F2 / Bahrain 2024, Qualifying: starting grid
| POS. | PILOT | TEAM | TIME/GAP |
| 1 | Kush Maini | Invicta | 1:41.696 |
| 2 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta | +0.219 |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar | Campos | +0.242 |
| 4 | Zane Maloney | Rodin | +0.286 |
| 5 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.294 |
| 6 | Miyata returns | Rodin | +0.307 |
| 7 | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | +0.318 |
| 8 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort | +0.374 |
| 9 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.462 |
| 10 | Taylor Barnard | PHM AIX | +0.511 |
| 11 | Jack Crawford | DAMS | +0.591 |
| 12 | Josep Maria Martì | Campos | +0.637 |
| 13 | Paul Aron | Hitech | +0.644 |
| 14 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS | +0.673 |
| 15 | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort | +0.696 |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.696 |
| 17 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.948 |
| 18 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Press | +0.997 |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | Press | +1.014 |
| 20 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech | +1,249 |
| 21 | Roman Stanek | Trident | +1,372 |
| 22 | Joshua Durksen | PHM AIX | +1,457 |
Qualifying report
Exactly as in the first Formula 3 qualifying sessions, which ended with Dino Beganovic's first career pole position in the category, a similar result also materialized in Formula 2, for a celebration entirely dedicated Invicta. The British team has in fact conquered the entire front row of the Bahrain GPwith the best time set by the Indian Kush Maini. The 23-year-old, in his second championship in the cadet category of F1, got his first start at the pole in 1:41.696preceding his teammate by more than two tenths Gabriel Bortoletoreigning Formula 3 champion. The two drivers, in the final minutes of qualifying, managed to overtake the Campos team duo made up of Hadjar and Martì, with the French driver having to settle for third position. Nightmare debut, however, for Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The Bolognese, highly anticipated on the eve, was in fact unable to go beyond 18th place, still finishing ahead of his teammate Oliver Bearman. A result also fruit of set-up difficulties of Prema on the Sakhir circuit, unlike what happened in F3 with the aforementioned pole for Beganovic and 3rd place for Minì.
Upcoming events
This is therefore the starting grid, even if for the Tomorrow's Sprint Racescheduled at 3.15pm Italians, there will be the usual reversal of the top ten rankings. However, there will be no changes for the Feature Racescheduled at 11.30am on Saturday. Both races will be broadcast live on Sky Sport F1 (channel 207), as well as streaming on Now TV and Sky GO.
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