F2, GP3 titles to be decided here

The F2 and GP3 Championships will be decided on the final day of the season at Yas Marina Circuit. The F2 and GP3 Series offer the top young drivers a route to the very pinnacle of global motorsports: Formula 1.

One racer who successfully made the leap from F2 to F1 is young French sensation Charles Leclerc, who now drives for Sauber. Leclerc won last year’s F2 championship at Abu Dhabi in dramatic fashion. He finished the second leg of the final race of the season out of the points but a collision involving his nearest rival in the drivers’ standings meant Leclerc ended up taking the crown and with it the chance to race in F1.

Pierre Gasly also took the same giant step up last year, although his route to F1 was a little more complicated. Having tasted victory at Yas Marina Circuit during the 2016 F2 season his F1 dream was hampered due to the fact he didn’t have a team. However, after spending half of last season excelling in the Super Formula Championship, Gasly was offered an F1 drive with Torro Rosso and has been performing well ever since.