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Round 4 of 11 in the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course | Temporary racing facility 6.003 km (3.730 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was 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.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 1:52.129 | — | 1 |
2 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:52.697 | +0.568 | 2 |
3 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:52.865 | +0.736 | 3 |
4 | 18 | Nyck de Vries | Rapax | 1:53.018 | +0.889 | 4 |
5 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:53.135 | +1.006 | 5 |
6 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 1:53.220 | +1.091 | 6 |
7 | 19 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 1:53.313 | +1.184 | 7 |
8 | 17 | Sergio Canamasas | Trident | 1:53.354 | +1.225 | 8 |
9 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 1:53.479 | +1.350 | 9 |
10 | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 1:53.670 | +1.541 | 10 |
11 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 1:53.853 | +1.724 | 11 |
12 | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 1:53.900 | +1.771 | 12 |
13 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 1:54.032 | +1.903 | 13 |
14 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 1:54.286 | +2.157 | 14 |
15 | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 1:54.295 | +2.166 | 15 |
16 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 1:54.339 | +2.210 | 16 |
17 | 8 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 1:54.384 | +2.255 | 17 |
18 | 3 | Louis Delétraz | Racing Engineering | 1:54.688 | +2.559 | 18 |
19 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 1:54.857 | +2.728 | 19 |
20 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 2:06.148 | +14.019 | 20 |
Source: [1] | ||||||
The race was scheduled for 29 laps; however, an incident in lap 26 brought out the red flag and the race was stopped. The result was counted back at the end of lap 24.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Gap | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 24 | 52:33.196 | 1 | 25 (6) |
2 | 18 | Nyck de Vries | Rapax | 24 | +3.469 | 4 | 18 |
3 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 24 | +6.390 | 3 | 15 |
4 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 24 | +11.694 | 5 | 12 |
5 | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 24 | +17.074 | 12 | 10 |
6 | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 24 | +18.570 | 15 | 8 |
7 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 24 | +19.090 | 9 | 6 |
8 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 24 | +21.348 | 16 | 4 |
9 | 17 | Sergio Canamasas | Trident | 24 | +22.870 | 8 | 2 |
10 | 8 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +24.042 | 17 | 1 |
11 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 24 | +24.828 | 14 | |
12 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +25.696 | 2 | |
13 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 24 | +29.675 | 11 | |
14 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 24 | +33.101 | 13 | |
15 | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 24 | +33.320 | 10 | |
16 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 24 | +49.207 | 20 | |
DNF | 3 | Louis Delétraz | Racing Engineering | 11 | Accident | 18 | |
DNF | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 9 | Accident | 19 | |
DNF | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 6 | Accident/Wing | 6 | |
DNF | 19 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (Prema Racing) – 1:54.025 (on lap 24) | |||||||
Source: [1] | |||||||
Ralph Boschung did not make any pit stop but kept his 8th place since the race was stopped by red flag rather than finished.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Gap | Grid | Points |
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1 | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 21 | 40:37.601 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 21 | +8.717 | 8 | 12 (2) |
3 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 21 | +11.574 | 6 | 10 |
4 | 8 | Sergey Sirotkin | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +12.792 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 21 | +12.890 | 5 | 6 |
6 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +14.472 | 12 | 4 |
7 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 21 | +16.888 | 16 | 2 |
8 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 21 | +21.387 | 1 | 1 |
9 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 21 | +27.343 | 13 | |
10 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 21 | +27.827 | 14 | |
11 | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 21 | +31.612 | 15 | |
12 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 21 | +32.664 | 19 | |
13 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 21 | +34.645 | 11 | |
14 | 19 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 21 | +35.789 | 20 | |
15 | 17 | Sergio Canamasas | Trident | 21 | +49.243 | 9 | |
16 | 3 | Louis Delétraz | Racing Engineering | 21 | +57.152 | 17 | |
17 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 21 | +1:38.931 | 18 | |
DNF | 18 | Nyck de Vries | Rapax | 8 | Spin | 7 | |
DNF | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 7 | Engine | 2 | |
DSQ | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 21 | Disqualified | 3 | |
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (Prema Racing) – 1:53.635 (on lap 17) | |||||||
Source: [1] | |||||||
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