2022 Le Castellet Formula 2 round

The 2022 Le Castellet FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 22 and 24 July 2022 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. It was the ninth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 French Grand Prix.

France  2022 Le Castellet Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 9 of 14 in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit Paul Ricard
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
CoursePermanent racing circuit
5.842 km (3.630 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 23 July 2022
Laps 21
Podium
First New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin
Second India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing
Third Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Liam Lawson Carlin
Time 1:47.984 (on lap 21)
Feature Race
Date 24 July 2022
Laps 30
Pole position
Driver United States Logan Sargeant Carlin
Time 1:43.871
Podium
First Japan Ayumu Iwasa DAMS
Second France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix
Third Denmark Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport
Time 1:46.901 (on lap 29)

Driver changes

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David Beckmann replaced Jake Hughes for the Le Castellet round at Van Amersfoort Racing after Hughes tested positive for COVID-19.[1]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Logan Sargeant took his second pole position of the season, beating out DAMS driver Ayumu Iwasa by only 0.006 seconds. Frederik Vesti qualified in P3 for the Feature Race right ahead of championship leader Felipe Drugovich, who later was demoted to sixth after his fastest lap time was deleted due to exceeding track limits.[2][3]

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 6   Logan Sargeant Carlin 1:43.871 10 1
2 17   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS +0.006 9 2
3 9   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix +0.029 8 3
4 3   Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing +0.163 7 4
5 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.290 6 5
6 11   Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport +0.370 5 6
7 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix +0.437 4 7
8 7   Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix +0.506 3 8
9 5   Liam Lawson Carlin +0.612 2 9
10 2   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing +0.755 1 10
11 20   Richard Verschoor Trident +0.887 11 11
12 4   Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing +0.968 12 12
13 21   Calan Williams Trident +1.047 13 13
14 22   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System +1.164 14 14
15 15   Roberto Merhi Campos Racing +1.230 15 15
16 12   Clément Novalak MP Motorsport +1.246 16 16
17 24   David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing +1.432 17 17
18 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing +1.526 18 18
19 25   Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing +1.634 19 19
20 16   Roy Nissany DAMS +1.871 221 20
21 14   Olli Caldwell Campos Racing +1.872 20 21
22 23   Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System +1.902 21 22
Source:[4]

Notes:

  • ^1Roy Nissany originally qualified twentieth, but will be starting the Sprint Race from the back of the grid due to both re-joining the track in a dangerous manner and impeding Olli Caldwell at Free Practice.[5]

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Liam Lawson Carlin 21 41:22.995 2 10 (1)
2 2   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing 21 +3.206 1 8
3 11   Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 21 +4.835 5 6
4 3   Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing 21 +5.709 7 5
5 9   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 21 +7.948 8 4
6 17   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 21 +8.260 9 3
7 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 21 +9.5521 6 2
8 6   Logan Sargeant Carlin 21 +9.654 10 1
9 4   Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing 21 +10.586 12
10 24   David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing 21 +10.979 17
11 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 21 +12.0871 4
12 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 21 +12.477 18
13 21   Calan Williams Trident 21 +12.530 13
14 7   Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 21 +14.4332 3
15 23   Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System 21 +15.861 21
16 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 21 +16.536 22
17 12   Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 21 +16.643 16
18 14   Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 21 +17.338 20
DNF 15   Roberto Merhi Campos Racing 17 Collision damage 15
DNF 20   Richard Verschoor Trident 16 Engine 11
DNF 22   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 8 Collision 14
DNF 25   Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 8 Collision damage 19
Fastest lap set by   Liam Lawson: 1:47.984 (lap 21)
Source:[4][6]

Notes:

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 30 57:54.568 2 25
2 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 30 +8.649 5 18
3 9   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 30 +9.887 3 15
4 11   Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 30 +10.253 6 12 (1)
5 3   Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing 30 +16.050 4 10
6 5   Liam Lawson Carlin 30 +19.080 9 8
7 2   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing 30 +27.558 10 6
8 12   Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 30 +32.852 15 4
9 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 30 +36.514 20 2
10 22   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 30 +37.686 191 1
11 21   Calan Williams Trident 30 +40.214 13
12 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 30 +45.584 7
13 14   Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 30 +46.476 21
14 24   David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing 30 +48.501 16
15 25   Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 30 +49.092 18
16 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 30 +1:25.136 17
DNF 20   Richard Verschoor Trident 28 Engine2 11
DNF 23   Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System 24 Retired 22
DNF 6   Logan Sargeant Carlin 11 Clutch 1 (2)
DNF 15   Roberto Merhi Campos Racing 9 Retired 14
DNF 7   Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 0 Collision damage 8
DNF 4   Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing 0 Spin 12
Fastest lap set by   Felipe Drugovich: 1:46.901 (lap 29)
Source:[4][8]

Notes:

  • ^1Enzo Fittipaldi received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Roberto Merhi in the Sprint Race, demoting him to nineteenth on the grid for the Feature Race.[7]
  • ^2Richard Verschoor retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

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 (18 July 2022). "Beckmann back in at VAR in F2 as Hughes catches COVID-19". formulascout.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ "QUALIFYING: Sargeant sneaks ahead of Iwasa and Vesti in tight battle for pole". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Drugovich demoted following Le Castellet Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 9: Le Castellet, France 22-24 July 2022". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Nissany receives grid penalty for Le Castellet Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Lawson surges to victory in Le Castellet". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Pourchaire, Vips, Armstrong and Fittipaldi penalised following Le Castellet Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Iwasa holds his nerve to seal masterful maiden victory". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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