2019 Baku Formula 2 round

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.

  2019 Baku Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 2 of 12 in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Baku Street Circuit
Location	Baku Street Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.003 km (3.730 mi)
Feature race
Date 27 April 2019 Laps 26 Pole position Driver Nobuharu Matsushita Carlin Time 1:54.555 Podium First Jack Aitken Campos Racing Second Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix Third Jordan King MP Motorsport Fastest lap Driver Nobuharu Matsushita Carlin Time 1:56.778 (on lap 25)
Sprint race
Date 28 April 2019 Laps 19 Podium First Nicholas Latifi DAMS Second Juan Manuel Correa Sauber Junior Team by Charouz Third Jack Aitken Campos Racing Fastest lap Driver Sérgio Sette Câmara DAMS Time 1:57.941 (on lap 19)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
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	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1:56.936	+2.381	17
18	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	1:58.164	+3.609	18
19	17	Mahaveer Raghunathan	MP Motorsport	2:00.747	+6.192	PL^1
107% time: 2:02.573
—	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	no time	–	19^2
Source:[1]

Notes

• ^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.
• ^2 – Sean Gelael failed to set a lap time during qualifying but was given permission to race by the stewards.

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	26	1:02:27.628	8	25 (2)^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^1	UNI-Virtuosi	26	+9.613^1	3	2
10	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	26	+18.200	9	1
11	17	Mahaveer Raghunathan	MP Motorsport	26	+29.798	PL
12	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	26	+1:00.507	10
13	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	25	+1 lap	1	(4)^2
Ret	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	19	Brakes/Accident	4
Ret	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	19	Accident damage	12
Ret	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	18	Brakes	11
Ret	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	16	Hydraulics	18
Ret	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	16	Accident	13
Ret	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	7	Spun off	6
Ret	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	0	Accident	14
Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (Carlin) — 1:56.778 (on lap 25)^2
Source:[1]

Notes

• ^1 – 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]
• ^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.

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	19	48:43.284	4	15
2	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	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)^1
7	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	19	+6.503	6^2	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	Mahaveer Raghunathan	MP Motorsport	19	+17.584	11
Ret	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	12	Accident	9
Ret	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	12	Accident	5
Ret	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	12	Accident	1
Ret	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	8	Accident	20
Ret	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	0	Accident	12
Ret	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	0	Spun off	15
Ret	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	0	Accident	17
Fastest lap: Luca Ghiotto (UNI-Virtuosi) — 1:57.757 (on lap 6)^1
Source:[1]

Notes

• ^1 – 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.
• ^2 – 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.

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Nicholas Latifi 62 7 2 Jack Aitken 43 2 3 Luca Ghiotto 39 2 4 Nyck de Vries 38 2 5 Sérgio Sette Câmara 33

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Entrant Points 1 DAMS 95 5 2 Campos Racing 55 1 3 UNI-Virtuosi 50 1 4 ART Grand Prix 42 1 5 Prema Racing 23

References

1. "2019 FIA Formula 2 Baku results". FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
2. "2019 ROUND 2 FEATURE RACE PENALTIES". FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

External links

• Official website