2019 Formula 2 Championship

Russian Time withdrew from the championship at the end of the 2018 season.

Russian Time left the championship after six years competing in Formula 2 and its predecessor, the GP2 Series. Their entry and assets were sold to Virtuosi Racing, who had operated the team. The new entry competes under the name "UNI-Virtuosi Racing".[10][11] Fortec Motorsports had been granted an entry to the Formula 2 grid in 2018, but were later given permission to defer their entry until 2019.[12] However, they were subsequently omitted from the draft entry list for the 2019 championship.[2]

Arden International entered into a partnership with Mercedes-affiliated team HWA Racelab.[13] Charouz Racing System formed a partnership with Sauber Motorsport, which currently runs Alfa Romeo's team in Formula 1.[2] The Sauber-Charouz partnership is not affiliated with Alfa Romeo's Formula 1 entry.

Lando Norris left Carlin and the series as he was promoted to Formula 1 with McLaren.[14] His seat was taken by Louis Delétraz, who left Charouz Racing System to join the team.[15] He was joined by Nobuharu Matsushita, who returned to Formula 2 after a year spent racing in the Super Formula Championship, to replace Sérgio Sette Câmara.[16]

Câmara left Carlin to replace Alexander Albon at DAMS.[17] Albon left the championship to join Formula 1 team Toro Rosso.[18]

Arden drivers Nirei Fukuzumi and Maximilian Günther left the series. Fukuzumi moved to the Super Formula Championship with Dandelion Racing,[19] while Günther joined the Formula E championship with Dragon Racing.[20] Reigning GP3 Series champion Anthoine Hubert and GP3 Series regular Tatiana Calderón joined Arden in their place.[21]

Artem Markelov and Tadasuke Makino left Russian Time and the championship.[22] Both drivers moved to Japan to compete in the Super Formula Championship; Markelov joined Team LeMans while Makino joined Nakajima Racing.[19][23] Guanyu Zhou graduated from the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, joining Russian Time's successors UNI-Virtuosi.[24] Zhou was partnered by Luca Ghiotto, who raced with Russian Time in 2017 and Campos Racing in 2018.[25]

Nikita Mazepin joined the championship with ART Grand Prix, the team he drove for when he finished runner-up in the 2018 GP3 Series.[26] Mazepin was partnered with Nyck de Vries, who left Prema Racing to join the team.[27] Mazepin and de Vries replaced 2018 series champion George Russell—who left the team and the championship to join Formula 1 team Williams—and Jack Aitken, who will switch to Campos Racing.[1][28] Prema Theodore Racing named Mick Schumacher as de Vries' replacement. Schumacher continued his association with the team after he won the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship with them.[29]

Arjun Maini left Trident and the series to join RLR MSport in the European Le Mans Series.[30] Giuliano Alesi joined the championship with Trident, the team he raced for in the GP3 Series.[31] He was joined by Ralph Boschung, who left MP Motorsport before the Sochi round in 2018. Dorian Boccolacci also left MP Motorsport, joining Jack Aitken at Campos Racing.[32] Jordan King returned to the series with MP Motorsport, contesting the championship alongside his part-time NTT IndyCar Series campaign. Mahaveer Raghunathan returned to full-time competition for the first time since 2016, partnering King at MP Motorsport.[33] Callum Ilott and Juan Manuel Correa joined the series, both signing with Sauber Junior Team by Charouz.[2] Antonio Fuoco left Charouz and the series to join Formula One team Ferrari as a test driver.

Mid-season changes

Artem Markelov made a one-off return in Monaco as a replacement for Jordan King at MP Motorsport, who was competing in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[34] After collecting twelve penalty points on his racing license for incurring three Virtual Safety Car infringements during the Paul Ricard feature race, Mahaveer Raghunathan was banned from the series for the Red Bull Ring round.[35] Raghunathan's MP seat was filled in Austria by 2018 Indy Lights champion and 2019 IndyCar Series driver Patricio O'Ward.[3]

Shortly after the Paul Ricard round, Arjun Maini was announced to be replacing Dorian Boccolacci at Campos Racing for the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone rounds.[36] Marino Sato replaced Maini prior to the Spa round.[37]

