Kenzo Craigie of R-ace GP finished second, joining the other 2026 Champion on the podium. The British driver, a member of the Mercedes Junior Programme, has already secured the E4 Championship title and is now fighting for second place in the overall standings as well as the Rookie title at Mugello, with Prema Racing's Turkish driver Alp Aksoy his rival in both battles. Craigie gained one position at the start, moving up to second and holding on to that place until the chequered flag. At times, the Briton managed to close the gap to Sammalisto, but never quite enough to attempt an overtake.
Another opportunity to reduce the gap came at the restart following a Safety Car period, called after Alexander Chartier (PHM Racing) and Joaquin Pagola (Alpha 54 Racing) made contact at San Donato. However, it was Ludovico Busso of US Racing who took advantage of the restart, overtaking Prema Racing's David Cosma-Cristofor to claim third place.
The Romanian driver had started from pole position but lost three places off the line, being overtaken by the drivers behind him. He subsequently managed to recover one position by passing Busso, before being overtaken again in the closing stages. Cosma-Cristofor therefore finished fourth, ahead of an impressive Augustus Toniolo. The Brazilian Trident Motorsport driver produced another strong recovery, finishing fifth after starting twelfth. His battle with Poland's Alex Ruta was particularly intense, with several position changes throughout the race. Toniolo also secured second place on the Rookie podium, behind Craigie.
Van Amersfoort Racing's Ruta eventually finished sixth. He was also involved in a fierce battle with Alp Aksoy, with one episode attracting the attention of Race Control after the Turkish driver was forced beyond the track limits. US Racing's Spanish-British driver Edward Robinson finished seventh, while Aksoy took eighth overall and third place among the Rookies. The Prema Racing Ferrari Driver Academy driver therefore remains in contention for both the class title and second place in the overall standings.
Ninth place went to Maffi Racing's David Walther, ahead of Prema Racing's Chinese driver Kwan Ho Kingsley Zheng. Jenzer Motorsport's Qatari driver Bader Al Sulaiti finished eleventh, followed by US Racing's Oleksandr Savinkov. Ary Bansal also produced a strong recovery: the Indian US Racing driver finished twelfth after starting from the back of the grid, having briefly stalled on the starting grid and lost his original position on the third row.
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Van Amersfoort Racing's Brazilian driver Pedro Lima finished fourteenth, ahead of teammate Thomas Bearman.
PHM Racing's Austrian driver Emma Felbermayr finished seventeenth overall, taking victory in the women's classification. The points scored in Race 2 were enough to mathematically secure the title ahead of R-ace GP's Payton Westcott, making Felbermayr the 2026 Women's Trophy winner. The Californian did not compete in Race 2, having been assigned to Group C. Second place in the race's women's classification therefore went to Mathilda Racing's Mathilda Paatz.
The results remain provisional pending the completion of technical and sporting checks.
Luka Sammalisto: "Race 2 went really well again. I think the start was good, and Kenzo also got away quite well behind me, but I managed to keep him behind. The pace was a little worse than in Race 1 and I struggled a bit more, but otherwise the race went really well. There was a bit more fighting this time and I had to defend a couple of times against Kenzo. Nevertheless, we managed to stay in P1 for every lap and, overall, the result was really good. There are maybe still a couple of things I can improve, but we'll see how it goes tomorrow."
Kenzo Craigie: "It was quite a good race, to be honest. We got a really good start and I think we had the pace to win. It's just a bit tricky to overtake around here, but I think we still came out with a great result. The pace was really good, so thanks to the team for their work. I'm really happy with how the race went and I hope we can carry this momentum throughout the rest of the weekend."
Ludovico Busso: "It was a very difficult race. I managed to get a good start, but after a few laps Cosma-Cristofor overtook me, so I focused on managing the tyres a little for the closing stages. I was a bit lucky with the Safety Car, but I managed to get a really good restart and tried to attack, eventually taking the position. I'm happy to be back on the podium. I'd like to thank the team, my family and our sponsors. We finished fourth in Race 1 and third in Race 2, so I'm really happy."
Augustus Toniolo: "The race pace was really good. We only struggled in qualifying, which is why I wasn't able to get the car further up the grid. But the work the team and I have been doing for the races has been incredible. The car was really good, and even with tyre degradation everything worked well. It was very easy to manage. I'd also like to thank the mechanics for all the work they've done on the car."
Emma Felbermayr: "I think overall we had a lot of ups, but also a lot of downs. It was a bit of a roller-coaster season. I mean, this is probably the toughest field you can race in in Formula 4. Sometimes we have around 50 cars and only 36 make it into the Final, so the qualifying races are extremely important as well, just to score points. But I really enjoyed my journey here. Obviously, winning the Women's Trophy is nice, even though it wasn't my main goal this season. At least we've achieved this. We also scored some points in the overall championship, which shows that sometimes the pace was there and sometimes it wasn't. So overall, I'm neither particularly happy nor particularly disappointed."
The action will resume tomorrow, Sunday, November 1, at 08:40 with Race 3, featuring Groups A and C. The season will then come to an end with the Final at 12:15, reserved for the top 36 drivers from the qualifying races.
All races will run over 25 minutes plus one lap and will be broadcast live on ACI Sport TV and the championship's social media channels, as well as through the international broadcaster network bringing the Italian F4 Championship to fans around the world.