The 2019 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 27 and 28 April 2019 at the Baku Street Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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| Round 2 of 12 in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Baku Street Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit 6.003 km (3.730 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 2 |  Nobuharu Matsushita
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Carlin | 1:54.555 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 4 |  Nyck de Vries
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ART Grand Prix | 1:54.999 | +0.444 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 |  Luca Ghiotto
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:55.037 | +0.482 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 |  Sérgio Sette Câmara
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DAMS | 1:55.677 | +1.122 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 |  Jordan King
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MP Motorsport | 1:55.704 | +1.149 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 |  Mick Schumacher
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Prema Racing | 1:55.797 | +1.242 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 |  Nicholas Latifi
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DAMS | 1:55.835 | +1.280 | 7 |
| 8 | 15 | Jack Aitken
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Campos Racing | 1:55.949 | +1.394 | 8 |
| 9 | 19 |  Anthoine Hubert
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BWT Arden | 1:56.138 | +1.583 | 9 |
| 10 | 21 |  Ralph Boschung
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Trident | 1:56.153 | +1.598 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Callum Ilott
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Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:56.215 | +1.660 | 11 |
| 12 | 1 | Louis Delétraz
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Carlin | 1:56.326 | +1.771 | 12 |
| 13 | 7 |  Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:56.454 | +1.899 | 13 |
| 14 | 20 | Giuliano Alesi
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Trident | 1:56.555 | +2.000 | 14 |
| 15 | 3 |  Nikita Mazepin
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ART Grand Prix | 1:56.568 | +2.013 | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci
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Campos Racing | 1:56.653 | +2.098 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 |  Juan Manuel Correa
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Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:56.936 | +2.381 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |  Tatiana Calderón
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BWT Arden | 1:58.164 | +3.609 | 18 |
| 19 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan
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MP Motorsport | 2:00.747 | +6.192 | PL1 |
| 107% time: 2:02.573 | ||||||
| — | 10 |  Sean Gelael
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Prema Racing | no time | – | 192 |
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- Notes
- ^1 – Mahaveer Raghunathan was given a ten-place grid penalty for taking the chequered flag twice at the previous round in Bahrain. He was also ordered to start from the pit lane for failing to stop for the official weight check.
- ^2 – Sean Gelael failed to set a lap time during qualifying but was given permission to race by the stewards.
Feature race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 15 | Jack Aitken
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Campos Racing | 26 | 1:02:27.628 | 8 | 25 (2)2 |
| 2 | 4 | Nyck de Vries
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ART Grand Prix | 26 | +2.221 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Jordan King
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MP Motorsport | 26 | +4.134 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi
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DAMS | 26 | +4.604 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci
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Campos Racing | 26 | +9.499 | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Sean Gelael
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Prema Racing | 26 | +12.313 | 19 | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa
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Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 26 | +13.154 | 17 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin
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ART Grand Prix | 26 | +13.676 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto1
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UNI-Virtuosi | 26 | +14.6131 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert
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BWT Arden | 26 | +18.200 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan
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MP Motorsport | 26 | +29.798 | PL | |
| 12 | 21 | Ralph Boschung
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Trident | 26 | +1:00.507 | 10 | |
| 13 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita
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Carlin | 25 | +1 lap | 1 | (4)2 |
| DNF | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
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DAMS | 19 | Brakes/Accident | 4 | |
| DNF | 1 | Louis Delétraz
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Carlin | 19 | Accident damage | 12 | |
| DNF | 11 | Callum Ilott
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Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 18 | Brakes | 11 | |
| DNF | 18 | Tatiana Calderón
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BWT Arden | 16 | Hydraulics | 18 | |
| DNF | 7 | Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi | 16 | Accident | 13 | |
| DNF | 9 | Mick Schumacher
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Prema Racing | 7 | Spun off | 6 | |
| DNF | 20 | Giuliano Alesi
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Trident | 0 | Accident | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (Carlin) — 1:56.778 (on lap 25)2 | |||||||
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- Notes
- ^1 – Luca Ghiotto finished the race in 6th but was given a 5 seconds time penalty after the race for causing a collision with Sérgio Sette Câmara during the restart of a late Safety Car period.[2]
- ^2 – Nobuharu Matsushita set the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. The two bonus points for the fastest lap were awarded to Jack Aitken as he set the fastest lap of those who finished inside the top 10 with a time of 1:56.961.
Sprint race edit
- Notes
- ^1 – Luca Ghiotto set the fastest lap, but did not finish the race, so he was ineligible to score points for the fastest lap. The two bonus points for the fastest lap were awarded to Sérgio Sette Câmara as he set the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 with a time of 1:57.941.
- ^2 – Dorian Boccolacci was due to start the sprint race in 4th but was given a two-place grid penalty for failing to follow the race director's instructions.
Championship standings after the round edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c "2019 FIA Formula 2 Baku results". FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 28 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 ROUND 2 FEATURE RACE PENALTIES". FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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