Academy Preview: F3's Final Round as F2 Returns

The summer break extended for a further week for some of our Williams Racing Driver Academy racers. The relaxing stops this weekend, with F2 and F3 supporting the Italian GP.

For Sandro, that means one final round, while Luke and Victor will take on Monza as their last European track before heading further afield for the rest of 2025.

Here's how our trio look going into northern Italy.

Sandro heads to Monza sitting P9 in the standings with 57 points after an encouraging rookie campaign in FIA Formula 3. The tight championship behind the leader means Sandro could jump into the top-5 spots with a race win if other struggled; it's that sort of series.

Although victory has eluded our French teenager so far in 2025, he's taken two podium trips, and knows how to win around Monza. His first Formula Regional victory came at the Italian track, and he secured his maiden pole position in French F4 there back in 2021.

An impressive rookie campaign for Luke continues this weekend at a circuit where he secured P3 in the F3 standings last year. It's been a silverware-filled season for our British hopeful, who has seven trophies from his year so far.

That elusive F2 victory is still on the to-do list for Luke, and he would advance his title hopes if he can grab it this weekend. He sits P4 in the championship with 125 points. Just one point separates him from Alex Dunne behind, and he's a single P4 finish from jumping up to the vice-champion position.

Like Sandro, Victor has some fond French F4 memories of the Temple of Speed after winning early in his single-seater career at the Milanese circuit. Although victory didn't come at Monza in 2022, it is the spot where his P4 finish clinched him the Formula 3 champion title.

For 2025, Monza represents another opportunity to pick up positions in the championship after a rollercoaster year that hasn't always gone to plan. 69 points sees him in the top-10 spots, and not too far behind P6 in a midfield sub-fight behind the top five drivers.