Rodin Motorsport have completed their 2025 F2 lineup, with McLaren Junior driver Alex Dunne stepping up from Formula 3.
Alex Dunne Makes the Formula 2 Jump
While the first round of the 2025 F2 season is almost one month away, Alex Dunne has been announced as the latest addition to the 2025 F2 grid.
The Irish driver will debut in the new series with the Aussie team Rodin Motorsport.
Dunne’s Career in Motorsport
In 2021, Dunne debuted in single-seater racing for Pinnacle Motorsport in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship.
His season started strong, with a podium in the first race, however, after that, he managed to score points only on three occasions among the eight rounds he took part in.
After Portimao, he and the team parted ways and he focused all his efforts on the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.
In the German series, he raced with US Racing, achieving better results than the ones he got with his previous partnership. He ended the championship in eighth place, with two P2 finishes as the best results.
The following year to took part in four different championships, to test his skills and capability to adapt to various tracks and competitors.
In 2022 he joined forces with Hitech, with whom he won the Formula 4 British Championship. His results in the series were positively surprising, achieving eleven victories and eleven pole positions.
His Italian F4 championship campaign was also successful, finishing as vice-champion behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
After a strong year in GB3 in 2023, where he secured second place and achieved more victories than the championship winner Callum Voisin, he transitioned to F3 in 2024.
However, in the new series with a different team, MP Motorsport, he struggled to achieve the results he had hoped for. Dunne concluded the year in fourteenth place, with two podium finishes.
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Moving to Formula 2
During his F3 season, the Irish driver was announced to be joining the McLaren Driver Development Programme.
A big and important step for Dunne, who not only gave him a new form of support but also new responsibilities. Following the difficult year, McLaren did not lose hope in him and supported him in his next step to Formula 2.
In doing so, Rodin Motorsport completed their 2025 lineup, having already announced Christian Mansell as part of the team for this year.
Dunne spoke about his promotion to F2, thanking the ones who supported him during all of these years.
“I’m pleased to be able to confirm my plans for the 2025 season, which will see me joining Rodin Motorsport and participating in Formula 2.
“I’m looking forward to the upcoming season and thankful for everyone’s support in getting me to this stage. I can’t wait to hit the ground running.” – Alex Dunne.
The 2025 F2 Grid so Far
Dunne’s move to F2 with Rodin Motorsport for 2025 is the 20th confirmation on the grid.
Only two teams are yet to announce their complete lineup for the 2025 season.
Here is how the teams will be represented on track for the first race in the calendar at Albert Park in Australia:
Invicta Racing: Leonardo Fornaroli – Roman Stanek
Campos Racing: Arvid Lindblad – Pepe Martì
MP Motorsport: Richard verschoor – Oliver Goethe
Hitech Pulse-Eight: Dino Beganovic – Luke Browning
Prema Racing: Gabriele Minì – Sebastian Montoya
DAMS Lucas Oil: Jak Crawford – Kush Maini
ART Grad Prix: Ritomo Miyata – ?
Rodin Motorsport: Christian Mansell – Alex Dunne
AIX Racing: Josuha Durksen – Cian Shields
Trident: Max Esterson – Sami Meguetounif
Van Amersfoort Racing: John Bennnett – ?
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Main Photo
Credit: IMAGO / Panoramic by PsnewZ
Recording Date: 30.08.2024
