Kush Maini delivered a standout performance in Miami, securing his second Formula 2 career pole with a blistering lap of 1:39.888, edging Rafael Camara by just 0.033 seconds in one of the season’s most competitive qualifying sessions. The championship arrived in Miami under unusual circumstances after cancellations in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, creating a level playing field on the new circuit for rookies and veterans alike. Early pace-setters like Colton Herta and Camara briefly held the top spot, but the final minutes saw constant changes as grip improved and drivers pushed on fresh tyres. Martinius Stenshorne finished third, only 0.050 seconds behind, while Alexander Dunne secured fourth for Rodin Motorsport. The session ended under yellow flags after Stenshorne stopped on track, freezing the order and confirming Maini’s pole.
Behind the leading quartet, Gabriele Mini took fifth, followed by Nico Varrone in sixth, Joshua Duerksen in seventh, and Oliver Goethe in eighth. Laurens van Hoepen and Nikola Tsolov completed the top ten, with Tsolov earning reverse-grid pole for the Sprint Race. For Maini, the result marks a significant milestone, reinforcing his growing momentum in the series and setting him up strongly for the Feature Race. The narrow margins across the field highlighted the intensity of competition, with less than half a second separating the top ten midway through the session. As Formula 2 makes its debut in Miami, Maini’s pole positions him as a frontrunner to convert qualifying speed into a major race-day result, while the rest of the grid prepares for a fiercely contested weekend.