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.
Classification Qualifying
Driver Entrant Time/Gap 111 Ayumu IwasaDAMS1:45.1189125 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix +0.6148236 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix +0.61873410 Isack HadjarHitech Pulse-Eight +0.91910453 Zane MaloneyRodin Carlin +0.9276568 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing +0.94056712 Arthur LeclercDAMS +1.19147824 Kush MainiCampos Racing +1.4123899 Jak CrawfordHitech Pulse-Eight +1.56929101 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport +1.6191101125 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing +1.7411111122 Jehan DaruvalaMP Motorsport +1.7781212137 Frederik VestiPrema Racing +1.78113131416 Roy NissanyPHM Racing by Charouz +2.07614141514 Jack DoohanInvicta Virtuosi Racing +2.1481515164 Enzo FittipaldiRodin Carlin +2.14916161720 Roman Staněk Trident +2.35217171822 Richard VerschoorVan Amersfoort Racing +2.41518181921 Clément NovalakTrident +2.46019192023 Juan Manuel CorreaVan Amersfoort Racing +2.87120202115 Amaury CordeelInvicta Virtuosi Racing +3.08021212217 Brad BenavidesPHM Racing by Charouz +5.0042222107% time: 1:52.476 (+7.358)Source:
Notes: – Isack Hadjar received a three-place grid drop for Saturday's Sprint Race for impeding Roman Staněk during Qualifying.
Sprint race
Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points11 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport22 40:03.429110 (1)29 Jak CrawfordHitech Pulse-Eight22 +1.12028324 Kush MainiCampos Racing22 +1.71636412 Arthur LeclercDAMS22 +2.0644553 Zane MaloneyRodin Carlin22 +2.44764610 Isack HadjarHitech Pulse-Eight22 +2.84210378 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing22 +4.8585287 Frederik VestiPrema Racing22 +5.299131916 Roy NissanyPHM Racing by Charouz22 +5.591141022 Richard VerschoorVan Amersfoort Racing22 +5.759181121 Clément NovalakTrident22 +6.417191215 Amaury CordeelInvicta Virtuosi Racing22 +11.851211311 Ayumu IwasaDAMS22 +12.39591423 Juan Manuel CorreaVan Amersfoort Racing22 +16.81620156 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix22 +36.64071620 Roman StaněkTrident22 +37.22217172 Jehan DaruvalaMP Motorsport22 +41.07612185 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix20 Retired8DNF17 Brad BenavidesPHM Racing by Charouz16 Crash22DNF14 Jack DoohanInvicta Virtuosi Racing13 Spun off15DNS25 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing– Did not start11DNS4 Enzo FittipaldiRodin Carlin– Did not start16Fastest lap set by Dennis Hauger: 1:31.267 (lap 13)Source:
Notes: – Théo Pourchaire retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. – Ralph 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
Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points111 Ayumu IwasaDAMS33 1:00:30.247125 (2)25 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix33 +0.882218312 Arthur LeclercDAMS33 +1.48471547 Frederik VestiPrema Racing33 +1.8151312 (1)53 Zane MaloneyRodin Carlin33 +5.29051062 Jehan DaruvalaMP Motorsport33 +6.779128722 Richard VerschoorVan Amersfoort Racing33 +7.107186814 Jack DoohanInvicta Virtuosi Racing33 +7.764154924 Kush MainiCampos Racing33 +8.294821023 Juan Manuel CorreaVan Amersfoort Racing33 +11.1262011121 Clément NovalakTrident33 +11.593191217 Brad BenavidesPHM Racing by Charouz33 +13.902221315 Amaury CordeelInvicta Virtuosi Racing33 +14.276211420 Roman StaněkTrident33 +15.890171510 Isack HadjarHitech Pulse-Eight33 +17.43741625 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing33 +24.03911178 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing33 +26.7346186 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix33 +27.2993191 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport30 Collision damage10DNF4 Enzo FittipaldiRodin Carlin26 Accident16DNF16 Roy NissanyPHM Racing by Charouz25 Accident14DNF9 Jak CrawfordHitech Pulse-Eight6 Collision damage9Fastest lap set by Frederik Vesti: 1:30.712 (lap 32)Source:
Notes: – Roman 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. – Oliver Bearman received a ten-second time-penalty for failing to serve a five-second time-penalty correctly. – Victor Martins received a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger. – Dennis Hauger retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 2 1 Ayumu Iwasa 58 2 Théo Pourchaire 50 1 3 Frederik Vesti 42 3 4 Ralph Boschung 33 7 5 Arthur Leclerc 33
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 2 1 DAMS 91 2 ART Grand Prix 67 1 3 MP Motorsport 62 3 4 Campos Racing 59 5 Prema Racing 45
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2023 Australian Grand Prix 2023 Melbourne Formula 3 round
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References
External links Official website