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June 12, 2025
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Race 1 was soggy, race 2 was messy. Formula Sprint 2 has been an entertaining series in 2025, but not always for the right reasons.
Qualifying
First though, was qualifying. It started raining at the end of the practice session, and through qualifying it was extremely wet. There was a narrow window of opportunity when the rain stopped briefly, and Magnus Okkenhaug claimed pole position with a 1:36.423, narrowly edging out Christian Glamseter and Brody Lawless in a tightly packed top three. The HBS driver looked in full control of the circuit, nailing the tricky final sector that caught many others out during the session.
Race 1
Julian Klaffenboeck and Sandeep Singh were among the expected challengers, but it was Lawless who would strike first. From third on the grid, holding off a charging Okkenhaug to take his first win in GPVWC, Brody was extremely fast in the wet conditions. The Mapes-VO driver made sure he gained positions on Lap 1 and built a gap early, managing his pace well despite pressure from behind.
The race started with full-wet conditions, but a drier line was appearing as the race developed. The standout drive came from Julian Klaffenboeck, who launched from 13th to the podium, slicing through the midfield in textbook fashion, even pulling a double overtake on Lap 6. It wasn't completely clean though, and he had a race-long duel with Sandeep Singh. Multiple times, he was driving right on the edge of acceptability.
Elsewhere, James Knox and Sandeep Singh were both consistent as ever, with Knox just missing out on a podium and Singh staying solid in sixth. Glamseter finished fifth, whilst Ben Skinner put in a great drive, climbing eight places to finish eighth, and Oscar Soltero quietly racked up a top-ten finish.
Not everyone made it through unscathed. A DNF for Alfie Denley, who was the only driver to try the slick tyres towards the end of the race, and a huge crash for Sergii Soroka and Victor Bernat cut short promising runs, after they collided together in a Perez-Massa-esque smash into T1.
One of the shocks was championship leader Junio Lopes, who had a really messy race before giving it up after hitting the wall of champions.
Race 2
Mika Hakimi emerged victorious for RGS, making up three places to win after keeping out of the carnage that erupted behind. He nabbed the final position on the last lap of the race from the unlucky Boby Vakuinof - after both drivers cut the chicane in the middle sector, they played chicken with one another at the final hairpin to get the best exit onto the back straight, which ultimately allowed Hakimi to slipstream the HPE driver down into the final chicane and take victory.
Brody Lawless backed up his Race 1 win with a P3 finish, and another fast climb from 12th on the grid confirmed his credentials as a title threat, even though he's missed multiple rounds. He simply had a pace advantage over everyone else this time!
Victor Bernat and Kristers Svilo produced the drives of the race. Bernat gained 17 positions from the back row, while Svilo gained 12, both navigating their way through the pack with precision. Further back, Joonas Kaurala, Christian Glamseter, and race 1 poleman Okkenhaug were all eliminated in the first two laps.
Potentia's steady hand wobbled slightly; Singh and Soltero both finished in the lower end of the top ten, dropping points to key rivals. Sandeep Singh once again had a frustrating race; this time with Kristers Svilo. You could see from the body language of the car that Sandeep was not happy with what was happening to him.
Excelion meanwhile came away satisfied, with Kert Rohtjaerv (now without the umlaut but with the additional e!) and James Knox both finishing inside the top six in Race 2.
Silverstone Next
We all know that the British weather is fantastic. Let's see if that round is also rain affected.
First though, was qualifying. It started raining at the end of the practice session, and through qualifying it was extremely wet. There was a narrow window of opportunity when the rain stopped briefly, and Magnus Okkenhaug claimed pole position with a 1:36.423, narrowly edging out Christian Glamseter and Brody Lawless in a tightly packed top three. The HBS driver looked in full control of the circuit, nailing the tricky final sector that caught many others out during the session.
Race 1
Julian Klaffenboeck and Sandeep Singh were among the expected challengers, but it was Lawless who would strike first. From third on the grid, holding off a charging Okkenhaug to take his first win in GPVWC, Brody was extremely fast in the wet conditions. The Mapes-VO driver made sure he gained positions on Lap 1 and built a gap early, managing his pace well despite pressure from behind.
The race started with full-wet conditions, but a drier line was appearing as the race developed. The standout drive came from Julian Klaffenboeck, who launched from 13th to the podium, slicing through the midfield in textbook fashion, even pulling a double overtake on Lap 6. It wasn't completely clean though, and he had a race-long duel with Sandeep Singh. Multiple times, he was driving right on the edge of acceptability.
Elsewhere, James Knox and Sandeep Singh were both consistent as ever, with Knox just missing out on a podium and Singh staying solid in sixth. Glamseter finished fifth, whilst Ben Skinner put in a great drive, climbing eight places to finish eighth, and Oscar Soltero quietly racked up a top-ten finish.
Not everyone made it through unscathed. A DNF for Alfie Denley, who was the only driver to try the slick tyres towards the end of the race, and a huge crash for Sergii Soroka and Victor Bernat cut short promising runs, after they collided together in a Perez-Massa-esque smash into T1.
One of the shocks was championship leader Junio Lopes, who had a really messy race before giving it up after hitting the wall of champions.
Race 2
Mika Hakimi emerged victorious for RGS, making up three places to win after keeping out of the carnage that erupted behind. He nabbed the final position on the last lap of the race from the unlucky Boby Vakuinof - after both drivers cut the chicane in the middle sector, they played chicken with one another at the final hairpin to get the best exit onto the back straight, which ultimately allowed Hakimi to slipstream the HPE driver down into the final chicane and take victory.
Brody Lawless backed up his Race 1 win with a P3 finish, and another fast climb from 12th on the grid confirmed his credentials as a title threat, even though he's missed multiple rounds. He simply had a pace advantage over everyone else this time!
Victor Bernat and Kristers Svilo produced the drives of the race. Bernat gained 17 positions from the back row, while Svilo gained 12, both navigating their way through the pack with precision. Further back, Joonas Kaurala, Christian Glamseter, and race 1 poleman Okkenhaug were all eliminated in the first two laps.
Potentia's steady hand wobbled slightly; Singh and Soltero both finished in the lower end of the top ten, dropping points to key rivals. Sandeep Singh once again had a frustrating race; this time with Kristers Svilo. You could see from the body language of the car that Sandeep was not happy with what was happening to him.
Excelion meanwhile came away satisfied, with Kert Rohtjaerv (now without the umlaut but with the additional e!) and James Knox both finishing inside the top six in Race 2.
Silverstone Next
We all know that the British weather is fantastic. Let's see if that round is also rain affected.
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