The Dutch driver took Van Amersfoort Racing’s first F2 win at the Red Bull Ring, having lined up 11th before getting lucky with a tyre gamble.
Though Frederik Vesti led for much of the 40-lap race, a safety car with 12 laps remaining allowed Verschoor, who started on the soft tyres rather than the super softs, to make a well-timed stop.
Both he and Ayumu Iwasa (DAMS) took full advantage of their fresher tyres and carved through the field, finally passing Vesti on the penultimate lap for first and second, with the Prema driver in third.
It marked VAR’s first F2 win, coming in just their second season in the series, after Verschoor was disqualified from last year’s race at the same venue for having too little fuel left.
He dedicated the win to Dilano van ‘t Hoff, the 18-year-old Formula Regional driver who died at Spa on Saturday and whom Verschoor counted as a good friend.
Victor Martins lined up on pole for Sunday’s race in far drier conditions than Saturday’s race, starting on the super soft tyres ahead of Vesti and Theo Pourchaire (ART).
It was Vesti who got the jump off the line, quickly building a lead to his title rival, with Kush Maini moving into third for Campos Racing before he was passed by Jack Doohan (Virtuosi).
Source: Autosport