2022 Sakhir Formula 2 round

The 2022 Sakhir FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 18 and 20 March 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the opening race of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bahrain  2022 Sakhir Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 14 in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationBahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 19 March 2022
Laps 23
Podium
First Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident
Second India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing
Third New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing
Time 1:43.848 (on lap 20)
Feature Race
Date 20 March 2022
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver Australia Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing
Time 1:40.542
Podium
First France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix
Second New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin
Third Estonia Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Estonia Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix
Time 1:46.845 (on lap 17)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Qualifying took place on 18 March 2022, where Jack Doohan scored his first pole position in the series.[1]

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 3   Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing 1:40.542 10 1
2 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.141 9 2
3 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix +0.213 8 3
4 6   Logan Sargeant Carlin +0.218 7 4
5 15   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing +0.458 6 5
6 5   Liam Lawson Carlin +0.558 5 6
7 2   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing +0.573 4 7
8 24   Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing +0.579 3 8
9 20   Richard Verschoor Trident +0.636 2 9
10 11   Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport +0.668 1 10
11 16   Roy Nissany DAMS +0.676 11 11
12 21   Calan Williams Trident +0.771 12 12
13 7   Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix +0.822 13 13
14 4   Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing +0.832 14 14
15 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing +0.967 15 15
16 22   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System +0.987 16 16
17 14   Olli Caldwell Campos Racing +1.210 17 17
18 12   Clément Novalak MP Motorsport +1.323 18 18
19 9   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix +1.541 19 19
20 23   Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System +1.547 20 20
21 25   Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing +2.338 21 21
107% time: 1:47.579
17   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS No time set 22 22
Source:[2]

Sprint Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20   Richard Verschoor Trident 23 43:34.983 2 10
2 2   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing 23 +1.853 4 8
3 5   Liam Lawson Carlin 23 +4.975 5 6
4 15   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 23 +6.981 6 5
5 11   Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 23 +8.801 1 4
6 6   Logan Sargeant Carlin 23 +9.263 7 3
7 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 23 +13.350 8 2
8 17   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 23 +15.749 22 1
9 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 23 +17.665 15
10 3   Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing 23 +21.472 10
11 22   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 23 +22.902 16
12 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 23 +26.574 11
13 9   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 23 +27.490 19
14 23   Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System 23 +31.921 20
15 21   Calan Williams Trident 23 +49.959 12
16 4   Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing 23 +50.6401 14
17 25   Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +52.671 21
18 12   Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 23 +1:18.2052 18
19 14   Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 22 Engine 17
DNF 24   Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing 14 Collision2 3
DNF 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 6 Oil 9
DNF 7   Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 2 Collision 13
Fastest lap set by   Amaury Cordeel: 1:43.848 (lap 20)
Source:[2][3]

Notes:

  • ^1Marino Sato had 5 seconds added to his race time for failing to respect track limits. He had one penalty point added to his license.
  • ^2Clément Novalak and Jake Hughes both received 10 second time penalties for causing a collision. Both drivers had two penalty points added to their license.

Feature Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 31 1:01:54.454 2 25
2 5   Liam Lawson Carlin 31 +0.925 6 18
3 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 31 +1.714 3 15 (1)
4 15   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 31 +3.863 5 12
5 7   Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 31 +4.606 13 10
6 11   Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 31 +5.722 10 8
7 6   Logan Sargeant Carlin 31 +6.539 4 6
8 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 31 +7.256 11 4
9 24   Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing 31 +8.008 8 2
10 3   Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing 31 +8.854 1 1 (2)
11 4   Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing 31 +11.353 14
12 2   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing 31 +14.3611 7
13 22   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 31 +15.0742 16
14 23   Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System 31 +15.965 20
15 25   Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 31 +22.7043 21
16 17   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 31 +31.170 22
17 14   Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 30 +1 lap4 17
18 21   Calan Williams Trident 27 Wheel 12
19 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 27 Wheel PL
DNF 20   Richard Verschoor Trident 26 Collision 9
DNF 12   Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 12 Engine 18
DNF 9   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1 Collision 19
Fastest lap set by   Jüri Vips: 1:46.845 (lap 17)
Source:[2][4][5]

Notes:

  • ^1Jehan Daruvala had 5 seconds added to his race time for failing to respect track limits. One penalty point was added to his license.
  • ^2Enzo Fittipaldi had 5 seconds added to his race time for causing a collision with Richard Verschoor. One penalty point was added to his license.
  • ^3Amaury Cordeel had 5 seconds and 10 seconds added to his race time, both for speeding in the pitlane. No penalty points were added to his license.
  • ^4Olli Caldwell had 5 seconds added to his race time as the team failed to wait the correct period of time before carrying out the pit stop. No penalty points were added to his license for this offense.

Standings after the event edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "QUALIFYING: Doohan dominant in Sakhir to take pole for Virtuosi ahead of Pourchaire". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 1 : Bahrain , Sakhir 18-20 March 2022". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Verschoor controls the opener in Sakhir for Trident's first F2 win". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ "FEATURE RACE CLASSIFICATIONS". fia.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Pourchaire beats Lawson to victory in frenetic opener at Sakhir". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

External links edit


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