2019 Silverstone Formula 2 round

{{Infobox FIA Formula 2 race report

| Type_r1 = Feature race

| Type_r2 = Sprint race

| Country = United Kingdom

| Name = Silverstone

| Round_No = 7

| Season_No = 12

| Image = Silverstone Circuit vector map.png

| Caption = Layout of the Silverstone Circuit

| Year = 2019

| Location = Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.660

| Course_km = 5.891

| Date_r1 = 13 July

| Laps_r1 = 29

| Pole_driver_country_r1 = CHN

| Pole_driver_r1 = Guanyu Zhou

| Pole_team_r1 = UNI-Virtuosi

| Pole_Time_r1 = 1:38.182

| First_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| First_driver_r1 = Luca Ghiotto

| First_team_r1 = UNI-Virtuosi

| Second_driver_country_r1 = CAN

| Second_driver_r1 = Nicholas Latifi

| Second_team_r1 = DAMS

| Third_driver_country_r1 = CHN

| Third_driver_r1 = Guanyu Zhou

| Third_team_r1 = UNI-Virtuosi

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = BRA

| Fast_driver_r1 = Sérgio Sette Câmara

| Fast_team_r1 = DAMS

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:40.858

| Fast_lap_r1 = lap 24

| Date_r2 = 14 July

| Laps_r2 = 21

| First_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| First_driver_r2 = Jack Aitken

| First_team_r2 = Campos Racing

| Second_driver_country_r2 = SUI

| Second_driver_r2 = Louis Delétraz

| Second_team_r2 = Carlin

| Third_driver_country_r2 = NED

| Third_driver_r2 = Nyck de Vries

| Third_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| Fast_driver_r2 = Jack Aitken

| Fast_team_r2 = Campos Racing

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:39.993

| Fast_lap_r2 = lap 20

}}

The 2019 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 13 and 14 July 2019 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the seventh round of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2019 British Grand Prix.

Background

=Driver changes=

Mahaveer Raghunathan returned to MP Motorsport after his one-race ban, replacing Patricio O'Ward. After leaving Campos Racing after the Paul Ricard round, Dorian Boccolacci returned to the series at Trident replacing Ryan Tveter.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col"| {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col"| Driver

! scope="col"| Team

! scope="col"| Time

! scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

! scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

scope="row"| 1

| align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou

| UNI-Virtuosi

| 1:38.182

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 1

scope="row"| 2

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

| UNI-Virtuosi

| 1:38.410

| align="center" | +0.228

| align="center" | 2

scope="row"| 3

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara

| DAMS

| 1:38.511

| align="center" | +0.329

| align="center" | 3

scope="row"| 4

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

| DAMS

| 1:38.519

| align="center" | +0.337

| align="center" | 4

scope="row"| 5

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Louis Delétraz

| Carlin

| 1:38.547

| align="center" | +0.365

| align="center" | 5

scope="row"| 6

| align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

| Sauber Junior Team by Charouz

| 1:38.549

| align="center" | +0.367

| align="center" | 6

scope="row"| 7

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

| ART Grand Prix

| 1:38.613

| align="center" | +0.431

| align="center" | 7

scope="row"| 8

| align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

| Campos Racing

| 1:38.686

| align="center" | +0.504

| align="center" | 8

scope="row"| 9

| align="center" | 2

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita}}

| Carlin

| 1:38.877

| align="center" | +0.695

| align="center" | 9

scope="row"| 10

| align="center" | 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

| BWT Arden

| 1:39.046

| align="center" | +0.864

| align="center" | 10

scope="row"| 11

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

| {{nowrap|Sauber Junior Team by Charouz}}

| 1:39.071

| align="center" | +0.889

| align="center" | 11

scope="row"| 12

| align="center" | 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan King

| MP Motorsport

| 1:39.225

| align="center" | +1.043

| align="center" | 12

scope="row"| 13

| align="center" | 9

| {{flagicon|GER}} Mick Schumacher

| Prema Racing

| 1:39.227

| align="center" | +1.045

| align="center" | 13

scope="row"| 14

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Maini

| Campos Racing

| 1:39.512

| align="center" | +1.330

| align="center" | 14

scope="row"| 15

| align="center" | 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

| Trident

| 1:39.574

| align="center" | +1.392

| align="center" | 15

scope="row"| 16

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

| ART Grand Prix

| 1:39.615

| align="center" | +1.433

| align="center" | 16

scope="row"| 17

| align="center" | 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

| Trident

| 1:39.622

| align="center" | +1.440

| align="center" | 17

scope="row"| 18

| align="center" | 10

| {{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael

| Prema Racing

| 1:39.790

| align="center" | +1.608

| align="center" | 20{{ref|1|1}}

scope="row"| 19

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

| BWT Arden

| 1:40.530

| align="center" | +2.348

| align="center" | 18

scope="row"| 20

| align="center" | 17

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Mahaveer Raghunathan}}

| MP Motorsport

| 1:41.725

| align="center" | +3.543

| align="center" | 19

colspan="7" | Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?raceid=1001&seasonid=176|title=2019 FIA Formula 2 Silverstone results|date=14 July 2019|work=FIA Formula 2 Championship|publisher=FIA Formula 2|accessdate=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330191528/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?raceid=1001&seasonid=176|archive-date=30 March 2019|url-status=dead}}

