Sauber Junior Team by Charouz’s Louis Deletraz remained on top in FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship Abu Dhabi test’s Day 2.

Having topped the first day of the F2 test, Deletraz was on pace again on Day 2 in Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina circuit with a 1m50.124s lap as Prema’s Robert Shwartzman was second, only 0.052s off, with ART Grand Prix’s Marcus Armstrong third.

The Kiwi led the morning session and his time was good to be third for the rest of the day. UNI-Virtuosi Racing’s Callum Ilott lined up fourth after the clocking the exact time as Deletraz in the morning session at 1m50.461s.

Carlin’s Nikita Mazepin followed with the Russian also causing the day’s only red flag in the morning session. The other UNI-Virtuosi Racing of Guanyu Zhou was sixth as Ralp Boschung made his F2 test debut with MP Motorsport in seventh.

It was close then between Sauber Junior Team by Charouz’s Pedro Piquet and DAMS’ Dan Ticktum with the two separated by just 0.006s to be eighth and ninth respectively as MP Motorsport’s Felipe Drugovich rounded out the Top 10.

2019 FIA F2 Championship – Post-season tests, Day 2, morning session

DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS
1 Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 1:50.436 40
2 Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 1:50.461 39
3 Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 1:50.461 25
4 Nikita Mazepin Carlin 1:50.501 22
5 Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 1:50.564 42
6 Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport 1:50.630 32
7 Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing 1:50.804 31
8 Dan Ticktum DAMS 1:50.818 27
9 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:50.831 37
10 Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:50.888 36
11 Mick Schumacher PREMA Racing 1:50.897 12
12 Niko Kari Campos Racing 1:51.032 30
13 Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 1:51.172 36
14 Artem Markelov BWT HWA RACELAB 1:51.193 23
15 Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA RACELAB 1:51.302 27
16 Sean Gelael DAMS 1:51.313 24
17 Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 1:51.479 45
18 Roy Nissany Trident 1:51.979 36
19 Marino Sato Trident 1:51.986 38
20 Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 1:52.276 35


2019 FIA F2 Championship – Post-season tests, Day 2, afternoon session

DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS
1 Louis Deletraz Charouz Racing System 1:50.124 44
2 Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing 1:50.176 29
3 Nikita Mazepin Carlin 1:50.635 27
4 Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 1:50.812 47
5 Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport 1:50.869 24
6 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:51.134 33
7 Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 1:51.175 29
8 Artem Markelov BWT HWA RACELAB 1:51.536 33
9 Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA RACELAB 1:51.679 44
10 Marino Sato Trident 1:51.877 30
11 Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 1:52.035 16
12 Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 1:52.172 43
13 Sean Gelael DAMS 1:55.916 49
14 Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:55.961 37
15 Dan Ticktum DAMS 1:56.111 43
16 Roy Nissany Trident 1:56.124 43
17 Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 1:56.261 37
18 Niko Kari Campos Racing 1:56.283 32
19 Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 1:56.643 42
20 Mick Schumacher PREMA Racing – –

 

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