2019 Silverstone Formula 2 round
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| Round 7 of 12 in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.891 km (3.660 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 1 | 7 | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:38.182 | – | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:38.410 | +0.228 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | DAMS | 1:38.511 | +0.329 | 3 | |
| 4 | 6 | DAMS | 1:38.519 | +0.337 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | Carlin | 1:38.547 | +0.365 | 5 | |
| 6 | 11 | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:38.549 | +0.367 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.613 | +0.431 | 7 | |
| 8 | 15 | Campos Racing | 1:38.686 | +0.504 | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Carlin | 1:38.877 | +0.695 | 9 | |
| 10 | 19 | BWT Arden | 1:39.046 | +0.864 | 10 | |
| 11 | 12 | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:39.071 | +0.889 | 11 | |
| 12 | 16 | MP Motorsport | 1:39.225 | +1.043 | 12 | |
| 13 | 9 | Prema Racing | 1:39.227 | +1.045 | 13 | |
| 14 | 14 | Campos Racing | 1:39.512 | +1.330 | 14 | |
| 15 | 20 | Trident | 1:39.574 | +1.392 | 15 | |
| 16 | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.615 | +1.433 | 16 | |
| 17 | 21 | Trident | 1:39.622 | +1.440 | 17 | |
| 18 | 10 | Prema Racing | 1:39.790 | +1.608 | 201 | |
| 19 | 18 | BWT Arden | 1:40.530 | +2.348 | 18 | |
| 20 | 17 | 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.[2]
Feature race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 8 | UNI-Virtuosi | 29 | 50:21.114 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2 | 6 | DAMS | 29 | +3.314 | 4 | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | UNI-Virtuosi | 29 | +7.186 | 1 | 15 (4) | |
| 4 | 5 | DAMS | 29 | +11.841 | 3 | 12 (2) | |
| 5 | 15 | Campos Racing | 29 | +13.744 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +18.969 | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | Carlin | 29 | +19.466 | 5 | 6 | |
| 8 | 11 | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 29 | +23.144 | 6 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2 | Carlin | 29 | +24.263 | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | MP Motorsport | 29 | +30.176 | 12 | 1 | |
| 11 | 9 | Prema Racing | 29 | +31.100 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 29 | +47.708 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Campos Racing | 29 | +52.0721 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 18 | BWT Arden | 29 | +1:19.155 | 18 | ||
| 15 | 17 | MP Motorsport | 29 | +1:31.116 | 19 | ||
| 16 | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 28 | Collision damage2 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Trident | 28 | +1 lap3 | 15 | ||
| 18 | 19 | BWT Arden | 28 | +1 lap | 10 | ||
| DNF | 21 | Trident | 1 | Mechanical | 17 | ||
| WD | 10 | Prema Racing | 0 | Withdrew | — | ||
| Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (DAMS) — 1:40.858 (on lap 24) | |||||||
| Source:[1] | |||||||
- 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
Championship standings after the round
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "2019 FIA Formula 2 Silverstone results". FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Benyon, Jack (13 July 2019). "Gelael withdraws from Silverstone F2 feature race". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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