2019 Sakhir Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	Bahrain
Sakhir
Round No:	1
Season No:	12
Year:	2019
Location:	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.359
Course Km:	5.406
Date R1:	30 March
Laps R1:	32
Pole Driver Country R1:	ITA
Pole Driver R1:	Luca Ghiotto
Pole Team R1:	UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Pole Time R1:	1:40.504
First Driver Country R1:	CAN
First Driver R1:	Nicholas Latifi
First Team R1:	DAMS
Second Driver Country R1:	ITA
Second Driver R1:	Luca Ghiotto
Second Team R1:	UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Third Driver Country R1:	BRA
Third Driver R1:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Third Team R1:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R1:	CHN
Fast Driver R1:	Guanyu Zhou
Fast Team R1:	UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Fast Time R1:	1:47.645
Fast Lap R1:	lap 18
Date R2:	31 March
Laps R2:	23
First Driver Country R2:	ITA
First Driver R2:	Luca Ghiotto
First Team R2:	UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	BRA
Second Driver R2:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Second Team R2:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R2:	CAN
Third Driver R2:	Nicholas Latifi
Third Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R2:	NLD
Fast Driver R2:	Nyck de Vries
Fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R2:	1:47.145
Fast Lap R2:	lap 14

The 2019 Sakhir Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 30 and 31 March 2019 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the first round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Classification

		Driver	Team	Time
1	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	1:40.504	–	1
2	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	1:40.871	+0.367	2
3	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:40.889	+0.385	3
4	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:40.964	+0.460	4
5	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:41.115	+0.611	5
6	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	1:41.137	+0.633	6
7	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	1:41.254	+0.750	7
8	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	1:41.310	+0.806	8
9	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	1:41.505	+1.001	9
10	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:41.583	+1.079	10
11	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	1:41.596	+1.092	11
12	12	Juan Manuel Correa		1:41.722	+1.218	12
13	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:41.848	+1.344	13
14	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:41.857	+1.353	14
15	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:41.864	+1.360	15
16	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	1:41.918	+1.414	16
17	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	1:42.123	+1.619	17
18	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1:42.280	+1.776	18
19	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	1:42.810	+2.306	19
20	17		MP Motorsport	1:43.343	+2.839	20
Source:^[1]

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	32	59:19.517	4	25
2	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	32	+8.744	1	18 (4)
3	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	32	+14.826	8	15
4	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	32	+17.273	11	12
5	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	32	+26.686	2	10
6	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	32	+28.497	3	8
7	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing'	32	+31.545	5	6
8	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	32	+34.708	10	4
9	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	32	+37.395	6	2
10	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	32	+41.131	17	1 (2)
11	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	32	+42.092	9
12	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	32	+47.711	15
13	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	32	+55.775	19
14	11	Callum Ilott		32	+56.293	18
15	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	32	+1:14.247	16
16	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	32	+1:24.988	12
17	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	32	+1:26.511	14
18	17		MP Motorsport	32	+1:33.150	20
19	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	32	+1:37.568	13
DNF	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	4	Spun off	7
Fastest lap: Guanyu Zhou (UNI-Virtuosi Racing) — 1:47.645 (on lap 18)
Source:

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	23	42:36.192	7	15
2	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	23	+5.474	6	12
3	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	23	+6.867	8	10
4	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	23	+18.240	10	8
5	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	23	+21.939	4	6
6	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	23	+24.679	1	4
7	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	23	+25.154	3	2 (2)
8	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	23	+25.520	17	1
9	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	23	+30.514	5
10	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	23	+30.532	20
11	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	23	+32.224	2
12	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	23	+35.980	9
13	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	23	+40.541	19
14	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	23	+43.074	11
15	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	23	+46.006	13
16	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	23	+56.487	14
17	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	23	+1:00.048	15
18	12	Juan Manuel Correa		23	+1:32.585	16
19	17		MP Motorsport	22	+1 lap	18
DSQ	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	23	Disqualified	12
Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) — 1:47.145 (on lap 14)
Source:

– Giuliano Alesi originally finished 18th but was disqualified for the incorrect use of tyre, as he used a tyre assigned to the right side, on the left side of his car.

News: 2019 FIA Formula 2 Bahrain results. 31 March 2019. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 16 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727152653/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?raceid=1007&seasonid=176. 27 July 2019. dead.