The Carlin driver ended the day nearly half a second clear of Campos Racing's Ralph Boschung as the tempera𒐪tures dropped in the evening session at Sakhir.

Lawson took to the top of the timesheets with just 20 minutes to go, with his 1m41.623s a fin🅠e effort to take top spot on the second day.

Boschung had taken P1 momentarily before Lawson, finishing second on the t🌠imesheets come the chequered flag.

ART Grand Prix's T🦩heo Pourchaire completed the top three after setting an identical lap time to Boschung.

The day was ultimately disrupted by five red flags - three in🧸 the morning and two♈ in the afternoon.

Van Amersfoort Racing's Amaury Cordeel caused two red flags, sꦕtopping at T♔urn 8 and then Turn 7 later in the session. 

DAMS rookie Ayumu Iwasa caused the second stoppage at Turn 2 shortly after Corde👍el's first.

The interruptions continued into the afternoon with Marcus Armstrong cl𝓡ipping the barrier at Turn 8, while the session was then stopped again shortly after due to some repairs on track.

With Lawson, Boschung ꧂and Pourchaire completing the top three on day two, Williams F1 academy driver continued his strong form with fourth in the second Carlin.

Jack Doohan coꦗmpleted the top five a💎head of teammate Marino Sato.

Mercedes junior Frederik Vesti, Felipe Drugovich, Jehan Daruvala and Richard Verschoor rounde💙d ou⛎t the top 10.