The 2019 Le Castellet Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 22 and 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet,

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as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fifth round of the

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and was run in support of the

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Background

Driver changes

Jordan King returned to MP Motorsport after

Artem Markelov Artem Valeryevich Markelov ( rus, Артём Вале́рьевич Марке́лов, p=ɐrˈtʲɵm vɐˈlʲerʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐrˈkʲeləf; born 10 September 1994) is a Russian racing driver who last competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship ...

stood in for him at the previous round of the championship in Monaco, allowing him to compete in the

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Classification

Qualifying

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was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in

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Mahaveer Raghunathan Mahaveer Raghunathan (born 17 November 1998) is an Indian racing driver who last competed in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport. Career Lower formula Raghunathan started his racing career in karting in 2012, where he re ...

was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in

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Giuliano Alesi Giuliano Ryu Alesi (born 20 September 1999) is a French-Japanese racing driver. He is the son of Japanese former actress Kumiko Goto and former Formula One driver Jean Alesi. Career Karting Born in Avignon, Alesi began karting in 2013 before ...

was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Louis Delétraz during qualifying.

Feature race

Sprint race

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Nikita Mazepin Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin ( rus, Ники́та Дми́триевич Мазе́пин, p=nʲɪˈkʲitə ˈdmʲɪtrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈzʲepʲɪn; born 2 March 1999) is a Russian professional auto racing, racing driver who competes in rally ...

was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. * –

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was ordered to start from the pit lane for causing a collision with Mick Schumacher during the feature race.

Championship standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, France, Sports Le Castellet Le Castellet Le Castellet Formula 2 round