2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round explained

Country:	Austria
Spielberg
Round No:	8
Season No:	14
Year:	2022
Flag Suffix:	AUT
Location:	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.683
Course Km:	4.318
Type R1:	Sprint Race
Date R1:	9 July
Laps R1:	28
First Driver Country R1:	NZL
First Driver R1:	Marcus Armstrong
First Team R1:	Hitech Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Second Driver R1:	Théo Pourchaire
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	AUS
Third Driver R1:	Jack Doohan
Third Team R1:	Virtuosi Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	BRA
Fast Driver R1:	Felipe Drugovich
Fast Team R1:	MP Motorsport
Fast Time R1:	1:17.328
Fast Lap R1:	lap 7
Type R2:	Feature Race
Date R2:	10 July
Laps R2:	40
Pole Driver Country R2:	DEN
Pole Driver R2:	Frederik Vesti
Pole Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time R2:	1:14.123
First Driver Country R2:	USA
First Driver R2:	Logan Sargeant
First Team R2:	Carlin Motorsport
Second Driver Country R2:	BRA
Second Driver R2:	Enzo Fittipaldi
Second Team R2:	Charouz Racing System
Third Driver Country R2:	ESP
Third Driver R2:	Roberto Merhi
Third Team R2:	Campos Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:	AUS
Fast Driver R2:	Jack Doohan
Fast Team R2:	Virtuosi Racing
Fast Time R2:	1:16.536
Fast Lap R2:	lap 39

The 2022 Spielberg FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 8 and 10 July 2022 at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. It was the eighth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.

Driver changes

Prior to the eighth round in Spielberg, Campos Racing announced on 6 July that Roberto Merhi would make his Formula 2 comeback by replacing Swiss driver Ralph Boschung due to the effects of a neck injury sustained at the third round in Imola. At the age of 31 years, Merhi became the oldest driver to compete in a Formula 2 round.^[1]

In addition, Van Amersfoort Racing driver Amaury Cordeel made his comeback after his ban in the previous round in Silverstone following the collection of 12 penalty points.

Classification

Qualifying

Frederik Vesti took his maiden Formula 2 pole position and the first one for ART Grand Prix this season ahead of Jüri Vips and Silverstone feature race winner Logan Sargeant.^[2]

		Driver	Entrant	Time
1	9	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	1:14.123	10	1
2	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.035	9	2
3	6	Logan Sargeant	Carlin	+0.165	8	3
4	17	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+0.184	6	4
5	11	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	+0.192	5	5
6	3	Jack Doohan	Virtuosi Racing	+0.195	4	6
7	25	Amaury Cordeel	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.334	7	7
8	20	Richard Verschoor	Trident	+0.445	3	8
9	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+0.493	2	9
10	7	Marcus Armstrong	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.547	1	10
11	2	Jehan Daruvala	Prema Racing	+0.579	11	11
12	22	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	+0.617	12	12
13	23	Cem Bölükbaşı	Charouz Racing System	+0.642	13	13
14	5	Liam Lawson	Carlin	+0.669	14	14
15	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	+0.671	15	15
16	21	Calan Williams	Trident	+0.713	16	16
17	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	+0.772	22	17
18	4	Marino Sato	Virtuosi Racing	+0.813	17	18
19	24	Jake Hughes	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.882	18	19
20	12	Clément Novalak	MP Motorsport	+1.000	19	20
21	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Racing	+1.077	20	21
22	14	Olli Caldwell	Campos Racing	+1.533	21	22
Source:^[3]

Notes:

• – Amaury Cordeel originally qualified fourth for the Sprint Race, but was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Olli Caldwell at his latest round's Feature Race in Baku, which resulted in both drivers prematurely ending the race.^[4]
• – Roy Nissany originally qualified seventeenth for the Sprint Race, but was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger at the previous round's Feature Race in Silverstone, which resulted in both drivers prematurely ending the race.^[5]

Sprint race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	7	Marcus Armstrong	Hitech Grand Prix	28	36:38.856	1	10
2	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	28	+1.098	2	8
3	3	Jack Doohan	Virtuosi Racing	28	+2.169	4	6
4	11	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	28	+5.053	5	5 (1)
5	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	28	+11.972	9	4
6	20	Richard Verschoor	Trident	28	+14.832	3	3
7	6	Logan Sargeant	Carlin	28	+15.291	8	2
8	22	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	28	+17.538	12	1
9	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	28	+19.337	15
10	17	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	28	+20.891	6
11	2	Jehan Daruvala	Prema Racing	28	+21.644	11
12	9	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	28	+22.036	10
13	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	28	+31.700	22
14	21	Calan Williams	Trident	28	+34.565	16
15	12	Clément Novalak	MP Motorsport	28	+38.673	19
16	24	Jake Hughes	Van Amersfoort Racing	28	+40.245	18
17	14	Olli Caldwell	Campos Racing	28	+53.559	21
18	25	Amaury Cordeel	Van Amersfoort Racing	28	+1:10.121	7
19†	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Racing	26	Mechanical	20
DNF	23	Cem Bölükbaşı	Charouz Racing System	23	Mechanical	13
DNF	5	Liam Lawson	Carlin	11	Gearbox	PL
DNF	4	Marino Sato	Virtuosi Racing	2	Electronics	17
Fastest lap set by Felipe Drugovich: 1:17.328 (lap 9)
Source:^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

