Eriksson takes Euro F3 race 2 at Monza

The second FIA Formula 3 European Championship race on the Monza Grand Prix circuit saw Joel Eriksson (Motopark) score a lights-to-flag victory from the two rookie drivers Lando Norris (Carlin) and Mick Schumacher (Prema Powerteam). While Swedish driver Eriksson moved up into the lead of the drivers' standings with his second win of the season, German Mick Schumacher, the son of Formula 1 record world champion Michael Schumacher, scored his first podium finish in the series.

Eriksson started from pole position and took the lead at the start. Initially, Schumacher slotted in behind the Motopark driver, followed by Norris, Callum Ilott and Jake Dennis. On lap six, Norris overtook Mick Schumacher for second, but at that time, he was already over three seconds behind race leader Eriksson. Toward the end of the race, Norris came considerably closer to Eriksson, but the gap was never small enough to mount a challenge.

"Winning a race at Monza is a dream coming true, I am really happy. For me, the race was nearly perfect. My start was really good and I was able to pull clear from the rest of the field very quickly. As a result, the drivers behind me didn't have a slipstream, which was very important to me. In the closing stages, Lando was able to close up, but my victory was never really under threat."

McLaren protégé Norris took the checkered flag in second place ahead of Schumacher, whose third place also was never under threat.

Schumacher's teammate Maximilian Gunther (Prema Powerteam) finished fourth in the race in Monza's royal park. Around the halfway point, the German was involved in a battle with Harrison Newey (Van Amersfoort Racing) and had the upper hand over the Brit. Later on, Ferdinand Habsburg (Carlin) put Gunther under pressure for fourth, but a driving error during an attempt to overtake meant that the Austrian eventually crossed the finish line behind Gunther. Earlier on, Harrison Newey and Jake Dennis had been battling for fifth, but both had to retire following a collision.

Ferrari junior Guanyu Zhou, (Prema Powerteam), Callum Ilott (Prema Powerteam), Force India junior Jehan Daruvala (Carlin), Ralf Aron (Hitech Grand Prix) and Nikita Mazepin (Hitech Grand Prix), who is also supported by the Force India Formula 1 team, rounded out the top 10.