2017 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:Feature race
Type R2:Sprint race
Country:Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps
Round No:8
Season No:11
Year:2017
Location:Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:4.352
Course Km:7.004
Date R1:26 August
Laps R1:25
Pole Driver Country R1:MON
Pole Driver R1:Charles Leclerc
Pole Team R1:Prema Racing
Pole Time R1:2:20.842
First Driver Country R1:RUS
First Driver R1:Artem Markelov
First Team R1:Russian Time
Second Driver Country R1:ITA
Second Driver R1:Luca Ghiotto
Second Team R1:Russian Time
Third Driver Country R1:ITA
Third Driver R1:Antonio Fuoco
Third Team R1:Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:RUS
Fast Driver R1:Artem Markelov
Fast Team R1:Russian Time
Fast Time R1:2:00.204
Fast Lap R1:lap 18
Date R2:27 August
Laps R2:18
First Driver Country R2:BRA
First Driver R2:Sérgio Sette Câmara
First Team R2:MP Motorsport
Second Driver Country R2:NED
Second Driver R2:Nyck de Vries
Second Team R2:Racing Engineering
Third Driver Country R2:ITA
Third Driver R2:Luca Ghiotto
Third Team R2:Russian Time
Fast Driver Country R2:NED
Fast Driver R2:Nyck de Vries
Fast Team R2:Racing Engineering
Fast Time R2:2:01.367
Fast Lap R2:lap 2

The 2017 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 26 and 27 August 2017 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the eighth round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix.

Background

Charles Leclerc, once again, entered the round as the championship leader with a significant margin over nearest rival, Oliver Rowland. Rowland had closed the gap in the previous round in Hungary, but nevertheless was still 54 points behind the Monégasque driver.

For this round, Rapax had inherited an entirely new driver lineup with Sergio Canamasas and Nyck de Vries making way for Louis Delétraz and Roberto Merhi. Nyck de Vries and Louis Delétraz effectively switched seats with de Vries going from Rapax to Racing Engineering and Delétraz vice versa.[1]

Classifications

Qualifying

DriverTeamTime
11 Charles LeclercPrema Racing2:20.842—1
210 Nicholas LatifiDAMS2:21.510+0.6682
39 Oliver RowlandDAMS2:21.578+0.7363
44 Gustav MaljaRacing Engineering2:22.069+1.2274
52 Antonio FuocoPrema Racing2:22.073+1.2315
63 Nyck de VriesRacing Engineering2:22.534+1.6926
75 Luca GhiottoRussian Time2:22.952+2.1107
819 Roberto MerhiRapax2:23.132+2.2908
96 Artem MarkelovRussian Time2:23.180+2.3389
108 Alexander AlbonART Grand Prix2:23.409+2.56710
1114 Sérgio Sette CâmaraMP Motorsport2:23.424+2.58211
1217 Santino FerrucciTrident2:23.459+2.61712
1318 Louis DelétrazRapax2:23.470+2.62813
1411 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing2:23.737+2.89514
157 Nobuharu MatsushitaART Grand Prix2:23.788+2.94615
1615 Jordan KingMP Motorsport2:24.127+3.28516
1712 Robert VisoiuCampos Racing2:24.215+3.37317
1820 Norman NatoArden International2:24.437+3.59518
1921 Sean GelaelArden International2:25.039+4.19719
2016 Nabil JeffriTrident2:27.008+6.16620
Source:[2]

Feature Race

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Artem MarkelovRussian Time2552:50.172925 (2)
25 Luca GhiottoRussian Time25+6.057718
32 Antonio FuocoPrema Racing25+6.446515
44 Gustav MaljaRacing Engineering25+19.912412
53 Nyck de VriesRacing Engineering25+21.149610
614 Sérgio Sette CâmaraMP Motorsport25+29.356118
719 Roberto MerhiRapax25+33.47986
820 Norman NatoArden International25+35.611184
917 Santino FerrucciTrident25+42.735122
1012 Robert VișoiuCampos Racing25+44.133171
1116 Nabil JeffriTrident25+47.60820
128 Alexander AlbonART Grand Prix25+59.55210
1311 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing25+1:00.21714
1418 Louis DelétrazRapax25+1:01.07013
1521 Sean GelaelArden International25+1:14.08219
167 Nobuharu MatsushitaART Grand Prix24+1 lap15
DNF15 Jordan KingMP Motorsport1Puncture16
DNS10 Nicholas LatifiDAMS0Fuel pressure2
DSQ1 Charles LeclercPrema Racing25Disqualified1(4)
DSQ9 Oliver RowlandDAMS25Disqualified3
Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 2:00.204 (on lap 18)
Source:

Sprint Race

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
114 Sérgio Sette CâmaraMP Motorsport1839:40.215115
23 Nyck de VriesRacing Engineering18+0.623212 (2)
35 Luca GhiottoRussian Time18+2.403510
420 Norman NatoArden International18+3.109108
51 Charles LeclercPrema Racing18+3.82086
619 Roberto MerhiRapax18+4.89494
72 Antonio FuocoPrema Racing18+5.44842
89 Oliver RowlandDAMS18+5.82861
910 Nicholas LatifiDAMS18+6.69020
1017 Santino FerrucciTrident18+9.20211
114 Gustav MaljaRacing Engineering18+9.6293
1218 Louis DelétrazRapax18+10.55616
1311 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing18+10.86515
1415 Jordan KingMP Motorsport18+11.09519
1516 Nabil JeffriTrident18+12.07013
1612 Robert VișoiuCampos Racing18+13.70912
1721 Sean GelaelArden International18+14.12117
188 Alexander AlbonART Grand Prix18+17.54314
DNF7 Nobuharu MatsushitaART Grand Prix14Accident18
DNF6 Artem MarkelovRussian Time12Engine7
Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (Racing Engineering) – 2:01.367 (on lap 2)
Source:

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Charles Leclerc218
2 Oliver Rowland159
3 Artem Markelov150
14 Luca Ghiotto123
15 Nicholas Latifi115
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 DAMS274
12 Russian Time273
13 Prema Racing258
4 ART Grand Prix165
5 Rapax116

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: DE VRIES MOVES TO RACING ENGINEERING. 23 August 2017. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 27 August 2017.
  2. News: 2017 FIA Formula 2 Spa results. 27 August 2017. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 27 August 2017.

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