Gabriel Bortoleto took a vital benefit in his championship problem by ending second to dash race winner Pepe Marti at Yas Marina.
Marti took the lead of the race in the beginning and led each lap, main residence Bortoleto who completed second.
Aron took the ultimate place on the rostrum in third however is now mathematically eradicated from championship competition. Isack Hadjar completed seventh however gained
Earlier than the race, Prema introduced Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli wouldn’t participate on physician’s recommendation after feeling unwell. Reverse-grid pole winner Amaury Cordeel subsequently headed a 21-car subject. Nonetheless he did not hold his benefit in the beginning, shedding the result in Pepe Marti and second place to Kush Maini, who gained six locations on the opening lap.
Within the pack, championship contender Hadjar suffered minor entrance wing harm from contact between Maini and Ritomo Miyata however was capable of proceed with no need to pit for repairs. His closest rival, Bortoleto, made fast progress, coming as much as third place behind Invicta staff mate Maini as Marti continued to guide.
Bortoleto gained second from his staff mate as Maini then fell behind Cordeel. Aron gained extra important factors for his personal championship problem by passing Maini, who continued to fall down the order.
Marti didn’t enable Bortoleto to catch as much as him, sustaining his lead out entrance. Aron saved together with his Hitech staff mate and ultimately moved previous him out of flip 9 on lap 17 to achieve the ultimate podium place.
Joshua Duerksen then challenged Cordeel for fourth, however the pair clashed into flip six after Cordeel locked up beneath braking, hitting the left-rear of the AIX driver. Cordeel was handed a 10-second penalty for inflicting the collision.
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Marti continued to guide out entrance with Bortoleto by no means getting inside two seconds of the Campos driver. He accomplished the twenty third and ultimate lap to win the dash race, taking his first victory in Formulation 2 and turning into the 18th totally different race winner of the season. Bortoleto was simply over two seconds behind in second place, with Aron taking third 11 seconds behind Bortoleto.
Oliver Bearman completed fourth however fell behind Dino Beganovic after being hit with a 5 second penalty for exceeding monitor limits too many occasions and falling to fifth. Hadjar was sixth, with Luke Browning and Richard Verschoor promoted into the ultimate factors positions after Miyata and Cordeel had been each demoted by their penalties.
Bortoleto subsequently heads into the ultimate spherical of the championship with a five-and-a-half level benefit over Hadjar within the championship. Aron, now 30.5 factors again, has been eradicated from competition.
Formulation 2 Abu Dhabi race one outcomes
| Place | Automobile | Driver | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos |
| 2 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta |
| 3 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech |
| 4 | 8 | Dino Beganovic | DAMS |
| 5 | 3 | Oliver Bearman | Prema |
| 6 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos |
| 7 | 2 | Luke Browning | ART |
| 8 | 11 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport |
| 9 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS |
| 10 | 12 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport |
| 11 | 5 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Rodin |
| 12 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin |
| 13 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort |
| 14 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech |
| 15 | 22 | Max Esterson | Trident |
| 16 | 14 | John Bennett | Van Amersfoort |
| 17 | 23 | Christian Mansell | Trident |
| 18 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta |
| 19 | 25 | Cian Shields | AIX |
| 20 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART |
| 21 | 24 | Joshua Duerksen | AIX |
| DNS | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema |
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