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F2 Austria: Vesti takes maiden pole ahead of Vips and Sargeant
Frederik Vesti secured his maiden FIA Formula 2 pole position in Austria, pipping Juri Vips and Logan Sargeant to the top spot.
Megan White
Edited: Jul 8, 2022, 3:13 PM
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The ART driver was yet to set a time with 10 minutes remaining after having had several laps deleted for exceeding track limits, for which he was also shown the black and white flag.
The Mercedes junior then set a 1m14.123s in the second set of runs to go quickest by 0.035s, taking his first series pole, having secured his first win in the Baku sprint race.
Despite Jack Doohan’s early advantage and a strong fight from championship leader Felipe Drugovich, Vesti managed to hold onto the top spot, with Hitech’s Vips and Sargeant (Carlin) demoting the pair to fourth and fifth.
Ayumu Iwasa was first to set a quick time for DAMS, with a 1m15.287s early in the session to lead the timesheet.
Drugovich (MP Motorsport) knocked him off the top spot with a 1m15.022s, before he was toppled first by Sargeant, then by Doohan, who was almost 0.5s quicker.
The Virtuosi Racing driver led for much of the session, with Sargeant running in second before his time was deleted, demoting him to seventh.
Amaury Cordeel, returning from a race ban at Silverstone, shot up into second place for Van Amersfoort Racing as he ran while others pitted, setting a 1m14.457s to slot in behind Doohan.
The times tumbled in the final few minutes, despite heavy traffic as drivers prepared for their final runs.
Drugovich took the top spot before it was reclaimed by Doohan, who was then surpassed by Vesti’s best time.
Doohan and Drugovich both had times deleted, with Vips sealing second and Sargeant, who took his first win at Silverstone, in third.
Iwasa, who was last over the line, improved from sixth to fourth with his final lap, a 1m14.307s, while Drugovich and Doohan will start fifth and sixth after their late lap deletions.
Cordeel settled for seventh after others improved, with Richard Verschoor, Theo Pourchaire and Marcus Armstrong, who will take pole for Saturday’s reverse-grid sprint race, rounding off the top 10.
F2 Austria - Qualifying results:
Cla Driver Team Time Gap 1 Frederik Vesti
ART Grand Prix 1'14.123 2
Jüri Vips
HitechGP 1'14.158 0.035 3
Logan Sargeant
Carlin 1'14.288 0.165 4
Ayumu Iwasa
DAMS 1'14.307 0.184 5
Felipe Drugovich
MP Motorsport 1'14.315 0.192 6
Jack Doohan
UNI-Virtuosi 1'14.318 0.195 7
Amaury Cordeel
Van Amersfoort Racing 1'14.457 0.334 8
Richard Verschoor
Trident 1'14.568 0.445 9
Theo Pourchaire
ART Grand Prix 1'14.616 0.493 10
Marcus Armstrong
HitechGP 1'14.670 0.547 11
Jehan Daruvala
Prema Powerteam 1'14.702 0.579 12
Enzo Fittipaldi
Charouz Racing System 1'14.740 0.617 13
Cem Bolukbasi
Charouz Racing System 1'14.765 0.642 14
Liam Lawson
Carlin 1'14.792 0.669 15
Dennis Hauger
Prema Powerteam 1'14.794 0.671 16
Calan Williams
Trident 1'14.836 0.713 17
Roy Nissany
DAMS 1'14.895 0.772 18
Marino Sato
UNI-Virtuosi 1'14.936 0.813 19
Jake Hughes
Van Amersfoort Racing 1'15.005 0.882 20
Clement Novalak
MP Motorsport 1'15.123 1.000 21
Roberto Merhi
Campos Racing 1'15.200 1.077 22
Olli Caldwell
Campos Racing 1'15.656 1.533 View full results
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