F2 Alex Fontana
Alex Fontana won Race 1. (Photo: James Bearne - Formula Two)

In race 2, Markus Pommer had no rivals. The German driver started from pole position, and took a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Matheo Tuscher and Dino Zamparelli.

Luciano Bacheta remains in first position in the point standings before the last two rounds in Monza. The Brit leads by 33,5 points over Tuscher, and 43,5 points over Markus Pommer.

F2 Luciano Bacheta
Luciano Bacheta. (Photo: James Bearne - Formula Two)

Hungaroring – Race 1:
1 - Alex Fontana – 22 laps in 36’11”949
2 - Kevin Mirocha – 2”774
3 - Luciano Bacheta – 9”111
4 - Daniel McKenzie – 9”922
5 - Christopher Zanella – 17”442
etc.

Hungaroring – Race 2:
1 - Markus Pommer – 22 laps in 35’53”761
2 - Matheo Tuscher – 16”227
3 - Dino Zamparelli – 18”811
4 - Kevin Mirocha – 28”927
5 - Alex Fontana – 31”243
etc.

Championship:
1. Bacheta 208,5 points ; 2. Tuscher 175; 3. Pommer 165; 4. Zanella 161; 5. Marinescu 141, etc.


Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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