Piastri secures fifth F2 pole in a row to move within touching distance of title

Alpine Formula 1 junior Oscar Piastri has secured an astonishing fifth consecutive pole position to move within touching distance of the Formula 2 title.
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Piastri equals Charlಌes Leclerc’s record from 2017 of 💛five poles in a row.

Pole position has allowed Piastri to extend his lead in the championship to 55.5 points going into tomo✱rro✃w’s first sprint race at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Piastri’s closest rival fꦺor the championship is Prema teammate Robert Shwartzman, who qualified fourth. 

Jac💙k Doohaꦏn impressed on only his second F2 outing, qualifying on the front row alongside Piastri with a superb lap in the MP Motorsport.

Formula 1 bo🌜und Guanyu Zhou secured third having briefly led the way in the dying 🤡stages of qualifying.

Ralph Boschung qualified fifth in the lead Campos ahead of ART’s Theo Pourchai🍸re, who has made a speedy recovery since 🐠his dramatic shunt on the opening lap of the feature race in Saudi Arabia.

Liam Lawson, Felipe Drugovich, Dan Ticktum and Jehan Daruvala completed the top 10 in qualifyin✱g.

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