Daruvala tops first day of F2 post-season tests at BIC

Jehan Daruvala set the pace last night on the first day of Formula 2 post-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

Daruvala registered a fastest lap of 1min 41.848secs around BIC’s 5.412-kilometre Grand Prix track.

The Carlin driver completed a total of 52 laps in the five-hour session, which featured a total of 22 cars representing all 11 F2 teams.

Finishing second on the timesheet was Dan Ticktum 0.106secs behind to make it a Carlon one-two, while Louis Deletraz of MP Motorsport came third 0.403secs off the pace.

Prema Racing’s Robert Shwartzman and Oscar Piastri, Charouz Racing System’s Callum Ilott, Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung, and Uni-Virtuosi’s Guanyu Zhou completed the top eight, while Felipe Drugovich in the other Uni-Virtuosi car and Christian Lundgaard of ART Grand Prix rounded out the top 10.

Testing continues Wednesday and Thursday (Editor’s note: December 9 and 10) at BIC. The tests follow the completion of the 2020 F2 season, which held its final two rounds at BIC over the past couple of weeks.