News, views and updates about Irish racing driver Alex Dunne. He will be competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 championship. Alongside him is Australian Christian Mansell, a fellow F3 graduate.
It’s time to set the grid for the penultimate round of the Formula 3 season! Who will get on pole, one of the top four championship contenders Mini, Browning, Lindblad and Fornaroli, only separated by 7 points, or an outsider name like Van Hoepen last time round in Hungary? It’s cloudy but not as rainy…
The free practice session in Belgium commenced under wet conditions as drivers and teams adapted to the longest circuit on the calendar. With rain expected on both Friday and Saturday, this session was crucial for everyone to familiarise themselves with the track in wet conditions. Luke Browning initially set the pace with a 2:22.089 for…
Christian Mansell posted the first competitive time of the session as he logged a 1:45:839. However, a 1:45.475 put Noel León over three tenths clear seconds later. Dunne, Mini, Goethe, Fornaroli, Mansell, Esterson, Van Hoepen, Lindblad, Tramnitz, Montoya and Browning completed the top 12 after 10 minutes. The Irish driver had been over 0.2s quicker…
The drivers did two preparation laps before qualifying properly got underway. A 1:20.804 from Mexican Noel Leon saw the Mexican lead the way on the first runs of qualifying. Mini was P1 following the opening lap, but the soft tyre held on for multiple laps. Mini (+0.065), Meguetounif, Tsolov, Dunne, Lindblad, Van Hoepen, Goethe, Browning,…
It was just moments away from the start of the FIA Formula 3 Sprint Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. This was also the 99th race in the Championship’s history. Yesterday, Christian Mansell of ART Grand Prix made his mark by securing his first F3 pole position. Today, Santiago Ramos led the pack from reverse…
Nikola Tsolov and Callum Voisin headed into qualifying with 3-place grid penalties hanging over their heads as both went too fast under the red flags during practice. Tim Tramnitz logged a 1:32.978 to post the first proper time in qualifying. However, his time was removed. Home hero Leonardo Fornaroli would take over as he did…
McLaren Racing has announced that Alex Dunne and Martinius Stenshorne have joined their Driver Development programme as the Woking-based squad continues to add to their roster. Dunne, aged 18, has risen through the ranks in impressive fashion. Despite missing the final round due to Italian F4 commitments, the Irishman from Offaly won the British F4…
Campos Racing’s Mari Boya topped the morning session timesheets, and teammate Oliver Goethe led the afternoon, as they dominated the second day of the in-season Formula 3 test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Morning Session The day began with an intense flurry of activity, with Trident’s Leonardo Fornaroli initially setting the pace with a time…
Gabriele Minì excelled in the morning and afternoon sessions on the opening day of Formula 3 in-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Italian PREMA Racing driver set the fastest lap of the morning with a time of 1:28.313, edging out Trident’s Sami Meguetounif by a mere 0.086 seconds. Minì continued his impressive form…
In the final stages of practice for FIA Formula 3 this morning ahead of qualifying at 14:00 local time at Albert Park in Melbourne, the Bulgarian in his ART was on a fast lap as he looked to move himself from P10. Approaching turn 11, he came across Alex Dunne in MP Motorsport machinery. The…
