# 2019 Silverstone Formula 2 round

The 2019 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 13 and 14 July 2019 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the seventh round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2019 British Grand Prix.

## Background
### Driver changes

Mahaveer Raghunathan returned to MP Motorsport after his one-race ban, replacing Patricio O'Ward. After leaving Campos Racing after the Paul Ricard round, Dorian Boccolacci returned to the series at Trident replacing Ryan Tveter.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:38.182 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:38.410 | +0.228 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 1:38.511 | +0.329 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:38.519 | +0.337 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 1:38.547 | +0.365 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:38.549 | +0.367 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.613 | +0.431 | 7 |
| 8 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 1:38.686 | +0.504 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 1:38.877 | +0.695 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 1:39.046 | +0.864 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:39.071 | +0.889 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 1:39.225 | +1.043 | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 1:39.227 | +1.045 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | Arjun Maini | Campos Racing | 1:39.512 | +1.330 | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:39.574 | +1.392 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.615 | +1.433 | 16 |
| 17 | 21 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 1:39.622 | +1.440 | 17 |
| 18 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 1:39.790 | +1.608 | 20 |
| 19 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 1:40.530 | +2.348 | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 1:41.725 | +3.543 | 19 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Sean Gelael was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision during the practice session. He later withdrew from the race weekend following the incident.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 29 | 50:21.114 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 29 | +3.314 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 29 | +7.186 | 1 | 15 (4) |
| 4 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 29 | +11.841 | 3 | 12 (2) |
| 5 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 29 | +13.744 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +18.969 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 29 | +19.466 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 29 | +23.144 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 29 | +24.263 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 29 | +30.176 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 29 | +31.100 | 13 | |
| 12 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 29 | +47.708 | 11 | |
| 13 | 14 | Arjun Maini | Campos Racing | 29 | +52.072 | 14 | |
| 14 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 29 | +1:19.155 | 18 | |
| 15 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 29 | +1:31.116 | 19 | |
| 16 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 28 | Collision damage | 16 | |
| 17 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 28 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 18 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 28 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| DNF | 21 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 1 | Mechanical | 17 | |
| WD | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 0 | Withdrew | — | |
| Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (DAMS) — 1:40.858 (on lap 24) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Arjun Maini originally finished 12th but received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
* ^2 – Nikita Mazepin received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
* ^3 – Giuliano Alesi received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane and a thirty-second time penalty for an unsafe release.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 21 | 36:47.822 | 4 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 21 | +4.997 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +8.194 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 21 | +8.850 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 21 | +16.203 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 21 | +19.222 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 21 | +19.666 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +20.181 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 21 | +21.731 | 10 | |
| 10 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 21 | +25.820 | 12 | |
| 11 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 21 | +34.309 | 18 | |
| 12 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +37.426 | 16 | |
| 13 | 14 | Arjun Maini | Campos Racing | 21 | +40.581 | 13 | |
| 14 | 21 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 21 | +47.259 | 19 | |
| 15 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +57.696 | 8 | |
| 16 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 21 | +59.998 | 14 | |
| 17 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 21 | +1:09.991 | 5 | |
| 18 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 21 | +1:10.157 | 15 | |
| DNF | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1 | Mechanical | 17 | |
| WD | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | — | Withdrew | — | |
| Fastest lap: Jack Aitken (Campos Racing) — 1:39.993 (on lap 20) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Nyck de Vries | 170 |
| | 2 | Nicholas Latifi | 139 |
| 1 | 3 | Luca Ghiotto | 122 |
| 1 | 4 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | 121 |
| | 5 | Jack Aitken | 113 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | DAMS | 260 |
| 2 | UNI-Virtuosi | 227 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 176 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 143 |
| 5 | Carlin | 125 |