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| Location | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.318 km (2.683 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Spielberg FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 8 and 10 July 2022 at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. It was the eighth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.
Prior to the eighth round in Spielberg, Campos Racing announced on 6 July that Roberto Merhi would make his Formula 2 comeback by replacing Swiss driver Ralph Boschung due to the effects of a neck injury sustained at the third round in Imola. At the age of 31 years, Merhi became the oldest driver to compete in a Formula 2 round. [1]
In addition, Van Amersfoort Racing driver Amaury Cordeel made his comeback after his ban in the previous round in Silverstone following the collection of 12 penalty points.
Frederik Vesti took his maiden Formula 2 pole position and the first one for ART Grand Prix this season ahead of Jüri Vips and Silverstone feature race winner Logan Sargeant. [2]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
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| 1 | 9 |  Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 1:14.123 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 |  Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.035 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |  Logan Sargeant | Carlin | +0.165 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 |  Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.184 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 |  Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | +0.192 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 |  Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | +0.195 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 |  Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.334 | 7 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 20 |  Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.445 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 |  Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.493 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 |  Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.547 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 |  Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +0.579 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | +0.617 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 23 |  Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | +0.642 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | +0.669 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 |  Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | +0.671 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | +0.713 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 16 |  Roy Nissany | DAMS | +0.772 | 22 2 | 17 |
| 18 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | +0.813 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 24 |  Jake Hughes | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.882 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | +1.000 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 |  Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | +1.077 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | +1.533 | 21 | 22 |
| Source: [3] | ||||||
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