Richard Verschoor Archives - Motorsport

Richard Verschoor returns to MP Motorsport for 2025 Formula 2 season.

Verschoor says being back with MP Motorsport is “the best opportunity” for him in F2

Chiara Martin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago08 mins

Veteran driver Richard Verschoor returns to familiar territory, with MP Motorsport, in what he describes as his “best opportunity yet.” The Dutch team, which finished third in the Teams’ Championship with 220.5 points last year, has assembled a line up combining Verschoor’s experience with Oliver Goethe’s youthful potential for their 2025 campaign. A Homecoming Verschoor’s…

MP Motorsport's Richard Verschoor leads PREMA Racing's Oliver Bearman around the Yas Marina Circuit. Verschoor subsequently finished the 2024 Abu Dhabi F2 Feature Race P3.

Verschoor hits “main target” for MP Motorsport, with P3 finish in Abu Dhabi GP

Karishma Persad2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

MP Motorsport’s Richard Verschoor finished the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP F2 Feature Race in P3, just over 3.5 seconds behind 2024 F2 championship winner Gabriel Bortoleto. Despite starting P12 on the grid after a disappointing qualifying session, the Dutchman enjoyed a strong performance which, combined with an excellent tyre strategy, earned him the final place…

Abu Dhabi GP | Gabriel Bortoleto crowned Formula 2 champion, as Joshua Duerksen wins feature race

Chiara Martin4 months ago2 months ago010 mins

After a start that saw Isack Hadjar’s title dreams slip away, Gabriel Bortoleto was crowned the 2024 Formula 2 champion, while Joshua Duerksen took home his first feature race win. The time came for the grand finale for the FIA Formula 2 2024 season, where championship contenders Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar battled it out…

F2 | Qatar GP | Sprint | Disappointment for Hadjar as Bearman takes win

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago021 mins

Only hours after BWT Alpine F1 Formula One Team confirmed that Paul Aron (ARO), would be joining the team as Reserve Driver for the 2025 season, replacing Jack Doohan who will be making his F1 debut, the Estonian will start his penultimate Formula 2 (F2) sprint race from nineth place. Will Aron match Friday’s performances?…

Azerbaijan GP | F2 | Feature | Verschoor takes first win of 2024 after red-flag crash delay

Karishma Persad7 months ago015 mins

Round 12 of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship comes its end with the Feature Race which will see the 22 young drivers competing for first place and the 25 points on offer. With a track temperature of about 41.7 degrees Celsius, this race has the potential to be quite challenging for the drivers, with…

F2 | Azerbaijan GP | Qualifying | Verschoor stuns with late charge to pole in Baku

Chiara Martin7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

In a closely contested Formula 2 qualifying session at the Baku City Circuit, Richard Verschoor of Trident took a surprise pole position. Verschoor secured his second Formula 2 pole of the season, narrowly beating PREMA’s Kimi Antonelli by just 0.017 seconds, while ART Grand Prix’s Victor Martins completed the top three. The session kicked off…

F2 | Belgian GP | Sprint Race | O’Sullivan wins a rain-shortened Sprint

Chiara Martin8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

The tenth round of the Formula 2 series at the Belgian Grand Prix delivered a thrilling Sprint Race, that was soon interrupted by a red flag. Zak O’Sullivan capitalised on the reverse grid format to secure pole position, with Dennis Hauger joining him on the front row. The race, already delayed following the morning session’s…

F2 | Hungarian GP | Sprint Race | Victory for Verschoor as Antonelli and others have severe tyre degradation

Karishma Persad9 months ago9 months ago012 mins

Trident’s Richard Verschoor will start Saturday’s FIA Formula 2 sprint race on pole, under reverse-grid conditions after qualifying tenth during Friday’s qualifying session. Alongside him is Invicta Racing’s Kush Maini, with Rodin Motorsport’s Zane Maloney, who topped Friday’s practice, just behind in third, and Prema Racing’s Andrea Kimi Antonelli in fourth. The drivers are all…

F2 | Monaco GP | Qualifying | Verschoor lands on pole in Monaco ahead of Martins; Hadjar and Miyata just avoid massive accident

Olivia Pursehouse10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

Formula 2 qualifying will be taking part in two split up sessions of Group A – even car numbers and Group B – odd car numbers. Whichever group grabs a faster provisional pole, will gain pole position and the inside of the track, the slower group starting from the outside of the track, with the…

F2 | Monaco GP | Practice | Victor Martins tops practice session amidst heavy rainfall

Chiara Martin10 months ago03 mins

The Formula 2 drivers took to the wet track of Monaco as the weather took a turn during the Formula 3 practice session. Enzo Fittipaldi was the first driver to brush the barriers at the Fairmont Hairpin in the opening minutes, while his Van Amersfoort teammate Rafael Villagomez narrowly avoided him. Victor Martins led the…