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‘A great thing to add’ - F2 and F3 drivers relish new Aramco Pole Position Award
by Samarth Kanal
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The FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3 championships feature some of the best young drivers as they take on circuits from Australia to Abu Dhabi - and in 2025, they have a new trophy to collect.
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The Aramco Pole Position Award was first presented at the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend at Imola, Italy, where Rafael Camara (Prema) and Dino Beganovic (Hitech) were the respective F3 and F2 polesitters.
The award, which uses materials such as carbon fibre and incorporates 3D printing, showcases Aramco’s efforts in exploring the possibilities of innovation and technology in fields such as motorsport, mobility, energy, and materials.
The drivers have expressed their excitement over receiving this extra trophy.
"It's good to get an award for pole," says 2025 F3 champion Camara, who clinched the very first Aramco Pole Position Award. It's nice, one more trophy to keep at home so you can tell your friends about it.”
The 2025 Aramco Pole Position Award for Formula 2 and Formula 3
The F3 and F2 polesitters receive their Award in Hungary
Bruno Michel hands the Aramco Pole Position Award to Rafael Camara and Dino Beganovic
Pierre-Alain Michot hands out an Aramco Pole Position Award
Alex Dunne raises his Award in Monaco
Stefano Domenicali awarding drivers with the Aramco Pole Position Award in Spain
“It’s always nice to get some trophies. It’s a great thing to add after the hard work we put in for quali and I hope to get more soon,” adds Campos Racing driver Nikola Tsolov, who has achieved three pole positions in F3 in 2025.
Prema's Ugo Ugochukwu said the trophy was a welcome addition.
“Quali [sessions] in F3 are really intense.
“It's almost like a one-lap shootout on each tyre, so I think when you pull it off and you do a good lap, it's good to get a reward for it.”
The Aramco Pole Position Award is usually presented on Fridays to the F2 and F3 drivers with the fastest lap time in their qualifying sessions. Those drivers then start Sunday’s Feature Race from pole position and gain two extra points for getting pole position.
F2 and F3 CEO Bruno Michel (R) presenting the Aramco Pole Position Award to Rafael Camara
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F2 and F3 CEO Bruno Michel said the trophy “embodies our [F2/F3 and Aramco’s] mutual ambition to achieve innovation and excellence in our sport.”
He continued, “F2, F3, and Aramco share the same vision for the future of lower-carbon fuels and transportation solutions.”
Aramco’s senior vice president of corporate communications, Khalid A. Al Zamil, called it “another exciting milestone” in Aramco’s partnership with F2 and F3.
Aramco supplies FIA-compliant 100% sustainable fuels
“We are supporting their efforts to progress toward lowering emissions, and hope this innovatively designed trophy becomes a coveted addition to the F2 and F3 championships.
“This trophy builds on our success to date as the supplier of lower-carbon fuels to all 52 F2 & F3 cars.“F2 & F3 serve as key testing grounds, seeing how these fuels perform on the track to learn how to develop lower-carbon fuel alternatives to conventional fuels in the future.”
