Photo: SMP Racing
Russian karting graduate Denis Bulatov celebrated his first single-seater victory after a great performance in the second French F4 race of the Pau weekend.
Starting from third, Bulatov forced his way up to first right after the start and after that delivered a controlled victory.
It was Joao Carvalho, who started from pole but the Portuguese driver dropped down the order throughout the race.
Finnish Simo Laaksonen had to settle with his starting position, second, as he was not able to challenge Bulatov for the win after getting past Carvalho.
French trio Valentin Moineault, Erwan Jule and Amaury Richard had a great battle for third with Moineault eventually taking the spot.
David Droux secured sixth and also recorded the fastest lap of the race, followed by championship leaders Felix Hirsiger, Lasse Sorensen and Dorian Boccolacci. The top ten was completed by Valentin Hasse-Clot.
Race results
| Pos | Name | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Denis Bulatov | 18 laps in 24:34.041 |
| 2 | Simo Laaksonen | +1.996 |
| 3 | Valentin Moineault | +3.895 |
| 4 | Erwan Jule | +4.675 |
| 5 | Amaury Richard | +8.452 |
| 6 | David Droux | +9.086 |
| 7 | Felix Hirsiger | +10.015 |
| 8 | Lasse Sorensen | +10.194 |
| 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | +10.513 |
| 10 | Valentin Hasse-Clot | +12.232 |
| 11 | Vladimir Atoev | +12.345 |
| 12 | Tom Soubiron | +30.532 |
| 13 | Juan Manuel Jimenez | +30.970 |
| 14 | Bryan Elpitiya | +31.291 |
| 15 | Axel Matus | +32.149 |
| 16 | Reuben Kressner | +36.218 |
| 17 | Joseph Mawson | +36.600 |
| 18 | Hugo Sugnot-Darniche | +57.721 |
| 19 | Joao Carvalho | +1:02.434 |
| 20 | Niclas Nylund | +3 laps |
| 21 | Anouck Abadie | +3 laps |
| Not classified | ||
| Gjergj Haxhiu | 9 laps | |
| Paul Hokfelt Jr | 16 laps | |