2024 Lusail Formula 2 round

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Flag of Qatar.svg   2024 Lusail Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 13 of 14 in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Lusail International Circuit 2023.svg
Location Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar
CourseStreet Circuit
5.419 km (3.367 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 30 November 2024
Laps 23
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Second Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil
Third Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport
Time 1:38.630 (on lap 20)
Feature Race
Date 1 December 2024
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver Flag of Estonia.svg Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:35.115
Podium
First Flag of Estonia.svg Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight
Second Flag of France.svg Isack Hadjar Campos Racing
Third Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Time 1:37.997 (on lap 30)

The 2024 Lusail FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 29 November and 1 December 2024 and was the first time Formula 2 raced at the Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar. It was the penultimate round of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix.

Contents

Driver Changes

Four drivers left the Formula 2 grid ahead of the Lusail round. Juan Manuel Correa left DAMS Lucas Oil and was replaced by Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic, who finished the F3 championship in sixth position. [1]

Dennis Hauger was confirmed to join Andretti Global for the 2025 Indy NXT season [2] and decided to leave MP Motorsport for the last two rounds of the season to focus on next year. Richard Verschoor, who has driven for MP Motorsport in previous seasons, returned to the team to replace Hauger until the end of next season. [3] Verschoor's seat at Trident was filled by American F3 graduate Max Esterson. [4]

Cian Shields joined AIX Racing for the remainder of the season, after the departure of Niels Koolen, who replaced Taylor Barnard for the Monza and Baku rounds. [5]

Van Amersfoort Racing driver Enzo Fittipaldi left F2 before the final two rounds following his appointment by Arrow McLaren as an evaluation test driver for IndyCar. [6] In his place, the team announced John Bennett, the runner-up of the GB3 Championship. [7]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverEntrantTime/GapGrid
SR
Grid
FR
117 Flag of Estonia.svg Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:35.11591
210 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing +0.33582
31 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.45573
48 Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil +0.65764
511 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport +0.73255
67 Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +0.98046
79 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini Invicta Racing +0.98512 1 7
812 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +1.03638
920 Flag of France.svg Isack Hadjar Campos Racing +1.07229
103 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +1.099110
114 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing +1.3211011
1221 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Martí Campos Racing +1.3611112
1322 Flag of the United States.svg Max Esterson Trident +1.6101313
142 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Browning ART Grand Prix +1.6141414
156 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport +1.6411515
1624 Flag of Paraguay.svg Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing +1.7301616
175 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport +1.7461717
1816 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.9261818
1914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing +2.1631919
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Mansell Trident +2.2742020
2115 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +2.9372121
2225 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cian Shields AIX Racing +3.2212222
Source: [8] [9]

Notes

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 2340:51.281110
27 Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 23+0.29548
311 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 23+0.58056 (1)
420 Flag of France.svg Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 23+0.91025
510 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 23+1.22784
65 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 23+1.751173
717 Flag of Estonia.svg Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 23+1.059 1 92
824 Flag of Paraguay.svg Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 23+1.905161
91 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 23+2.8687
108 Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 23+3.2236
112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Browning ART Grand Prix 23+3.53214
1214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing 23+4.15119
136 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 23+1.544 2 15
1422 Flag of the United States.svg Max Esterson Trident 23+4.76013
1523 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Mansell Trident 23+5.34020
1616 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 23+6.05319
1715 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23+6.51721
1825 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cian Shields AIX Racing 23+6.96622
19 3 4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 20Collision10
20 3 9 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini Invicta Racing 20Collision12
DNF12 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 4Engine3
DNS21 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Martí Campos Racing 0Malfunction11
Fastest lap set by Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor : 1:38.630 (lap 20)
Source: [12] [13]

Notes

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
117 Flag of Estonia.svg Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 3055:45.433125 (3)
220 Flag of France.svg Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 30+2.763918
310 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 30+3.175 1 215
412 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport 30+3.796812
58 Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil 30+5.727410
623 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Mansell Trident 30+11.509128
716 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 30+12.556186
814 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett Van Amersfoort Racing 30+18.862194
95 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 30+19.818172
106 Flag of Japan.svg Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 30+23.297151
1125 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cian Shields AIX Racing 30+32.32022
123 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 30+33.73710
1324 Flag of Paraguay.svg Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 30+46.12316
149 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini Invicta Racing 30+51.9097
152 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Browning ART Grand Prix 30+53.37214
1621 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Martí Campos Racing 30+65.02312
1711 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 30+69.043 2 14
1822 Flag of the United States.svg Max Esterson Trident 30+75.03313
NC 3 1 Flag of France.svg Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 25+5 laps3
DNF7 Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 13Accident damage6
DNF15 Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 12Collision21
DNF4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 7Accident damage11
Fastest lap set by Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Bearman : 1:37.997 (lap 30)
Source: [17] [18]

Notes

Standings after the event

See also

References

  1. "DAMS Lucas Oil confirm Dino Beganovic for the rest of the 2024 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 7 November 2024.
  2. "Andretti Global Adds Rookie Hauger to 2025 Lineup". INDY NXT - The Official Site of the INDY NXT. 18 October 2024.
  3. "Richard Verschoor switches to MP Motorsport for remainder of season and 2025 campaign". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 9 November 2024.
  4. "Max Esterson to finish 2024 season with Trident". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 11 November 2024.
  5. "AIX Racing confirm Cian Shields for the rest of the 2024 Formula 2 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 23 November 2024.
  6. "Enzo Fittipaldi to run IndyCar test with McLaren later this month". MotorsportWeek. 1 November 2024.
  7. "John Bennett to finish Formula 2 season with Van Amersfoort Racing". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 26 November 2024.
  8. "2024 Doha Event - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  9. "QUALIFYING: Aron unbeatable in Lusail". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 November 2024.
  10. "Kush Maini penalised following Baku Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. "Maini handed grid penalty after Lusail Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  12. "SPRINT: Bearman wins in Lusail with late-race pass on Hadjar". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  13. "2024 Doha Event - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  14. "Doc 41 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 17 - causing a collision with Car 1" (PDF). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  15. "Doc 42 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 6 - causing a collision with Car 8 at Turn 10" (PDF). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  16. "Doc 43 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 6 - causing a collision with Car 4at Turn 10" (PDF). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  17. "FEATURE RACE: Aron claims first Formula 2 victory in action-packed Lusail affair". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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  19. "Doc 62 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 10 - pit lane entry violation" (PDF). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  20. "Doc 60 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 11 - Unsafe release involving Car 4" (PDF). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  21. "Doc 63 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 11 - unlapped during Safety Car period 1 without authorisation" (PDF). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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