The future Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto from Brazil is the Formula 2 champion.
The South American thus remains on course for success, as he won the Formula 3 championship last year.
On Sunday at the finale in Abu Dhabi, Frenchman Isack Hadjar in a Red Bull could have challenged the 20-year-old for the title. But Hadjar stalled at the start and started the race one lap down. Bortoleto in the McLaren took no risks and was content with second place.
Bortoleto and German Nico Hülkenberg will form the Sauber duo in the upcoming Formula 1 season.