Liam Lawson prevailed at the Sprint Race in Abu Dhabi, taking his fourth victory of the 2022 Formula 2 campaign.
Lawson started the race from second place, and couldn’t get the better of Richard Verschoor off the line and into Turn 1.
However, the race was then halted for some time after Jehan Daruvala and Enzo Fittipaldi collided at Turn 3, with both getting pitched into the barriers.
A lengthy delay was carried out while trackside marshals repaired the barriers.
When Race Control called for the restart, they stated that it should be a rolling start behind the Safety Car, rather than another standing start.
That eased the pressure off Verschoor at the restart, but for several laps, he was hounded by Lawson.
On lap 10, the Kiwi moved ahead of Verschoor for the lead and from there, he stretched out his advantage to the chequered flag.
Verschoor was unchallenged for second place, while Felipe Drugovich, who wrapped up the title in Monza, finished in third.
Drugovich overtook Amaury Cordeel in the final laps for the position, with the Van Amersfoort Racing driver falling into the clutches of rival drivers on the last lap, and was overtaken by Dennis Hauger..
Cordeel was fifth, with Logan Sargeant sixth. Sargeant is hoping to end the weekend with enough to secure a Super Licence that will allow him to race in F1 next year with Williams.
Jack Doohan was seventh, ahead of Roy Nissany who will start Sunday’s Feature Race from the front row.
Ninth across the line was Theo Pourchaire, while Marcus Armstrong rounded out the top 10.
