# 2019 Sakhir Formula 2 round

The 2019 Sakhir Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 30 and 31 March 2019 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the first round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 1:40.504 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 1:40.871 | +0.367 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.889 | +0.385 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:40.964 | +0.460 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 1:41.115 | +0.611 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 1:41.137 | +0.633 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 1:41.254 | +0.750 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 1:41.310 | +0.806 | 8 |
| 9 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Trident | 1:41.505 | +1.001 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 1:41.583 | +1.079 | 10 |
| 11 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 1:41.596 | +1.092 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:41.722 | +1.218 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.848 | +1.344 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 1:41.857 | +1.353 | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:41.864 | +1.360 | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci | Campos Racing | 1:41.918 | +1.414 | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 1:42.123 | +1.619 | 17 |
| 18 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:42.280 | +1.776 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 1:42.810 | +2.306 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 1:43.343 | +2.839 | 20 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 32 | 59:19.517 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 32 | +8.744 | 1 | 18 (4) |
| 3 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 32 | +14.826 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 32 | +17.273 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 32 | +26.686 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 32 | +28.497 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing' | 32 | +31.545 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 32 | +34.708 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 32 | +37.395 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 32 | +41.131 | 17 | 1 (2) |
| 11 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Trident | 32 | +42.092 | 9 | |
| 12 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 32 | +47.711 | 15 | |
| 13 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 32 | +55.775 | 19 | |
| 14 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 32 | +56.293 | 18 | |
| 15 | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci | Campos Racing | 32 | +1:14.247 | 16 | |
| 16 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 32 | +1:24.988 | 12 | |
| 17 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 32 | +1:26.511 | 14 | |
| 18 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 32 | +1:33.150 | 20 | |
| 19 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 32 | +1:37.568 | 13 | |
| DNF | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 4 | Spun off | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Guanyu Zhou (UNI-Virtuosi Racing) — 1:47.645 (on lap 18) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 23 | 42:36.192 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | DAMS | 23 | +5.474 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 23 | +6.867 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 23 | +18.240 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | Carlin | 23 | +21.939 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 23 | +24.679 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +25.154 | 3 | 2 (2) |
| 8 | 16 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 23 | +25.520 | 17 | 1 |
| 9 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | 23 | +30.514 | 5 | |
| 10 | 10 | Sean Gelael | Prema Racing | 23 | +30.532 | 20 | |
| 11 | 15 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 23 | +32.224 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Carlin | 23 | +35.980 | 9 | |
| 13 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +40.541 | 19 | |
| 14 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Trident | 23 | +43.074 | 11 | |
| 15 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | BWT Arden | 23 | +46.006 | 13 | |
| 16 | 11 | Callum Ilott | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 23 | +56.487 | 14 | |
| 17 | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci | Campos Racing | 23 | +1:00.048 | 15 | |
| 18 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 23 | +1:32.585 | 16 | |
| 19 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | MP Motorsport | 22 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| DSQ | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 23 | Disqualified | 12 | |
| Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) — 1:47.145 (on lap 14) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Giuliano Alesi originally finished 18th but was disqualified for the incorrect use of tyre, as he used a tyre assigned to the right side, on the left side of his car.

## Championship standings after the round

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Luca Ghiotto | 37 |
| 2 | Nicholas Latifi | 35 |
| 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | 27 |
| 4 | Louis Delétraz | 16 |
| 5 | Anthoine Hubert | 12 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | DAMS | 62 |
| 2 | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 48 |
| 3 | Carlin | 18 |
| 4 | BWT Arden | 12 |
| 5 | ART Grand Prix | 12 |