The 2022 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 9 and 11 September 2022 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy. It was the penultimate race of the 2022 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Italian Grand Prix.
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| Round 13 of 14 in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent Circuit 5.793 km (3.600 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite retiring in the sprint race, Felipe Drugovich became the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Drivers' Champion with three races to spare. His nearest championship rival, Théo Pourchaire, finished in seventeenth and therefore failed to score the required four points in order to remain in contention for the title. Drugovich's championship victory was the first for an MP Motorsport driver in Formula 2.
Driver changes edit
Luca Ghiotto replaced Roy Nissany at DAMS, due to the Israeli driver receiving a race ban after exceeding the annual limit of twelve penalty points on his race licence following the Zandvoort round.[1]
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
Jack Doohan took his third pole position of his career by nearly two tenths, ahead of both Kiwi drivers Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong.[2]
Notes:
- ^1 – Felipe Drugovich was handed a five-place grid penalty for the sprint race after he was found to have set his fastest lap of the session under single yellow flag conditions at Turn 11.[4]
Sprint race edit
Notes:
- ^1 – Richard Verschoor originally finished fifth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.[6]
- ^2 – Marcus Armstrong originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
- ^3 – Ayumu Iwasa was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
- ^4 – Théo Pourchaire originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Liam Lawson.
Feature race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 |  Jehan Daruvala
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Prema Racing | 30 | 1:06:39.193 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 |  Frederik Vesti
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ART Grand Prix | 30 | +1.970 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | 22 |  Enzo Fittipaldi
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Charouz Racing System | 30 | +6.491 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 |  Dennis Hauger
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Prema Racing | 30 | +7.249 | 19 | 12 |
| 5 | 24 |  David Beckmann
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +7.801 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich
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MP Motorsport | 30 | +10.502 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 25 |  Amaury Cordeel
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +12.738 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 |  Clément Novalak
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MP Motorsport | 30 | +27.950 | 21 | 4 |
| 9 | 20 |  Richard Verschoor
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Trident | 30 | +35.184 | 5 | 2 (1) |
| 10 | 8 |  Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +45.692 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 |  Marino Sato
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Virtuosi Racing | 30 | +47.522 | 14 | |
| 12 | 7 |  Marcus Armstrong
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Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +54.718 | 3 | |
| 13 | 5 | Liam Lawson
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Carlin | 30 | +1:31.534 | 2 | |
| DNF | 21 |  Calan Williams
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Trident | 6 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jack Doohan
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Virtuosi Racing | 1 | Collision damage | 1 | (2) |
| DNF | 6 |  Logan Sargeant
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Carlin | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| DNF | 10 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| DNF | 16 |  Luca Ghiotto
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DAMS | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| DNF | 15 |  Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 181 | |
| DNF | 14 |  Olli Caldwell
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Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| WD | 23 |  Tatiana Calderón
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Charouz Racing System | — | Withdrew2 | — | |
| DSQ | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa
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DAMS | 30 | Disqualified3 | 7 | |
| Fastest lap set by Richard Verschoor: 1:33.155 (lap 29)
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Notes:
- ^1 – Ralph Boschung originally qualified thirteenth, but received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Clément Novalak during the Sprint Race.[6]
- ^2 – Tatiana Calderón withdrew from the remainder of the weekend following a medical advice. Thus, Charouz Racing System only ran one car in the Feature Race.[8]
- ^3 – Ayumu Iwasa was disqualified from the feature race after it was found that the plank on the Japanese driver’s car was below the maximum thickness required by Article 4.2 of the Technical Regulations. As a result, Enzo Fittipaldi was promoted to the final podium place.[9]
Standings after the event edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- Note: Bold name includes the Drivers' Champion.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Wood, Ida (7 September 2022). "Luca Ghiotto makes surprise F2 return with DAMS to replace Nissany". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Doohan overcomes rivals to claim pole in highly competitive session". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 13: Monza, Italy 9–11 September 2022". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Felipe Drugovich penalised following Monza Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Vips breezes to victory as Drugovich claims 2022 F2 title". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Verschoor and Boschung penalised following Monza Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Daruvala keeps his cool to take victory in frenetic Monza showing". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Tatiana Calderón withdraws from Monza Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Iwasa disqualified from Monza Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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