Spa F2: Latifi takes first win of 2018, Norris second

Feature race winner Nyck De Vries got a fantastic start, launching past his rivals to move up to third from eighth on the grid.

The Dutch driver – calling this weekend his home grand prix – took five tours to dispatch Luca Ghiotto for second.

But after that, the Prema Racing driver could only watch as pole-sitter Latifi disappeared into the distance for DAMS's fourth win of the season.

De Vries began to fall back, and on the last lap, Lando Norris honed in and took second on the Kemmel Straight with the assistance of DRS.

Norris had been the prime early mover. He passed Artem Markelov at the start but immediately lost the spot at the bottom of the Kemmel Straight on lap one.

Norris had another go on lap four, with the two side-by-side for three corners, before Markelov eased back away at the exit of Malmedy.

But Norris’ move was complete next time around and he took Luca Ghiotto two laps later to set up a podium spot.

Alex Albon also passed de Vries right after Norris' move and began attacking the Carlin driver instantly.

But Norris defended brilliantly and held off Albon for second in a tense half-a-lap, as de Vries held on to fourth from Markelov on the finish line.

Having lost and then retaken seventh from Roy Nissany in the opening laps, George Russell was unable to move forward and finished behind Ghiotto in seventh.

It means Russell's championship lead over Norris is reduced to five points with six races remaining.

Sergio Sette Camara struggled on the medium tyres, after taking second in the previous day’s feature race.

He lost eighth late on to a charging Arjun Maini who took the final point, with Russell’s teammate Jack Aitken rounding out the top 10 behind Sette Camara.

Race results

Cla	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Gap
1	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	18	37'13.659
2	Lando Norris	Carlin	18	37'24.061	10.402
3	Alexander Albon	DAMS	18	37'24.425	10.766
4	Nyck de Vries	Prema Powerteam	18	37'26.869	13.210
5	Artem Markelov	RUSSIAN TIME	18	37'27.107	13.448
6	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Racing	18	37'35.838	22.179
7	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	18	37'37.016	23.357
8	Arjun Maini	Trident	18	37'45.523	31.864
9	Sérgio Sette	Carlin	18	37'47.237	33.578
10	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	18	37'48.226	34.567
11	Tadasuke Makino	RUSSIAN TIME	18	37'53.691	40.032
12	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	18	37'53.759	40.100
13	Louis Deletraz	Charouz Racing System	18	37'56.558	42.899
14	Roy Nissany	Campos Racing	18	37'58.290	44.631
15	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	18	38'06.227	52.568
16	Maximilian Günther	Arden International	18	38'08.964	55.305
17	Nirei Fukuzumi	Arden International	18	38'12.666	59.007
18	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	18	38'13.774	1'00.115
19	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	18	38'20.595	1'06.936
	Sean Gelael	Prema Powerteam	2	4'18.070	16 Laps