2019 Baku Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	Azerbaijan
Baku
Round No:	2
Season No:	12
Year:	2019
Location:	Baku Street Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
Course:	Temporary street circuit
Course Mi:	3.730
Course Km:	6.003
Date R1:	27 April
Laps R1:	26
Pole Driver Country R1:	JPN
Pole Driver R1:	Nobuharu Matsushita
Pole Team R1:	Carlin
Pole Time R1:	1:54.555
First Driver Country R1:	GBR
First Driver R1:	Jack Aitken
First Team R1:	Campos Racing
Second Driver Country R1:	NLD
Second Driver R1:	Nyck de Vries
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	GBR
Third Driver R1:	Jordan King
Third Team R1:	MP Motorsport
Fast Driver Country R1:	JPN
Fast Driver R1:	Nobuharu Matsushita
Fast Team R1:	Carlin
Fast Time R1:	1:56.778
Fast Lap R1:	lap 25
Date R2:	28 April
Laps R2:	19
First Driver Country R2:	CAN
First Driver R2:	Nicholas Latifi
First Team R2:	DAMS
Second Team R2:	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz
Third Driver Country R2:	GBR
Third Driver R2:	Jack Aitken
Third Team R2:	Campos Racing
Fast Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Time R2:	1:57.941
Fast Lap R2:	lap 19

The 2019 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 27 and 28 April 2019 at the Baku Street Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Classification

		Driver	Team	Time
1	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	1:54.555	–	1
2	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:54.999	+0.444	2
3	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	1:55.037	+0.482	3
4	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	1:55.677	+1.122	4
5	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:55.704	+1.149	5
6	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:55.797	+1.242	6
7	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:55.835	+1.280	7
8	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:55.949	+1.394	8
9	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	1:56.138	+1.583	9
10	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	1:56.153	+1.598	10
11	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1:56.215	+1.660	11
12	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	1:56.326	+1.771	12
13	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:56.454	+1.899	13
14	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:56.555	+2.000	14
15	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:56.568	+2.013	15
16	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	1:56.653	+2.098	16
17	12	Juan Manuel Correa		1:56.936	+2.381	17
18	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	1:58.164	+3.609	18
19	17		MP Motorsport	2:00.747	+6.192
107% time: 2:02.573
—	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	no time	–	19
Source:^[1]

– Mahaveer Raghunathan was given a ten-place grid penalty for taking the chequered flag twice at the previous round in Bahrain. He was also ordered to start from the pit lane for failing to stop for the official weight check.
– Sean Gelael failed to set a lap time during qualifying but was given permission to race by the stewards.

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	26	1:02:27.628	8	25 (2)
2	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	26	+2.221	2	18
3	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	26	+4.134	5	15
4	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	26	+4.604	7	12
5	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	26	+9.499	16	10
6	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	26	+12.313	19	8
7	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	26	+13.154	17	6
8	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	26	+13.676	15	4
9	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	26	+14.613	3	2
10	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	26	+18.200	9	1
11	17		MP Motorsport	26	+29.798
12	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	26	+1:00.507	10
13	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	25	+1 lap	1	(4)
DNF	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	19	Brakes/Accident	4
DNF	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	19	Accident damage	12
DNF	11	Callum Ilott		18	Brakes	11
DNF	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	16	Hydraulics	18
DNF	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	16	Accident	13
DNF	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	7	Spun off	6
DNF	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	0	Accident	14
Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (Carlin) - 1:56.778 (on lap 25)
Source:

– Luca Ghiotto finished the race in 6th but was given a 5 seconds time penalty after the race for causing a collision with Sérgio Sette Câmara during the restart of a late Safety Car period.^[2]
– Nobuharu Matsushita set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. The two bonus points for the fastest lap were awarded to Jack Aitken as he set the fastest lap of those who finished inside the top 10 with a time of 1:56.961.

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	19	48:43.284	4	15
2	12	Juan Manuel Correa		19	+0.961	2	12
3	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	19	+1.521	8	10
4	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	19	+2.602	7	8
5	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	19	+3.247	19	6
6	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	19	+4.060	14	4 (2)
7	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	19	+6.503	6	2
8	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	19	+7.724	3	1
9	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	19	+7.729	16
10	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	19	+9.293	18
11	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	19	+11.074	10
12	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	19	+11.235	13
13	17		MP Motorsport	19	+17.584	11
DNF	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	12	Accident	9
DNF	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	12	Collision	5
DNF	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	12	Collision	1
DNF	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	8	Accident	20
DNF	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	0	Collision	12
DNF	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	0	Collision	15
DNF	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	0	Collision damage	17
Fastest lap: Luca Ghiotto (UNI-Virtuosi) - 1:57.757 (on lap 6)
Source:

– Luca Ghiotto set the fastest lap, but did not finish the race, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. The two bonus points for the fastest lap were awarded to Sérgio Sette Câmara as he set the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 with a time of 1:57.941.
– Dorian Boccolacci was due to start the sprint race in 4th but was given a two-place grid penalty for failing to follow the race director's instructions.

News: 2019 FIA Formula 2 Baku results. 28 April 2019. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161828/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?raceid=996&seasonid=176. 28 April 2019. dead.
News: 2019 ROUND 2 FEATURE RACE PENALTIES. 27 April 2019. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 3 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190427191513/http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/04_April/2019-Round-2-Feature-Race-penalties/. 27 April 2019. dead.