2023 Monza Formula 2 round explained

Country:	Italy
Monza
Round No:	12
Season No:	13
Year:	2023
Flag Suffix:	ITA
Location:	Monza Circuit Monza, Italy
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.599
Course Km:	5.793
Type R1:	Sprint Race
Date R1:	2 September
Laps R1:	21
First Driver Country R1:	DEN
First Driver R1:	Frederik Vesti
First Team R1:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Second Driver R1:	Victor Martins
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	NED
Third Driver R1:	Richard Verschoor
Third Team R1:	Van Amersfoort Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	FRA
Fast Driver R1:	Victor Martins
Fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R1:	1:34.308
Fast Lap R1:	lap 10
Type R2:	Feature Race
Date R2:	3 September
Laps R2:	30
Pole Driver Country R2:	FRA
Pole Driver R2:	Théo Pourchaire
Pole Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time R2:	1:32.328
First Driver Country R2:	GBR
First Driver R2:	Oliver Bearman
First Team R2:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	JPN
Second Driver R2:	Ayumu Iwasa
Second Team R2:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R2:	FRA
Third Driver R2:	Théo Pourchaire
Third Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R2:	FRA
Fast Driver R2:	Théo Pourchaire
Fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R2:	1:34.678
Fast Lap R2:	lap 18

The 2023 Monza Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 1 and 3 September 2023 at the Monza Circuit. It was the penultimate race of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Italian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Entrant	Time
1	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	1:32.328	10	1
2	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	+0.159	9	2
3	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	+0.206	8	3
4	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+0.207	7	4
5	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.210	6	5
6	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	+0.214	5	6
7	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+0.229	4	7
8	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.271	3	8
9	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.312	2	9
10	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+0.327	1	10
11	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+0.421	11	11
12	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	+0.424	12	12
13	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	+0.481	13	13
14	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.520	14	14
15	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+0.555	15	15
16	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	+0.792	16	16
17	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	+0.860	17	17
18	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.882	18	18
19	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.941	19	19
20	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	+1.073	20	20
21	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	+1.146	21	21
22	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	+2.057	22	22
Source:^[1] ^[2]

Sprint race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	21	40:18.006	3	10
2	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	21	+0.556	6	8 (1)
3	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	+0.996	2	6
4	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	21	+1.754	10	5
5	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	21	+3.939	5	4
6	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	21	+6.372	9	3
7	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	21	+7.202	12	2
8	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	21	+8.709	8	1
9	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	21	+9.428	14
10	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	21	+10.155	21
11	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	21	+10.539	7
12	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	21	+10.728	11
13	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	21	+11.181	4
14	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	21	+11.477	20
15	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	21	+13.819	13
16	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	21	+16.288	22
17	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	21	+18.903	16
18	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	+21.976	18
19	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	21	+24.194	1
DNF	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	12	Engine	15
DNF	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	11	Collision	17
DNF	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	0	Collision	19
Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:34.308 (lap 10)
Source:^[3]

Notes

• - Isack Hadjar received a 5-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
• - Jak Crawford was handed a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
• - Juan Manuel Correa received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Jehan Daruvala.

Feature race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	30	1:03:50.518	2	25
2	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	30	+0.258	15	18
3	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	30	+0.462	1	15 (3)
4	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	30	+0.906	13	12
5	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	30	+1.167	11	10
6	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	30	+1.587	14	8
7	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	30	+3.033	16	6
8	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	30	+3.361	19	4
9	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	30	+3.532	10	2
10	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	30	+3.915	3	1
11	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	30	+4.208	4
12	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	30	+4.391	22
13	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	+5.538	9
14	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	+7.666	18
15	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	30	+10.025	17
16	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	27	Collision damage	7
DNF	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	22	Collision	6
DNF	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	20	Collision damage	5
DNF	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	11	Crash	20
DNF	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	6	Spun out	12
DNF	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	0	Collision	8
DNF	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	0	Collision	21
Fastest lap set by Théo Pourchaire: 1:34.678 (lap 18)
Source:^[4]

Notes

• - Richard Verschoor received a 5-second time penalty for an unsafe release after a pit stop.
• - Juan Manuel Correa was handed a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
• - Despite not finishing, Jak Crawford was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Théo Pourchaire	191
	2	Frederik Vesti	166
	3	Ayumu Iwasa	152
	4	Jack Doohan	138
	5	Victor Martins	131

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	322
	2	Prema Racing	296
	3	Rodin Carlin	212
	4	DAMS	193
	5	MP Motorsport	161

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

See also

• 2023 Italian Grand Prix
• 2023 Monza Formula 3 round

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 12: Monza, Italy 1-3 September 2023 . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 4 September 2023.
2. Web site: QUALIFYING: Pourchaire back on pole ahead of Bearman at Monza . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 4 September 2023 . 1 September 2023.
3. Web site: SPRINT RACE: Vesti holds Martins at bay to keep title hopes alive in Monza . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 4 September 2023 . 2 September 2023.
4. Web site: FEATURE RACE: Bearman wins at Monza as Pourchaire extends title advantage . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 4 September 2023 . 3 September 2023.