2022 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

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Round details
Round 11 of 14 in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 27 August 2022
Laps 18
Podium
First New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin
Second Australia Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing
Third Switzerland Ralph Boschung Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin
Time 2:01.740 (on lap 2)
Feature Race
Date 28 August 2022
Laps 25
Pole position
Driver Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport
Time 1:58.232
Podium
First Australia Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing
Second Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport
Third New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing
Time 2:00.677 (on lap 22)

The 2022 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 26 and 28 August 2022 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the eleventh round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix.

Driver changes

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After competing in the previous two rounds, David Beckmann was announced to replace Jake Hughes at Van Amersfoort Racing for the remainder of the season.[1] Beckmann was partnered by Amaury Cordeel, who returned to the series after serving his ban during the Hungary round.

Campos Racing driver Olli Caldwell was suspended from the eleventh round at Spa-Francorchamps after incurring twelve penalty points across the first ten rounds. This was second time a driver received a race ban in 2022, following Cordeel's in the previous round. Caldwell was replaced by Lirim Zendeli, who last raced in 2021 for MP Motorsport.[2][3] Zendeli partnered Ralph Boschung, who returned from an extended period of injury.[4]

Cem Bölükbaşı terminated his contract with Charouz Racing System by mutual consent prior to the Spa-Francorchamps round. His seat was taken by IndyCar Series racer Tatiana Calderón, who returned to Formula 2 after competing for BWT Arden in 2019.[5]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Felipe Drugovich took his third pole position of this season by nearly four tenths of a second, ahead of fellow Brazilian driver Enzo Fittipaldi and Logan Sargeant.[6]

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 11 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:58.232 10 1
2 22 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System +0.383 9 2
3 6 United States Logan Sargeant Carlin +0.549 8 3
4 3 Australia Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing +0.551 7 4
5 24 Germany David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing +0.565 6 5
6 5 New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin +0.744 5 6
7 20 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident +0.786 4 7
8 10 France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.829 3 8
9 2 India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing +0.882 2 9
10 15 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Campos Racing +0.894 1 10
11 1 Norway Dennis Hauger Prema Racing +0.929 11 11
12 7 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix +0.945 12 12
13 17 Japan Ayumu Iwasa DAMS +0.947 13 13
14 9 Denmark Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix +1.052 14 14
15 16 Israel Roy Nissany DAMS +1.070 15 15
16 12 France Clément Novalak MP Motorsport +1.148 16 16
17 4 Japan Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing +1.291 17 17
18 21 Australia Calan Williams Trident +1.294 18 18
19 14 Germany Lirim Zendeli Campos Racing +1.472 19 19
20 25 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing +1.588 20 20
21 23 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Charouz Racing System +2.299 21 21
107% time: 2:06.508 (+8.276)
8 Estonia Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix +38.439 22 22
Source:[7]

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin 18 40:22.343 5 10 (1)
2 3 Australia Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing 18 +3.868 7 8
3 15 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 18 +5.718 1 6
4 11 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 18 +6.360 10 5
5 20 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident 18 +8.407 4 4
6 10 France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 18 +8.686 3 3
7 7 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 18 +9.422 12 2
8 24 Germany David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing 18 +10.065 6 1
9 17 Japan Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 18 +10.833 13
10 1 Norway Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 18 +11.134 11
11 16 Israel Roy Nissany DAMS 18 +11.615 15
12 4 Japan Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing 18 +14.089 17
13 22 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 18 +15.801 9
14 8 Estonia Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 18 +16.393 22
15 9 Denmark Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 18 +16.767 14
16 21 Australia Calan Williams Trident 18 +17.669 18
17 12 France Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 18 +18.552 16
18 25 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 18 +18.594 20
19 23 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Charouz Racing System 18 +19.044 21
20 14 Germany Lirim Zendeli Campos Racing 18 +23.207 19
DNF 6 United States Logan Sargeant Carlin 10 Accident 8
DNS 2 India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing Did not start1
Fastest lap set by New Zealand Liam Lawson: 2:01.740 (lap 2)
Source:[7][8]

Notes

  • ^1Jehan Daruvala was supposed to start from second place, but failed to start the Sprint Race due to stalling during the reconnaissance lap. Thus, his grid slot has been left vacant.

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Australia Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing 25 52:16.133 4 25
2 11 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 25 +1.942 1 18 (2)
3 5 New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin 25 +8.714 6 15
4 20 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident 25 +12.479 7 12
5 6 United States Logan Sargeant Carlin 25 +21.266 3 10
6 24 Germany David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing 25 +22.365 5 8
7 17 Japan Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 25 +22.498 13 6
8 8 Estonia Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 25 +23.899 22 4
9 12 France Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 25 +24.746 16 2
10 22 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 25 +25.4811 2 1
11 9 Denmark Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 25 +31.001 14
12 1 Norway Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 25 +37.4712 11
13 7 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 25 +39.7563 12
14 15 Switzerland Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 25 +40.683 10
15 4 Japan Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing 25 +43.718 17
16 21 Australia Calan Williams Trident 25 +45.683 18
17 25 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 25 +52.243 20
18 23 Colombia Tatiana Calderón Charouz Racing System 25 +57.384 21
19 16 Israel Roy Nissany DAMS 25 +1:02.827 15
20 2 India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing 25 +1:46.358 9
21† 14 Germany Lirim Zendeli Campos Racing 22 Mechanical 19
DNF 10 France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 3 Gearbox 8
Fastest lap set by India Jehan Daruvala: 2:00.677 (lap 36)
Source:[7][9]

Notes:

  • ^1Enzo Fittipaldi originally finished fifth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.[10]
  • ^2Dennis Hauger originally finished eleventh, but received a total penalty of ten seconds due to both forcing another driver off the track and exceeding track limits.
  • ^3Marcus Armstrong received a five-second time-penalty for forcing another driver off the track.

Standings after the event

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-08-23). "Hughes leaves VAR in F2, Beckmann get his seat for rest of season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. ^ Allen, Peter (31 July 2022). "Alpine junior Caldwell picks up F2 ban for Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Zendeli to replace suspended Alpine junior Caldwell". Motorsport Week. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  4. ^ White, Megan (2022-08-23). "Boschung to attempt FIA Formula 2 return in Belgium". Autosport. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ Rubino, Jacopo (2022-08-24). "Tatiana Calderon ritorna in F2: rimpiazza Bolukbasi nel team Charouz". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  6. ^ "QUALIFYING: Drugovich comfortably quickest at Spa for MP Motorsport". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 11: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 26-28 August 2022". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Lawson in a league of his own in dramatic final lap showdown". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Doohan takes his third victory of the season at Spa". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Fittipaldi penalised following Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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