Joshua Durksen has been named as the winner of the second Italian Formula 4 race at Vallelunga after penalties for overtaking under the safety car were applied to several drivers.
Original race winner Roman Stanek, Gianluca Petecof, Oliver Rasmussen, Emidio Pesce, Axel Gnos and Dennis Hauger were all caught committing the offence and had 10 seconds added to their race time, resulting in a substantial change in the order.
Mucke Motorsport’s Durksen had finished third, the same position he finished race three from 12th on the grid, and was the greatest beneficiary of the penalties as it handed the Paraguayan his first victory. After winning in the F4 UAE championship earlier this year, he was invited to his country’s presidential palace.
Ido Cohen moved up to second place for Van Amersfoort Racing, which was not only the Israeli’s first podium but his first top 10 finish after a pointless 2018 season. Reigning Formula Academy Finland champion Mikhail Belov completed the podium, ahead? of the pre-penalty top two Stanek (US Racing) and Petecof (Prema).
See the top 20 from race two and the updated standings as of the end of the third race below.
Race two round-up (15 laps)
| Pos | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Durksen | Mucke Motorsport | 32m15.913s |
| 2 | Ido Cohen | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.301s |
| 3 | Mikhail Belov | Bhaitech | +1.908s |
| 4 | Roman Stanek | US Racing | +7.620s |
| 5 | Gianluca Petecof | Prema | +8.749s |
| 6 | William Alatalo | Mucke Motorsport | +13.402s |
| 7 | Umberto Laganella | Bhaitech | +13.761s |
| 8 | Niklas Krutten | Van Amersfoort Racing | +17.434s |
| 9 | Lorenzo Ferrari | Antonelli Motorsport | +25.672s |
| 10 | Dennis Hauger | Van Amersfoort Racing | +27.180s |
| 11 | Daniel Vebster | Cram Motorsport | +27.609s |
| 12 | Paul Aron | Prema | +28.652s |
| 13 | Nicola Mariangeli | Bhaitech | +28.856s |
| 14 | Oliver Rasmussen | Prema | +29.869s |
| 15 | Giorgio Carrara | Jenzer Motorsport | +32.939s |
| 16 | Lucas Alecco Roy | Van Amersfoort Racing | +33.213s |
| 17 | Sebastian Freymuth | AS Motorsport | +42.194s |
| 18 | Filippe Ugran | BVM Racing | +42.701s |
| 19 | Jonny Edgar | Jenzer Motorsport | +42.831s |
| 20 | Jesse Salmenautio | DZR Benelli | +42.887s |
| Fastest lap: Stanek, 1m43.756s
Championship standings |
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