Formula 2 announce retirement of Anthoine Hubert's racing number

Formula 2 have announced they will retire the racing number of the late Anthoine Hubert, who suffered a fatal crash at the start of the Feature Race at Spa Francorchamps last season, as his number 19 was not on the F2's entry list for 2020.

Unlike Formula 1, F2 drivers do not have free choice of their racing numbers. Number 19 was already retired for the rest of 2019 after Hubert's death.

NEWS | What a lot of fans were hoping for, has come true: Formula 2 has officially retired Anthoine Hubert's racing number 19.  #AH19 #F2 pic.twitter.com/ZQmv2Zvw0Y

— F1 Feeder Series (@F1FeederSeries1) January 6, 2020

Tatiana Calderon, who was teammates with Hubert in 2019 at Arden, honoured the Frenchman at the 24 Hours of Daytona, where she's running for the all-female outfit GEAR Racing.

Racing with #19 it’s going to be special, always with us #AH19  #racingforanthoine
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Correr con el #19 siempre va a tener un significado especial, con nosotros siempre #AH19  #racingforanthoine
@jameypricephoto pic.twitter.com/GAnSTtf1JS

— Tatiana Calderon (@TataCalde) January 6, 2020

Prema Racing would have the number 18 and 19 in 2020 on the F2 grid but skipped passed both numbers, running with 20 and 21 this year.