2017 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round

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Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   2017 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 8 of 11 in the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Feature race
Date 26 August 2017
Laps 25
Pole position
Driver Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Time 2:20.842
Podium
First Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time
Second Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time
Third Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time
Time 2:00.204 (on lap 18)
Sprint race
Date 27 August 2017
Laps 18
Podium
First Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport
Second Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering
Third Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering
Time 2:01.367 (on lap 2)

The 2017 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round were a pair of motor races held on 26 and 27 August 2017 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the eighth round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix.

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race track in Spa, Belgium

The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is also referred to as Spa and is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, and the Spa 24 Hours and 1000 km Spa endurance races.

Stavelot Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Stavelot is a Walloon municipality in the Belgian province of Liège. In 2006, Stavelot had a population of 6,671 and an area of 85.07 km2 (32.85 sq mi), giving a population density of 78 inhabitants per square kilometre (200/sq mi).

Belgium Federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.

Contents

Background

Charles Leclerc, once again, entered the round as the championship leader with a significant margin over nearest rival, Oliver Rowland. Rowland had closed the gap in the previous round in Hungary, but nevertheless was still 54 points behind the Monégasque driver.

For this round, Rapax had inherited an entirely new driver lineup with Sergio Canamasas and Nyck de Vries making way for Louis Delétraz and Roberto Merhi. Nyck de Vries and Louis Delétraz effectively switched seats with de Vries going from Rapax to Racing Engineering and Delétraz vice versa. [1]

Sergio Canamasas Spanish racing driver

Sergio Canamasas Español is a racing driver from Spain.

Nyck de Vries Dutch racing driver

Nyck de Vries is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in Formula 2 for ART Grand Prix. He won the 2010 and 2011 Karting World Championships and in 2014 the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Championships. He used to be managed by Anthony Hamilton and was signed to the McLaren young driver programme in January 2010.

Louis Delétraz Swiss racing driver

Louis Delétraz is a Swiss racing driver currently competing in Formula 2 for Charouz Racing System. He is the son of former Formula One and Le Mans 24 Hours driver Jean-Denis Délétraz.

Classifications

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
11 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 2:20.8421
210 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 2:21.510+0.6682
39 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland DAMS 2:21.578+0.7363
44 Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 2:22.069+1.2274
52 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 2:22.073+1.2315
63 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering 2:22.534+1.6926
75 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 2:22.952+2.1107
819 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Rapax 2:23.132+2.2908
96 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 2:23.180+2.3389
108 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 2:23.409+2.56710
1114 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 2:23.424+2.58211
1217 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Trident 2:23.459+2.61712
1318 Flag of Switzerland.svg Louis Delétraz Rapax 2:23.470+2.62813
1411 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 2:23.737+2.89514
157 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 2:23.788+2.94615
1615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 2:24.127+3.28516
1712 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Visoiu Campos Racing 2:24.215+3.37317
1820 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato Arden International 2:24.437+3.59518
1921 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Arden International 2:25.039+4.19719
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri Trident 2:27.008+6.16620
Source: [2]

Feature Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 2552:50.172925 (2)
25 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 25+6.057718
32 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 25+6.446515
44 Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 25+19.912412
53 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering 25+21.149610
614 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 25+29.356118
719 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Rapax 25+33.47986
820 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato Arden International 25+35.611184
917 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Trident 25+42.735122
1012 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Campos Racing 25+44.133171
1116 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri Trident 25+47.60820
128 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 25+59.55210
1311 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 25+1:00.21714
1418 Flag of Switzerland.svg Louis Delétraz Rapax 25+1:01.07013
1521 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Arden International 25+1:14.08219
167 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 24+1 Lap15
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 1Puncture16
DNS10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 0Fuel pressure2
DSQ1 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 25Disqualified1(4)
DSQ9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland DAMS 25Disqualified3
Fastest lap: Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 2:00.204 (on lap 18)
Source: [2]

Sprint Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
114 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 1839:40.215115
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering 18+0.623212 (2)
35 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 18+2.403510
420 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato Arden International 18+3.109108
51 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 18+3.82086
619 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi Rapax 18+4.89494
72 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 18+5.44842
89 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland DAMS 18+5.82861
910 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 18+6.69020
1017 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Trident 18+9.20211
114 Flag of Sweden.svg Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 18+9.6293
1218 Flag of Switzerland.svg Louis Delétraz Rapax 18+10.55616
1311 Flag of Switzerland.svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 18+10.86515
1415 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King MP Motorsport 18+11.09519
1516 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri Trident 18+12.07013
1612 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Campos Racing 18+13.70912
1721 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Arden International 18+14.12117
188 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 18+17.54314
Ret7 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 14Accident18
Ret6 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 12Engine7
Fastest lap: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries (Racing Engineering) – 2:01.367 (on lap 2)
Source: [2]

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References

  1. "DE VRIES MOVES TO RACING ENGINEERING". FIA Formula 2 Championship . FIA Formula 2. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "2017 FIA Formula 2 Spa results". FIA Formula 2 Championship . FIA Formula 2. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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