Photo: FIA F3 European Championship
Esteban Ocon extended his FIA F3 European Championship lead with a controlled win in race two at Hockenheim.
Ocon started from P2 on the grid but benefited from pre-race technical issues for poleman Max Verstappen that prevented the karting graduate from starting the race.
Antonio Giovinazzi kept Ocon within around a second for much of the race – helped by a late safety car period – but was never really close enough to launch an attack.
Ocon’s second win of the season increases his championship lead by 18 points.
Ed Jones held third throughout, claiming his second podium of the weekend after seeing off a late attack from Lucas Auer, who had charged up from seventh on the grid. Tom Blomqvist also made progress, recovering from the grid penalty that meant he started 11th to finish in fifth.
Nicholas Latifi claimed sixth after a great wheel-to-wheel battle with Felix Serralles that began at the hairpin and lasted for six corners. Felix Rosenqvist also got past Serralles after the restart to take seventh. Jordan King was ninth, while Jake Dennis took tenth after taking the place back away from Mitch Gilbert.
Race results
| Pos | Driver? | Team | Time/Gap? |
| 1 | Esteban Ocon | Prema Powerteam | 22 laps in 35:24.768 |
| 2 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | +0.969 |
| 3 | Ed Jones | Carlin | +2.387 |
| 4 | Lucas Auer | Mucke Motorsport | +2.836 |
| 5 | Tom Blomqvist | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | +3.227 |
| 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Prema Powerteam | +4.346 |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mucke Motorsport | +5.222 |
| 8 | F?lix Serrall?s | Team West-Tec | +6.183 |
| 9 | Jordan King | Carlin | +6.962 |
| 10 | Jake Dennis | Carlin | +8.339 |
| 11 | Mitch Gilbert | Fortec Motorsports | +8.961 |
| 12 | Dennis van de Laar | Prema Powerteam | +10.309 |
| 13 | John Bryant-Meisner | Fortec Motorsports | +11.112 |
| 14 | Felipe Guimaraes | Double R Racing | +11.377 |
| 15 | Roy Nissany | Mucke Motorsport | +12.148 |
| 16 | Jules Szymkowiak | Van Amersfoort Racing | +12.266 |
| 17 | Sandro Zeller | Jo Zeller Racing | +12.522 |
| 18 | Riccardo Agostini | EuroInternational | +12.760 |
| 19 | Alexander Toril | ThreeBond with T-Sport | +12.973 |
| 20 | Sean Gelael | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | +13.596 |
| 21 | Gustavo Menezes | Van Amersfoort Racing | +14.723 |
| 22 | Tatiana Calderon | Jo Zeller Racing | +14.903 |
| 23 | Hector Hurst | Team West-Tec | +16.410 |
| 24 | Richard Goddard | ThreeBond with T-Sport | +33.253 |
| Not classified | |||
| Michele Beretta | EuroInternational | +5 laps | |
| Antonio Fuoco | Prema Powerteam | +19 laps | |
| Max Verstappen | Van Amersfoort Racing | +22 laps | |