Théo Pourchaire handed post-Qualifying penalty

Following the conclusion of Baku Qualifying, Théo Pourchaire has received a three-place grid penalty for Saturday’s Sprint Race.

The ART Grand Prix driver was found to have impeded Kush Maini at Turn 2 during the Qualifying session. The penalty drops the Frenchman from 8th on the Sprint Race grid to 11th. It promotes Enzo Fittipaldi up to eighth, Oliver Bearman to P9 and Campos Racing’s Ralph Boschung to P10.