No points for Armstrong, Drugovich wins FIA F2 Sprint race

Felipe Drugovich dominated the Barcelona Sprint Race for his second FIA Formula 2 win of the season, finishing 9s ahead of Luca Ghiotto. The Hitech Grand Prix driver couldn’t touch the MP Motorsport man for pace, but comfortably held on to P2 for his second podium of the season, ahead of Mick Schumacher.

Kiwi Marcus Armstrong again leaves a F2 round pointless. Having spun off in the opening lap of the Feature race on Saturday, he drove from last to finish 15th in the Sprint race and now sits 13th on the overall standings.

In a race where most of the grid struggled to manage their Pirelli tyres, Drugovich bombed ahead of pole-sitter Ghiotto off the line and kept it calm and controlled out in front, showing no sign of any detrimental wear.

Schumacher had a mixed start to the race, which had initially seen him challenge for the lead before falling to P4. The German forced his way ahead of Callum Ilott for his fourth podium of the season.

Despite heavy degradation, Championship leader Ilott was able to cling on to eighth and the final points position. Robert Shwartzman wasn’t so lucky, finishing out of the points in 13th.

Sprint Race results