2017 Baku FIA Formula 2 round

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Flag of Azerbaijan.svg   2017 Baku Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 4 of 11 in the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Baku-F1-Street-Circuit-rev1.png
Layout of the Baku City Circuit
Location Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
CourseTemporary racing facility
6.003 km (3.730 mi)
Feature race
Date 24 June 2017
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Time 1:52.129
Podium
First Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Second Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Rapax
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Time 1:54.025 (on lap 24)
Sprint race
Date 25 June 2017
Laps 21
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Norman Nato Arden International
Second Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Time 1:53.635 (on lap 17)

The 2017 Baku FIA Formula 2 round were a pair of motor races held on 23 and 25 June 2017 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fourth round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Baku City Circuit

The Baku City Circuit is a motor racing street circuit located in Baku, Azerbaijan constructed near Baku Boulevard. A lap of the circuit is 6.003 kilometres (3.730 mi), making it the second-longest circuit on the Formula One calendar. The inaugural Formula One race at the circuit was the 2016 European Grand Prix and its support events. A year later, in 2017, the circuit held the inaugural Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The event is organised by Baku City Circuit Operation Company.

Azerbaijan Country in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km long border with Turkey in the northwest.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2017 following the rebranding of the long-term Formula One feeder series, GP2 Series.

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Classifications

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
11 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 1:52.1291
27 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:52.697+0.5682
310 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:52.865+0.7363
418 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Rapax 1:53.018+0.8894
56 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:53.135+1.0065
62 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 1:53.220+1.0916
719 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 1:53.313+1.1847
817 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canamasas Trident 1:53.354+1.2258
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland DAMS 1:53.479+1.3509
1012 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Campos Racing 1:53.670+1.54110
1114 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 1:53.853+1.72411
1220 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato Arden International 1:53.900+1.77112
1321 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Arden International 1:54.032+1.90313
144 Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 1:54.286+2.15714
1515 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 1:54.295+2.16615
1611 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 1:54.339+2.21016
178 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 1:54.384+2.25517
183 Flag of Switzerland.svg Louis Delétraz Racing Engineering 1:54.688+2.55918
1916 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri Trident 1:54.857+2.72819
205 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 2:06.148+14.01920
Source: [1]

Feature Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime / GapGridPoints
11 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 2452:33.196125 (6)
218 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Rapax 24+3.469418
310 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 24+6.390315
46 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 24+11.694512
520 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato Arden International 24+17.0741210
615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 24+18.570158
79 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland DAMS 24+9.09096
811 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 24+21.348164
917 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canamasas Trident 24+22.87082
108 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 24+24.042171
114 Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 24+24.82814
127 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 24+25.6962
1314 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 24+29.67511
1421 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Arden International 24+33.10113
1512 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Campos Racing 24+33.32010
165 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 24+49.20720
Ret3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Louis Delétraz Racing Engineering 11Accident18
Ret16 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri Trident 9Accident19
Ret2 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 6Accident/Wing6
Ret19 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 0Accident7
Fastest lap: Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc (Prema Racing) – 1:54.025 (on lap 24)
Source: [1]

Sprint Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime / GapGridPoints
120 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato Arden International 2140:37.601415
21 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 21+8.717812 (2)
310 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 21+11.574610
48 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin ART Grand Prix 21+12.792108
56 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 21+12.89056
67 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 21+14.472124
75 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 21+16.888162
811 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 21+21.38711
914 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 21+27.34313
1021 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Arden International 21+27.82714
1112 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Campos Racing 21+31.61215
122 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 21+32.66419
134 Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 21+34.64511
1419 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax 21+35.78920
1517 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canamasas Trident 21+49.2439
163 Flag of Switzerland.svg Louis Delétraz Racing Engineering 21+57.15217
1716 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri Trident 21+1:38.93118
Ret18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Rapax 8Spin7
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland DAMS 7Engine2
DSQ15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 21Disqualified3
Fastest lap: Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc (Prema Racing) – 1:53.635 (on lap 17)
Source: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2017 FIA Formula 2 Baku results". FIA Formula 2 Championship . FIA Formula 2. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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