Dunne promoted to second in F2 feature race in Barcelona

Ireland's Alex Dunne has been promoted to second place in the Formula 2 feature race in Barcelona after a penalty was handed to championship leader Nikola Tsolov.

Dunne had finished third on the road behind Rafael Camara, who won his first F2 race, and Tsolov.

However the Bulgarian was handed a five-second penalty for overtaking outside of track limits and drops to fourth, which promoted Dunne to second and new championship leader Gabriele Mini to third.

After starting in second place, Dunne took the lead off the line but was overtaken later in the race by Brazil's Rafael Camara and Bulgaria's Nikola Tsolov, who both had fresher tyres.

It is a fifth podium of the season for the Alpine Junior driver Dunne, who is in his second season in Formula 2.

The 20-year-old, who finished in eighth place in the sprint race on Saturday, made a great start and passed Invicta Racing's Camara into the first corner.

But after making an earlier pit stop, he could not stop the Ferrari junior driver overtaking him with seven laps to go.

After being passed by Tsolov in the closing stages, Dunne held off fellow Apline junior Gabriele Mini on the final lap to claim a fifth podium in as many rounds.

GB's John Bennett finished in seventh position for his first points of the season, while Cian Shields was 20th.

After Tsolov's penalty, Mini's advantage at the top is six points, while Dunne is 19 points off the lead.

Camara, whose victory was his first in Formula 2, is up to third in the championship.

In Formula 3, Red Bull Junior driver Fionn McLaughlin finished in 26th place in the feature race and 20th in the sprint race.

Campos Racing's Theophile Nael took the chequered flag in Sunday's feature race while Australia's James Wharton won the sprint race on Saturday.

1. Gabriele Mini (Ita) 86 points

2. Nikola Tsolov (Bul) 80

3. Rafael Camara (Bra) 69

4. Alex Dunne (Irl) 67

5. Noel Leon (Mex) 54