Starting🗹 from second on the grid, Armstrong made a solid start and got ahead of Williams F1 junior Logan Sargeant, whꦗo started the race from reverse pole position.

The Hitech driver then controlled the race from the front, resisting pres🐓sure from Daruvala, who showed impressive r♐ace pace in the Prema.

The Indian driver co🎐uldn't get clo♚se to make the most of the DRS, allowing Armstrong to take the victory.

It was another impressive drive from the Kiwi after he was dropped by Ferrari's you🔴ng driver academy ahead of the 𒊎season.

Rei🐭gning F3 champion Dennis Hauger completed the podium behind Armstrong and Daruvala after gainin🌜g at the start of the race.

Dirty air proved to be more prevalent than in F1 with cars strug🍒gling to follow each other in the middle sector of the lap.

This led to a mostly lacklustre♋ second half♛ of the race after the early Safety Car stoppage.

Roy Nissany finished fourth after🍒 getting past Theo Pourchaire at the start, securing his bꦍest result of the year.

F2 points leader Felipe Drugovich, Logan Sargeant, Theo Pourchaire and Liam Lawson rounded o𝔍ut the points-paying ꦛpositions at Imola.

Ayumu Iwasa na🅘rrowly missed out in the end in P9 ahead of Frederik Ve🐎sti.

Drugovich remains in the lead of the standings

The Br𒉰azilian has a 14-point lead over Lawson going into Sunday's feature race at Imola.

Daruvala🅘 moves up to third on 33 points ahead of Verschoor (32), Armstrong (30) and Vips (30).

Pourchaire in on 27 points in seventh ahead ofꦅ Boschung (17), Hauger (﷽14) and Jake Hughes (14).

Nissany moves up to 11th overall on 13 points after his best race 🔯of t🔯he year.

Mercedes F1 junior Vesti is still ღyet to get of𝔉f the mark in 18th.

Cওlick here for the ful𝄹l FIA Formula 2 sprint race results at Imola