US EditionDunne set for second F1 practice run for McLaren
Alex Dunne, 19, returns to McLaren's FP1 at Monza as part of 2025 rules requiring two young driver sessions per season for development and compliance.
- On Tuesday, McLaren confirmed 19-year-old Alex Dunne will drive the MCL39 in the first practice session at Monza this Friday as part of their rookie programme.
- Since last year, Alex Dunne has joined McLaren’s driver development programme and gained experience with the Zandvoort test in May, aligning with 2025 F1 regulations requiring two rookie practice runs.
- In Austria, Dunne finished fourth in FP1 at the Austrian Grand Prix, 0.069 seconds behind McLaren race driver Oscar Piastri, becoming the first Irish driver in 22 years to compete in an F1 session.
- This weekend, Alex Dunne will also contest Formula 2 at Monza, managing double-duty with F1 FP1 while aiming to support Lando Norris, McLaren race driver, and Oscar Piastri, McLaren race driver.
- Sitting fifth, Dunne trails F2 leader Leonardo Fornaroli by 30 points with four rounds remaining, while McLaren plans rookie slots including Pato O'Ward's FP1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix later this year.
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McLaren confirmed that Alex Dunne, currently involved in the Formula 2 title fight, will take the wheel of the MCL39 during the first free practice session (FP1) of the Italy Grand Prix, this weekend in Monza. The Irish rider, protected from the British stable, will thus make his second appearance in F1 after having already replaced Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix. This session was part of the four annual obligations imposed by the regul…
After his strong Friday appearance in Austria Alex Dunne gets another training assignment. In Monza he denies FP1 for McLaren.
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