Formula 2 | Jehan Daruvala third in Sochi Feature Race, makes fourth podium finish in 2021
Jehan Daruvala celebrates after the podium finish.
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Ace driver Jehan Daruvala registered yet another podium finish in the F2 Championship, in the Feature Race in Sochi on Sunday. The Indian has accumulated 96 points this season and is in seventh place in the overall driver's standings. The next race of the season will be in Jeddah in December.
India's rising driver Jehan Daruvala finished third in theĀ Formula 2 Feature RaceĀ at the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom on Sunday, according to a report in IANS. Daruvala had qualified in the second position but was later overtaken byĀ Theo Pourchaire and Ralph Boschung in the first lap before gaining a place back in lap 22.
On the other hand, Oscar Piastri won the second Feature RaceĀ and extended his lead in the drivers' standings. This was also Daruvala's fourth podium finish this year, and has accumulated 96 points in the 2021 season.Ā
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Boschung tried everything, but eventually Daruvala took away P3#RussianGP #F2 pic.twitter.com/lf4zK1Ilvc
He is seventh, while Piastri has the overall lead this year with 178 points. The leader is followed byĀ G Zhou with 142 points andĀ R. Shwartzman with 135.Ā
Earlier this month, Daruvala had finished on top of the podium in the second Sprint Race at Monza. But in the feature race there, he managed a fifth-place finish.Ā Ā
Now, only two races are left in the season, which will begin in December - Jeddah and Yas Island.Ā
