A "hyped up" driver has been jailed for 14 years over the deaths of two people whose car erupted in a fireball during a drag race in Melbourne.

Adem Arpaci, 23, was on Friday sentenced to 14 years in jail, with a minimum of nine-and-a-half years, over the 2016 deaths of of Ivana Clonaridis, 18, and 19-year-old Harley Churchill.

Arpaci had pleaded not guilty over the fatal crash, but in February a Victorian County Court jury found him guilty of two counts of culpable driving causing death.

Adem Arpaci (left) leaves the County Court with his lawyer during his first trial in 2017. Credit:AAP

The jury returned the guilty verdict following a hung jury during his first trial in November.