The 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the eighth race of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.
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| Round {{{Round_No}}} of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Driver changes
editPrior to the round at the Spa-Francorchamps, PHM Racing by Charouz announced that Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason had taken over Brad Benavides' seat for the round at Spa-Francorchamps.[1]
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
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| 1 | 8 |  Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 2:05.736 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 |  Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.463 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |  Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +1.703 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |  Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +2.061 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +3.300 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 |  Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +3.318 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 |  Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +3.805 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 |  Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +4.082 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 |  Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +4.173 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 |  Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +4.248 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 |  Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +4.846 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 |  Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +5.942 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +6.106 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 |  Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +6.156 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 12 |  Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +6.314 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 |  Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +6.667 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +7.061 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 20 |  Roman Staněk | Trident | +7.789 | 18 | 18 |
| 107% time: 2:14.537 (+8.801) | ||||||
| — | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +8.913 | 19 | 19 |
| — | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | No Time | 221 | 20 |
| — | 15 |  Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | No Time | 20 | 21 |
| — | 17 | Josh Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | No Time | 21 | 22 |
| Source:[2][3] | ||||||
Notes:
- ^1 – Juan Manuel Correa was handed a three-place grid penalty for the sprint race for impeding Invicta Virtuosi Racing driver Jack Doohan in qualifying.[4]
Sprint Race
editNotes:
- ^1 - Zane Maloney received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.
- ^2 - Richard Verschoor originally finished in second, but has been disqualified for an illegal throttle mapping.[6]
Feature Race
editNotes:
- ^1 - Victor Martins received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
- ^2 - Oliver Bearman received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Victor Martins.
- ^3 - Clément Novalak received a 5-second time penalty for crossing the line at pit exit.
- ^4 - Juan Manuel Correa received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Jak Crawford.[8]
- ^5 - Dennis Hauger has been disqualified during the race for rejoining the track after being pushed by track marshals.[8]
- ^6 - Frederik Vesti crashed out on the reconnaissance lap and was therefore unable to start the race.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Sprint race has been shortened from 18 to 17 laps after the initial start was aborted, resulting into another formation lap.
References
edit- ^ "PHM Racing by Charouz confirms Joshua Mason for Spa-Francorchamps". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 11 : Belgium , Spa-Francorchamps 28-30 July 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Bearman and PREMA beat the rain to secure Spa 1-2". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Correa penalised after Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Fittipaldi times it to perfection for maiden victory". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Verschoor disqualified from Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Doohan reignites title fight with back-to-back victories". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Hauger disqualified and two drivers penalised after Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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