The 2025 Formula 2 Championship: Who Can Still Take the Title?

Heading into the final rounds of the Formula 2 championship, the title is far from decided. With 74 points still up for grabs in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, there are still five drivers who are in with a chance of ending the season as the 2025 F2 champion.

The season as a whole has been ever-changing, much like F2's chaotic nature. While the start of the season saw Alex Dunne looking unstoppable, he now sits on the fringes of fighting for the title. Last year's F3 Champion has quickly carved out a space for himself, sitting at the top of the standings with a decent gap.

Only one driver can come out on top, with each of the five vying for not just the glory of the F2 title but also for the notice of F1 teams and the chance to achieve their dreams.

Leonardo Fornaroli - 188pts 

Fornaroli came into the F2 season as one of the favourites for the title. He took the F3 title in the final round of the 2024 season, without taking a single victory. Instead, his consistency sealed his achievement and left him looking to repeat the performance in the 2025 season.

He started the season building on the year before, with a second place in Melbourne, and once again settled into a level of consistency that's hard to achieve in such a temperamental series.

The one achievement that had evaded the Italian throughout his F3 campaign was taking first place. While he managed countless podiums in the past few years of his career, he went winless from 2021 to 2025, the dam only breaking in Silverstone.

Fornaroli won in the sprint race, finally taking his place on the top step. He repeated the performance in Spa's sprint race and finally took his Feature Race win in Hungary.

From four wins without a victory to taking four wins in his 2025 F2 season, the Italian has left just two of the 23 races this season without points, a feat that is incredibly impressive in a series like F2.

With the Invicta beneath him, Fornaroli has found a way to consistently be fighting at the front of the grid in every series he sets foot in. Making it impossible to count him out of the championship fight. Especially as he sits 19 points ahead of his nearest competitor. 

Jak Crawford - 169pts

Crawford was an unexpected contender for the 2025 F2 title. The American driver is in his third season of F2, a year often seen as a make-or-break for F1 hopefuls.

Crawford has incrementally made progress in the series, finishing his rookie year 13th and ending the 2024 season fifth. However, in this significant year for the young American, he's set his sights higher than a top 5 finish. Instead, he wants to take the title.

It was a difficult start for Crawford, failing to take points until the Jeddah Feature Race. Yet, when he got off the mark, he did it in a way that couldn't be ignored. He took pole position and crossed the line in second place.

Immediately jumped a place in the Imola Sprint Race, where he took his first win of the season. He took more wins and podiums, slowly climbing through the championship order.

While Crawford has left a few rounds without points, when he finds himself in the points-playing positions, he is frequently taking home silverware. In Baku, he moved a step closer to taking the title with an impressive fourth place on Saturday and won on Sunday from pole.

With three seasons in the series, he has more experience than his title contenders, who are mostly rookies in F2. While he may not have been the expected title favourite, he's made it clear he looks to make himself impossible to ignore. 

Luke Browning - 161pts

Browning has been one of the drivers to watch for the title since his impressive 2024 F3 season, when he remained in contention until the final rounds, finishing third.

He filled in for the final few rounds of the 2024 F2 season as Franco Colapinto was promoted to the Williams F1 seat. He put a strong foot forward in his initial debt, scoring points and turning heads on his way to his full-time seat in 2025.

While podiums have come thick and fast for the Brit, until the most recent rounds, a win had alluded him. Relying on his consistency to keep him in the championship fight.

Browning final took the top step in F2 in Monza, after taking his first pole position on the same day. His downfall has been in retirements and pointless weekends.

Browning has had eight races where he's come away with no points, which is why he sits 27 points adrift of the championship lead, and yet, 27 can quickly become insignificant in the changing nature of F2.

The Brit winning the title in his rookie season would not only be an excellent achievement for Browning but would also draw the notice of Williams. Currently, he is one of the F1 team’s test drivers, taking part in tests in Bahrain and Mexico this year.

To reach F1, finishing in the top 3 of a championship isn't always enough. With 74 points up for grabs, Browning has every chance at the title but will have to fight against the equally consistent competitors for the championship.

Richard Verschoor - 151pts

Verschoor is in a unique position within the F2 championship fight. The Dutchman is 24 years old and has completed five seasons in the series. His experience in F2 is unmatched by any other driver on the grid.

He began the season looking to take a bigger step forward than he'd had before, and from the get-go, he showed his speed. With a podium in Bahrain and a win in Jeddah, Verschoor quickly assumed the lead of the championship.

Much like Fornaroli, Verschoor's consistency has been impressive despite the chaos of the series. He's only failed to score points on four occasions, two of which were retirements.

As the season got underway, the Dutchman settled into a comfortable rhythm. However, with the championship coming down to the finest margins where Browning, Crawford or Fornaroli have been consistently on the podium, Verschoor's simple points finishes have set him behind.

He's taken three wins and two other podiums, but as the gap slips to 37 points, the 24-year-old needs to use the experience he has to make the step forward and compete for the podium playing positions rather than the final points. 

Alex Dunne - 130pts

Dunne quickly became one of the most talked-about F2 drivers in the 2024 season. Despite finishing 14th in his rookie F3 campaign, it was early on in his rookie F2 campaign that Dunne began to draw attention from fans and teams.

He took his first victory in the Bahrain Feature Race, with a podium in Jeddah and another win in the Imola Feature Race. From there, it was a tumultuous time for the young McLaren junior.

He caused a significant incident in the Monaco Feature Race, resulting in penalties to serve in Barcelona. Yet, he made a statement by climbing through the field and onto the podium in the sprint race and also finishing fifth in the Feature Race.

Despite falling into a rhythm of visiting the steward's office or facing disqualifications and penalties for technical infringements as well as racing incidents, the Irishman still led the championship for a period of time.

However, he continued to fight to be on the podium and keep himself in the fight for the F2 title. His performance caught the eyes of multiple F1 teams, with rumours circulating linking him to Cadillac and Red Bull for a potential future F1 seat.

Dunne has the most prominent hill to climb, not only requiring perfection from his side but also relying on his competitors' mistakes. 58 points is a significant gap for the Irishman, but in the world of F2, nothing is impossible.

With five different drivers fighting for one title, every position and every point will count. 
 

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