{"id":254482,"date":"2026-05-01T20:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254482\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:49:09","slug":"kush-maini-beats-rafael-camara-to-pole-in-closely-fought-miami-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254482\/","title":{"rendered":"Kush Maini beats Rafael Camara to pole in closely fought Miami Qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Kush Maini took the second pole position of his FIA Formula 2 career by narrowly beating Rafael Camara to top spot in Miami.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">In a tightly fought contest, the Alpine Academy ART Grand Prix driver completed a 1:39.888 with his final lap to take the Aramco Pole Position Award by just 0.033s from Invicta Racing\u2019s Camara.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Rodin Motorsport\u2019s Martinius Stenshorne rounded out a close top three, finishing 0.050s behind Maini, while his teammate Alexander Dunne ended up in P4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Gabriele Min\u00ec rounded out the top five for MP Motorsport ahead of Van Amersfoort Racing\u2019s Nico Varrone in sixth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Joshua Duerksen made it two Invicta cars in the top 10 with a run to P7 ahead of MP\u2019s Oliver Goethe in eighth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">TRIDENT\u2019s Laurens van Hoepen wound up in P9 while Campos Racing\u2019s Nikola Tsolov completed the top 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The Red Bull junior recovered from an early stoppage in Free Practice to take reverse grid pole for the Sprint Race, where the championship leader will aim for a second victory of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The Sprint Race is set to start at 10:00 local time on Saturday, but until then you can read a full report from today\u2019s FIA Formula 2 Qualifying from Miami on the official website <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" 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