2019 Barcelona Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	Spain
Barcelona
Round No:	3
Season No:	12
Year:	2019
Location:	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.892
Course Km:	4.655
Date R1:	11 May
Laps R1:	37
Pole Driver Country R1:	ITA
Pole Driver R1:	Luca Ghiotto
Pole Team R1:	UNI-Virtuosi
Pole Time R1:	1:28.031
First Driver Country R1:	CAN
First Driver R1:	Nicholas Latifi
First Team R1:	DAMS
Second Driver Country R1:	GBR
Second Driver R1:	Jack Aitken
Second Team R1:	Campos Racing
Third Driver Country R1:	CHN
Third Driver R1:	Guanyu Zhou
Third Team R1:	UNI-Virtuosi
Fast Driver Country R1:	GBR
Fast Driver R1:	Jordan King
Fast Team R1:	MP Motorsport
Fast Time R1:	1:32.266
Fast Lap R1:	lap 35
Date R2:	12 May
Laps R2:	26
First Driver Country R2:	NLD
First Driver R2:	Nyck de Vries
First Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:	ITA
Second Driver R2:	Luca Ghiotto
Second Team R2:	UNI-Virtuosi
Third Driver Country R2:	GBR
Third Driver R2:	Callum Ilott
Fast Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Time R2:	1:32.444
Fast Lap R2:	lap 17

The 2019 Barcelona FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 11 and 12 May 2019 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Catalonia, Spain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the third round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	1:28.031	–	1
2	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:28.212	+0.181	2
3	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:28.249	+0.218	3
4	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:28.266	+0.235	4
5	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:28.355	+0.324	8
6	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1:28.470	+0.439	5
7	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	1:28.550	+0.519	6
8	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	1:28.580	+0.549	7
9	10	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	1:28.581	+0.550	12
10	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:28.605	+0.574	9
11	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	1:28.683	+0.652	10
12	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:28.758	+0.727	11
13	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	1:28.761	+0.730	13
14	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	1:28.869	+0.838	14
15	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	1:28.980	+0.949	15
16	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:29.023	+0.992	16
17	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:29.346	+1.315	17
18	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	1:29.590	+1.559	20
19	12	Juan Manuel Correa		1:30.171	+2.140	18
20	17		MP Motorsport	1:30.691	+2.660	19
Source:^[1]

Notes

• – Jack Aitken and Dorian Boccolacci were given three-place grid penalties for the use of an undeclared and unmarked rear plank.
• – Tatiana Calderón was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Baku.

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	37	1:01:10.688	2	25
2	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	37	+1.935	8	18
3	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	37	+3.325	3	15
4	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	37	+4.361	1	12 (4)
5	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	37	+9.468	4	10
6	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	37	+12.489	15	8
7	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	37	+14.277	16	6 (2)
8	11	Callum Ilott		37	+17.385	5	4
9	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	37	+19.072	13	2
10	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	37	+25.722	7	1
11	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	37	+33.602	10
12	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	37	+38.546	14
13	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	37	+45.789	20
14	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	37	+47.649	12
15	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	37	+1:11.994	9
16	17		MP Motorsport	37	+1:33.773	19
NC	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	33	+4 laps	11
NC	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	28	+9 laps	6
DNF	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	24	Brakes	18
DNF	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	0	Spun off	17
Fastest lap: Jordan King (MP Motorsport) - 1:32.266 (on lap 35)
Source:

Sprint race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	26	42:25.916	4	15
2	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	26	+2.399	5	12
3	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	26	+4.382	1	10
4	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	26	+11.183	6	8
5	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	26	+12.567	3	6
6	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	26	+13.088	8	4 (2)
7	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	26	+21.419	2	2
8	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	26	+26.644	7	1
9	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	26	+27.445	9
10	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	26	+28.169	10
11	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	26	+28.535	12
12	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	26	+30.908	15
13	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	26	+32.269	13
14	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	26	+35.061	17
15	12	Juan Manuel Correa		26	+37.852	19
16	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	26	+40.394	20
17	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	26	+40.538	18
18	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	26	+44.210	10
19	17		MP Motorsport	26	+1:08.701	16
DNF	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	0	Engine	11
Fastest lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) - 1:32.444 (on lap 17)
Source:

Notes

• – Mick Schumacher originally finished 8th but was given a five-second time penalty for failing to rejoin the track safely.
• – Sérgio Sette Câmara originally finished 15th but was given a five-second time penalty for failing to rejoin the track safely.

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Nicholas Latifi	93
1	2	Luca Ghiotto	67
1	3	Nyck de Vries	63
2	4	Jack Aitken	62
7	5	Guanyu Zhou	34

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	DAMS	126
1	2	UNI-Virtuosi	101
1	3	Campos Racing	74
	4	ART Grand Prix	67
2	5	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	32

See also

• 2019 Spanish Grand Prix
• 2019 Barcelona Formula 3 round

Notes and References

1. News: 2019 FIA Formula 2 Barcelona results. 12 May 2019. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190516214026/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?seasonid=176&raceid=997. 16 May 2019. dead.