2017 Silverstone Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	United Kingdom
Silverstone
Round No:	6
Season No:	11
Year:	2017
Location:	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.660
Course Km:	5.891
Date R1:	15 July
Laps R1:	28
Pole Driver Country R1:	MON
Pole Driver R1:	Charles Leclerc
Pole Team R1:	Prema Racing
Pole Time R1:	1:38.427
First Driver Country R1:	MON
First Driver R1:	Charles Leclerc
First Team R1:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Second Driver R1:	Norman Nato
Second Team R1:	Arden International
Third Driver Country R1:	GBR
Third Driver R1:	Oliver Rowland
Third Team R1:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R1:	JPN
Fast Driver R1:	Nobuharu Matsushita
Fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R1:	1:42.512
Fast Lap R1:	lap 23
Date R2:	16 July
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	CAN
First Driver R2:	Nicholas Latifi
First Team R2:	DAMS
Second Driver Country R2:	ITA
Second Driver R2:	Luca Ghiotto
Second Team R2:	Russian Time
Third Driver Country R2:	RUS
Third Driver R2:	Artem Markelov
Third Team R2:	Russian Time
Fast Driver Country R2:	MON
Fast Driver R2:	Charles Leclerc
Fast Team R2:	Prema Racing
Fast Time R2:	1:43.219
Fast Lap R2:	lap 13

The 2017 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 15 and 16 July 2017 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the sixth round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 British Grand Prix.

Classifications

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	1:38.427	—	1
2	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	1:38.885	+0.458	2
3	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	1:38.906	+0.479	3
4	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:38.988	+0.561	4
5	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:39.062	+0.635	5
6	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:39.138	+0.711	6
7	19	Sergio Canamasas	Rapax	1:39.368	+0.941	7
8	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	1:39.405	+0.978	8
9	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	1:39.413	+0.986	9
10	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	1:39.566	+1.139	13
11	18	Nyck de Vries	Rapax	1:39.594	+1.167	10
12	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	1:39.879	+1.452	11
13	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	1:39.959	+1.532	12
14	3	Louis Delétraz	Racing Engineering	1:39.966	+1.539	14
15	17	Callum Ilott	Trident	1:39.996	+1.569	15
16	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:40.394	+1.967	16
17	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	1:40.412	+1.985	20
18	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	1:40.454	+2.027	17
19	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	1:40.478	+2.051	18
20	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	1:40.568	+2.141	19
Source:^[1]

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	28	49:23.075	1	25 (4)
2	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	28	+8.866	3	18
3	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	28	+9.605	2	15
4	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	28	+17.743	5	12
5	19	Sergio Canamasas	Rapax	28	+18.715	7	10
6	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	28	+24.284	12	8
7	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	28	+26.498	4	6
8	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	28	+27.805	6	4
9	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	28	+28.904	18	2
10	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	28	+34.560	8	1 (2)
11	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	28	+44.764	16
12	3	Louis Delétraz	Racing Engineering	28	+46.536	14
13	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	28	+47.050	9
14	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	28	+50.673	11
15	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	28	+56.457	17
16	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	28	+1:01.355	19
17	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	28	+1:09.543	20
18	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	28	+1:12.549	13
19	17	Callum Ilott	Trident	27	+1 lap	15
DNS	18	Nyck de Vries	Rapax	0	Fuel system	10
Fastest lap: Nobuharu Matsushita – 1:42.512 (on lap 23)
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Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	37:17.053	1	15
2	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	21	+1.717	3	12
3	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	21	+5.300	5	10
4	19	Sergio Canamasas	Rapax	21	+7.698	4	8
5	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	21	+7.943	8	6 (2)
6	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	21	+8.279	7	4
7	18	Nyck de Vries	Rapax	21	+8.801	20	2
8	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	21	+9.484	10	1
9	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	21	+10.618	14
10	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	21	+13.262	18
11	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	21	+13.535	17
12	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	21	+13.825	16
13	3	Louis Delétraz	Racing Engineering	21	+14.386	12
14	17	Callum Ilott	Trident	21	+14.665	19
15	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	21	+14.925	13
16	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	21	+15.871	9
17	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	21	+32.263	6
18	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	21	+45.918	15
DNF	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	17	Accident	11
DNF	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1	Hydraulics	2
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc – 1:43.219 (on lap 13)
Source:

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Charles Leclerc	188
1	2	Artem Markelov	121
1	3	Oliver Rowland	117
	4	Nicholas Latifi	91
	5	Luca Ghiotto	86

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Prema Racing	211
	2	DAMS	208
	3	Russian Time	207
	4	ART Grand Prix	134
	5	Rapax	81

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

See also

• 2017 British Grand Prix
• 2017 Silverstone GP3 Series round

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 FIA Formula 2 Silverstone results . FIA Formula 2 . 7 December 2017.