Q2: Oscar Piastri matches Charles Leclerc’s record with pole in Jeddah ahead of Robert Shwartzman and Pourchaire

The Formula 2 championship leader Oscar Piastri was next to Charles Leclerc the only two drivers who took four consecutive poles in Formula 2.

Piastri – who will be Alpine’s official Formula 1 reserve driver for 2022 – was in fifth place after the first rounds, but drove a stormy lap in the second half of the session to break the 1:42 minute mark and open up to advance to first place.

READ MORE: What does the Formula 2 classification look like two laps before the end – and can someone stop Oscar Piastri?

The Australian lapped the brand new Jeddah Corniche Circuit in 1: 42.878 minutes. The Australian’s time was good enough to beat his PREMA teammate Shwartzman to first place. The Russian had spent most of the session at the front, but remains in second place without a pole position.

Pourchaire briefly took first place in the last stages of the session, but ended up in third place three tenths behind, ahead of his own team-mate and Alpine Junior Christian Lundgaard, who finished fourth for his best qualifying result since the first run .