After encountering funding problems, Ralph Boschung left Trident prior to the Red Bull Ring round. Former GP3 driver Ryan Tveter joined the team in Boschung's place.[38] Tveter was later replaced by Boccolacci. Boschung returned to the team ahead of the Hungarian round.[8]

BWT Arden was represented only by Tatiana Calderón at Monza after Anthoine Hubert's fatal accident.[39] Juan Manuel Correa, who was also involved in the incident, was forced to miss the rest of the season due to injuries.[40] Sauber Junior Team by Charouz did not replace him at Monza, running only Callum Ilott. Giuliano Alesi's car was impounded by Belgian authorities as part of their investigation into the accident at Spa, limiting Trident to a single entry for the next round. Ralph Boschung was stood down to allow Alesi to compete.[4]

For the Sochi and Yas Marina rounds, Matevos Isaakyan, who raced in the 2018 European Le Mans Series, took Juan Manuel Correa's seat at Sauber Junior Team by Charouz.[41] Artem Markelov replaced Anthoine Hubert at BWT Arden for the same rounds, although the Russian raced with #22 as the #19 had been retired for the remainder of the season in honour of the late French driver.[42]

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for the sprint race were based on the results of the feature race with the top eight drivers having their positions reversed.

Feature race points

Sprint race points

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers, excluding the fastest lap points which are given to the top ten classified finishers.

Pos. Driver BHR BAK CAT MCO LEC RBR SIL HUN SPA MNZ SOC YMC Points 1 Nyck de Vries 6 7 2 4 5 1 1 7 1 10 3 3 6 3 2 6 C C 3 3 1 2 13 13 266 2 Nicholas Latifi 1 3 4 1 1 6 12 10 5 6 9 6 2 5 1 7 C C 13 10 2 4 7 2 214 3 Luca Ghiotto 2 1 9 Ret 4 2 DSQ Ret Ret 12 2 2 1 15 4 8 C C 2 15 4 1 6 1 207 4 Sérgio Sette Câmara 3 2 Ret 6 NC 17 3 6 2 5 5 1 4 17 5 3 C C 5 Ret 5 6 1 3 204 5 Jack Aitken 7 11 1 3 2 8 17† 13 3 4 10 18 5 1 3 5 C C 8 1 7 11 11 10 159 6 Nobuharu Matsushita 9 12 13 12 11 Ret 2 9 9 9 1 5 9 7 7 2 C C 1 5 6 Ret 2 7 144 7 Guanyu Zhou 10 4 Ret 10 3 4 5 3 4 3 6 8 3 8 9 9 C C Ret 4 10 5 3 8 140 8 Louis Delétraz 5 5 Ret Ret 12 11 7 2 NC 7 7 Ret 7 2 Ret 13 C C Ret 8 3 14 4 6 92 9 Jordan King 17 8 3 Ret 7 7 6 11 8 7 10 9 6 4 C C 6 2 12 9 12 9 79 10 Anthoine Hubert 4 9 10 11 6 5 8 1 8 1 4 17 18 11 11 11 C C 77 11 Callum Ilott 14 16 Ret 9 8 3 DNS 14 Ret 8 14 9 8 4 10 10 C C 4 12 9 3 5 4 74 12 Mick Schumacher 8 6 Ret 5 15 12 13 11 Ret Ret 18 4 11 6 8 1 C C NC 6 Ret Ret 9 11 53 13 Juan Manuel Correa 16 18 7 2 Ret 15 16† 12 7 2 11 10 12 10 14 14 C C 36 14 Dorian Boccolacci 15 17 5 7 14 18 4 5 Ret 13 Ret 14 30 15 Giuliano Alesi 12 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 16 11 Ret 10 14 13 Ret 17 Ret 13 12 C C 7 7 13 8 8 5 20 16 Artem Markelov 6 4 Ret 10 Ret Ret 16 17 Sean Gelael Ret 10 6 8 9 9 Ret 15 Ret 17 16 12 WD WD 15 17 C C 9 Ret 11 7 17 Ret 15 18 Nikita Mazepin 19 13 8 Ret 17 14 10 8 Ret 16 12 11 16† 12 12 15 C C 11 9 8 Ret 10 17† 11 19 Ralph Boschung 11 14 12 Ret 10 10 9 Ret Ret 15 18† 18 C C 14 12 3 20 Mahaveer Raghunathan 18 19 11 13 16 19 15 Ret 12 18 15 18 17 19 C C 10 13 17 17 Ret 15 1 21 Marino Sato C C 12 11 16 15 18 16 0 22 Tatiana Calderón 13 15 Ret Ret 13 13 14 Ret 11 19† 17 13 14 16 16 Ret C C Ret 14 15 16 16 14 0 23 Christian Lundgaard 14 12 0 24 Arjun Maini DSQ 15 13 13 Ret 16 0 25 Matevos Isaakyan 18 13 15 Ret 0 26 Patricio O'Ward 19 14 0 27 Ryan Tveter 15 16 0 Pos. Driver BHR BAK CAT MCO LEC RBR SIL HUN SPA MNZ SOC YMC Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

