By RACER Staff - Feb 18, 2026, 2:49 PM ET

Camara ends second day of F2 pre-season testing fastest for Invicta Racing

Rafael Camara set the fastest time of the Formula 2 pre-season test in Barcelona so far, recording a 1m23.630s in Wednesday's morning session for Invicta Racing. The Brazilian was just 0.018s faster than Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and ART Grand Prix, with Alexander Dunne in third for Rodin Motorsport.

In the afternoon, it was Invicta teammate Joshua Duerksen that set the pace, topping the second session with a 1m25.363s in a sweep for the British team on Day 2.

MORNING SESSION

Running got underway but was just as quickly halted after an innocuous spin for Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak on his out-lap. His ART Grand Prix car was quickly recovered and the session resumed. Dino Beganovic was the early leader on a 1m25.877s but as the track improved, so too did the times. Laurens van Hoepen briefly put Trident on top before MP Motorsport’s Gabriele Minì set a 1m25.346s to take over P1, with teammate Oliver Goethe slotting in just 0.015s behind in P2.

Fitted with soft Pirelli tires, van Hoepen then recorded a 1m24.210s before the second red flag of the day arrived, courtesy of a John Bennett spin.

The session was resumed but another stoppage followed shortly after, this time for Minì, who had stopped on circuit at Turn 12. With his car recovered, running got back underway and Câmara set the quickest time of the test so far, a 1m23.630s putting him P1 for Invicta.

Soft tire runs continued until the next red flag coming just inside the final hour, with Noel Leon stuck in the gravel at Turn 9. The morning segment resumed once more, with the top five covered by just 0.067s as the checkered flag waved to bring the first bit of running on Day 2 to a close.

Inthraphuvasak followed Camara in P2, ahead of Bennett, Martinius Stenshorne, Nico Varrone, Oliver Goethe, Kush Maini, Colton Herta, van Hoepen and Beganovic in the top 10.

AFTERNOON SESSION

Long runs were the focus for much of the afternoon as drivers and teams took the opportunity to move from performance runs to race stints. Stenshorne was the first representative lap of the second session, logging a 1m31.084s before Camara restored Invicta to the top of the standings with a 1m29.544s.

Teammate Duerksen then went quicker still, going onto a 1m27.463s where he remained quickest by two seconds for the majority of the afternoon. There was a brief red flag when Herta went off the road at Turn 4, but the session resumed shortly afterwards heading into the final hour of the day.

Duerksen then returned to the circuit on soft Pirelli tires and lowered his best time to a 1m25.363s. Teammate Camara followed shortly afterwards to make it an Invicta 1-2 heading into the final 20 minutes of the afternoon.

There was one final red flag after a spin into the gravel for Boya at Turn 4, but once the session got back to green, there were few substantial changes in the running order, with Invicta sweeping the day.

DAY 2 TEST TIMES: MORNING SESSION

Position	Driver	Nationality	Team	Time	Laps
1	Rafael Camara	BRA	Invicta Racing	1:23.630	36
2	Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak	THA	ART Grand Prix	1:23.648	19
3	John Bennett	GBR	TRIDENT	1:23.664	47
4	Martinius Stenshorne	NOR	Rodin Motorsport	1:23.697	47
5	Nicolas Varrone	ARG	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:23.760	38
6	Oliver Goethe	GER	MP Motorsport	1:23.793	32
7	Kush Maini	IND	ART Grand Prix	1:23.835	42
8	Colton Herta	USA	Hitech	1:23.855	18
9	Laurens van Hoepen	NLD	TRIDENT	1:23.870	30
10	Dino Beganovic	SWE	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:23.913	34
11	Nikola Tsolov	BUL	Campos Racing	1:23.957	18
12	Gabriele Mini	ITA	MP Motorsport	1:24.237	13
13	Rafael Villagómez	MEX	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:24.259	40
14	Roman Bilinski	POL	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:23.436	35
15	Mari Boya	ESP	PREMA Racing	1:24.454	40
16	Cian Shields	GBR	AIX Racing	1:24.716	36
17	Sébastian Montoya	COL	PREMA Racing	1:24.761	34
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	BRA	AIX Racing	1:25.006	32
19	Noel Leon	MEX	Campos Racing	1:25.829	14
20	Ritomo Miyata	JPN	Hitech	1:26.845	10
21	Joshua Duerksen	PAR	Invicta Racing	1:29.950	36
22	Alexander Dunne	IRL	Rodin Motorsport	No Time	45

*All times deleted for Car 15 after being found to be underweight following post-session checks

AFTERNOON SESSION

Position	Driver	Nationality	Team	Time	Laps
1	Joshua Duerksen	PAR	Invicta Racing	1:25.363	24
2	Alexander Dunne	IRL	Rodin Motorsport	1:27.071	52
3	Rafael Camara	BRA	Invicta Racing	1:29.483	25
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	BRA	AIX Racing	1:29.520	52
5	Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak	THA	ART Grand Prix	1:29.595	48
6	Cian Shields	GBR	AIX Racing	1:29.713	48
7	Nikola Tsolov	BUL	Campos Racing	1:29.876	53
8	Gabriele Mini	ITA	MP Motorsport	1:30.022	40
9	Colton Herta	USA	Hitech	1:30.059	41
10	Laurens van Hoepen	NLD	TRIDENT	1:30.118	50
11	Oliver Goethe	GER	MP Motorsport	1:30.153	39
12	Kush Maini	IND	ART Grand Prix	1:30.161	58
13	Dino Beganovic	SWE	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:30.497	48
14	Rafael Villagómez	MEX	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:30.519	50
15	Mari Boya	ESP	PREMA Racing	1:30.553	43
16	Martinius Stenshorne	NOR	Rodin Motorsport	1:30.595	39
17	Roman Bilinski	POL	DAMS Lucas Oil	1:30.626	37
18	John Bennett	GBR	TRIDENT	1:30.661	31
19	Noel Leon	MEX	Campos Racing	1:30.818	50
20	Nicolas Varrone	ARG	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:30.907	24
21	Sébastian Montoya	COL	PREMA Racing	1:30.972	43
22	Ritomo Miyata	JPN	Hitech	1:31.567	42