2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

  2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 10 of 14 in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 27 July 2024
Laps 5[a]
Podium
First Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix
Second Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport
Third Richard Verschoor Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix
Time 2:19.889 (on lap 2)
Feature Race
Date 28 July 2024
Laps 25
Pole position
Driver Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:56.959
Podium
First Isack Hadjar Campos Racing
Second Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing
Third Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil
Fastest lap
Driver Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:59.029 (on lap 11)

The 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 26 and 28 July 2024 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 17 Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:56.959 201 1
2 10 Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing +0.168 9 2
3 20 Isack Hadjar Campos Racing +0.282 8 3
4 7 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +0.423 7 4
5 4 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing +0.438 6 5
6 5 Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport +0.547 5 6
7 12 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +0.724 4 7
8 22 Richard Verschoor Trident +0.789 3 8
9 11 Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport +0.815 2 9
10 2 Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix +0.823 1 10
11 16 Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.823 10 11
12 9 Kush Maini Invicta Racing +0.845 11 12
13 14 Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing +0.862 12 13
14 8 Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil +0.954 13 14
15 3 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +1.020 14 15
16 6 Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport +1.104 15 16
17 21 Pepe Martí Campos Racing +1.161 16 17
18 15 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.230 17 18
19 25 Taylor Barnard AIX Racing +1.829 18 19
20 24 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing +2.113 19 20
21 23 Roman Staněk Trident +2.500 21 21
107% time: 2:05.146 (+8.187)
1 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix No Time 222 222
Source:[1][2]

Notes:

  • ^1Paul Aron was handed two separate five-place grid penalties for the sprint race for forcing another driver off the track and for causing a collision at the previous round.[3]
  • ^2Victor Martins could not set a meaningful laptime due to a mechanical failure. The stewards permitted him to start both races from the last position on the grid.[4]

Sprint Race

The Sprint race was set to be held on 27 July 2024, at 14:15 local time (UTC+2), however, due to heavy rain, it was postponed to 18:15 local time on the same day. The race saw only 5 laps of action after a Safety Car was deployed as Pepe Martí's Campos Racing car stopped on the track on lap 3 due to a mechanical failure.

The race was red flagged and was not resumed after 2 laps under the Safety Car owing to the poor visibility due to the heavy rain. Because less than 50% of the racing distance was completed, reduced points were awarded, with the top 5 classified drivers receiving 5 points down to 1, with no fastest lap point awarded.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 2 Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 5 14:15.548 1 5
2 11 Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 5 +0.849 2 4
3 22 Richard Verschoor Trident 5 +1.122 3 3
4 5 Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 5 +3.031 5 2
5 7 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 5 +4.051 7 1
6 4 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 5 +5.210 6
7 3 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 5 +6.022 14
8 12 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 5 +7.665 4
9 20 Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 5 +8.907 8
10 10 Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 5 +9.907 9
11 16 Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 5 +11.187 10
12 1 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 5 +12.642 22
13 9 Kush Maini Virtuosi Racing 5 +14.099 11
14 14 Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 5 +15.699 12
15 6 Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 5 +16.697 15
16 25 Taylor Barnard AIX Racing 5 +17.085 18
17 8 Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 5 +17.851 13
18 17 Paul Aron Campos Racing 5 +18.702 20
19 24 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 5 +19.254 19
20 23 Roman Staněk Trident 5 +20.186 21
21 15 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 5 +21.200 17
DNF 21 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 1 Engine 16
Fastest lap set by: Zak O'Sullivan – 2:19.889 (Lap 2)
Source:[5][6]

Feature Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 20 Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 25 57:08.495 3 25
2 10 Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 25 +2.934 2 18 (1)
3 7 Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 25 +12.093 4 15
4 2 Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 25 +13.741 10 12
5 22 Richard Verschoor Trident 25 +19.392 8 10
6 5 Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 25 +21.282 6 8
7 6 Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 25 +21.884 16 6
8 16 Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 25 +25.388 11 4
9 4 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 25 +31.800 5 2
10 24 Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing 25 +32.446 20 1
11 8 Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 25 +39.528 14
12 11 Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 25 +42.048 9
13 25 Taylor Barnard AIX Racing 25 +43.750 19
14 23 Roman Staněk Trident 25 +53.6543 21
15 9 Kush Maini Invicta Racing 25 +58.8313 12
16 17 Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 24 Engine 1 (2)
DNF 14 Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 10 Stalled during pit stop 13
DNF 15 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 3 Collision 18
DNF 1 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 3 Collision 22
DNF 12 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 0 Engine 7
DNF 3 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 0 Collision 15
DNF 21 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 0 Collision 17
Fastest lap set by: Paul Aron 1:59.029 (lap 11)
Source:[7][8]

Notes:

  • ^3 - Kush Maini and Roman Staněk each received a 5-second time penalty for repeated track-limit violations.
  • ^4 - Paul Aron did not finish the race, as his engine failed on the last lap. Because he had completed more than 90% of the race distance, he was classified 16th.

Standings after the event

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The sprint race was red flagged for poor visibility due to weather after lap 5, less than 50% through the 18 scheduled laps. Reduced points were awarded.

References

  1. ^ "Doc 37 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website.
  2. ^ "QUALIFYING: Aron pips Bortoleto and Hadjar to Spa Pole". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. ^ "Aron handed post-Feature Race penalties in Budapest". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ "Doc 32 - DECISION - Car 1 - Start permission for both races at Spa" (PDF). FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. ^ "Doc 52 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  6. ^ "SPRINT RACE: O'Sullivan wins at Spa after Red Flag". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  7. ^ "Doc 66 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  8. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Hadjar takes fourth victory of 2024 to extend Championship lead". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.