# 2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round

The 2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 22 and 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fifth round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2019 French Grand Prix.

## Background
### Driver changes

Jordan King returned to MP Motorsport after Artem Markelov stood in for him at the previous round of the championship in Monaco, allowing him to compete in the 2019 Indianapolis 500.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 1:43.024 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:43.344 | +0.320 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 1:43.401 | +0.377 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:43.453 | +0.429 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:43.565 | +0.541 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:43.650 | +0.626 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 1:43.763 | +0.739 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 1:43.768 | +0.744 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Dorian Boccolacci | Campos Racing | 1:43.812 | +0.788 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 1:43.895 | +0.871 | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:43.983 | +0.959 | 14 |
| 12 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 1:44.025 | +1.001 | 11 |
| 13 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:44.120 | +1.096 | 12 |
| 14 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Trident | 1:44.371 | +1.347 | 13 |
| 15 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 1:44.612 | +1.588 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 1:44.882 | +1.858 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 1:47.006 | +3.982 | 17 |
| 18 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 1:48.374 | +5.350 | 18 |
| 107% time: 1:50.235 |||||||
| — | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | no time | – | PL |
| — | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | no time | – | 19 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Luca Ghiotto was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Monaco.
* ^2 – Mahaveer Raghunathan was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Monaco.
* ^3 – Giuliano Alesi was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Louis Delétraz during qualifying.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 30 | 1:15:35.425 | 4 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 30 | +8.388 | 1 | 18 (4) |
| 3 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 30 | +9.775 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 30 | +20.153 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 30 | +22.599 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 30 | +24.131 | 16 | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 30 | +28.668 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 30 | +29.959 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 30 | +32.820 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 30 | +39.757 | PL | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 30 | +1:09.371 | 17 | |
| 12 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 29 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| DNF | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 24 | Collision damage | 14 | |
| DNF | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 22 | Engine | 11 | |
| DNF | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 13 | Spun off | 5 | |
| DNF | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci | Campos Racing | 1 | Mechanical | 9 | |
| DNF | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| DNF | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| DNF | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Trident | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| DNF | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Collision | 19 | |
| Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) — 1:44.584 (on lap 30) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 21 | 37:19.524 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 21 | +2.202 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +4.220 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 21 | +6.131 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 21 | +7.788 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 21 | +10.795 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 21 | +13.122 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 21 | +15.407 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 21 | +16.200 | 9 | (2) |
| 10 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +17.688 | 8 | |
| 11 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 21 | +21.094 | 3 | |
| 12 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +26.254 | 13 | |
| 13 | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci | Campos Racing | 21 | +27.068 | 16 | |
| 14 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 21 | +31.977 | 10 | |
| 15 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Trident | 21 | +33.601 | 18 | |
| 16 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +33.853 | 19 | |
| 17 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 21 | +34.431 | PL | |
| 18 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 21 | +1:13.453 | 12 | |
| 19 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 18 | Spin | 11 | |
| DNF | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 14 | Puncture | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (Carlin) — 1:44.702 (on lap 18) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Nikita Mazepin was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
* ^2 – Sean Gelael was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Mick Schumacher during the feature race.

## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Nyck de Vries | 121 |
| 1 | 2 | Nicholas Latifi | 109 |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Aitken | 85 |
| 2 | 4 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | 80 |
| | 5 | Guanyu Zhou | 76 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | DAMS | 189 |
| 2 | UNI-Virtuosi | 143 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 127 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 115 |
| 5 | Carlin | 66 |