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Verschoor Wins First F2 Race of 2022 in Dominant Fashion

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Trident’s Richard Verschoor won the opening race of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 season with a dominant drive in Saturday’s Sprint Race, with the win becoming Trident’s first in the modern Formula 2 era.

PREMA Racing’s Jehan Daruvala and Carlin’s Liam Lawson completed the podium in a thrilling race which saw battles throughout the field from start to finish.

The pole-sitter, Felipe Drugovich had a nightmare start, being swallowed by the field and eventually dropping down to as low as seventh on the opening lap. Verschoor started alongside him on the grid and entered the lead where he stayed for the entirety of the race.

Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung was hot on the Dutch drivers heels, sticking close to him until he ran into some tyre troubles. Daruvala made the most of the Swiss drivers troubles, overtaking him with five laps to go before setting his sights on the leader.

Lawson spent most of the race with Drugovich on his gearbox with the Brazilian trying everything he could to get past the Carlin driver in the DRS zones.

The Kiwi’s defence was impenetrable, holding onto the position before taking advantage of Boschung’s troubles to take the final podium position.

The race saw four retirements with Hitech Grand Prix’s Marcus Armstrong being the first on lap three. He was tapped and span around by Van Amersfoort Racing’s Jake Hughes at turn eight and couldn’t keep the car running.

The Brit was handed a ten second penalty but also found himself retiring later on due to contact with MP Motorsport’s Clément Novalak at turn one who was handed a ten second penalty for the incident.

ART Grand Prix’s Théo Pourchaire got off to a great start, making his way up to fifth place by the end of lap one from ninth on the grid. Unfortunately, his race was cut short due to an oil leak which sprang after the first Safety Car ended on lap five.

Ayumu Iwasa had a superb race after starting from the back of the grid due to an early retirement in Friday’s Qualifying session. The DAMS driver made up fourteen positions over the twenty-three lap race to finish in eighth position in his F2 debut.

After a thrilling season opener, it is onto Sunday’s Feature Race for the next bit of Formula 2 action. Virtuosi Racing’s Jack Doohan is on pole position as he looks to grab the most amount of points available in a race for this year’s format.

POSNODRIVERNATTEAMTIME
120Richard VerschoorNLDTrident43:34.983
22Jehan DaruvalaINDPREMA Racing+1.853
35Liam LawsonNZLCarlin+4.975
415Ralph BoschungCHECampos Racing+6.981
511Felipe DrugovichBRAMP Motorsport+8.801
66Logan SargeantUSACarlin+9.263
78Jüri VipsESTHitech Grand Prix+13.350
817Ayumu IwasaJPNDAMS+15.749
91Dennis HaugerNORPREMA Racing+17.665
103Jack DoohanAUSVirtuosi Racing+21.472
1122Enzo FittipaldiBRACharouz Racing System+22.902
1216Roy NissanyISRDAMS+26.574
13í9Frederick VestiDNKART Grand Prix+27.490
1423Cem BölükbasiTURCharouz Racing System+31.921
1521Calan WilliamsAUSTrident+49.959
164Marino SatoJPNVirtuosi Racing+50.640
1725Amaury CordeelBELVan Amersfoort Racing+52.671
1812Clément NovalakFRAMP Motorsport+78.205
1914Olli CaldwellGBRCampos RacingRET
2024Jake HughesGBRVan Amersfoort RacingRET
2110Théo PourchaireFRAART Grand PrixRET
227Marcus ArmstrongNZLHitech Grand PrixRET
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