2023 Sakhir Formula 2 round

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Flag of Bahrain.svg   2023 Sakhir Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg
Location Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 4 March 2023
Laps 23
Podium
First Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing
Second Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport
Third Flag of France.svg Victor Martins ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Time 1:46.953 (on lap 16)
Feature Race
Date 5 March 2023
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix
Time 1:40.903
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing
Third Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing
Time 1:47.321 (on lap 18)

The 2023 Sakhir FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 3 and 5 March 2023 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first race of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Contents

Background

Team changes

German Formula 4 team PHM Racing took over the entry and assets of Charouz Racing System at the end of the 2022 season, and runs in cooperation with the Czech squad under the PHM Racing by Charouz moniker. [1]

Driver changes

As the category's sporting regulations state, reigning Drivers' Champion Felipe Drugovich was unable to defend the title and therefore left the series. This year's championship also saw the return of American driver Juan Manuel Correa, who returned to the series after his heavy accident at the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round in which Anthoine Hubert lost his life. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverEntrantTime/GapGrid
SR
Grid
FR
15 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 1:40.903101
26 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.75182
322 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing +0.90073
41 Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport +0.92864
57 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Vesti Prema Racing +0.9949 1 5
624 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini Campos Racing +1.02456
711 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa DAMS +1.03147
812 Flag of Monaco.svg Arthur Leclerc DAMS +1.07038
920 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Staněk Trident +1.08529
1025 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing +1.107110
112 Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport +1.1141111
128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +1.1231212
134 Flag of Brazil.svg Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin +1.1461313
1410 Flag of France.svg Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.1891414
1515 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing +1.1891515
1623 Flag of the United States.svg Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing +1.2061616
1714 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing +1.2091717
183 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin +1.2821818
199 Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.3311919
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz +1.5902020
2116 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz +1.5992121
2221 Flag of France.svg Clément Novalak Trident +1.6672222
107% time: 1:47.966 (+7.063)
Source: [3]

Notes

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
125 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 2341:50.597110
21 Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 23+10.84868
36 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 23+16.16286
411 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 23+24.49445
55 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 23+29.709104 (1)
62 Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport 23+30.901113
724 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini Campos Racing 23+41.54152
84 Flag of Brazil.svg Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin 23+43.065131
93 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin 23+44.13518
1023 Flag of the United States.svg Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing 23+48.54016
1114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing 23+49.25117
1212 Flag of Monaco.svg Arthur Leclerc DAMS 23+50.1643
1320 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Staněk Trident 23+50.6252
149 Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight 23+52.28319
158 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 23+53.75212
1621 Flag of France.svg Clément Novalak Trident 23+54.60722
177 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 23+54.6459
1816 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz 23+1:04.48621
1917 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz 23+1:08.76820
2010 Flag of France.svg Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight 23+1:13.32314
2115 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing 23+1:13.80015
2222 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing 21Mechanical 1 7
Fastest lap set by Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman : 1:46.953 (lap 16)
Source: [3]

Notes

Feature Race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 321:01:10.926125 (2)
225 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 32+19.6661018
33 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin 32+31.5871815
424 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini Campos Racing 32+38.789612
522 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing 32+43.082310 (1)
612 Flag of Monaco.svg Arthur Leclerc DAMS 32+44.34288
710 Flag of France.svg Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight 32+46.456146
811 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 32+50.81574
94 Flag of Brazil.svg Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin 32+51.396132
1023 Flag of the United States.svg Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing 32+51.837161
1116 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz 32+52.93921
129 Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight 32+53.32919
1321 Flag of France.svg Clément Novalak Trident 32+53.95322
148 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 32+59.73912
1515 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing 32+1:00.968PL
1614 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing 32+1:05.204 1 17
172 Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport 32+1:06.46311
1817 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz 32+1:33.23520
DNF1 Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 16Engine4
DNF6 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 1Collision damage2
DNF7 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 1Collision damage5
DNF20 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Staněk Trident 0Collision9
Fastest lap set by Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor : 1:47.321 (lap 18)
Source: [3] [5]

Standings after the event

See also

References

  1. Wood, Ida (28 November 2022). "PHM Racing to enter F2 and F3 in 2023 with Charouz deal". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "Juan Manuel Correa to make full-time return with Van Amersfoort Racing in 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 1 : Sakhir, Bahrain 3–5 March 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. "Frederik Vesti handed grid drop following Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. "FEATURE RACE CLASSIFICATIONS". fia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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