2017 Yas Island Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	United Arab Emirates
Yas Marina
Round No:	11
Season No:	11
Year:	2017
Location:	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.451
Course Km:	5.554
Date R1:	25 November
Laps R1:	31
Pole Driver Country R1:	RUS
Pole Driver R1:	Artem Markelov
Pole Team R1:	Russian Time
Pole Time R1:	1:47.181
First Driver Country R1:	RUS
First Driver R1:	Artem Markelov
First Team R1:	Russian Time
Second Driver Country R1:	MON
Second Driver R1:	Charles Leclerc
Second Team R1:	Prema Racing
Third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Third Driver R1:	Luca Ghiotto
Third Team R1:	Russian Time
Fast Driver Country R1:	THA
Fast Driver R1:	Alexander Albon
Fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R1:	1:50.314
Fast Lap R1:	lap 27
Date R2:	26 November
Laps R2:	22
First Driver Country R2:	MON
First Driver R2:	Charles Leclerc
First Team R2:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	THA
Second Driver R2:	Alexander Albon
Second Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R2:	CAN
Third Driver R2:	Nicholas Latifi
Third Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R2:	CAN
Fast Driver R2:	Nicholas Latifi
Fast Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Time R2:	1:51.875
Fast Lap R2:	lap 4

The 2017 Yas Marina FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 25 and 26 November 2017 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the final round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

This was the final event for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis that was introduced at the 2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round and also the final event for the Mecachrome V8 engine package that had been part of the GP2 Series and FIA Formula 2 since its formation in 2005. The Dallara F2 2018 chassis with a Mecachrome V6 turbocharged engine was introduced for the 2018 Formula 2 Championship onwards.^{[1] [2]}

Classifications

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:47.181	—	1
2	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	1:47.387	+0.206	2
3	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	1:47.575	+0.394	3
4	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	1:47.617	+0.436	4
5	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	1:47.676	+0.495	5
6	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	1:47.692	+0.511	6
7	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	1:47.753	+0.572	7
8	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	1:47.759	+0.578	8
9	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	1:47.824	+0.643	9
10	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	1:47.957	+0.776	20
11	12	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	1:48.127	+0.946	10
12	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:48.201	+1.020	11
13	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	1:48.212	+1.031	12
14	11	Lando Norris	Campos Racing	1:48.404	+1.223	13
15	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:48.476	+1.295	14
16	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	1:48.538	+1.357	15
17	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	1:48.609	+1.428	16
18	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	1:48.671	+1.490	17
19	19	Roberto Merhi	Rapax	1:48.794	+1.613	18
20	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	1:50.201	+3.020	19
Source:^[3]

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	31	59:34.767	1	25 (4)
2	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	31	+16.265	6	18
3	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	31	+25.438	7	15
4	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	31	+27.181	2	12
5	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	31	+29.697	11	10
6	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	31	+31.974	8	8
7	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	31	+34.618	20	6 (2)
8	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	31	+40.639	14	4
9	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	31	+43.305	9	2
10	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	31	+52.356	12	1
11	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	31	+1:01.198	17
12	12	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	31	+1:04.596	10
13	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	31	+1:12.209	5
14	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	31	+1:21.496	15
15	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	31	+1:23.795	16
16	19	Roberto Merhi	Rapax	30	+1 lap	18
DNF	11	Lando Norris	Campos Racing	5	Engine	13
DNF	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	0	Wheel nut	19
DSQ	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	31	Disqualified	4
DSQ	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	31	Disqualified	3
Fastest lap: Alexander Albon (ART Grand Prix) – 1:50.314 (on lap 27)
Source:

Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	22	41:36.188	7	15
2	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	22	+1.293	2	12
3	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	22	+3.207	4	10 (2)
4	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	22	+4.105	3	8
5	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	22	+4.952	6	6
6	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	22	+14.758	8	4
7	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	22	+15.446	19	2
8	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	22	+24.795	9	1
9	3	Nyck de Vries	Racing Engineering	22	+29.261	5
10	19	Roberto Merhi	Rapax	22	+29.689	16
11	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	22	+29.912	20
12	12	Álex Palou	Campos Racing	22	+30.999	12
13	11	Lando Norris	Campos Racing	22	+31.564	17
14	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	22	+38.714	15
15	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	22	+39.605	14
16	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	22	+43.310	18
17	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	22	+49.659	11
18	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	19	Throttle	13
DNF	18	Louis Delétraz	Rapax	18	Mechanical	10
DNF	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	11	Transmission	1
Fastest lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) – 1:51.875 (on lap 4)
Source:

Final championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Charles Leclerc	282
1	2	Artem Markelov	210
1	3	Oliver Rowland	191
	4	Luca Ghiotto	185
	5	Nicholas Latifi	178

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
1	1	Russian Time	395
1	2	Prema Racing	380
1	3	DAMS	369
	4	ART Grand Prix	226
	5	Rapax	137

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

See also

• 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• 2017 Yas Marina GP3 Series round

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 2 unveils 2018 car with Halo. Kalinauckas. Alex. motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 31 August 2017. 31 August 2017.
2. Web site: In photos: Farewell to the GP2/11 package. gpupdate.net. gpupdate.net. 22 November 2017. 22 November 2017.
3. News: 2017 FIA Formula 2 Yas Marina results . FIA Formula 2 . 9 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180408103458/http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?raceid=973&seasonid=174 . 8 April 2018 . dead .