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Course | Permanent racing facility 5.891 km (3.660 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round were a pair of motor races held on 15 and 16 July 2017 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the sixth round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 British Grand Prix.
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England located next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side. The Northamptonshire towns of Towcester and Brackley and Buckinghamshire town of Buckingham are close by, and the nearest large towns are Northampton and Milton Keynes.
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Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 1 | Prema Racing | 1:38.427 | — | 1 | |
2 | 9 | DAMS | 1:38.885 | +0.458 | 2 | |
3 | 20 | Arden International | 1:38.906 | +0.479 | 3 | |
4 | 15 | MP Motorsport | 1:38.988 | +0.561 | 4 | |
5 | 6 | Russian Time | 1:39.062 | +0.635 | 5 | |
6 | 10 | DAMS | 1:39.138 | +0.711 | 6 | |
7 | 19 | Rapax | 1:39.368 | +0.941 | 7 | |
8 | 7 | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.405 | +0.978 | 8 | |
9 | 14 | MP Motorsport | 1:39.413 | +0.986 | 9 | |
10 | 8 | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.566 | +1.139 | 13 | |
11 | 18 | Rapax | 1:39.594 | +1.167 | 10 | |
12 | 4 | Racing Engineering | 1:39.879 | +1.452 | 11 | |
13 | 5 | Russian Time | 1:39.959 | +1.532 | 12 | |
14 | 3 | Racing Engineering | 1:39.966 | +1.539 | 14 | |
15 | 17 | Trident | 1:39.996 | +1.569 | 15 | |
16 | 11 | Campos Racing | 1:40.394 | +1.967 | 16 | |
17 | 12 | Campos Racing | 1:40.412 | +1.985 | 20 | |
18 | 16 | Trident | 1:40.454 | +2.027 | 17 | |
19 | 21 | Arden International | 1:40.478 | +2.051 | 18 | |
20 | 2 | Prema Racing | 1:40.568 | +2.141 | 19 | |
Source: [1] |
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Prema Racing | 28 | 49:23.075 | 1 | 25 (4) | |
2 | 20 | Arden International | 28 | +8.866 | 3 | 18 | |
3 | 9 | DAMS | 28 | +9.605 | 2 | 15 | |
4 | 6 | Russian Time | 28 | +17.743 | 5 | 12 | |
5 | 19 | Rapax | 28 | +18.715 | 7 | 10 | |
6 | 5 | Russian Time | 28 | +24.284 | 12 | 8 | |
7 | 15 | MP Motorsport | 28 | +26.498 | 4 | 6 | |
8 | 10 | DAMS | 28 | +27.805 | 6 | 4 | |
9 | 21 | Arden International | 28 | +28.904 | 18 | 2 | |
10 | 7 | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +34.560 | 8 | 1 (2) | |
11 | 11 | Campos Racing | 28 | +44.764 | 16 | ||
12 | 3 | Racing Engineering | 28 | +46.536 | 14 | ||
13 | 14 | MP Motorsport | 28 | +47.050 | 9 | ||
14 | 4 | Racing Engineering | 28 | +50.673 | 11 | ||
15 | 16 | Trident | 28 | +56.457 | 17 | ||
16 | 2 | Prema Racing | 28 | +1:01.355 | 19 | ||
17 | 12 | Campos Racing | 28 | +1:09.543 | 20 | ||
18 | 8 | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +1:12.549 | 13 | ||
19 | 17 | Trident | 27 | +1 Lap | 15 | ||
DNS | 18 | Rapax | 0 | Fuel system | 10 | ||
Fastest lap: | |||||||
Source: [1] |
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 10 | DAMS | 21 | 37:17.053 | 1 | 15 | |
2 | 5 | Russian Time | 21 | +1.717 | 3 | 12 | |
3 | 6 | Russian Time | 21 | +5.300 | 5 | 10 | |
4 | 19 | Rapax | 21 | +7.698 | 4 | 8 | |
5 | 1 | Prema Racing | 21 | +7.943 | 8 | 6 (2) | |
6 | 20 | Arden International | 21 | +8.279 | 7 | 4 | |
7 | 18 | Rapax | 21 | +8.801 | 20 | 2 | |
8 | 7 | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +9.484 | 10 | 1 | |
9 | 4 | Racing Engineering | 21 | +10.618 | 14 | ||
10 | 8 | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +13.262 | 18 | ||
11 | 12 | Campos Racing | 21 | +13.535 | 17 | ||
12 | 2 | Prema Racing | 21 | +13.825 | 16 | ||
13 | 3 | Racing Engineering | 21 | +14.386 | 12 | ||
14 | 17 | Trident | 21 | +14.665 | 19 | ||
15 | 14 | MP Motorsport | 21 | +14.925 | 13 | ||
16 | 21 | Arden International | 21 | +15.871 | 9 | ||
17 | 9 | DAMS | 21 | +32.263 | 6 | ||
18 | 16 | Trident | 21 | +45.918 | 15 | ||
Ret | 11 | Campos Racing | 17 | Accident | 11 | ||
Ret | 15 | MP Motorsport | 1 | Hydraulics | 2 | ||
Fastest lap: | |||||||
Source: [1] |
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