2023 Melbourne Formula 2 round

The 2023 Melbourne FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 31 March and 2 April 2023 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was the third round of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.

Australia  2023 Melbourne Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationAlbert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 1 April 2023
Laps 22[a]
Podium
First Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport
Second United States Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight
Third India Kush Maini Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport
Time 1:31.267 (on lap 13)
Feature Race
Date 2 April 2023
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver Japan Ayumu Iwasa DAMS
Time 1:45.118
Podium
First Japan Ayumu Iwasa DAMS
Second France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix
Third Monaco Arthur Leclerc DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Denmark Frederik Vesti Prema Racing
Time 1:30.712 (on lap 32)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 11   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 1:45.118 9 1
2 5   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.614 8 2
3 6   Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.618 7 3
4 10   Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.919 101 4
5 3   Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin +0.927 6 5
6 8   Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +0.940 5 6
7 12   Arthur Leclerc DAMS +1.191 4 7
8 24   Kush Maini Campos Racing +1.412 3 8
9 9   Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.569 2 9
10 1   Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport +1.619 1 10
11 25   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing +1.741 11 11
12 2   Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport +1.778 12 12
13 7   Frederik Vesti Prema Racing +1.781 13 13
14 16   Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz +2.076 14 14
15 14   Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing +2.148 15 15
16 4   Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin +2.149 16 16
17 20   Roman Staněk Trident +2.352 17 17
18 22   Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing +2.415 18 18
19 21   Clément Novalak Trident +2.460 19 19
20 23   Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing +2.871 20 20
21 15   Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing +3.080 21 21
22 17   Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz +5.004 22 22
107% time: 1:52.476 (+7.358)
Source:[1]

Notes:

  • ^1Isack Hadjar received a three-place grid drop for Saturday's Sprint Race for impeding Roman Staněk during Qualifying.[2]

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 22 40:03.429 1 10 (1)
2 9   Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 +1.120 2 8
3 24   Kush Maini Campos Racing 22 +1.716 3 6
4 12   Arthur Leclerc DAMS 22 +2.064 4 5
5 3   Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin 22 +2.447 6 4
6 10   Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 +2.842 10 3
7 8   Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 22 +4.858 5 2
8 7   Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 22 +5.299 13 1
9 16   Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz 22 +5.591 14
10 22   Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing 22 +5.759 18
11 21   Clément Novalak Trident 22 +6.417 19
12 15   Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing 22 +11.851 21
13 11   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 22 +12.395 9
14 23   Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing 22 +16.816 20
15 6   Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 22 +36.640 7
16 20   Roman Staněk Trident 22 +37.222 17
17 2   Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport 22 +41.076 12
181 5   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 20 Retired 8
DNF 17   Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz 16 Crash 22
DNF 14   Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing 13 Spun off 15
DNS 25   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing Did not start2 11
DNS 4   Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin Did not start2 16
Fastest lap set by   Dennis Hauger: 1:31.267 (lap 13)
Source:[1]

Notes:

  • ^1Théo Pourchaire retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
  • ^2Ralph Boschung and Enzo Fittipaldi both had spun off on their way to the grid prior to the race. As a consequence, both were not able to take part in the Sprint Race.

Feature Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11   Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 33 1:00:30.247 1 25 (2)
2 5   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 33 +0.882 2 18
3 12   Arthur Leclerc DAMS 33 +1.484 7 15
4 7   Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 33 +1.815 13 12 (1)
5 3   Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin 33 +5.290 5 10
6 2   Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport 33 +6.779 12 8
7 22   Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +7.107 18 6
8 14   Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing 33 +7.764 15 4
9 24   Kush Maini Campos Racing 33 +8.294 8 2
10 23   Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +11.126 20 1
11 21   Clément Novalak Trident 33 +11.593 19
12 17   Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz 33 +13.902 22
13 15   Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing 33 +14.276 21
14 20   Roman Staněk Trident 33 +15.8901 17
15 10   Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight 33 +17.437 4
16 25   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 33 +24.039 11
17 8   Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 33 +26.7342 6
18 6   Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 33 +27.2993 3
194 1   Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 30 Collision damage 10
DNF 4   Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin 26 Accident 16
DNF 16   Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz 25 Accident 14
DNF 9   Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight 6 Collision damage 9
Fastest lap set by   Frederik Vesti: 1:30.712 (lap 32)
Source:[1]

Notes:

  • ^1Roman Staněk originally finished tenth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for overtaking Kush Maini under Safety Car conditions, dropping him out of the points to fourteenth.[3]
  • ^2Oliver Bearman received a ten-second time-penalty for failing to serve a five-second time-penalty correctly.[3]
  • ^3Victor Martins received a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger.[3]
  • ^4Dennis Hauger retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Standings after the event edit

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

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Sprint Race was scheduled to be run for 23 laps, but was shortened to 22 laps due to the maximum race time being reached after multiple Safety Car periods.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 3 : Melbourne, Australia 31 March–2 April 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Isack Hadjar handed post-Qualifying grid penalty". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Three drivers penalised following Melbourne Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links edit


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