Bravissimo Dino Beganovic!

A great start to the 2026 Formula 2 season for Sweden. Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic took pole position in the opening qualifying session in Melbourne, delivering a strong lap at the very end of the session. The DAMS driver set a time of 1:28.695, securing the first pole of the year at Albert Park.
After a session with interruptions and two red flags, everything was decided in the final minutes when the whole field went out for one last attempt. Beganovic stayed calm and delivered when it mattered most. His lap was enough to beat Rodin Motorsport drivers Martinius Stenshorne and Alex Dunne, who completed the top three.
For Swedish motorsport this is an exciting start to the season. Beganovic, part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, continues to show strong potential and begins his F2 campaign in the best possible way with two championship points for pole position. Now the focus shifts to the races in Melbourne, where Beganovic will start from the very front of the grid in the Feature Race.

Qualifying results – F2 Melbourne
1. Dino Beganovic (DAMS) – 1:28.695
2. Martinius Stenshorne (Rodin Motorsport) +0.216
3. Alex Dunne (Rodin Motorsport) +0.344
4. Noel Leon (Campos Racing) +0.381
5. Nikola Tsolov (Campos Racing) +0.428
6. Rafael Camara (Invicta Racing) +0.448
7. Kush Maini (ART Grand Prix) +0.464
8. Oliver Goethe (MP Motorsport) +0.559
9. Joshua Duerksen (Invicta Racing) +0.789
10. Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (ART Grand Prix) +0.846
11. Laurens van Hoepen (Trident) +0.869
12. Roman Bilinski (DAMS) +0.910
13. Ritomo Miyata (Hitech) +0.945
14. Colton Herta (Hitech) +1.070
15. Sebastian Montoya (Prema Racing) +1.129
16. Rafael Villagomez (Van Amersfoort Racing) +1.367
17. John Bennett (Trident) +1.544
18. Emmo Fittipaldi (AIX Racing) +1.795
19. Nico Varrone (Van Amersfoort Racing) +1.827
20. Cian Shields (AIX Racing) +2.048
21. Gabriele Mini (MP Motorsport) +2.438
22. Mari Boya (Prema Racing) +34.198

Written by: Marco Rimola