2022 Monza Formula 2 round explained

Country:	Italy
Monza
Round No:	13
Season No:	14
Year:	2022
Location:	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:	Permanent Circuit
Course Mi:	3.600
Course Km:	5.793
Type R1:	Sprint race
Date R1:	10 September
Laps R1:	21
First Driver Country R1:	EST
First Driver R1:	Jüri Vips
First Team R1:	Hitech Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R1:	DEN
Second Driver R1:	Frederik Vesti
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	IND
Third Driver R1:	Jehan Daruvala
Third Team R1:	Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	NOR
Fast Driver R1:	Dennis Hauger
Fast Team R1:	Prema Racing
Fast Time R1:	1:33.739
Fast Lap R1:	lap 20
Type R2:	Feature race
Date R2:	11 September
Laps R2:	30
Pole Driver Country R2:	AUS
Pole Team R2:	Virtuosi Racing
Pole Time R2:	1:31.641
First Driver Country R2:	IND
First Driver R2:	Jehan Daruvala
First Team R2:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	DEN
Second Driver R2:	Frederik Vesti
Second Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R2:	BRA
Third Driver R2:	Enzo Fittipaldi
Third Team R2:	Charouz Racing System
Fast Driver Country R2:	NED
Fast Driver R2:	Richard Verschoor
Fast Team R2:	Trident
Fast Time R2:	1:33.155
Fast Lap R2:	lap 29

The 2022 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 9 and 11 September 2022 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy. It was the penultimate race of the 2022 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Italian Grand Prix.

Despite retiring in the sprint race, Felipe Drugovich became the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Drivers' Champion with three races to spare. His nearest championship rival, Théo Pourchaire, finished in seventeenth and therefore failed to score the required four points in order to remain in contention for the title. Drugovich's championship victory was the first for an MP Motorsport driver in Formula 2.

Driver changes

Luca Ghiotto replaced Roy Nissany at DAMS, due to the Israeli driver receiving a race ban after exceeding the annual limit of twelve penalty points on his race licence following the Zandvoort round.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Jack Doohan took his third pole position of his career by nearly two tenths, ahead of both Kiwi drivers Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong.^[2]

		Driver	Entrant	Time
1	3	Jack Doohan	Virtuosi Racing	1:31.641	9	1
2	5	Liam Lawson	Carlin	+0.126	8	2
3	7	Marcus Armstrong	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.193	7	3
4	11	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	+0.204	12	4
5	20	Richard Verschoor	Trident	+0.218	6	5
6	2	Jehan Daruvala	Prema Racing	+0.241	5	6
7	17	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+0.279	4	7
8	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.328	3	8
9	6	Logan Sargeant	Carlin	+0.382	2	9
10	9	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	+0.386	1	10
11	24	David Beckmann	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.551	10	11
12	25	Amaury Cordeel	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.707	11	12
13	15	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+0.711	13	13
14	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+0.783	14	14
15	4	Marino Sato	Virtuosi Racing	+0.811	15	15
16	22	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	+0.814	16	16
17	21	Calan Williams	Trident	+1.011	17	17
18	16	Luca Ghiotto	DAMS	+1.213	18	18
19	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	+1.272	19	19
20	14	Olli Caldwell	Campos Racing	+1.554	20	20
21	12	Clément Novalak	MP Motorsport	+1.704	21	21
22	23	Tatiana Calderón	Charouz Racing System	+1.984	22	22
Source:^[3]

Notes:

• – Felipe Drugovich was handed a five-place grid penalty for the sprint race after he was found to have set his fastest lap of the session under single yellow flag conditions at Turn 11.^[4]

Sprint race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	21	35:29.646	3	10
2	9	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	21	+1.035	1	8
3	2	Jehan Daruvala	Prema Racing	21	+7.684	5	6
4	6	Logan Sargeant	Carlin	21	+9.022	2	5
5	5	Liam Lawson	Carlin	21	+13.129	8	4
6	3	Jack Doohan	Virtuosi Racing	21	+13.306	9	3
7	24	David Beckmann	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	+14.391	10	2
8	20	Richard Verschoor	Trident	21	+14.462	6	1
9	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	21	+14.723	19	(1)
10	7	Marcus Armstrong	Hitech Grand Prix	21	+17.621	7
11	4	Marino Sato	Virtuosi Racing	21	+19.195	15
12	22	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	21	+22.604	16
13	16	Luca Ghiotto	DAMS	21	+24.186	18
14	21	Calan Williams	Trident	21	+24.687	17
15	25	Amaury Cordeel	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	+25.907	11
16	17	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	21	+28.155	4
17	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	21	+30.385	14
DNF	15	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	7	Collision damage	13
DNF	12	Clément Novalak	MP Motorsport	7	Collision damage	21
DNF	11	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	1	Suspension	12
DNF	14	Olli Caldwell	Campos Racing	0	Collision	20
DNF	23	Tatiana Calderón	Charouz Racing System	0	Collision	22
Fastest lap set by Dennis Hauger: 1:33.739 (lap 20)
Source:^[5]

