Daruvala stormed to the top of the timesheets in the closing seconds of qualifying i🌳n Russia, over 0.3s clear of Guanyu Zhou, who is Piastri’s main rival for the title. 

Another i♌mpressive finalℱ sector for Piastri ensured he got ahead of Daruvala for pole and the additional four points that come with it. 

Zhou dropped to fourth after 💦being unable to find gains on his final run🎃, allowing ART Grand Prix’s Theo Pourchaire to get ahead for third. 

Behind the top four of Piastri, Daruvala,🔯 Pourchaire and Zhou was Ralph Boschung, who enjoyed his best qualifying of the season. 

Jake Hughes qualifiedജ sixth ahead of Russian driver Robert Shwartzman.

Shwartzma⛄n currently sits third in the championship, but once again struggled for one-lap pace relative to his less experience𓆉d teammate.

Liam Lawson was eighth in the lead Hitech ahead of Juri Vips, while Dan Tick🌞tum secured 10th and reverse grid pole position for tomไorrow. 

Marcus Armstrong qualifi꧃ed 11th for DAMS ahead of Christian 𝔉Lundgaard and Felipe Drugovich.

David Beckmann and Richard Vers🦩choor completed the top 15.

Heavy rain is forecast fo൲r Saturday in Sochi, forcing organisers to move the first F3 race to Friday afternoon.

F2’s sprint races are set to take place as planned, al𝓰though torrential rain would change that.

Click here for the full FIA Formula 2 qualifying results fro𒅌m Russia.