The 2024 Melbourne FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 22 and 24 March 2024 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was the third round of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Qualifying was held on 22 March 2024, at 17:30 local time (UTC+11). Driver Entrant Time/Gap 111 Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 1:28.69410124 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing +0.34492322 Richard Verschoor Trident +0.4798349 Kush Maini Invicta Racing +0.6197455 Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport +0.68065617 Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.69156721 Pepe Martí Campos Racing +0.73547820 Isack Hadjar Campos Racing +0.77638910 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing +0.808291023 Roman StaněkTrident +0.900110112 Zak O'SullivanART Grand Prix +0.9381111126 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport +1.00812121312 Franco ColapintoMP Motorsport +1.27813131424 Joshua DürksenPHM AIX Racing +1.31114141525 Taylor BarnardPHM AIX Racing +1.5381515163 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing +1.87616161715 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing +2.38917171814 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing +2.88418181916 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight +3.0471919208 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil +3.1342020107% time: 1:34.902 (+6.208)—7 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil +26.6142121—1 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix +31.1422222Source:
Notes: – Jak Crawford and Victor Martins both failed to set a time within the 107%-mark after crashing during qualifying but were given permission from the stewards to start both races.
Sprint race The sprint race was held on 23 March 2024, at 14:15 local time (UTC+11).
Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points123 Roman StaněkTrident23 43:59.337110211 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport23 +0.34910839 Kush MainiInvicta Racing23 +1.75476412 Franco ColapintoMP Motorsport23 +2.39313556 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport23 +2.984124620 Isack HadjarCampos Racing23 +3.17333 (1)71 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix23 +3.63921282 Zak O'SullivanART Grand Prix23 +6.61511197 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil23 +7.29722105 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport23 +7.9216118 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil23 +10.156201214 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing23 +11.864181325 Taylor BarnardPHM AIX Racing23 +15.61215143 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing23 +16.095161515 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing19 +16.269171616 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight23 +35.544191724 Joshua DürksenPHM AIX Racing23 +44.447141817 Paul AronHitech Pulse-Eight23 +1:12.3515DNF4 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing9 Spun off9DNF22 Richard VerschoorTrident9 Spun off8DNF10 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing0 Collision2DNF21 Pepe MartíCampos Racing0 Collision4Fastest lap set by Isack Hadjar: 1:31.573 (lap 16)Source:
Notes – Isack Hadjar originally won the sprint race, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision at the start, which eliminated Gabriel Bortoleto and Pepe Martí. The penalty dropped him down to sixth place in the final classification, with Roman Staněk inheriting the win as a consequence. – Oliver Bearman originally finished eighth, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for forcing Joshua Dürksen off the track, dropping him down to P14 in the final classification.
Feature race The feature race was held on 24 March 2024, at 11:35 local time (UTC+11).
Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points120 Isack HadjarCampos Racing33 56:42.116825217 Paul AronHitech Pulse-Eight33 +4.45461835 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport33 +9.64951544 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing33 +12.99021256 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport33 +13.6521210622 Richard VerschoorTrident33 +18.05938715 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing33 +23.60017681 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix33 +25.08021493 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing33 +29.442162107 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil33 +31.199221 (1)1116 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight33 +33.84119129 Kush MainiInvicta Racing33 +34.04141321 Pepe MartíCampos Racing33 +34.5947148 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil33 +41.772201523 Roman StaněkTrident33 +58.194101625 Taylor BarnardPHM AIX Racing33 +59.319151714 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing33 +1:09.16914DNF11 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport9 Accident1(2)DNF10 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing6 Hydraulics9DNF24 Joshua DürksenPHM AIX Racing5 Collision14DNF2 Zak O'SullivanART Grand Prix5 Collision damage11DSQ12 Franco ColapintoMP Motorsport33 Disqualified13Fastest lap set by Jak Crawford: 1:30.961 (lap 33)Source:
Notes: – Franco Colapinto originally finished seventh, but was later disqualified as his car was found to have not engaged the race start set-up procedure, a breach of Art 1.5.2 of the FIA Formula 2 Technical Regulations.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Zane Maloney 62 2 2 Paul Aron 47 3 Dennis Hauger 41 9 4 Isack Hadjar 34 5 Kush Maini 33 Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Rodin Motorsport 78 4 2 Campos Racing 60 1 3 Hitech Pulse-Eight 57 1 4 MP Motorsport 54 3 5 Invicta Racing 48
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2024 Australian Grand Prix 2024 Melbourne Formula 3 round
References
External links
Official website