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 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. 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. Zendeli partnered Ralph Boschung, who returned from an extended period of injury.
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.
Classification Qualifying 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. Driver Entrant Time 111 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:58.232 10 1 222 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System +0.383 9 2 36 Logan Sargeant Carlin +0.549 8 3 43 Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing +0.551 7 4 524 David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing +0.565 6 5 65 Liam Lawson Carlin +0.744 5 6 720 Richard Verschoor Trident +0.786 4 7 810 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.829 3 8 92 Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing +0.882 2 9 1015 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing +0.894 1 10 111 Dennis Hauger Prema Racing +0.929 11 11 127 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix +0.945 12 12 1317 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS +0.947 13 13 149 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix +1.052 14 14 1516 Roy Nissany DAMS +1.070 15 15 1612 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport +1.148 16 16 174 Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing +1.291 17 17 1821 Calan Williams Trident +1.294 18 18 1914 Lirim Zendeli Campos Racing +1.472 19 19 2025 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing +1.588 20 20 2123 Tatiana Calderón Charouz Racing System +2.299 21 21107% time: 2:06.508 (+8.276)—8 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix +38.439 22 22Source:
Sprint race Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points 15 Liam Lawson Carlin18 40:22.343510 (1) 23 Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing18 +3.86878 315 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing18 +5.71816 411 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport18 +6.360105 520 Richard Verschoor Trident18 +8.40744 610 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix18 +8.68633 77 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix18 +9.422122 824 David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing18 +10.06561 917 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS18 +10.83313 101 Dennis Hauger Prema Racing18 +11.13411 1116 Roy Nissany DAMS18 +11.61515 124 Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing18 +14.08917 1322 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System18 +15.8019 148 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix18 +16.39322 159 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix18 +16.76714 1621 Calan Williams Trident18 +17.66918 1712 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport18 +18.55216 1825 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing18 +18.59420 1923 Tatiana Calderón Charouz Racing System18 +19.04421 2014 Lirim Zendeli Campos Racing18 +23.20719 DNF6 Logan Sargeant Carlin10 Accident8 DNS2 Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing— Did not start— Fastest lap set by Liam Lawson: 2:01.740 (lap 2)Source:
Notes – Jehan 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 Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points 13 Jack Doohan Virtuosi Racing25 52:16.133425 211 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport25 +1.942118 (2) 35 Liam Lawson Carlin25 +8.714615 420 Richard Verschoor Trident25 +12.479712 56 Logan Sargeant Carlin25 +21.266310 624 David Beckmann Van Amersfoort Racing25 +22.36558 717 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS25 +22.498136 88 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix25 +23.899224 912 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport25 +24.746162 1022 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System25 +25.48121 119 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix25 +31.00114 121 Dennis Hauger Prema Racing25 +37.47111 137 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix25 +39.75612 1415 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing25 +40.68310 154 Marino Sato Virtuosi Racing25 +43.71817 1621 Calan Williams Trident25 +45.68318 1725 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing25 +52.24320 1823 Tatiana Calderón Charouz Racing System25 +57.38421 1916 Roy Nissany DAMS25 +1:02.82715 202 Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing25 +1:46.3589 21†14 Lirim Zendeli Campos Racing22 Mechanical19 DNF10 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix3 Gearbox8 Fastest lap set by Jehan Daruvala: 2:00.677 (lap 36)Source:
Notes: – Enzo Fittipaldi originally finished fifth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. – Dennis 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. – Marcus Armstrong received a five-second time-penalty for forcing another driver off the track.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Felipe Drugovich 205 2 Théo Pourchaire 162 3 Logan Sargeant 129 5 4 Jack Doohan 121 3 5 Liam Lawson 114
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 253 2 Carlin 243 3 MP Motorsport 233 4 Hitech Grand Prix 170 5 Prema Racing 161
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2022 Belgian Grand Prix 2022 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
References
External links Official website