Frederik Vesti put the FIA Formula 2 Championship Qualifying issues that plagued his start to the season firmly to bed, claiming his first pole position in F2 in commanding style. It all came down to his second run after a track limit violation saw his time deleted, plummeting the ART Grand Prix driver to the back of the order at the halfway point.
Track limits played a part for both Kiwi drivers. Liam Lawson set a top five time in the dying minutes while Marcus Armstrong moved well into the top ten, only for both times to be removed for exceeding track limits. Armstrong starts 10th while Lawson qualifies 14th.
Jüri Vips was unable to pip Vesti at the last minute and the two were barely separated by three-thousandths of a second. Logan Sargeant put himself firmly in the fight at the front with third, as Ayumu Iwasa blazed up to fourth with a last gasp attempt at the chequered flag.
Qualifying Results (Position, Name, Team, Time)
1/ Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1’14.123
2/ Jüri Vips HitechGP 1’14.158
3/ Logan Sargeant Carlin 1’14.288
4/ Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 1’14.307
5/ Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1’14.315
6/ Jack Doohan UNI-Virtuosi 1’14.318
7/ Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 1’14.457
8/ Richard Verschoor Trident 1’14.568
9/ Theo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 1’14.616
10/ Marcus Armstrong HitechGP 1’14.670
11/ Jehan Daruvala Prema Powerteam 1’14.702
12/ Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 1’14.740
13/ Cem Bolukbasi Charouz Racing System 1’14.765
14/ Liam Lawson Carlin 1’14.792
15/ Dennis Hauger Prema Powerteam 1’14.794
16/ Calan Williams Trident 1’14.836
17/ Roy Nissany DAMS 1’14.895
18/ Marino Sato UNI-Virtuosi 1’14.936
19/ Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing 1’15.005
20/ Clement Novalak MP Motorsport 1’15.123
21/ Roberto Merhi Campos Racing 1’15.200
22/ Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 1’15.656
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