# 2022 Sakhir Formula 2 round

The 2022 Sakhir FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 18 and 20 March 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the opening race of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Qualifying took place on 18 March 2022, where Jack Doohan scored his first pole position in the series.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 1:40.542 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.141 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.213 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | +0.218 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +0.458 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | +0.558 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +0.573 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | Jake Hughes | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.579 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.636 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | +0.668 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | +0.676 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | +0.771 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.822 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | +0.832 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | +0.967 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | +0.987 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | +1.210 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | +1.323 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | +1.541 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | +1.547 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.338 | 21 | 21 |
| 107% time: 1:47.579 |||||||
| — | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | No time set | 22 | 22 |
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 23 | 43:34.983 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 23 | +1.853 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 23 | +4.975 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 23 | +6.981 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 23 | +8.801 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 23 | +9.263 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 23 | +13.350 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 23 | +15.749 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 23 | +17.665 | 15 | |
| 10 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 23 | +21.472 | 10 | |
| 11 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 23 | +22.902 | 16 | |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 23 | +26.574 | 11 | |
| 13 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +27.490 | 19 | |
| 14 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | 23 | +31.921 | 20 | |
| 15 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 23 | +49.959 | 12 | |
| 16 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 23 | +50.640 | 14 | |
| 17 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +52.671 | 21 | |
| 18 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 23 | +1:18.205 | 18 | |
| 19 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 22 | Engine | 17 | |
| DNF | 24 | Jake Hughes | Van Amersfoort Racing | 14 | Collision | 3 | |
| DNF | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 6 | Oil | 9 | |
| DNF | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 2 | Collision | 13 | |
| Fastest lap set by Amaury Cordeel: 1:43.848 (lap 20) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Marino Sato had 5 seconds added to his race time for failing to respect track limits. He had one penalty point added to his license.
* ^2 – Clément Novalak and Jake Hughes both received 10 second time penalties for causing a collision. Both drivers had two penalty points added to their license.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 31 | 1:01:54.454 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 31 | +0.925 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 31 | +1.714 | 3 | 15 (1) |
| 4 | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 31 | +3.863 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 31 | +4.606 | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 31 | +5.722 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 31 | +6.539 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 31 | +7.256 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 24 | Jake Hughes | Van Amersfoort Racing | 31 | +8.008 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 31 | +8.854 | 1 | 1 (2) |
| 11 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 31 | +11.353 | 14 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 31 | +14.361 | 7 | |
| 13 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 31 | +15.074 | 16 | |
| 14 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | 31 | +15.965 | 20 | |
| 15 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 31 | +22.704 | 21 | |
| 16 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 31 | +31.170 | 22 | |
| 17 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 30 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 18 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 27 | Wheel | 12 | |
| 19 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 27 | Wheel | PL | |
| DNF | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 26 | Collision | 9 | |
| DNF | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 12 | Engine | 18 | |
| DNF | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Collision | 19 | |
| Fastest lap set by Jüri Vips: 1:46.845 (lap 17) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Jehan Daruvala had 5 seconds added to his race time for failing to respect track limits. One penalty point was added to his license.
* ^2 – Enzo Fittipaldi had 5 seconds added to his race time for causing a collision with Richard Verschoor. One penalty point was added to his license.
* ^3 – Amaury Cordeel had 5 seconds and 10 seconds added to his race time, both for speeding in the pitlane. No penalty points were added to his license.
* ^4 – Olli Caldwell had 5 seconds added to his race time as the team failed to wait the correct period of time before carrying out the pit stop. No penalty points were added to his license for this offense.

## Standings after the event

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Théo Pourchaire | 25 |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | 24 |
| 3 | Jüri Vips | 18 |
| 4 | Ralph Boschung | 17 |
| 5 | Felipe Drugovich | 12 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Carlin | 33 |
| 2 | Hitech Grand Prix | 28 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 25 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 17 |
| 5 | MP Motorsport | 12 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.