Alpine junior Oscar Piastri was the familiar name on pole in Formula 2, qualifying first for the fifth successive round. The PREMA racer beat fellow Aussie Jack Doohan to first with a lap of 1m35.077s and now needs to finish within 10 points of Robert Shwartzman in Sprint Race 1 to secure the F2 title.
Alpine junior Oscar Piastri won a shortened Formula 2 feature race in Jeddah, ahead of teammate Robert Shwartzman and Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung. The race was red flagged and not restarted following two crashes and a lengthy pre-race delay, with only five laps completed and half points awarded.