Marcus Armstrong controlled the Sprint Race from Imola to take his first victory of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship season. The Hitech Grand Prix driver made a strong start to the race from second position and progressed into the lead on the run to the first braking zone. From there, he went unchallenged and crossed the line in first place.
“I finally got that race win,” commented Armstrong. “It was a tough one, I didn’t have radio for the entire race. The VSC was really difficult, I was having to watch the TV and see when the Safety Car was ending.
“That was really stressful. But luckily, I got away with it. There was a TV when it went green, so perfect! The rest of the race was smooth sailing, but I had a fast Jehan Daruvala following me. It wasn’t that easy.”
Behind him, the PREMA Racing duo of Jehan Daruvala and Dennis Hauger took the final spots on the podium, despite Hauger having a loose bodywork scare throughout the latter stages. Nevertheless, the reigning FIA Formula 3 Champion held on to open up his podium-finishing account in 2022.
In the final laps however, Daruvala couldn’t pass Armstrong and was forced to settle for second on the road. With Hauger third, DAMS’ Roy Nissany took his best result of the season in fourth.
Felipe Drugovich crossed the line in fifth after making an overtake on Logan Sargeant on the penultimate lap of the race. Théo Pourchaire was seventh for ART Grand Prix, while Liam Lawson took the final point on offer in eighth place.
n the Drivers’ Championship, Felipe Drugovich holds the lead of the standings, sitting on 49. Behind him is Lawson on 35, who is closely followed by Daruvala on 33 points.
In the Teams’ Championship, Hitech Grand Prix has 60 points to its name in first place, holding a narrow advantage over MP Motorsport on 49. Carlin and PREMA and third and fourth respectively, both on 47 points.
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