The FIA Formula 2 Championship is the premier junior single-seater series, with races taking place as part of Formula 1 events. The modern F2 began as the GP2 Series in 2005 before taking on its current name in 2017.
Stefano Coletti scored his first GP2 pole position in an extremely close qualifying session for the opening race of the season in Malaysia, with just eight thousandths of a second separating the top three.