The Prema Racing driver, who joins the team from Carlin this season, set a 1m42.074s to go quickest, half a second quicker than second placed Calan Williams of Trident.
Daruvala, a Red Bull junior, finished seventh in the 2021 drivers’ standings, with two wins and five podiums.
The 2021 FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger, who stayed with Prema for his move up to F2, finished in third with a 1m42.602s, followed by Carlin’s Liam Lawson in fourth.
His team-mate Logan Sargeant finished fifth, moving up from F3 where he drove for Charouz Racing System.
Marcus Armstrong finished seventh ahead of his third season in F2, having joined Hitech Grand Prix for 2022.
Felipe Drugovich was the first driver to dip below 1m44s in the afternoon session, setting a 1m43.831s early on, before Lawson went fastest.
But with just over five minutes remaining, the times dipped below 1m43s, with Daruvala, Williams and Hauger all setting quicker laps.
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