Starting from third on the grid, Zhou got ahead of Campos’ Ra🔴lph Boschung at the start. 

Marcus Armstrong retained the lead but retired on L♉ap 11 shortly after the Safety C꧃ar restart due to a mechanical issue.

Zh🍷ou controlled the race from the front despite late pressure from Prema’s Robert Shwartzman, who overtook Boschung aꦫfter a brief Virtual Safety Car period.

It’s a timely victory for Zhou and his firs🌠t since being announced as Valtteri Bottas’ teammate at Alfa Romeo in F1 for next year. 

Zhou is 15 points behind Shwartzman - who finished second in the r𓆏ace - in the race for second behind 2021 F2 champion Oscar Piastri.

Boschung joined Zhou and Shwartzman on the ౠpodium.&n𒁃bsp;

Piastri was in the wars having secur✱ed the t💯itle after this morning’s first sprint race.

The Australian dropped down to 13th in the early stages after contact with Lawson, before being hit with a f🦩ive-second time penalty for the incident.

Piastri’s r🎃ace came to an end on Lap 8 after colliding with Juri Vips into Turn 9. 

Outside of the top 🐲three, Dan Ticktum secured fourth ahead of Felipe Drugovich.

Lawson, Jehan Daruvala and Jack Do♓ohan rounded out th🌞e points-paying position.

The final feature race of the season will take place 𓂃on Sunday morning with Pias♊tri on pole position.

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