Round 1 of the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on 30-31 March 2019. Luca Ghiotto was the winner of the sprint race for UNI-Virtuosi.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Luca Ghiotto | GHI | Italy | UNI-Virtuosi | Pirelli | 23 | 42:36.192 | - | - | 1:47.184 | 14 | 174.958 |
| 2 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | SET | Brazil | DAMS | Pirelli | 23 | 42:41.666 | 5.474 | 5.474 | 1:48.760 | 3 | 174.584 |
| 3 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | LAT | Canada | DAMS | Pirelli | 23 | 42:43.059 | 6.867 | 1.393 | 1:49.038 | 4 | 174.489 |
| 4 | 7 | Guanyu Zhou | ZHO | China | UNI-Virtuosi | Pirelli | 23 | 42:54.432 | 18.240 | 11.373 | 1:49.559 | 4 | 173.719 |
| 5 | 1 | Louis Delétraz | DEL | Switzerland | Carlin | Pirelli | 23 | 42:58.131 | 21.939 | 3.699 | 1:49.306 | 2 | 173.469 |
| 6 | 9 | Mick Schumacher | SCH | Germany | PREMA Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 43:00.871 | 24.679 | 2.740 | 1:49.930 | 5 | 173.285 |
| 7 | 4 | Nyck De Vries | DEV | Netherlands | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 23 | 43:01.346 | 25.154 | 0.475 | 1:47.145 | 14 | 173.253 |
| 8 | 16 | Jordan King | KIN | Great Britain | MP Motorsport | Pirelli | 23 | 43:01.712 | 25.520 | 0.366 | 1:47.797 | 13 | 173.229 |
| 9 | 19 | Anthoine Hubert | HUB | France | BWT Arden | Pirelli | 23 | 43:06.706 | 30.514 | 4.994 | 1:48.785 | 16 | 172.894 |
| 10 | 10 | Sean Gelael | GEL | Indonesia | PREMA Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 43:06.724 | 30.532 | 0.018 | 1:48.079 | 12 | 172.893 |
| 11 | 15 | Jack Aitken | AIT | Great Britain | Campos Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 43:08.416 | 32.224 | 1.692 | 1:49.761 | 4 | 172.780 |
| 12 | 2 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MAT | Japan | Carlin | Pirelli | 23 | 43:12.172 | 35.980 | 3.756 | 1:48.056 | 12 | 172.530 |
| 13 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | MAZ | Russia | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 23 | 43:16.733 | 40.541 | 4.561 | 1:49.356 | 20 | 172.227 |
| 14 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | BOS | Switzerland | Trident | Pirelli | 23 | 43:19.266 | 43.074 | 2.533 | 1:49.868 | 4 | 172.059 |
| 15 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón | CAL | Colombia | BWT Arden | Pirelli | 23 | 43:22.198 | 46.006 | 2.932 | 1:50.248 | 4 | 171.865 |
| 16 | 11 | Callum Ilott | ILO | Great Britain | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | Pirelli | 23 | 43:32.679 | 56.487 | 10.481 | 1:49.931 | 4 | 171.176 |
| 17 | 14 | Dorian Boccolacci | BOC | France | Campos Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 43:36.240 | 60.048 | 3.561 | 1:48.299 | 19 | 170.943 |
| 18 | 12 | Juan Manuel Correa | COR | United States | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | Pirelli | 23 | 44:08.777 | 92.585 | 11.470 | 1:48.920 | 10 | 168.843 |
| 19 | 17 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | RAG | India | MP Motorsport | Pirelli | 22 | 42:41.591 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.368 | 2 | 166.984 |
| DSQ | 20 | Giuliano Alesi | ALE | France | Trident | Pirelli | 23 | 43:57.307 | 1:48.243 | 23 | 169.577 |