2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round

2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 12 in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
	Layout of the Circuit Paul Ricard
Location	Circuit Paul Ricard; Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Course	Permanent racing circuit ; 5.842 km (3.630 mi)
Feature race
Date
Date	22 June 2019
Laps	30
Pole position
Driver	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Time	1:43.024
Podium
First	Nyck de Vries
Second	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Third	Jack Aitken
Fastest lap
Driver	Nyck de Vries
Time	1:44.584 (on lap 30)
Sprint race
Date
Date	23 June 2019
Laps	21
Podium
First	Anthoine Hubert
Second	Juan Manuel Correa
Third	Guanyu Zhou
Fastest lap
Driver	Nobuharu Matsushita
Time	1:44.702 (on lap 18)

The 2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 22 and 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fifth round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2019 French Grand Prix.

Background

Jordan King returned to MP Motorsport after Artem Markelov stood in for him at the previous round of the championship in Monaco, allowing him to compete in the 2019 Indianapolis 500.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	1:43.024	–	1
2	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:43.344	+0.320	2
3	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:43.401	+0.377	3
4	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	1:43.453	+0.429	4
5	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1:43.565	+0.541	5
6	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:43.650	+0.626	6
7	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	1:43.763	+0.739	7
8	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:43.768	+0.744	8
9	10	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	1:43.812	+0.788	9
10	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	1:43.895	+0.871	10
11	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	1:43.983	+0.959	14¹
12	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	1:44.025	+1.001	11
13	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	1:44.120	+1.096	12
14	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	1:44.371	+1.347	13
15	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	1:44.612	+1.588	15
16	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:44.882	+1.858	16
17	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	1:47.006	+3.982	17
18	17	Mahaveer Raghunathan	MP Motorsport	1:48.374	+5.350	18²
107% time: 1:50.235
—	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	no time	–	PL³
—	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	no time	–	19
Source:^[1]

^1 – Luca Ghiotto was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Monaco.
^2 – Mahaveer Raghunathan was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Monaco.
^3 – Giuliano Alesi was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Louis Delétraz during qualifying.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	30	1:15:35.425	4	25 (2)
2	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	30	+8.388	1	18 (4)
3	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	30	+9.775	3	15
4	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	30	+20.153	2	12
5	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	30	+22.599	6	10
6	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	30	+24.131	16	8
7	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	30	+28.668	12	6
8	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	30	+29.959	15	4
9	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	30	+32.820	7	2
10	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	30	+39.757	PL	1
11	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	30	+1:09.371	17
12	17	Mahaveer Raghunathan	MP Motorsport	29	+1 lap	18
DNF	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	24	Collision damage	14
DNF	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	22	Engine	11
DNF	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	13	Spun off	5
DNF	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	1	Mechanical	9
DNF	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	0	Collision	8
DNF	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	0	Collision	10
DNF	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	0	Collision	13
DNF	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	0	Collision	19
Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) — 1:44.584 (on lap 30)
Source:^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	19	Anthoine Hubert	BWT Arden	21	37:19.524	1	15
2	12	Juan Manuel Correa	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	21	+2.202	2	12
3	7	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	21	+4.220	5	10
4	15	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	21	+6.131	6	8
5	5	Sérgio Sette Câmara	DAMS	21	+7.788	7	6
6	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	+10.795	4	4
7	1	Louis Delétraz	Carlin	21	+13.122	14	2
8	11	Callum Ilott	Sauber Junior Team by Charouz	21	+15.407	15	1
9	2	Nobuharu Matsushita	Carlin	21	+16.200	9	(2)
10	4	Nyck de Vries	ART Grand Prix	21	+17.688	8
11	16	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	21	+21.094	3
12	8	Luca Ghiotto	UNI-Virtuosi	21	+26.254	13
13	14	Dorian Boccolacci	Campos Racing	21	+27.068	16
14	20	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	21	+31.977	10
15	21	Ralph Boschung	Trident	21	+33.601	18
16	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	21	+33.853¹	19
17	10	Sean Gelael	Prema Racing	21	+34.431	PL²
18	17	Mahaveer Raghunathan	MP Motorsport	21	+1:13.453	12
19	18	Tatiana Calderón	BWT Arden	18	Spin	11
DNF	9	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	14	Puncture	17
Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita (Carlin) — 1:44.702 (on lap 18)
Source:^[1]

^1 – Nikita Mazepin was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
^2 – Sean Gelael was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Mick Schumacher during the feature race.

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