Surprised by the starting procedure and the quick lights out, Th\u00e9o Pourchaire<\/b> misses his momentum and finds himself in third place at the first turn. The French rookie quickly recovered second place by overtaking David Beckmann<\/b>. While the Grassois driver was having a solid race, his car couldn’t keep up with the pace and forced him to stop on the 13th lap.<\/p>\n
The best start is credited to the championship favorite Robert Shwartzman<\/b>, starting 11th on the grid, he quickly moves his Prema up to 5th place. He positions himself just ahead of Christian Lundgaard<\/b>, another title favorite. In the end, the threat comes from his teammate Oscar Piastri<\/b>, last year’s F3 champion. The Australian appears several times in the rearview mirrors without ever finding an opening on the Russian driver.<\/p>\n
Third on the grid, Liam Lawson<\/b> leads the race with a masterful hand, but 5 laps from the checkered flag, he sees Jehan Daruvala<\/b> coming back in his rearview mirrors. The two Red Bull junior team drivers left David Beckman more than 7 seconds behind. At the end of the 23 laps, the New Zealander (rookie) wins this sprint race for his first F2 victory!<\/p>\n Points in the bag ????<\/p>\n Introducing your championship leader, Liam Lawson ????#BahrainGP<\/a> ???????? #F2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7JuH2wGkF9<\/a><\/p>\n\n