Alex Dunne had to settle for second place after a thrilling finish to the Formula 2 sprint race in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday but faced a long wait to see if he remained on the podium.
Josep Maria Marti (Campos) held off sustained Dunne (Rodin) attacks right to the finish line to take the victory, with Jak Crawford (DAMS) third after passing out Arvid Lindblad (Campos) on the final lap.
It was another scintillating drive from 19-year-old Dunne, who almost capitalised on a late Martí error but just could not get past the dogged Spaniard.
After the race though, he had to face the stewards for allegedly failing to comply with a double yellow waved flag and, also, erratic driving, but no punishment followed.
Dunne will be back on the track on Sunday morning for the feature race, starting in ninth position on the grid. He's currently fourth in the overall driver standings, five points off leader Leonardo Fornaroli (Invicta).
Last Sunday he was deprived of victory in the feature race at the Belgian Grand Prix after being hit with a 10-second penalty.
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Dunne crossed the line first at the legendary Spa circuit to reclaim the lead in the F2 Drivers Championship, but he was later demoted for failing to engage the start set-up procedure.
The penalty dropped Dunne down to 10th in the final race classifications, with Lindblad inheriting the victory.
