2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round explained

Country:	Austria
Spielberg
Round No:	7
Season No:	13
Year:	2023
Flag Suffix:	AUT
Location:	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.683
Course Km:	4.318
Type R1:	Sprint Race
Date R1:	1 July
Laps R1:	27
First Driver Country R1:	USA
First Driver R1:	Jak Crawford
First Team R1:	Hitech Pulse-Eight
Second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Second Driver R1:	Victor Martins
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	FRA
Third Driver R1:	Isack Hadjar
Third Team R1:	Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fast Driver Country R1:	BAR
Fast Driver R1:	Zane Maloney
Fast Team R1:	Rodin Carlin
Fast Time R1:	1:17.294
Fast Lap R1:	lap 20
Type R2:	Feature Race
Date R2:	2 July
Laps R2:	40
Pole Driver Country R2:	FRA
Pole Driver R2:	Victor Martins
Pole Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time R2:	1:14.643
First Driver Country R2:	NED
First Driver R2:	Richard Verschoor
First Team R2:	Van Amersfoort Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	JPN
Second Driver R2:	Ayumu Iwasa
Second Team R2:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R2:	DEN
Third Driver R2:	Frederik Vesti
Third Team R2:	Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:	JPN
Fast Driver R2:	Ayumu Iwasa
Fast Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Time R2:	1:17.575
Fast Lap R2:	lap 37

The 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 30 June and 2 July 2023 at the Red Bull Ring. It was the seventh round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Entrant	Time
1	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	1:14.643	10	1
2	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.139	9	2
3	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+0.170	8	3
4	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	+0.215	7	4
5	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.217	6	5
6	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	+0.310	5	9
7	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.344	4	6
8	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	+0.374	3	7
9	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	+0.442	2	8
10	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+0.444	1	10
11	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.485	11	11
12	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.560	12	12
13	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+0.594	13	13
14	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	+0.601	14	14
15	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	+0.731	15	15
16	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+0.826	16	16
17	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	+0.859	17	17
18	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	+1.007	18	18
19	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	+1.047	19	19
20	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	+1.059	20	20
21	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+1.165	21	21
22	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+1.185	22	22
Source:^[1] ^[2]

Notes

• - Isack Hadjar received a three-place grid penalty for the Sprint Race for impeding Jack Doohan during Qualifying.^[3]
• – Ralph Boschung was handed a three-place grid drop for the Sprint Race for failing to follow the Race Director's instructions in free practice.^[4]
• - Enzo Fittipaldi was handed a three-place grid drop foe the Feature Race for causing a collision with Kush Maini in Sprint Race.

Sprint race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	27	39:36:231	1	10
2	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	27	+2.286	10	8 (1)
3	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	27	+4.366	21	6
4	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	27	+9.524	12	5
5	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	27	+10.175	17	4
6	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	27	+10.628	13	3
7	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	27	+11.401	6	2
8	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	27	+12.458	19	1
9	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	27	+12.923	9
10	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	27	+13.538	PL
11	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	27	+17.758	16
12	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	27	+19.090	18
13	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	27	+20.607	3
14	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	27	+22.030	8
15	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	27	+22.205	4
16	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	27	+36.487	7
17	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	27	+36.896	22
18	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	27	+1:01.478	15
DNF	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	17	Spun off	5
DNF	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	4	Spun off	11
DNF	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	0	Spun off	2
DSQ	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	27	Disqualified	20
Fastest lap set by Zane Maloney: 1:17.294 (lap 20)
Source:^[5]

Notes

• - Théo Pourchaire received a 5-second time penalty for unsafe release.
• – Kush Maini received a 20-second time penalty for forcing Enzo Fittipaldi off track.^[6]
• – Ralph Boschung was given a 10-second time penalty for forcing Amaury Cordeel off track.
• – Clément Novalak was disqualified from the sprint race after it was found that his car's rear tyre pressures were below the limit required by Article 12.9 of the Technical Regulations. As a result, Isack Hadjar was promoted to the final podium position.

Feature race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	40	56:31.050	11	25
2	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	40	+0.415	16	18 (1)
3	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	40	+1.921	2	15
4	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	40	+2.222	5	12
5	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	40	+2.860	19	10
6	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	40	+3.147	9	8
7	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	40	+6.714	3	6
8	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	40	+7.348	10	4
9	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	40	+7.971	1	2 (2)
10	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	40	+9.343	8	1
11	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	40	+9.582	13
12	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	40	+9.915	21
13	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	40	+11.594	20
14	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	40	+13.020	22
15	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	40	+14.622	15
16	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	40	+15.054	14
17	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	40	+17.355	6
18	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	40	+17.740	12
19	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	40	+20.467	18
DNF	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	33	Collision damage	4
DNF	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	26	Lost wheel	7
DNF	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	25	Clutch	17
Fastest lap set by Ayumu Iwasa: 1:17.575 (lap 37)
Source:^[7]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Frederik Vesti	125
	2	Théo Pourchaire	105
	3	Ayumu Iwasa	101
	4	Oliver Bearman	81
2	5	Richard Verschoor	75

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Prema Racing	206
	2	ART Grand Prix	163
	3	DAMS	137
1	4	Rodin Carlin	105
1	5	MP Motorsport	101

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

See also

• 2023 Austrian Grand Prix
• 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 7: Spielberg, Austria 30 June-2 July 2023 . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 2 July 2023.
2. Web site: QUALIFYING: Martins runs the show from start to finish in Spielberg . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 2 July 2023 . 30 June 2023.
3. Web site: Isack Hadjar penalised following Spielberg qualifying . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 2 July 2023 . 30 June 2023.
4. Web site: Ralph Boschung handed three-place grid penalty in Spielberg . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 2 July 2023 . 30 June 2023.
5. Web site: SPRINT RACE: Crawford claims maiden victory in Spielberg . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 2 July 2023 . 1 July 2023.
6. Web site: Novalak disqualified and three drivers penalised following Spielberg sprint race . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 2 July 2023 . 1 July 2023.
7. Web site: FEATURE RACE: Verschoor gets Spielberg redemption in frenetic final laps . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 2 July 2023 . 2 July 2023.