Historic Saturday: Nicolás Varrone claimed his first F2 points | OneFootball

Nicolás Varrone achieved a milestone in his career this Saturday by scoring his first points as a Formula 2 driver. The Argentine finished fourth in the Sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix after delivering an outstanding performance in which he never dropped below fifth place.

The Van Amersfoort Racing driver started from that position thanks to the reverse-grid system and an impressive qualifying session in which he climbed from 14th place in FP1 to sixth on the quali grid.

The 25-year-old Argentine held fourth place during the opening part of the race until he was overtaken. However, in the final minutes of the competition, he managed to move back up and secure his place among the top four once again.

Varrone arrived at the second round of the 2026 season with only one record far from good results, following a difficult debut in Melbourne, Australia, at the Albert Park Circuit.

There, he had a tough qualifying session that left him 19th, affected by red flags, and he was unable to turn things around in the races: he finished 21st in the sprint and 17th in the main race.

With that background, the competition in the United States has so far represented a positive streak for Argentine motorsport. While Franco Colapinto will start from 8th position in the Formula 1 sprint race and hopes his best time will allow him to score points, Varrone showed his potential and clear improvement in Miami.

The 25-year-old driver delivered a much more competitive performance starting in qualifying, which allowed him to break into the leading positions and add five points to the championship.

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