“A roar at the temple of speed”: Formula 1 celebrates Joshua Duerksen’s Monza win
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At a glance
- Paraguay’s Joshua Duerksen won the Formula 2 sprint race at Monza for his third victory of the 2026 season.
- Formula 1 and Formula 2 highlighted the Invicta Racing driver’s recovery from seventh place to win.
- John Bennett finished second and Oliver Goethe took third.
Joshua Duerksen produced a comeback win at Monza, and Formula 1 celebrated the Paraguayan driver’s third Formula 2 victory of the 2026 season.
A roar at the temple of speed.
Duerksen won the sprint race at the Italian circuit during the 10th round of the FIA Formula 2 championship, ahead of qualifying for the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Driving for Invicta Racing, he recovered from seventh on the grid to take the victory.
“A roar at the temple of speed,” Formula 1 posted on Instagram. “The cry of Paraguay! In Monza, Joshua added his third win of the year.” Formula 2 also celebrated the result, posting: “Joshua Duerksen wins in Monza! The Paraguayan driver comes back from seventh position to take victory in the sprint race.”
The cry of Paraguay! In Monza, Joshua added his third win of the year.
John Bennett of Trident finished second, while MP Motorsport’s Oliver Goethe completed the podium. Noel León and Nikola Tsolov, both of Campos Racing, finished fourth and fifth. Martinius Stenshorne and Alexander Dunne of Rodin Motorsport took sixth and seventh, and Laurens Van Hoepen of Trident finished eighth.
Joshua Duerksen wins in Monza! The Paraguayan driver comes back from seventh position to take victory in the sprint race.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.