Italy – Sprint Race: Bearman wins ahead of Martins, Hadjar lacking rhythm

• A victory that will do good. Eighth on the starting grid of this Sprint Race, Oliver Bearman (Prema) showed great intelligence to move up the rankings. Having moved up to 5th shortly after the start, the future driver Haas then took advantage of the first restart of the race to gain a few positions. Back in contact with Enzo Fittipaldi (VAR) and the leader Josep Maria Marti (Campos), the Englishman was helped by the errors of his rivals to take the lead.
• Leader after getting the better of Josep Maria Marti at the start of the 7th lap, Oliver Bearman then pulled away, creating a gap of just over 1" over Victor Martins (ART Grand Prix). The Briton and the Tricolore then engaged in a long-distance battle to secure the additional point for the fastest lap in the race. It was the latter who emerged victorious with a time of 5'1"33, scoring 086 points. Behind them, Joshua Dürksen (AIX Racing) took advantage of the fights in his rearview mirrors to secure the third step of the podium ahead of Josep Maria Marti and Zane Maloney (Rodin Motorsport).
• Among the leaders of the championship, only one scored points. Seventh on the grid, Isack Hadjar (Campos) appeared to be struggling with his car, seeming to lack pace. Although he tried as best he could to fight, the Frenchman was pushed beyond the Top 10 at first before finding it again in the final moments with a 10th place under the checkered flag. Starting last, Gabriel Bortoleto (Invicta), his runner-up, finished 8th, taking the last point at stake to come back to 35 lengths from the leader. Paul Aron (Hitech GP) was forced to retire after contact with Zane Maloney in the first chicane.

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