2023 Baku Formula 2 round explained

Country:	Azerbaijan
Baku
Round No:	4
Season No:	13
Year:	2023
Flag Suffix:	AZE
Location:	Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
Course:	Street Circuit
Course Mi:	3.730
Course Km:	6.003
Type R1:	Sprint Race
Date R1:	29 April
Laps R1:	21
First Driver Country R1:	GBR
First Driver R1:	Oliver Bearman
First Team R1:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R1:	DEN
Second Driver R1:	Frederik Vesti
Second Team R1:	Prema Racing
Third Driver Country R1:	USA
Third Driver R1:	Jak Crawford
Third Team R1:	Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fast Driver Country R1:	GBR
Fast Driver R1:	Oliver Bearman
Fast Team R1:	Prema Racing
Fast Time R1:	1:55.796
Fast Lap R1:	lap 14
Type R2:	Feature Race
Date R2:	30 April
Laps R2:	29
Pole Driver Country R2:	GBR
Pole Driver R2:	Oliver Bearman
Pole Team R2:	Prema Racing
Pole Time R2:	1:52.652
First Driver Country R2:	GBR
First Driver R2:	Oliver Bearman
First Team R2:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	BRA
Second Driver R2:	Enzo Fittipaldi
Second Team R2:	Rodin Carlin
Third Driver Country R2:	FRA
Third Driver R2:	Théo Pourchaire
Third Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R2:	FRA
Fast Driver R2:	Isack Hadjar
Fast Team R2:	Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fast Time R2:	1:53.478
Fast Lap R2:	lap 27

The 2023 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 April 2023 at the Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the fourth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Entrant	Time/Gap
1	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	1:52.652	9	1
2	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	+0.012	8	2
3	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+0.053	11	3
4	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.071	7	4
5	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+0.226	6	5
6	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	+0.414	5	6
7	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+0.487	4	7
8	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.561	3	8
9	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	+0.645	2	9
10	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.807	1	10
11	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+0.985	10	11
12	20		Trident	+0.987	12	12
13	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	+1.098	13	13
14	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	+1.268	14	14
15	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	+1.313	15	15
16	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+1.498	16	16
17	11		DAMS	+1.565	17	17
18	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+1.639	18	18
19	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	+1.757	19	19
20	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	+2.031	20	20
21	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+2.896	21	21
107% time 2:00.580 (+7.888)
—	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	+32.439	22	22
Source:^[1] ^[2]

Notes

• – Théo Pourchaire received a three-place grid drop for impeding Kush Maini, subsequently dropping him down from eighth to eleventh for the Sprint Race.^[3]

Sprint race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	21	51:27.274	9	10 (1)
2	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	21	+0.870	7	8
3	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	21	+3.090	4	6
4	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	21	+6.485	14	5
5	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	21	+7.879	8	4
6	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	+10.405	15	3
7	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	21	+11.090	19	2
8	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	21	+15.065	12	1
9	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	21	+16.232	21
10	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	21	+18.140	22
11	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	21	+13.602	18
12	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	18	Collision	6
13	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	18	Collision	3
14	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	18	Collision	5
15	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	18	Collision	11
16	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	18	Collision	13
17	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	18	Spun Off	16
DNF	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	13	Accident	20
DNF	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	12	Driveshaft	2
DNF	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	10	DRS system	17
DNF	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	2	Accident	10
DNF	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	0	Collision damage	1
Fastest lap set by Oliver Bearman: 1:55.796 (lap 14)
Source:^[4]

Notes

• – Isack Hadjar originally finished eighth, but received a five-second time-penalty for illegally overtaking Jack Doohan before the control line at the Safety Car restart on lap 19, subsequently dropping him out of the points down in eleventh.^[5]
• – Six drivers were Collision in a multi-car Pile-up at the Safety Car restart on lap 19, but all have been classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Feature race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	29	57:23.163	1	25 (2)
2	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	29	+2.315	2	18
3	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	29	+2.607	3	15
4	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	29	+15.223	4	12
5	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	29	+15.792	14	10
6	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	29	+17.301	5	8
7	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	29	+19.576	18	6 (1)
8	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	29	+26.869	10	4
9	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	29	+27.541	7	2
10	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	29	+29.695	13	1
11	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	29	+30.390	9
12	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	29	+32.806	17
13	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	29	+39.092	15
14	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	29	+39.243	6
15	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	29	+40.007	16
16	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	29	+40.017	19
17	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	29	+42.023	12
18	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	29	+53.202	20
19	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	29	+57.858	21
20	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	29	+1:01.267	11
DNF	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	8	Accident	22
DSQ	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	29	Disqualified	8
Fastest lap set by Isack Hadjar: 1:53.478 (lap 27)
Source:^[6]

Notes

• – Victor Martins originally finished fourth, but was later disqualified from the Feature race due to a technical infringement.^[7]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
1	1	Théo Pourchaire	65
1	2	Frederik Vesti	62
2	3	Ayumu Iwasa	58
12	4	Oliver Bearman	41
4	5	Kush Maini	41

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
4	1	Prema Racing	103
1	2	DAMS	92
1	3	ART Grand Prix	82
	4	Campos Racing	74
2	5	MP Motorsport	70

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

See also

• 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 4: Baku, Azerbaijan 28–30 April 2023. 28 April 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
2. Web site: QUALIFYING: Bearman snatches maiden pole in dramatic Baku ending. 28 April 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
3. Web site: Théo Pourchaire handed post-Qualifying penalty. 28 April 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
4. Web site: SPRINT RACE: Bearman and PREMA prevail in Baku game of survival. 29 April 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
5. Web site: Hadjar handed post-Sprint Race time penalty. 29 April 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
6. Web site: FEATURE RACE: Bearman undefeated in Baku with back-to-back wins. 30 April 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
7. Web site: ART Grand Prix’s Martins disqualified from Baku Feature Race. 30 April 2023. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.