Notes:

• – Richard Verschoor originally finished fifth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.^[6]
• – Marcus Armstrong originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
• – Ayumu Iwasa was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
• – Théo Pourchaire originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Liam Lawson.

Feature race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	2	Jehan Daruvala	Prema Racing	30	1:06:39.193	6	25
2	9	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	30	+1.970	10	18
3	22	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	30	+6.491	15	15
4	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	30	+7.249	19	12
5	24	David Beckmann	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	+7.801	11	10
6	11	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	30	+10.502	4	8
7	25	Amaury Cordeel	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	+12.738	12	6
8	12	Clément Novalak	MP Motorsport	30	+27.950	21	4
9	20	Richard Verschoor	Trident	30	+35.184	5	2 (1)
10	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	30	+45.692	8	1
11	4	Marino Sato	Virtuosi Racing	30	+47.522	14
12	7	Marcus Armstrong	Hitech Grand Prix	30	+54.718	3
13	5	Liam Lawson	Carlin	30	+1:31.534	2
DNF	21	Calan Williams	Trident	6	Accident	16
DNF	3	Jack Doohan	Virtuosi Racing	1	Collision damage	1	(2)
DNF	6	Logan Sargeant	Carlin	0	Collision	9
DNF	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	0	Collision	13
DNF	16	Luca Ghiotto	DAMS	0	Collision	17
DNF	15	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	0	Collision	18
DNF	14	Olli Caldwell	Campos Racing	0	Collision	20
WD	23	Tatiana Calderón	Charouz Racing System	—	Withdrew	—
DSQ	17	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	30	Disqualified	7
Fastest lap set by Richard Verschoor: 1:33.155 (lap 29)
Source:^[7]

Notes:

• – Ralph Boschung originally qualified thirteenth, but received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Clément Novalak during the Sprint Race.^[6]
• – Tatiana Calderón withdrew from the remainder of the weekend following a medical advice. Thus, Charouz Racing System only ran one car in the Feature Race.^[8]
• – Ayumu Iwasa was disqualified from the feature race after it was found that the plank on the Japanese driver’s car was below the maximum thickness required by Article 4.2 of the Technical Regulations. As a result, Enzo Fittipaldi was promoted to the final podium place.^[9]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Felipe Drugovich	241
	2	Théo Pourchaire	164
	3	Logan Sargeant	135
	4	Jack Doohan	126
4	5	Jehan Daruvala	126

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	MP Motorsport	281
	2	ART Grand Prix	281
	3	Carlin	258
1	4	Prema Racing	224
1	5	Hitech Grand Prix	201

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Note: Bold name includes the Drivers' Champion.

See also

• 2022 Italian Grand Prix
• 2022 Monza Formula 3 round

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luca Ghiotto makes surprise F2 return with DAMS to replace Nissany. Wood. Ida. Formula Scout. 7 September 2022. 7 September 2022.
2. Web site: QUALIFYING: Doohan overcomes rivals to claim pole in highly competitive session. 9 September 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
3. Web site: Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 13: Monza, Italy 9–11 September 2022. 9 September 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
4. Web site: Felipe Drugovich penalised following Monza Qualifying. 9 September 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
5. Web site: SPRINT RACE: Vips breezes to victory as Drugovich claims 2022 F2 title. 10 September 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
6. Web site: Verschoor and Boschung penalised following Monza Sprint Race. 11 July 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
7. Web site: FEATURE RACE: Daruvala keeps his cool to take victory in frenetic Monza showing. 11 September 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
8. Web site: Tatiana Calderón withdraws from Monza Feature Race. 11 September 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
9. Web site: Iwasa disqualified from Monza Feature Race. 11 September 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.