John Bennett's impressive weekend was derailed by bad luck in Montreal.
The Salisbury-based racer had his best performance yet on the Formula 2 stage at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
The feeder series joined the Formula 1 paddock, and Bennett shone in front of the large crowd.
In the qualifying session, Bennett impressed with a lap time of 1:21.821, just 0.3 seconds from pole position.
This put him in seventh place overall and fourth for Saturday's sprint contest.
On Saturday, Bennett was in the top six in the first 10 laps and looked set for a strong finish.
However, a mistake by rival Nikola Tsolov, who was later penalised, saw him hit Martinius Stenshorne, who crashed into the back of Bennett's car, ending his race prematurely.
On Sunday, Bennett started in fourth place on the grid, after penalties for other drivers.
He held a steady fifth place in the tricky, greasy conditions.
A crash ahead saw him climb to fourth, but during a pit stop, Bennett was waved out into the side of Rafael Villagomez's car.
The resulting contact ended Bennett's race.
John Bennett said: "What can we say, other than it's a very frustrating way to end what should have been our best results in FIA Formula 2 to date.
"We were hooked up as a team around this circuit, and we went into the weekend's races in great shape and looking to score points and maybe even more.
"In the first race we were hit while minding our own business, then in the second it was looking really good for myself until we had the collision in the pits.
"It's a really positive sign however, and we have to take optimism and potential forward as we're getting quicker each time."
Bennett's next chance to show his potential will come in two weeks' time, on June 6 and 7, as the FIA Formula 2 Championship begins the European leg of the calendar around the streets of Monaco.
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