2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	France
Le Castellet
Round No:	5
Season No:	12
Year:	2019
Location:	Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Course:	Permanent racing circuit
Course Mi:	3.630
Course Km:	5.842
Date R1:	22 June
Laps R1:	30
Pole Driver Country R1:	BRA
Pole Driver R1:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Pole Team R1:	DAMS
Pole Time R1:	1:43.024
First Driver Country R1:	NED
First Driver R1:	Nyck de Vries
First Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R1:	BRA
Second Driver R1:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Second Team R1:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R1:	GBR
Third Driver R1:	Jack Aitken
Third Team R1:	Campos Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	NED
Fast Driver R1:	Nyck de Vries
Fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R1:	1:44.584
Fast Lap R1:	lap 30
Date R2:	23 June
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	FRA
First Driver R2:	Anthoine Hubert
First Team R2:	BWT Arden
Second Team R2:	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz
Third Driver Country R2:	CHN
Third Driver R2:	Guanyu Zhou
Third Team R2:	UNI-Virtuosi
Fast Team R2:	Carlin
Fast Time R2:	1:44.702
Fast Lap R2:	lap 18

The 2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 22 and 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fifth round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2019 French Grand Prix.

Background

Jordan King returned to MP Motorsport after Artem Markelov stood in for him at the previous round of the championship in Monaco, allowing him to compete in the 2019 Indianapolis 500.

		Driver	Team	Time
1	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	1:43.024	–	1
2	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:43.344	+0.320	2
3	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:43.401	+0.377	3
4	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:43.453	+0.429	4
5	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1:43.565	+0.541	5
6	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:43.650	+0.626	6
7	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	1:43.763	+0.739	7
8	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:43.768	+0.744	8
9	10	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	1:43.812	+0.788	9
10	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	1:43.895	+0.871	10
11	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	1:43.983	+0.959	14
12	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	1:44.025	+1.001	11
13	12	Juan Manuel Correa		1:44.120	+1.096	12
14	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	1:44.371	+1.347	13
15	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	1:44.612	+1.588	15
16	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:44.882	+1.858	16
17	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	1:47.006	+3.982	17
18	17		MP Motorsport	1:48.374	+5.350	18
107% time: 1:50.235
—	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	no time	–
—	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	no time	–	19
Source:^[1]

– Luca Ghiotto was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Monaco.
– Mahaveer Raghunathan was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Monaco.
– Giuliano Alesi was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Louis Delétraz during qualifying.

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	30	1:15:35.425	4	25 (2)
2	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	30	+8.388	1	18 (4)
3	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	30	+9.775	3	15
4	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	30	+20.153	2	12
5	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	30	+22.599	6	10
6	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	30	+24.131	16	8
7	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	30	+28.668	12	6
8	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	30	+29.959	15	4
9	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	30	+32.820	7	2
10	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	30	+39.757		1
11	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	30	+1:09.371	17
12	17		MP Motorsport	29	+1 lap	18
DNF	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	24	Collision damage	14
DNF	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	22	Engine	11
DNF	11	Callum Ilott		13	Spun off	5
DNF	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	1	Mechanical	9
DNF	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	0	Collision	8
DNF	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	0	Collision	10
DNF	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	0	Collision	13
DNF	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	0	Collision	19
Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) - 1:44.584 (on lap 30)
Source:

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	21	37:19.524	1	15
2	12	Juan Manuel Correa		21	+2.202	2	12
3	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	21	+4.220	5	10
4	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	21	+6.131	6	8
5	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	21	+7.788	7	6
6	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	+10.795	4	4
7	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	21	+13.122	14	2
8	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	21	+15.407	15	1
9	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	21	+16.200	9	(2)
10	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	21	+17.688	8
11	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	21	+21.094	3
12	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	21	+26.254	13
13	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	21	+27.068	16
14	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	21	+31.977	10
15	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	21	+33.601	18
16	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	21	+33.853	19
17	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	21	+34.431
18	17		MP Motorsport	21	+1:13.453	12
19	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	18	Spin	11
DNF	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	14	Puncture	17
Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (Carlin) - 1:44.702 (on lap 18)
Source:

– Nikita Mazepin was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
– Sean Gelael was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Mick Schumacher during the feature race.

News: 2019 FIA Formula 2 Paul Ricard results. 23 June 2019. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 23 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330191520/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?raceid=999&seasonid=176. 30 March 2019. dead.