After Friday’s Formula 2 Qualifying session, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Enzo Fittipaldi starts this weekend’s Sprint Race from pole position. Cordeel, Marti, and Martins line up behind Fittipaldi respectively.
Fittipaldi takes the lead into turn 1 off of the start followed closely by Marti, who soon overtakes him, Fittipaldi fighting back, but unable to take the lead.
Goethe is sent into the barriers off the start, colliding with O’Sullivan, both drivers okay, but causing a safety car.
Antonelli limps his Prema back to the pitlane after suffering major damage to his front left tyre, after late contact with O’Sullivan.
The safety car returns to the pitlane on the completion of lap 3.
Fittipaldi locks up into turn 1 and runs straight through the run off, dropping to 3rd before Bearman gets the jump on him also.
Bortoleto hustles his way up to 16th after starting last.
Bearman prepares a move on Martins into turn 1, but can’t make it stick. He tries again into the next chicane and makes it stick.
Hadjar is right on the rear of Crawford, looking to line up a move on him, before Hauger manages to make a move on Hadjar instead.
Bearman lines up a move on Marti into turn 1, but Marti runs wide, allowing Bearman to lead out of turn 2.
Bortoleto and Villagomez fight for 13th, Bortoleto making contact with his rear.
Crawford and Cordeel battle for 8th, Crawford winning the position.
Marti loses another position into turn 1, with Martins gaining on him and taking 2nd.
Marti tries to take the position back from Martins into turn 1, Marti locking up and making contact while running both cars wide, the battle continuing into turn 4 and the second chicane, Martins staying ahead.
Fittipaldi takes 3rd place away from Marti, Dürksen now close on Marti’s heels.
Bortoleto makes a place on Cordeel, taking over 11th., before making his move on Maini only a lap later.
Dürksen lines up a move on Fittipaldi, increasingly putting more pressure on him, before making his move just before turn 1 and taking 3rd, Fittipaldi continuing to fight back but unable to regain position.
Miyata and Verschoor fight over 15th place, the position bouncing back and forth between the two drivers. Both drivers run wide, but continue on.
Crawford fights Aron into turn 1, getting onto the brakes late. He manages to get the car slowed, but not enough to gain position, soon being overtaken by Hauger.
Battles between Hauger and Aron, Maloney, Marti, and Fittipaldi, and Bortoleto and Crawford continue, without anyone able to make moves stick.
Marti moves up to 4th, Fittipaldi attempting to fight back, but unable to make anything stick due to a flat spot assisting his struggles.
Maloney and Aron make contact into turn 1, Aron sustaining front wing damage and dropping down the field.
Crawford lunges on Hauger into turn 1, the battle continuing down to turn 4, with carbon fibre flying everywhere. Crawford finally makes the move stick and moves up to 7th.
Villagomez and Stanek make contact, Villagomez running wide into the gravel.
Maloney lunges on Fittipaldi into turn 4 on the final lap, moving up into 5th, now looking to make a move on Marti.
Oliver Bearman takes the chequered flag first after a fairly untouched session for the Brit.
