The reigning vice-champion finished 3rd in the race in Azerbaijan this Sunday and regained the overall lead.
Frenchman Théo Pourchaire (ART GP), reigning Formula 2 vice-champion, finished third in the main championship race on Sunday in Azerbaijan, the fourth round of the season, a podium that allows him to recover the overall lead.
Starting from the second row on the grid, the driver from the Alfa Romeo F1 youth sector, leading the race for a time, finally finished 3rd, preceded by the British winner Oliver Bearman (Prema) and the Brazilian Enzo Fittipaldi (Carlin ).
Hadjar in shape
His compatriot and teammate at Art GP, Victor Martins, finished just off the podium. Thanks to his third place, Pourchaire (65 pts) took over the reins of the F2 championship from Ayumu Iwasa (Dams), who left Azerbaijan without a single point. The Japanese is now relegated to 3rd place provisionally, with 58 points, ahead of Bearman (41 pts), who carried out the excellent operation of the weekend after having already won the sprint race on Saturday.
Also worth noting was the fine performance of another Frenchman, Isack Hadjar (Hitech GP), a member of Red Bull’s young drivers’ network, who made a good comeback from 18th place to finish 8th, despite a stoppage. at the pit missed at the end of the race. Clément Novalak (Trident), the last tricolor entered in F2, finished 17th. The championship continues from May 19 to 21 in Imola, Italy, 5th round of the 14 this season.
