BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 26. The final
Formula 2 Feature Race of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has started at
the Baku City Circuit, Trend's correspondent at the race venue.
Drivers will compete over 29 laps or for 60 minutes plus one
lap.
Rodin Motorsport driver Martinius Stenshorne started the Feature
Race from pole position. He secured the top spot in Thursday's
second qualifying session with a time of 1 minute 53.728 seconds.
His teammate Alexander Dunne qualified second with a result of
1:54.173. Thus, Rodin Motorsport secured the front row for the
Feature Race 2.
Championship leader Rafael Camara started from the first
position of the second row. He was followed by PREMA Racing driver
Mari Boya, ART Grand Prix's Kush Maini and Campos Racing's Noel
Leon. Another title contender, Nikola Tsolov, started the race from
eighth place.
The Baku round is also important in terms of the championship
battle. In the first Feature Race held on Friday, Alexander Dunne
took victory, with Martinius Stenshorne finishing second and Dino
Beganovic third. Rafael Camara finished fourth, taking the
championship lead, while Nikola Tsolov failed to finish the race.
As a result, Camara leads the standings with 182 points, followed
by Tsolov with 181 points and Dunne with 174 points.
Beganovic also had a strong opening day in Baku. The DAMS Lucas
Oil driver won the Sprint Race and later finished third in Feature
Race 1. Laurens Van Hoepen was second in the Sprint Race, while
Alexander Dunne took third place.
A total of 67 points are at stake during this year's Formula 2
programme at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. This means that results in
Baku could significantly affect the final championship
standings.
The 12th round of the Formula 2 calendar is taking place in
Baku. The season will continue with two more rounds at the Lusail
Circuit in Qatar and Yas Marina Circuit in the United Arab
Emirates.
