Argentine Franco Colapinto finished sixth in the first race of the Formula 2 season in Bahrain. The MP Motorsport driver started from the bottom of the grid and managed to score eight points.

Barbadian Zane Maloney won the race and leads the drivers' championship. The next Formula 2 competition will be held next weekend at the Jeddah street circuit (Saudi Arabia) The sprint race will take place on Friday at 12:10 and the main event on Saturday at 10:25.