Drugovich receives three-place grid penalty for impeding

Felipe Drugovich will start tomorrow’s Barcelona Sprint Race from fourth on the grid instead of pole position after being handed a three-place grid penalty following Qualifying.

The sanction was handed out to the Brazilian for impeding his title rival Théo Pourchaire in the closing minutes of the session. The ART Grand Prix driver complained to his team that Drugovich had impeded him on the exit of Turn 1 on his final flying lap.

"Having considered the matter extensively, the Stewards determined that the Driver of Car 11 was approaching Turn 1 at slow speed when Car 10 was closing in quickly. Due to the very high speed differential and the lack of information given to the Driver by the Team, the Driver of Car 11 did not move off line before Turn 1 and therefore unnecessarily impeded Car 10."

His penalty promotes Trident's Calan Williams up to pole position.

The F2 Sprint Race will get underway at 17:40 CEST on Saturday.