# 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round

The 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 29 and 30 June 2019 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, in Austria as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the sixth round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Background
### Driver changes

Mahaveer Raghunathan received a one-race ban after reaching twelve penalty points on his racing license during the Paul Ricard feature race. His seat at MP Motorsport for the round was taken by Patricio O'Ward.
Elsewhere, Dorian Boccolacci was replaced at Campos Racing by Arjun Maini, and Ralph Boschung left Trident with Ryan Tveter taking his place for the round.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:14.143 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 1:14.309 | +0.166 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:14.371 | +0.228 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 1:14.399 | +0.256 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:14.429 | +0.286 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:14.483 | +0.340 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 1:14.488 | +0.345 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 1:14.625 | +0.482 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 1:14.709 | +0.566 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:14.755 | +0.612 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 1:14.808 | +0.665 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 1:14.882 | +0.739 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:14.887 | +0.744 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 1:14.986 | +0.843 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 1:15.139 | +0.996 | 15 |
| 16 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:15.212 | +1.069 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Patricio O'Ward | MP Motorsport | 1:15.327 | +1.184 | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Arjun Maini | Campos Racing | 1:15.363 | +1.220 | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 1:15.435 | +1.292 | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 1:16.164 | +2.021 | 20 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 40 | 53:32.606 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 40 | +2.963 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 40 | +10.428 | 1 | 15 (4) |
| 4 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 40 | +10.786 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 40 | +12.720 | 9 | 10 (2) |
| 6 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 40 | +15.514 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 40 | +16.541 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 40 | +22.321 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 40 | +23.184 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 40 | +32.919 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 40 | +35.892 | 13 | |
| 12 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 40 | +35.988 | 12 | |
| 13 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 40 | +39.890 | 16 | |
| 14 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 40 | +46.138 | 10 | |
| 15 | 21 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 40 | +1:10.057 | 19 | |
| 16 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 40 | +1:15.742 | 11 | |
| 17 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 40 | +1:16.586 | 20 | |
| 18 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 39 | +1 lap | 7 | |
| 19 | 17 | Patricio O'Ward | MP Motorsport | 39 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| DSQ | 14 | Arjun Maini | Campos Racing | 40 | Disqualified | 18 | |
| Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (DAMS) — 1:18.209 (on lap 34) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Sérgio Sette Câmara was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
* ^2 – Louis Delétraz was given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
* ^3 – Arjun Maini originally finished 15th but was disqualified after his tyres were found to have been fitted incorrectly before the race start.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 28 | 38:45.691 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 28 | +0.563 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +5.536 | 6 | 10 (2) |
| 4 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 28 | +5.781 | 18 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 28 | +6.269 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 28 | +13.230 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 28 | +14.095 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 28 | +15.086 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 28 | +15.659 | 14 | |
| 10 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 28 | +16.607 | 11 | |
| 11 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +18.290 | 12 | |
| 12 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 28 | +19.486 | 16 | |
| 13 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 28 | +21.136 | 17 | |
| 14 | 17 | Patricio O'Ward | MP Motorsport | 28 | +22.294 | 19 | |
| 15 | 14 | Arjun Maini | Campos Racing | 28 | +22.856 | 20 | |
| 16 | 21 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 28 | +25.302 | 15 | |
| 17 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 28 | +29.057 | 5 | |
| 18 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 28 | +40.537 | 10 | |
| DNF | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 19 | Crash | 2 | |
| DNF | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 3 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) — 1:18.159 (on lap 3) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Anthoine Hubert originally finished 16th but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
* ^2 – Jack Aitken was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision and an additional five-second time penalty for a violation of the minimum delta time under the safety car.
* ^3 – Nyck de Vries and Sérgio Sette Câmara set the same fastest lap times, but de Vries was awarded the points for fastest lap as he was the first to achieve the lap time.

## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Nyck de Vries | 152 |
| | 2 | Nicholas Latifi | 115 |
| 1 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | 107 |
| 2 | 4 | Luca Ghiotto | 97 |
| 2 | 5 | Jack Aitken | 86 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | DAMS | 222 |
| 2 | UNI-Virtuosi | 182 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 158 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 116 |
| 5 | Carlin | 103 |