;Notes

  • {{note|1|1}} – Sean Gelael was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision during the practice session. He later withdrew from the race weekend following the incident.{{cite web|last=Benyon |first=Jack |url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/sean-gelael-prema-silverstone-withdraws/4494083/ |title=Gelael withdraws from Silverstone F2 feature race |publisher=Motorsport.com |date=13 July 2019 |accessdate=18 July 2019}}

=Feature race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

| UNI-Virtuosi

| align="center" | 29

| 50:21.114

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 25

2

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

| DAMS

| align="center" | 29

| +3.314

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 18

3

| align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou

| UNI-Virtuosi

| align="center" | 29

| +7.186

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 15 (4)

4

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara

| DAMS

| align="center" | 29

| +11.841

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 12 (2)

5

| align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

| Campos Racing

| align="center" | 29

| +13.744

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 10

6

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

| ART Grand Prix

| align="center" | 29

| +18.969

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 8

7

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Louis Delétraz

| Carlin

| align="center" | 29

| +19.466

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 6

8

| align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

| {{nowrap|Sauber Junior Team by Charouz}}

| align="center" | 29

| +23.144

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 4

9

| align="center" | 2

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita}}

| Carlin

| align="center" | 29

| +24.263

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 2

10

| align="center" | 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan King

| MP Motorsport

| align="center" | 29

| +30.176

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 1

11

| align="center" | 9

| {{flagicon|GER}} Mick Schumacher

| Prema Racing

| align="center" | 29

| +31.100

| align="center" | 13

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

| Sauber Junior Team by Charouz

| align="center" | 29

| +47.708

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Maini

| Campos Racing

| align="center" | 29

| +52.072{{ref|2|1}}

| align="center" | 14

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

| BWT Arden

| align="center" | 29

| +1:19.155

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" | 17

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Mahaveer Raghunathan}}

| MP Motorsport

| align="center" | 29

| +1:31.116

| align="center" | 19

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

| ART Grand Prix

| align="center" | 28

| {{nowrap|Collision damage{{ref|3|2}}}}

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" | 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

| Trident

| align="center" | 28

| +1 lap{{ref|4|3}}

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" | 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

| BWT Arden

| align="center" | 28

| +1 lap

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" | 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

| Trident

| align="center" | 1

| Mechanical

| align="center" | 17

| align="center" |

WD

| align="center" | 10

| {{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael

| Prema Racing

| align="center" | 0

| Withdrew

| align="center" | —

| align="center" |

colspan="8" align="center"| Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (DAMS) — 1:40.858 (on lap 24)
style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" colspan="8"|Source:

;Notes

  • {{note|2|1}} – Arjun Maini originally finished 12th but received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
  • {{note|3|2}} – Nikita Mazepin received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
  • {{note|4|3}} – Giuliano Alesi received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane and a thirty-second time penalty for an unsafe release.

=Sprint race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

| align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

| Campos Racing

| align="center" | 21

| 36:47.822

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 15 (2)

2

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Louis Delétraz

| Carlin

| align="center" | 21

| +4.997

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 12

3

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

| ART Grand Prix

| align="center" | 21

| +8.194

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 10

4

| align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

| Sauber Junior Team by Charouz

| align="center" | 21

| +8.850

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 8

5

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

| DAMS

| align="center" | 21

| +16.203

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 6

6

| align="center" | 9

| {{flagicon|GER}} Mick Schumacher

| Prema Racing

| align="center" | 21

| +19.222

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | 4

7

| align="center" | 2

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita}}

| Carlin

| align="center" | 21

| +19.666

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 2

8

| align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou

| UNI-Virtuosi

| align="center" | 21

| +20.181

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 1

9

| align="center" | 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan King

| MP Motorsport

| align="center" | 21

| +21.731

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" |

10

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

| {{nowrap|Sauber Junior Team by Charouz}}

| align="center" | 21

| +25.820

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" |

11

| align="center" | 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

| BWT Arden

| align="center" | 21

| +34.309

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

| ART Grand Prix

| align="center" | 21

| +37.426

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Maini

| Campos Racing

| align="center" | 21

| +40.581

| align="center" | 13

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" | 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

| Trident

| align="center" | 21

| +47.259

| align="center" | 19

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

| UNI-Virtuosi

| align="center" | 21

| +57.696

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

| BWT Arden

| align="center" | 21

| +59.998

| align="center" | 14

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara

| DAMS

| align="center" | 21

| +1:09.991

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" | 17

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} Mahaveer Raghunathan}}

| MP Motorsport

| align="center" | 21

| +1:10.157

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" | 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

| Trident

| align="center" | 1

| Mechanical

| align="center" | 17

| align="center" |

WD

| align="center" | 10

| {{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael

| Prema Racing

| align="center" | —

| Withdrew

| align="center" | —

| align="center" |

colspan="8" align="center"| Fastest lap: Jack Aitken (Campos Racing) — 1:39.993 (on lap 20)
colspan="8"| Source:

Championship standings after the round

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!Driver

!Points

10px

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

| 170

10px

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

| 139

10px 1

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

| 122

10px 1

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara

| 121

10px

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

| 113

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!Team

!Points

10px

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

| 260

10px

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|GBR}} UNI-Virtuosi

| 227

10px

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

| 176

10px

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

| 143

10px

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin

| 125

{{col-end}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}