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.

Driver changes 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.

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.

Classification Qualifying 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. Driver Entrant Time 19 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1:14.123 10 1 28 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix +0.035 9 2 36 Logan Sargeant Carlin +0.165 8 3 417 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS +0.184 6 4 511 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport +0.192 5 5 63 Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing +0.195 4 6 725 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing +0.334 7 7 820 Richard Verschoor Trident +0.445 3 8 910 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.493 2 9 107 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix +0.547 1 10 112 Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing +0.579 11 11 1222 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System +0.617 12 12 1323 Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System +0.642 13 13 145 Liam Lawson Carlin +0.669 14 14 151 Dennis Hauger Prema Racing +0.671 15 15 1621 Calan Williams Trident +0.713 16 16 1716 Roy Nissany DAMS +0.772 22 17 184 Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing +0.813 17 18 1924 Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing +0.882 18 19 2012 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport +1.000 19 20 2115 Roberto Merhi Campos Racing +1.077 20 21 2214 Olli Caldwell Campos Racing +1.533 21 22Source:

Notes: – Amaury Cordeel originally qualified fourth for the Sprint Race, but was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Olli Caldwell at his latest round's Feature Race in Baku, which resulted in both drivers prematurely ending the race. – Roy Nissany originally qualified seventeenth for the Sprint Race, but was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger at the previous round's Feature Race in Silverstone, which resulted in both drivers prematurely ending the race.

Sprint race Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points 17 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix28 36:38.856110 210 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix28 +1.09828 33 Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing28 +2.16946 411 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport28 +5.05355 (1) 58 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix28 +11.97294 620 Richard Verschoor Trident28 +14.83233 76 Logan Sargeant Carlin28 +15.29182 822 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System28 +17.538121 91 Dennis Hauger Prema Racing28 +19.33715 1017 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS28 +20.8916 112 Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing28 +21.64411 129 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix28 +22.03610 1316 Roy Nissany DAMS28 +31.70022 1421 Calan Williams Trident28 +34.56516 1512 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport28 +38.67319 1624 Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing28 +40.24518 1714 Olli Caldwell Campos Racing28 +53.55921 1825 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing28 +1:10.121 7 19†15 Roberto Merhi Campos Racing26 Mechanical20 DNF23 Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System23 Mechanical13 DNF5 Liam Lawson Carlin11 GearboxPL DNF4 Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing2 Electronics17Fastest lap set by Felipe Drugovich: 1:17.328 (lap 9)Source:

Notes: – Frederik Vesti, Amaury Cordeel and Olli Caldwell all received a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits. – Liam Lawson was due to start from fourteenth place, but stalled on the grid and was forced to start from pit lane. Thus, his place at the starting grid was left vacant. – Ayumu Iwasa received a five-second time-penalty for forcing Logan Sargeant off track. – Amaury Cordeel received a thirty-second time-penalty for overtaking under double-yellow flags.

Feature race Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points 16 Logan Sargeant Carlin40 55:44.500325 222 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System40 +0.5141218 315 Roberto Merhi Campos Racing40 +1.6182115 41 Dennis Hauger Prema Racing40 +5.9991512 524 Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing40 +10.1371910 614 Olli Caldwell Campos Racing40 +12.152228 717 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS40 +13.14546 88 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix40 +13.87224 916 Roy Nissany DAMS40 +14.442172 105 Liam Lawson Carlin40 +15.964141 1111 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport40 +19.0065 122 Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing40 +19.63511 1310 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix40 +19.8429 149 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix40 +26.760 1(2) 1521 Calan Williams Trident40 +28.94916 164 Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing40 +32.05618 1712 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport40 +58.60620 1825 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing39 +1 lap7 193 Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing39 +1 lap6 DNF23 Cem Bölükbaşı Charouz Racing System3 Collision damage13 DNF7 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix0 Spin/Collision10 DSQ20 Richard Verschoor Trident40 (55:30.399)8Fastest lap set by Jack Doohan: 1:16.536 (lap 39)Source:

Notes: – Roberto Merhi, Ayumu Iwasa and Calan Williams all received a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits. – Liam Lawson and Frederik Vesti received a fifteen-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits. – Frederik Vesti received a five-second time-penalty for overtaking Olli Caldwell off the track. – Richard Verschoor finished first on track, but was disqualified for failing to provide a sufficient fuel sample after the race. – Jehan Daruvala received a twenty-second time-penalty after his team attempted to dry the track surface at his grid slot before the race.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Felipe Drugovich 154 1 2 Logan Sargeant 115 1 3 Théo Pourchaire 114 4 Jehan Daruvala 80 4 5 Enzo Fittipaldi 75

Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 MP Motorsport 176 1 2 Carlin 175 1 3 ART Grand Prix 170 4 Prema Racing 147 5 Hitech Grand Prix 136

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

See also 2022 Austrian Grand Prix 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round

References

External links Official website