2025 FIA Formula 2 Barcelona results: Mixed fortunes in Spain

The Invicta Racing duo of Leonardo Fornaroli and Roman Stanek looked strong at the start of Qualifying, sitting first and third on the timing board after their initial flying laps.

Like most of the field, both drivers opted to pit halfway through the session and returned to the track for their second runs with seven minutes remaining.

Roman was able to improve his time and claim a strong fourth position – his best Qualifying result of the season to date.

Unfortunately, Leonardo suffered a technical issue and was therefore unable to improve his time – his initial lap impressively remaining good enough to seal 10th on the grid.   

The pair held position through the middle phase of the race, with Leonardo staying within DRS range of the leading pair and Roman showing good pace further back.

However, a late Safety Car on lap 18 created a strategic opportunity for those lower down the order, with many opting to pit for fresh Soft tyres.

At the restart on lap 20, both Leonardo and Roman struggled to defend on their older, Hard compound tyres from those who had opted to pit.

Leonardo dropped back to eighth, securing the final points paying position, while Roman crossed the line in 17th. A post-race penalty for Sebastian Montoya promoted Leonardo to seventh.

Roman began the Feature Race from fourth on the Soft compound tyre, while Leonardo opted for an alternative strategy on the Hard compound from 10th. Both made promising starts, getting through the first lap cleanly and retaining their positions.

However, it soon became a race to forget for Leonardo after he was handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for a starting infringement. After serving the penalty on lap 4, he dropped down the order and began his fightback.

While some of the front runners pitted to change their Soft tyres, Roman stayed out a lap later, coming in for his pit stop on lap 11 to swap to the Hard tyre and rejoining in 17th.