2019 Sochi Formula 2 round

Last updated
Flag of Russia.svg   2019 Sochi Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 12 in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Circuit Sochi.svg
Layout of the Sochi Autodrom
Location Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.848 km (3.630 mi)
Feature race
Date 28 September 2019
Laps 28
Pole position
Driver Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
Time 1:47.440
Podium
First Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS
Third Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Time 1:51.104 (on lap 26)
Sprint race
Date 29 September 2019
Laps 21
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Second Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott Sauber Junior Team by Charouz
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS
Time 1:52.272 (on lap 12)

The 2019 Sochi FIA Formula 2 round consisted of a pair of Formula Two motor races that took place on 28 and 29 September 2019 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. It was the eleventh and penultimate round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Contents

Nyck de Vries of ART Grand Prix set the fastest time in qualifying for the feature race. He won the feature race, and won the driver's championship with three races remaining in the season. In the sprint race that followed, Italian Luca Ghiotto took the victory for Virtuosi Racing ahead of de Vries.

Background

The event was held at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi across the weekend of 28–29 September 2019. The Grand Prix was the eleventh and penultimate round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship. [1] [2]

Entrants

In the aborted race in the round at Spa-Francorchamps, a multiple-car pileup resulted in the death of Anthoine Hubert of Arden and seriously injured Juan Manuel Correa of Charouz Racing. The incident also involved Giuliano Alesi of Trident Racing. [3] While all three teams involved in the accident ran only one car rather than the usual two in the previous race at Monza, [4] the teams resorted back to the two-drive line-up for the race. While Ralph Boschung returned for Trident, Russian Artem Markelov returned to Formula 2 to replace Hubert at Arden and another Russian Matevos Isaakyan made his debut for Charouz in place of the injured Correa. [5]

Format

The race weekend consisted of two racesfeature race and sprint. The grid order for the feature race was determined based on the times set during qualification. The pole-sitter of the feature race received four championship points. Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the feature race. [6] The feature race ran for 163.744 km (101.746 mi) and consisted of 28 laps around the circuit. [1]

The grid for the sprint race were based on the results of the feature race with the top eight drivers having their positions reversed. [6] The sprint race was a shorter version with 21 laps. [1] Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. Two points were given to the driver who sets the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. [6]

Qualifying

The qualifying session started under a dark cloud cover with a 60% chance of rain. Luca Ghiotto, who was amongst the first drivers to venture out, warned of rain falling on parts of the circuit. Nicolas Latifi set the initial fastest time of 1:48.060, ahead of the championship leader Nyck de Vries, with Ghiotto in third. With eight minutes to go in the session, more rainfall came in, and the drivers scrambled to set a faster lap time before the track got wet. de Vries snatched the pole position in a last gasp flying lap, ahead of Latifi in second, and Callum Ilott in third. [7]

Classification

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 1:47.4401
26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:47.700+0.2602
311 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 1:47.737+0.2973
48 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto UNI-Virtuosi Racing 1:47.7670.3274
57 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing 1:47.843+0.4035
65 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara DAMS 1:48.031+0.5916
71 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Carlin 1:48.188+0.7487
83 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix 1:48.226+0.7868
916 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 1:48.320+0.8809
102 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita Carlin 1:48.396+0.95610
119 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 1:48.444+1.00411
1215 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Campos Racing 1:48.477+1.03712
1310 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Prema Racing 1:48.567+1.12713
1420 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:48.850+1.41014
1521 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Trident 1:48.880+1.44015
1622 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov BWT Arden 1:49.244+1.80416
1712 Flag of Russia.svg Matevos Isaakyan Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 1:49.497+2.05717
1818 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón BWT Arden 1:50.255+2.81518
1914 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato Campos Racing 1:50.311+2.87119
2017 Flag of India.svg Mahaveer Raghunathan MP Motorsport 1:51.949+4.50920
Source: [8]

Feature race

On a dry track, de Vries led the drivers from the line, with the top ten largely unaltered. Mick Schumacher rose to seventh after he gained multiple places during the start. While Ilott moved down the order, Ghiotto moved up the order to third, before he overtook Latifi and de Vries to take the lead. Apart from De Vries and Latifi, the other top six runners were on harder tyres, and an alternate tyre strategy. When both the drivers pitted early, they moved down the order. However, when Ghiotto ultimately pitted late in the race, he came behind both De Vries and Latifi, and Louis Delétraz. The top three maintained their positions, with de Vries winning the race, and the world championship. Latifi finished second, and Delétraz won his maiden podium. [9]