Notes:

• – Frederik Vesti, Amaury Cordeel and Olli Caldwell all received a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits.
• – Liam Lawson was due to start from fourteenth place, but stalled on the grid and was forced to start from pit lane. Thus, his place at the starting grid was left vacant.
• – Ayumu Iwasa received a five-second time-penalty for forcing Logan Sargeant off track.^[9]
• – Amaury Cordeel received a thirty-second time-penalty for overtaking under double-yellow flags.^[9]

Feature race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	6	Logan Sargeant	Carlin	40	55:44.500	3	25
2	22	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	40	+0.514	12	18
3	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Racing	40	+1.618	21	15
4	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	40	+5.999	15	12
5	24	Jake Hughes	Van Amersfoort Racing	40	+10.137	19	10
6	14	Olli Caldwell	Campos Racing	40	+12.152	22	8
7	17	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	40	+13.145	4	6
8	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	40	+13.872	2	4
9	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	40	+14.442	17	2
10	5	Liam Lawson	Carlin	40	+15.964	14	1
11	11	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	40	+19.006	5
12	2	Jehan Daruvala	Prema Racing	40	+19.635	11
13	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	40	+19.842	9
14	9	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	40	+26.760	1	(2)
15	21	Calan Williams	Trident	40	+28.949	16
16	4	Marino Sato	Virtuosi Racing	40	+32.056	18
17	12	Clément Novalak	MP Motorsport	40	+58.606	20
18	25	Amaury Cordeel	Van Amersfoort Racing	39	+1 lap	7
19	3	Jack Doohan	Virtuosi Racing	39	+1 lap	6
DNF	23	Cem Bölükbaşı	Charouz Racing System	3	Collision damage	13
DNF	7	Marcus Armstrong	Hitech Grand Prix	0	Spin/Collision	10
DSQ	20	Richard Verschoor	Trident	40	(55:30.399)	8
Fastest lap set by Jack Doohan: 1:16.536 (lap 39)
Source:^[10] ^[11] ^[12]

Notes:

• – Roberto Merhi, Ayumu Iwasa and Calan Williams all received a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits.
• – Liam Lawson and Frederik Vesti received a fifteen-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits.
• – Frederik Vesti received a five-second time-penalty for overtaking Olli Caldwell off the track.
• – Richard Verschoor finished first on track, but was disqualified for failing to provide a sufficient fuel sample after the race.
• – Jehan Daruvala received a twenty-second time-penalty after his team attempted to dry the track surface at his grid slot before the race.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Felipe Drugovich	154
1	2	Logan Sargeant	115
1	3	Théo Pourchaire	114
	4	Jehan Daruvala	80
4	5	Enzo Fittipaldi	75

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	MP Motorsport	176
1	2	Carlin	175
1	3	ART Grand Prix	170
	4	Prema Racing	147
	5	Hitech Grand Prix	136

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

See also

• 2022 Austrian Grand Prix
• 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round

External links

• Official website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Campos confirms Roberto Merhi as Ralph Boschung's replacement for Spielberg. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en. 6 July 2022.
2. Web site: QUALIFYING: Vesti vanquishes Qualifying struggles to claim maiden F2 pole. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en. 8 July 2022. 8 July 2022.
3. Web site: Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 8: Spielberg, Austria 8-10 July 2022. 8 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
4. Web site: Cordeel and Nissany penalised following Baku Feature Race. 12 June 2022. 10 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
5. Web site: Nissany penalised following Silverstone Feature Race. 3 July 2022. 8 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
6. Web site: Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 8: Spielberg, Austria 8-10 July 2022. 8 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
7. Web site: SPRINT RACE: Unassailable Armstrong reigns supreme with lights-to-flag display. 9 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
8. Web site: Iwasa and Cordeel penalised following Spielberg Sprint Race. 10 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
9. Web site: Iwasa and Cordeel penalised following Spielberg Sprint Race. 9 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
10. Web site: Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 8: Spielberg, Austria 8-10 July 2022. 8 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
11. Web site: Verschoor’s grid gamble pays off with Feature Race win. 10 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
12. Web site: Verschoor disqualified from Spielberg Feature Race, Sargeant promoted to win. 10 July 2022. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.