Theo Pourchaire won a hectic Formula 2 feature race in Bahrain which saw numerous retirements, botched pit stops and safety cars, and ultimately ended a lap short of distance.
Jack Doohan took polep position during Friday’s qualifying session, with Theo Pourchaire lining up alongside him. Juri Vips and Logan Sargeant sat on the row behind as Ralph Boschung and Liam Lawson on the third row. Before the light went out, Dennis Hauger was unable to get away for the formation lap and his car was pushed to the pit lane.
When the race began, Vips claimed the lead off the line, Boschung following him up the straight, nearly claiming the lead through turn one. Doohan and Pourchaire had suffered extreme wheelspin, Doohan dropping down to third and Pourchaire relegated to fourth.
Frederik Vesti stopped on track at turn one at the start of lap two, prompting the first appearance of the safety car. The race restarted on lap five and Boschung, unlike at the race start, seemed to be caught napping….