Gomez clinches Formula Winter Series title at Barcelona finale

Gabriel Gomez clinched the 2025 Formula Winter Series title despite a poor final weekend of the season in Barcelona.

The US Racing driver retired from the opening, 30-minute contest before finishing fifth and fourth in the final two races at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

But such was his advantage heading into the season finale that it did not matter that his championship runner-up Leo Robinson claimed two victories while Kabir Anurag won the final race. 

Gomez has been a regular polesitter this season, but he started an uncharacteristic eighth for race one. It didn’t really matter anyway, as the Brazilian’s car failed to get going and he was pushed into the pitlane to retire. 

Towards the front, Robinson comfortably retained his lead from pole as second-placed Fionn McLaughlin was under pressure from Anurag, yet the US Racing driver failed to make any overtaking attempt stick.

The action was few and far between in the opening race as the frontrunners all kept position meaning Robinson won ahead of McLaughlin and Anurag.

For race two on Sunday, Gomez once again started from eighth but dropped to ninth in the opening laps while Robinson kept his lead from pole. For Robinson to still have a slim chance of claiming the title after race two, he needed to win with Gomez finishing lower than eighth.

But, as the race went on, Gomez gradually rose up the order thanks to problems for Maxim Rehm, Maximilian Popov, Thomas Bearman and Javier Herrera.

This allowed him to cross the finish line in fifth to clinch the title, despite Robinson claiming another comfortable victory ahead of McLaughlin and third-placed Bart Harrison.

Despite the championship now being wrapped up, the final race was still dramatic as polesitter Rehm dropped to third in the opening stages behind Bearman and Robinson. 

All drivers repeatedly changed positions before disaster struck for Rehm and Robinson, as they collided at Turn 2 causing the US Racing driver to retire while Robinson dropped to fifth.

Weather conditions then played a part as the track surface became slippery, benefitting those who had switched to wet tyres.

Bearman eventually took the chequered flag but, due to a five-second penalty for a jumped start, it initially appeared as though victory was handed to Harrison – who crossed the line second.

But a penalty was also given to him for a last-minute track-limits violation, so Anurag inherited the win from third.

Bearman and Harrison therefore finished second and third respectively ahead of fourth-placed Gomez.