F2 - Latifi takes first win of 2019 in Bahrain Feature Race
F2 - 2019 Race of Sakhir - Feature Race
Nicholas Latifi has won the FIA Formula 2 season-opening Feature Race at the Bahrain International Circuit.
The Canadian established a five-second lead in the first race stint after passing pole-sitter Luca Ghiotto and Louis Deletraz. A slow pit stop saw him plunge to sixth but he fought his way back to the front in the second stint, where he pulled out an eight second gap to his rivals to record his third career race win in the series.
Ghiotto recovered from a clutch issue at the start to take second place, while Sergio Sette Camara finished third.
Sunday’s reverse grid Sprint Race will see Mick Schumacher line up in pole position after he snatched eighth place on the final lap.
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Round 1 Feature Race: Sakhir, Bahrain
| DRIVER | TEAM | |
| 1 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS |
| 2 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi Racing |
| 3 | Sérgio Sette Camara | DAMS |
| 4 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden |
| 5 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin |
| 6 | Nyck De Vries | ART Grand Prix |
| 7 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing |
| 8 | Mick Schumacher | PREMA Racing |
| 9 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin |
| 10 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing |
| 11 | Ralph Boschung | Trident |
| 12 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident |
| 13 | Tatiana Calderon | BWT Arden |
| 14 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Racing by Charouz |
| 15 | Dorian Boccolacci | Campos Racing |
| 16 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Racing by Charouz |
| 17 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport |
| 18 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix |
| NOT CLASSIFIED | ||
| Sean Gelael | PREMA Racing | |
| OVERALL FASTEST LAP | ||
| Guanyu Zhou (UNI-Virtuosi Racing) - 1:47.645 on Lap 18 | ||
| FASTEST LAP ELIGIBLE FOR POINTS | ||
| Guanyu Zhou (UNI-Virtuosi Racing) | ||
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