emirates7 - Team Abu Dhabi’s Rashed Al Qemzi reclaimed the lead in the 2024 UIM F2 World Championship on Sunday with a dominant victory at the Grand Prix of Italy.

The four-time F2 world champion led the race from start to finish, earning his second Grand Prix win of the season, mirroring the team's one-two finish in Norway last month with team-mate Mansoor Al Mansoori coming in second.

Al Qemzi now holds an eight-point lead in the championship over Sweden’s Mathilda Wiberg, who secured third place in San Nazzaro, while Lithuania’s Edgaras Riabko is one point further back after finishing fifth today.

As he aims to become the first driver to win the F2 title five times, the Emirati driver is in a strong position to make history ahead of the back-to-back final race weekends in Portugal later this month.

Meanwhile, Al Mansoori has boosted his chances of finishing in the championship’s top three with a solid performance on Sunday, moving him into fourth place in the standings.

After narrowly beating his Abu Dhabi team-mate to secure pole position on Saturday, Al Qemzi once again demonstrated complete control as he claimed his second consecutive Grand Prix victory in San Nazzaro.