2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

  2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 10 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 29 July 2023 Laps 17 [a] Podium First Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin Second Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Third Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport Fastest lap Driver Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin Time 2:03.608 (on lap 5)
Feature Race
Date 30 July 2023 Laps 25 Pole position Driver Oliver Bearman Prema Racing Time 2:05.736 Podium First Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing Second Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Third Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin Fastest lap Driver Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing Time 1:59.871 (on lap 23)

The 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the tenth race of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.

Driver changes

Prior to the round at the Spa-Francorchamps, PHM Racing by Charouz announced that Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason had taken over Brad Benavides' seat for the round at Spa-Francorchamps. ^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	2:05.736	10	1
2	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.463	9	2
3	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+1.703	8	3
4	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	+2.061	7	4
5	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+3.300	6	5
6	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+3.318	5	6
7	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+3.805	4	7
8	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	+4.082	3	8
9	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	+4.173	2	9
10	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	+4.248	1	10
11	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+4.846	11	11
12	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+5.942	12	12
13	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+6.106	13	13
14	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	+6.156	14	14
15	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	+6.314	15	15
16	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+6.667	16	16
17	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	+7.061	17	17
18	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	+7.789	18	18
107% time : 2:14.537 (+8.801)
—	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	+8.913	19	19
—	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	No Time	22 1	20
—	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	No Time	20	21
—	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	No Time	21	22
Source: [2] [3]

Notes:

• ^1 – Juan Manuel Correa was handed a three-place grid penalty for the sprint race for impeding Invicta Virtuosi Racing driver Jack Doohan in qualifying. ^[4]

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	17	37:30.579	3	10 (1)
2	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	17	+5.125	6	8
3	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	17	+5.903	5	6
4	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	17	+6.710	8	5
5	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	17	+12.784	11	4
6	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	17	+15.333	9	3
7	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	17	+15.521	16	2
8	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	17	+16.250	4	1
9	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	17	+18.454	15
10	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	17	+22.825 1	7
11	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	17	+23.064	13
12	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	17	+26.037	10
13	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	17	+26.996	14
14	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	17	+27.618	12
15	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	17	+29.205	18
16	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	+31.363	22
17	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	17	+55.688	17
18	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	17	+57.434	19
19	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	17	+1:42.400	PL
DNF	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	2	Loose headrest	1
DNF	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	1	Spun off	20
DSQ	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	Disqualified 2	2
Fastest lap set by: Enzo Fittipaldi – 2:03.608 (Lap 5)
Source: [2] [5]

Notes:

• ^1 - Zane Maloney received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.
• ^2 - Richard Verschoor originally finished in second, but has been disqualified for an illegal throttle mapping. ^[6]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	25	59:01.766	11	25 (1)
2	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	25	+1.952	5	18
3	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	25	+9.118	8	15
4	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	25	+10.131	4	12
5	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	25	+10.528 1	3	10
6	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	25	+10.578	9	8
7	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	25	+12.701 2	1	6 (2)
8	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	25	+13.782	19	4
9	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	25	+16.526	18	2
10	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	25	+17.637	7	1
11	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	25	+18.998	15
12	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	25	+20.664	14
13	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	25	+23.852 3	17
14	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	25	+25.253	22
15	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	25	+27.900	21
16	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	25	+29.782 4	20
DNF	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	15	Collision	12
DNF	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	14	Accident	10
DNF	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	11	Accident	13
DSQ	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	5	Disqualified 5	6
DNF	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	1	Suspension	16
DNS	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	—	Did not start 6	2
Fastest lap set by: Jack Doohan – 1:59.871 (lap 23)
Source: [2] [7]

Notes:

• ^1 - Victor Martins received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
• ^2 - Oliver Bearman received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Victor Martins.
• ^3 - Clément Novalak received a 5-second time penalty for crossing the line at pit exit.
• ^4 - Juan Manuel Correa received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Jak Crawford. ^[8]
• ^5 - Dennis Hauger has been disqualified during the race for rejoining the track after being pushed by track marshals. ^[8]
• ^6 - Frederik Vesti crashed out on the reconnaissance lap and was therefore unable to start the race.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Théo Pourchaire 168 1 2 Frederik Vesti 156 3 Ayumu Iwasa 133 1 4 Jack Doohan 130 1 5 Victor Martins 120

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 1 ART Grand Prix 288 1 2 Prema Racing 258 1 3 Rodin Carlin 176 1 4 DAMS 173 5 MP Motorsport 135

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings

See also

• 2023 Belgian Grand Prix
• 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

Notes

1. Sprint race has been shortened from 18 to 17 laps after the initial start was aborted, resulting into another formation lap.

References

1. "PHM Racing by Charouz confirms Joshua Mason for Spa-Francorchamps". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
2. "Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 11 : Belgium , Spa-Francorchamps 28-30 July 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
3. "QUALIFYING: Bearman and PREMA beat the rain to secure Spa 1-2". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
4. "Juan Manuel Correa penalised after Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
5. "SPRINT RACE: Fittipaldi times it to perfection for maiden victory". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
6. "Verschoor disqualified from Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
7. "FEATURE RACE: Doohan reignites title fight with back-to-back victories". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
8. "Hauger disqualified and two drivers penalised after Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

External links

• Official website

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