2019 Sochi Formula 2 round

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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 was a pair of motor races held on 28 and 29 September 2019 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the tenth and penultimate round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2019 Russian Grand Prix. [1]

Contents

ART Grand Prix driver Nyck de Vries won the feature race; in doing so, he mathematically clinched the drivers' championship with three races remaining. [2] De Vries is also the first non-rookie driver to win the championship in the modern Formula 2 era.

Classification

Qualifying

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: [3]

Feature Race

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: [3]

Sprint Race

The race was supposed to last for 21 laps but because of the collision between Nikita Mazepin and Nobuharu Matsushita that lead to a red flag, the race was shorted to just 15 laps.

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: [3]

Championship standings after the round

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