French F2 Grand Prix – Lawson wins, Théo Pourchaire on the podium
Thanks to an overtaking maneuver on Daruvala in the final laps, Liam Lawson emerged victorious in the Sprint Race of the French Grand Prix.
Carlin Liam Lawson, the driver, won the first race of the French Formula 2 Grand Prix weekend. After a thrilling race, the British driver managed to overtake his rival Jehan Daruvala in the final laps.
French driver Théo Pourchaire, initially classified third and on the podium, eventually received a five-second penalty for an overtaking maneuver deemed too aggressive, and will start fifth in the second race of the weekend scheduled for Sunday morning.
| Drivers | Ecuries | Times | Gap | Laps | |
| 1 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 41’22.995 | 21 | |
| 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Powerteam | 41’26.201 | +3.206 | 21 |
| 3 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 41’27.547 | +4.552 | 21 |
| 4 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 41’27.830 | + 4.835 | 21 |
| 5 | Jack Doohan | UNI-Virtuosi | 41’28.704 | + 5.709 | 21 |
| 6 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Racing | 41’30.082 | + 7.087 | 21 |
| 7 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 41’30.943 | + 7.948 | 21 |
| 8 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 41’31.255 | + 8.260 | 21 |
| 9 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Racing | 41’32.428 | +9.433 | 21 |
| 10 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 41’32.649 | + 9.654 | 21 |
| 11 | Marino Sato | UNI-Virtuosi | 41’33.581 | + 10.586 | 21 |
| 12 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | 41’33.974 | + 10.979 | 21 |
| 13 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Powerteam | 41’35.472 | + 12.477 | 21 |
| 14 | Calan Williams | Trident | 41’35.525 | + 12.530 | 21 |
| 15 | Cem Bolukbasi | Charouz Racing System | 41’38.856 | + 15.861 | 21 |
| 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 41’39.531 | + 16.536 | 21 |
| 17 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 41’39.638 | + 16.643 | 21 |
| 18 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 41’40.333 | + 17.338 | 21 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | 4 laps | 17 | |
| 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 5 laps | 16 | |
| 21 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 13 laps | 8 | |
| 22 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 13 laps | 8 |
