A late showing from Felipe Drugovich saw the MP Motorsport racer snatch pole in the final minute of the FIA Formula 2 Championship qualifying with a time of 1:40.422. The Brazilian finished ahead of Trident’s Richard Verschoor and Virtuosi racing’s Jack Doohan to take his first pole since Silverstone 2020 in another red-flag hampered session.
Marcus Armstrong set the fourth quickest time (1’41.050) with Liam Lawson sixth (1’41.142). Current FIA F2 leader on points, Théo Pourchaire – who had crashed in Free Practice – pulled to a stop on track and red-flagged the session with smoke coming from the back of his ART Grand Prix, and will start from the back of the field.
A final red flag period occurred after Vesti clipped the wall, which triggered the medical alert system. Although Vesti continued, as a precaution, the standard safety procedure was activated.
Qualifying results
1/ Felipe Drugovich 1’40.422
2/ Richard Verschoor 1’40.648
3/ Jack Doohan 1’41.024
4/ Marcus Armstrong 1’41.050
5/ Ralph Boschung 1’41.057
6/ Liam Lawson 1’41.142
7/ Ayumu Iwasa 1’41.194
8/ Calan Williams 1’41.469
9/ Jüri Vips 1’41.533
10/ Jake Hughes 1’41.538
11/ Dennis Hauger 1’41.710
12/ Clement Novalak 1’41.710
13/ Roy Nissany 1’41.971
14/ Marino Sato 1’42.178
15/ Jehan Daruvala 1’42.181
16/ Enzo Fittipaldi 1’42.520
17/ Frederik Vesti 1’42.905
18/ Olli Caldwell 1’43.120
19/ Logan Sargeant 1’43.260
20/ Amaury Cordeel 1’44.437
21/ Theo Pourchaire 1’44.736
22/ Cem Bolukbasi
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