•  – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Pos. Team No. BHR BAK CAT MCO LEC RBR SIL HUN SPA MNZ SOC YMC Points 1 DAMS 5 3 2 Ret 6 NC 17 3 6 2 5 5 1 4 17 5 3 C C 5 Ret 5 6 1 3 418 6 1 3 4 1 1 6 12 10 5 6 9 6 2 5 1 7 C C 13 10 2 4 7 2 2 UNI-Virtuosi Racing 7 10 4 Ret 10 3 4 5 3 4 3 6 8 3 8 9 9 C C Ret 4 10 5 3 8 347 8 2 1 9 Ret 4 2 DSQ Ret Ret 12 2 2 1 15 4 8 C C 2 15 4 1 6 1 3 ART Grand Prix 3 19 13 8 Ret 17 14 10 8 Ret 16 12 11 16† 12 12 15 C C 11 9 8 Ret 10 17† 277 4 6 7 2 4 5 1 1 7 1 10 3 3 6 3 2 6 C C 3 3 1 2 13 13 4 Carlin 1 5 5 Ret Ret 12 11 7 2 NC 7 7 Ret 7 2 Ret 13 C C Ret 8 3 14 2 7 236 2 9 12 13 12 11 Ret 2 9 9 9 1 5 9 7 7 2 C C 1 5 6 Ret 4 6 5 Campos Racing 14 15 17 5 7 14 18 4 5 Ret 13 DSQ 15 13 13 Ret 16 C C 12 11 16 15 18 16 189 15 7 11 1 3 2 8 17† 13 3 4 10 18 5 1 3 5 C C 8 1 7 11 11 10 6 Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 11 14 16 Ret 9 8 3 DNS 14 Ret 8 14 9 8 4 10 10 C C 4 12 9 3 5 4 110 12 16 18 7 2 Ret 15 16† 12 7 2 11 10 12 10 14 14 C C 18 13 15 Ret 7 MP Motorsport 16 17 8 3 Ret 7 7 6 4 6 11 8 7 10 9 6 4 C C 6 2 12 9 12 9 96 17 18 19 11 13 16 19 15 Ret 12 18 19 14 15 18 17 19 C C 10 13 17 17 Ret 15 8 BWT Arden 18 13 15 Ret Ret 13 13 14 Ret 11 19† 17 13 14 16 16 Ret C C Ret 14 15 16 16 14 77 19 4 9 10 11 6 5 8 1 8 1 4 17 18 11 11 11 C C 22 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 Prema Racing 9 8 6 Ret 5 15 12 13 11 Ret Ret 18 4 11 6 8 1 C C NC 6 Ret Ret 9 11 68 10 Ret 10 6 8 9 9 Ret 15 Ret 17 16 12 WD WD 15 17 C C 9 Ret 11 7 17 Ret 10 Trident 20 12 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 16 11 Ret 10 14 13 Ret 17 Ret 13 12 C C 7 7 13 8 8 5 23 21 11 14 12 Ret 10 10 9 Ret Ret 15 15 16 Ret 14 18† 18 C C 14 12 14 12 Pos. Team No. BHR BAK CAT MCO LEC RBR SIL HUN SPA MNZ SOC YMC Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

•  – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.