Formula Regional Asian Championship Dubai Race 2 review - results 06.02.2022: Formula Regional Asian Championship Dubai Autodrome Sunday, February 6th 2022 Full results download here The top ten reverse grid for Race 2 put Evans GP’s Michael Belov on pole with Rookie Leonardo Fornaroli alongside.

Formula Regional Asian Championship
Dubai Autodrome
Sunday, February 6th  2022

Full results download here






The top ten reverse grid for Race 2 put Evans GP’s Michael Belov on pole with Rookie Leonardo Fornaroli alongside.



The pair both got away well as the lights were extinguished, but Fornaroli stole the march on the Russian to snatch the leading into Turn 1. As the pair battled two abreast along the back straight, Dilano van’t Hoff joined the party, getting by Fornaroli to go second as Belov reclaimed the race lead.



Behind them, Dino Beganovic had made a phenomenal start, up from P8 to fourth by the end of the opening lap and leading Pepe Marti, Isack Hadjar and Arthur Leclerc in seventh. Race 1 winner Sebastian Montoya was forced to take evasive action from a spinning Paul Aron at the start, dropping the Colombian to 20th in the order from his P10 starting position.



Lap three saw Beganovic continue his epic charge, passing Fornaroli to climb into podium contention, but the Swede was far from done. Leclerc was also on the move, diving around the outside of Marti at Turn 1, before picking off Fornaroli, to go fourth.



As battles raged throughout the field, Belov held the lead from Hoff, but Beganovic was rapidly closing in on the Dutchman and, as the race – and the season – approached the half way point, the Swede made his intentions crystal clear. As Beganovic set up a move on Hoff, the Dutchman went to cover and the bold Swede held the line around the outside, sweeping past and up to second.



Beganovic could now taste victory and set off on the hunt for Belov, annihilating the Russian’s advantage and piling on the pressure. Belov ran wide and Beganovic didn’t need a second invitation, executing another wheel-perfect move around the outside to snatch the lead. Behind him, Mumbai Falcons team mate Leclerc had found his way past Hoff to go third.



Beganovic crossed the line to take his first win of the season, with Belov holding on to second from Leclerc. Marti, fourth overall, took his fifth Rookie Cup victory to strengthen his lead in the class ahead of fellow Spaniard Lorenzo Fluxá.


Hoff was the second Rookie finisher in sixth overall, ahead of Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema’s Jak Crawford and Evans GP’s Patrik Pasma. Montoya staged an epic comeback to finish ninth and in the points ahead of Evans GP driver Nicola Marinangeli who rounded out the top 10.


Several drivers picked up post-race penalties; Chovet, tenth across the line, received a five second penalty for a grid box infringement plus a further 10 for the early-race incident with Aron, dropping him to twelfth in the classification; 3Y by R-ace GP’s Oliver Goethe received a five second track limits penalty; while Hitech GP Rookie Joshua Dufek was demoted five grid positions for Race 3 after contact with Fornaroli.



Salih Yoluç took his maiden championship Masters Cup victory from class-leader Khaled Al Qubaisi and Thomas Luedi.  




 Nikki Kemp-  photo FRAC