Classification

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 2854:12.087125 (4)
26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 28+4.918218
31 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Carlin 28+5.995715
48 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto UNI-Virtuosi Racing 28+7.607412 (2)
55 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara DAMS 28+11.378610
62 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita Carlin 28+20.364108
715 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Campos Racing 28+27.403126
83 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix 28+28.57284
911 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 28+32.39432
107 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing 28+33.75651
1110 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Prema Racing 28+43.36513
1216 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 28+47.4939
1320 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Trident 28+48.62014
1421 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Trident 28+59.02115
1518 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón BWT Arden 28+1:09.88418
1614 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato Campos Racing 28+1:46.21819
1717 Flag of India.svg Mahaveer Raghunathan MP Motorsport 27+1 lap20
1812 Flag of Russia.svg Matevos Isaakyan Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 27+1 lap17
DNF9 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 19Oil Leak11
DNF22 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov BWT Arden 0Accident16
Fastest lap: Luca Ghiotto (UNI-Virtuosi Racing) 1:51.104 (on lap 26)
Source: [8]

Sprint Race

Nikita Mazepin started on the pole position for the sprint race based on reverse grid order. He led the drivers from the start, before a skirmish with Jack Aitken resulted in both the drivers going off the track. When the drivers attempted to return to the racing line, Aitken pushed Mazepin into the path of Nobuharu Matsushita, and the resulting collision brought about a red flag. The race was subsequently shortened to 15 laps due to time constraints. When the race resumed, Ghiotto took the lead, ahead of Ilott and De Vries. While the Italian held on for a race win, de Vries overtook Ilott for second with Latifi and Guanyu Zhou completing the top five. [10]

Classification

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto UNI-Virtuosi Racing 151:18:21.329515
24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix 15+0.712812
311 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 15+1.672910
46 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 15+3.38378 (2)
57 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing 15+3.820106
65 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara DAMS 15+7.33644
710 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Prema Racing 15+10.343112
820 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi Trident 15+13.108131
916 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 15+14.85112
1022 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov BWT Arden 15+16.76920
1115 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Campos Racing 15+23.8982
1221 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Trident 15+26.55814
1312 Flag of Russia.svg Matevos Isaakyan Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 15+27.41418
141 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Carlin 15+31.9336
1514 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato Campos Racing 15+36.47216
1618 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón BWT Arden 15+43.05715
1717 Flag of India.svg Mahaveer Raghunathan MP Motorsport 15+1:01.50617
DNF9 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 7Collision damage19
DNF3 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix 0Collision1
DNF2 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita Carlin 0Collision3
Fastest lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) 1:52.272 (on lap 12)
Source: [8]

Championship standings after the round

De Vries ends the weekend with 266 points and won the driver's Championship ahead of Latifi on 194 points. The fight for the Teams’ Championship would go on to the final round as DAMS only had a 53 point lead over Virtuosi Racing. [9] [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "F2 Russian Grand Prix". Formula 2 . Formula Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. "Preview Round 11". Formula 2 . Formula Motorsport Limited. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "F2 driver Hubert killed in crash at Spa-Francorchamps circuit". ESPN . 19 August 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. Peter Allen (4 September 2019). "Alesi to take Boschung's Trident F2 car for Monza round following Spa accident". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. "Markelov to complete F2 season at Arden in Hubert's car". Crash.net. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "2019 FIA Formula 2 Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 11 May 2019. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. "De Vries leaves it late to secure fifth pole of 2019". Formula 2 . Formula Motorsport Limited. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 "Results". Formula 2 . Formula Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  9. 1 2 "De Vries storms to Championship title with Sochi Feature Race victory". Formula 2 . Formula Motorsport Limited. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Defensive masterclass seals Ghiotto victory in Sochi Sprint". Formula 2 . Formula Motorsport Limited. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  11. "Driver standings". Formula 2 . Formula Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
Previous round:
2019 Monza Formula 2 round
FIA Formula 2 Championship
2019 season
Next round:
2019 Yas Island Formula 2 round
Previous round:
2018 Sochi Formula 2 round
Sochi Formula 2 round Next round:
2020 Sochi Formula 2 round