{"id":30066,"date":"2025-02-07T09:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=30066"},"modified":"2025-02-07T09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:30:57","slug":"alex-dunne-to-step-up-to-f2-with-rodin-motorsport-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/02\/07\/alex-dunne-to-step-up-to-f2-with-rodin-motorsport-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Dunne to Step Up to F2 with Rodin Motorsport in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rodin Motorsport have completed their 2025 F2 lineup, with McLaren Junior driver Alex Dunne stepping up from Formula 3.<\/p>\n<h2>Alex Dunne Makes the Formula 2 Jump<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Irish driver will debut in the new series with the Aussie team <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/12\/18\/who-are-the-2025-f2-drivers-announced-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rodin Motorsport<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dunne&#8217;s Career in Motorsport\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2021, Dunne debuted in single-seater racing for Pinnacle Motorsport in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/02\/03\/f1-circuits-historic-vs-modern-tracks-which-philosophy-prevails\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Portimao<\/a>, he and the team parted ways and he focused all his efforts on the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the German series, he raced with US Racing, achieving better results than the ones he got <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> his previous partnership. He ended the championship in eighth place, with two P2 finishes<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0as the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">best<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The following year to took part in four different championships, to test his skills and capability to adapt to various tracks and competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His Italian F4 championship campaign was also successful, finishing as vice-champion behind <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2023\/09\/29\/andrea-kimi-antonelli-mercedes-junior\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/12\/the-story-of-the-2024-formula-3-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">The Story of the 2024 Formula 3 Season<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moving to Formula 2\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During his F3 season, the Irish driver was announced to be joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/02\/04\/f1-which-teams-could-capitalise-on-latest-fia-directive\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">McLaren<\/a> Driver Development Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/12\/28\/formula-2-all-time-wins-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Formula 2<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In doing so, Rodin Motorsport completed their 2025 lineup, having already announced Christian Mansell as part of the team for this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiaformula2.com\/Latest\/1cqXvxdPSwWDD0SNLGJvlm\/rodin-motorsport-complete-2025-line-up-with-alexander-dunne\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dunne spoke about his promotion to F2<\/a>, thanking the ones who supported him during all of these years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I\u2019m pleased to be able to confirm my plans for the 2025 season, which will see me joining Rodin Motorsport and participating in Formula 2.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I\u2019m looking forward to the upcoming season and thankful for everyone\u2019s support in getting me to this stage. I can\u2019t wait to hit the ground running.\u201d <strong>&#8211; Alex Dunne.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 2025 F2 Grid so Far<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dunne&#8217;s move to F2 with Rodin Motorsport for 2025 is the 20th confirmation on the grid.<\/p>\n<p>Only two teams are yet to announce their complete lineup for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the teams will be represented on track for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/04\/13\/f1-the-best-australian-gp-season-opener\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">first race in the calendar at Albert Park in Australia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Invicta Racing<\/strong>: Leonardo Fornaroli \u2013 Roman Stanek\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Campos Racing<\/strong>: Arvid Lindblad \u2013 Pepe Mart\u00ec\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>MP Motorsport:<\/strong>\u00a0Richard verschoor \u2013 Oliver Goethe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Hitech Pulse-Eight<\/strong>: Dino Beganovic \u2013 Luke Browning\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Prema Racing<\/strong>: Gabriele Min\u00ec \u2013 Sebastian Montoya\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>DAMS Lucas Oil<\/strong>: Jak Crawford \u2013 Kush Maini<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>ART Grad Prix<\/strong>: Ritomo Miyata \u2013 ?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Rodin Motorsport:<\/strong> Christian Mansell \u2013 Alex Dunne<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>AIX Racing:<\/strong> Josuha Durksen \u2013 Cian Shields<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Trident:<\/strong>\u00a0Max Esterson \u2013 Sami Meguetounif\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Van Amersfoort Racing:<\/strong>\u00a0John Bennnett \u2013 ?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/12\/18\/formula-2-and-formula-3-to-race-in-madrid-from-2026-to-2035\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Formula 2 and Formula 3 to Race in Madrid from 2026 to 2035<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Photo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Credit: <strong>IMAGO \/\u00a0Panoramic by PsnewZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recording Date: 30.08.2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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