One championship, two race identities
The official format describes practice and qualifying followed by a Sprint Race and Feature Race. Qualifying supplies the normal Feature grid; the Sprint reverses the first ten classified qualifiers. A driver starting near the front in the Sprint has not necessarily set a front-row qualifying time.
Keep the race identity with a saved video. A Sprint victory, Feature victory and qualifying pole are three different records from one event. The championship also awards different race points across the two formats, so one weekend’s total cannot be inferred from a single finishing position.
Feature Race strategy includes the tyre stop
Formula 2’s official guide requires a Feature Race pit stop changing all four tyres. Unless wet-weather tyres have been used, the driver must use both dry-weather specifications during the race. A temporary loss of track position while stopping can therefore be part of completing the required race strategy.
The order before every driver has made the relevant stop is not the same as a settled finishing order. Retain any pit-stop indicator shown by the timing graphics and compare the final classification rather than assuming an apparent leader has completed all obligations.
Use the round’s actual programme
The organiser issues an event-specific timetable. Its 2026 Baku announcement added a second qualifying session and a second Feature Race, while saying the final two rounds would return to the ordinary format. This documented exception shows why a standard weekend diagram cannot identify every 2026 recording.
For a viewing plan, save Formula 2, season, venue, date, session and race number. A Formula 1 programme at the same circuit is a separate event. The guide does not establish coverage through a particular IPTV subscription or verify a player; inspect the actual publisher’s current listing and account conditions for the intended session.