Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s Nikola Tsolov delivered an outstanding tactical drive to finish second in the Formula 2 feature race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Sunday, reclaiming the lead in the drivers’ standings.
The Campos Racing driver also achieved a career first by securing two podium finishes in the same race weekend, following his third-place finish in Saturday’s sprint race.
The race on the 4.675-kilometre Barcelona circuit was defined by tyre strategy. Nearly half of the field started on soft tyres, while Tsolov opted for the harder compound. Although the drivers on hard tyres initially lost ground, they were counting on the superior pace of fresh soft tyres in the closing stages.
Tsolov executed the strategy perfectly. He spent much of the opening stint running in eighth place and moved up to second after all drivers who had started on soft tyres completed their pit stops by lap 22, opening up a six-second advantage over Noel Leon.
The Bulgarian pitted on lap 24 for soft tyres and rejoined in ninth place, beginning his charge. Displaying impressive pace, he was among the fastest drivers on the track and climbed to fourth well before the finish.
Ahead of him was title rival Gabriele Mini, while Alex Dunne and Rafael Camara were battling for victory. Camara soon overtook Dunne for the lead, leaving Tsolov with fewer than ten laps to erase a four-second gap to Mini.
Five laps from the finish, Tsolov closed in on the Italian and overtook him on the exit of Turn 10 to move into third place. By lap 35, he had also passed Dunne to take second.
Although he found himself with clear track ahead, Tsolov remained seven seconds behind race winner Rafael Camara and was unable to close the gap. Nevertheless, the Bulgarian extracted the maximum possible result from the race.
The second-place finish secured his second consecutive podium in Barcelona and propelled him back to the top of the Formula 3 drivers’ standings. Tsolov now leads the championship with 86 points, three ahead of Mini, ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix in two weeks’ time. Bulgarian Nikola Tsolov Finishes Second in Barcelona F2 Race, Regains Championship Lead 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-14 11:41:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
