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Sunday, 18 May 2025 13:38

Alex Dunne embraces his race engineer as Dunne's support team (Luke Condron in the Offaly jersey) watches on - Photo Credit: X/@Formula2

The Offaly teenager returned to the top step of the podium with victory in Imola.

Alex Dunne leads the Formula Two championship after picking up his second feature race victory in the category.

The Clonbullogue racer was in dominant form, and streaked away from his competitors in the second half of the main Emilia Romagna F2 contest.

Dunne enjoyed a slice of fortune early in the race after Victor Martins failed to get off the line from third, and Leonardo Fornaroli was held in the pit lane after he and Dunne took early stops to get off the slower, harder tyres.

The McLaren junior driver then came out on top of a dust between himself, Dino Beganovic, and Luke Browning.

Beganovic surrendered his claim on the race after running wide, while Browning was passed by Dunne using DRS on lap 9.

Dunne then carved his way through the remainder of the field who were on the inverse strategy to hit the front with eight laps to go.

The Rodin Motorsport driver saw out the race to take the chequered flag and the Formula Two Championship lead.

Browning hit the line in second, with his Hi-Tech team mate Beganovic completing the podium.

Dunne has now won two out the three feature races to have taken place this season.

Here he can be seen turning to the tricolour behind him on the podium as Amhrán na bhFiann rang out in honour of his victory:

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