Starting from second on the𝓀 grid, Armstrong got the better start, lunging down the inside of Lawson into Turn 1.

Despite it being incredibly dusty on the left-hand side of the grid, Ar𓆉mstrong got his car slowed down and kept the lead as Lawson tried to get back on track having taken to the r♍un-off at Turn 1.

Armstrong managed the two Safety Car restarts beautifully t🦩o maintain the le♚ad ahead of Lawson. 

Lawson tried his best on the final lap to get into the lead, 🐠forcing his fellow countryman to go defensive into Turn 27 - the final corner - but Armstrong held firm to take the win. 

Juri Vips returned to the po🎶dium with a lonely drive to third, securing his sixth rostrum appearance of the season. 

Vips lost out to Ralph Boschung early on, but th⛦e Campos driver’s lack of pace saw him drop like a stone. 

Like Vips, Felipe Drug♋ovich had a lonely race to finish a solid fourth in Jeddah.

Jehan Daruvala finished a superb fifth, pulling ♏off a superb double overtake on Christian Lundgaard and championship leader Oscar Piastri into Turn 27. 

Daruvala finished sixth on track but inherited fifth from Robert Shwartzman after the Prema driver picked up a five-second ꩲpenalty for gaining an advantage when overtaking ART’s Theo Pourchaire. 

Lundg💖aard finishe💛d seventh after being embroiled in a titanic scrap with Dan Ticktum and Piastri.

Ticktum overtook Piastri into Turn 27 on the final lap, securing the final poౠint and third on the grid for the second sprint ꦍrace.

P♉iastri missed out on a points finish but his 40-point championship lead remains intact after main rival Guanyu Zhou failed to score.

Zhou collided witඣh Lundaard on Lap 4 ♏as he tried to go around the outside of the ART driver into the opening sequence of corners. 

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