Formula 2 News: Zane Maloney wins Bahrain Sprint Race

Zane Maloney scored the first win for the new Formula 2 car in the Bahrain sprint race after starting down in 8th.

Joining the dominant Maloney on the podium were Crawford and Marti, ahead of Hadjar, Aron and Bortoleto.

It was Maloney’s first win in F2, after a tough rookie campaign in 2023 as he scored points only three times in the final 16 races.

Jak Crawford made a perfect start from pole position and left second-placed starter Taylor Barnard in his wake. Things continued to worsen for the PHM AIX rookie, as Barnard dropped quickly to the fringes of the top 10 and eventually pulled into the pits to retire on lap 16.

Prema drivers Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman both pitted to fit the soft tire, gambling on a safety car intervention. The move didn’t pay off, however, as the duo finished 14th and 16th respectively.

Bortoleto will start Saturday’s feature race on pole position from Hadjar, with sprint race winner Maloney third.

Bahrain F2 Sprint Race Results

Pos	No.	Driver and Team	LAPS	GAP	INT.
1	5	Z. Maloney Rodin Carlin	23	0.000	0.000
2	7	J. Crawford DAMS	23	5.490	5.490
3	21	J. Martí Campos Racing	23	7.057	1.567
4	20	I. Hadjar Campos Racing	23	9.783	2.726
5	17	P. Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight	23	18.188	8.405
6	10	G. Bortoleto Invicta Racing	23	18.320	0.132
7	2	Z. O’Sullivan ART Grand Prix	23	20.135	1.815
8	11	D. Hauger MP Motorsport	23	21.032	0.897
9	6	R. Miyata Rodin Carlin	23	21.490	0.458
10	22	R. Verschoor Trident	23	21.839	0.349
11	1	V. Martins ART Grand Prix	23	23.840	2.001
12	8	J. Correa DAMS	23	26.833	2.993
13	9	K. Maini Invicta Racing	23	27.246	0.413
14	4	A. Antonelli PREMA Racing	23	30.260	3.014
15	24	J. Dürksen PHM Racing	23	35.257	4.997
16	3	O. Bearman PREMA Racing	23	36.247	0.990
17	14	E. Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing	23	56.183	19.936
18	12	F. Colapinto MP Motorsport	23	64.819	8.636
19	15	R. Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing	23	81.558	16.739