2017 Monza Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	Italy
Monza
Round No:	9
Season No:	11
Year:	2017
Location:	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.600
Course Km:	5.793
Date R1:	2 September
Laps R1:	23
Pole Driver Country R1:	JPN
Pole Driver R1:	Nobuharu Matsushita
Pole Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time R1:	1:30.982
First Driver Country R1:	ITA
First Driver R1:	Antonio Fuoco
First Team R1:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R1:	JPN
Second Driver R1:	Nobuharu Matsushita
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	CAN
Third Driver R1:	Nicholas Latifi
Third Team R1:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R1:	CAN
Fast Driver R1:	Nicholas Latifi
Fast Team R1:	DAMS
Fast Time R1:	1:47.648
Fast Lap R1:	lap 23
Date R2:	3 September
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	ITA
First Driver R2:	Luca Ghiotto
First Team R2:	Russian Time
Second Driver Country R2:	BRA
Second Driver R2:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Second Team R2:	MP Motorsport
Third Driver Country R2:	ITA
Third Driver R2:	Antonio Fuoco
Third Team R2:	Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:	ITA
Fast Driver R2:	Antonio Fuoco
Fast Team R2:	Prema Racing
Fast Time R2:	1:34.080
Fast Lap R2:	lap 4

The 2017 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 2 and 3 September 2017 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the ninth round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Italian Grand Prix.

Classifications

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	1:30.982	—	1
2	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	1:31.071	+0.089	2
3	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	1:31.239	+0.257	3
4	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:31.266	+0.284	4
5	19	Roberto Merhi	Rapax	1:31.323	+0.341	5
6	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:31.355	+0.373	6
7	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	1:31.378	+0.396	7
8	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	1:31.426	+0.444	8
9	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	1:31.482	+0.500	9
10	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	1:31.511	+0.529	10
11	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	1:31.529	+0.547	11
12	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	1:31.653	+0.671	12
13	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	1:31.711	+0.729	13
14	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:31.747	+0.765	14
15	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	1:31.772	+0.790	15
16	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:31.878	+0.896	16
17	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	1:31.942	+0.960	17
18	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	1:32.171	+1.189	18
19	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	1:32.267	+1.285	19
20	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	1:32.373	+1.391	20
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Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	23	44:10.800	8	25
2	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	23	+0.351	1	18 (4)
3	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	23	+1.477	14	15 (2)
4	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	23	+3.085	11	12
5	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	23	+3.844	18	10
6	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	23	+5.268	12	8
7	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	23	+6.031	3	6
8	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	23	+6.930	17	4
9	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	23	+7.878	4	2
10	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	23	+8.219	6	1
11	19	Roberto Merhi	Rapax	23	+9.712	5
12	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	23	+11.679	20
13	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	23	+11.979	15
14	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	23	+12.046	10
15	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	23	+12.406	16
16	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	23	+13.531	19
17	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	23	+33.989	7
18	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	23	+1:12.409	2
DNF	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	18	Wheel	13
DNF	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	5	Water pressure	9
Fastest lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) – 1:47.648 (on lap 23)
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Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	21	33:15.078	4	15
2	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	21	+2.296	6	12
3	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	21	+4.505	1	10 (2)
4	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	23	+6.246	7	8
5	19	Roberto Merhi	Rapax	21	+11.803	11	6
6	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	21	+17.305	5	4
7	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	21	+20.010	2	2
8	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	21	+20.588	14	1
9	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	21	+23.263	17
10	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	21	+23.704	13
11	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	21	+27.419	19
12	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	21	+29.307	18
13	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	21	+29.659	15
14	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	21	+29.906	20
15	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	21	+32.045	9
16	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	+32.965	3
17	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	21	+33.237	12
18	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	21	+57.447	8
19	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	21	+1:00.129	16
20	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	21	+1.06.302	10
Fastest lap: Antonio Fuoco (Prema Racing) – 1:34.080 (on lap 4)
Source:

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Charles Leclerc	218
	2	Oliver Rowland	159
	3	Artem Markelov	152
	4	Luca Ghiotto	150
	5	Nicholas Latifi	132

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
1	1	Russian Time	302
1	2	Prema Racing	295
2	3	DAMS	291
	4	ART Grand Prix	190
	5	Rapax	136

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

See also

• 2017 Italian Grand Prix
• 2017 Monza GP3 Series round

Notes and References

1. News: 2017 FIA Formula 2 Monza results. 3 September 2017. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 3 September 2017.