2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round explained

Country:	Netherlands
Zandvoort
Round No:	11
Season No:	13
Year:	2023
Flag Suffix:	NED
Location:	Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.646
Course Km:	4.259
Type R1:	Sprint Race
Date R1:	26 August
Laps R1:	2
First Driver Country R1:	FRA
First Team R1:	Hitech Pulse-Eight
Second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Third Driver Country R1:	GBR
Type R2:	Feature Race
Date R2:	27 August
Laps R2:	40
First Driver Country R2:	FRA
First Driver R2:	Clément Novalak
First Team R2:	Trident
Second Driver Country R2:	BAR
Second Driver R2:	Zane Maloney
Second Team R2:	Rodin Carlin
Third Driver Country R2:	USA
Third Driver R2:	Jak Crawford
Third Team R2:	Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fast Driver Country R2:	FRA
Fast Driver R2:	Clément Novalak
Fast Team R2:	Trident
Fast Time R2:	1:23.816
Fast Lap R2:	lap 20

The 2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 27 August 2023 at the Circuit Zandvoort. It was the eleventh round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Entrant	Time
1	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	1:21.210	10	1
2	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+0.034	9	2
3	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.112	8	3
4	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	+0.127	7	4
5	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.148	6	5
6	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	+0.207	5	6
7	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.227	4	7
8	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.232	3	8
9	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+0.249	2	9
10	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+0.287	1	10
11	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	+0.341	11	11
12	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+0.388	16	12
13	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	+0.389	12	13
14	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.407	17	14
15	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+0.493	13	15
16	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	+0.515	14	16
17	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	+0.735	15	17
18	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.751	18	18
19	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	+0.792	19	19
20	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	+0.800	20	20
21	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	+1.563	21	21
22	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	+2.553	22	22
Source:^[1] ^[2]

Notes

• - Ayumu Iwasa received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger at the Spa-Francorchamps feature race.^[3]
• - Richard Verschoor was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Zane Maloney in qualifying.^[4]

Sprint race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired		Points
1	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	2	4:59.002	2
2	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	2	+2.013	3
3	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	2	+5.120	5
4	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	+6.533	4
5	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	2	+8.650	7
6	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	2	+11.543	6
7	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	2	+14.158	8
8	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	2	+16.650	12
9	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	2	+18.594	9
10	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	2	+20.436	14
11	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	2	+22.494	15
12	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	+24.027	17
13	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	2	+27.263	16
14	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	2	+29.946	20
15	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	2	+33.292	19
16	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	2	+35.607	18
17	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	2	+39.107	21
18	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	2	+46.664	22
19	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	2	+53.755	1
Ret	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	0	Collision damage	10
Ret	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	0	Collision	11
Ret	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	0	Collision	13
Notes: The race was abandoned due to wet weather and no points were awarded.Source:^[5] ^[6]

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap
1	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	38	1:01:36.125	13	25 (1)
2	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	38	+2.183	4	18
3	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	38	+2.525	1	15 (2)
4	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	38	+3.197	14	12
5	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	38	+11.695	2	10
6	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	38	+13.706	9	8
7	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	38	+17.646	19	6
8	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	38	+20.586	18	4
9	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	38	+20.879	8	2
10	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	38	+23.032	7	1
11	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	38	+33.147	20
12	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	38	+34.673	21
13	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	38	+37.644	12
14	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	38	+39.464	17
15	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	38	+45.146	22
16	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	38	+45.548	15
17	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	38	+47.377	16
18	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	38	+1:17.127	11
DNF	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	17	Collision damage	6
DNF	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	10	Lost wheels	3
DNF	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	9	Accident	10
DNF	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	9	Spun off	5
Fastest lap set by: Clément Novalak – 1:23.816 (lap 20)
Source:^[7]

Notes

• - Victor Martins originally finished fifth, but was handed a ten-second time penalty for forcing Oliver Bearman off track, dropping him down to ninth.
• - Ralph Boschung and Jehan Daruvala were both given five-second time penalties for committing safety car infringements.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Théo Pourchaire	168
	2	Frederik Vesti	156
	3	Ayumu Iwasa	134
	4	Jack Doohan	130
	5	Victor Martins	122

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	290
	2	Prema Racing	258
	3	Rodin Carlin	200
	4	DAMS	173
	5	MP Motorsport	145

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

See also

• 2023 Dutch Grand Prix

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 11: Netherlands, Zandvoort 25-27 August 2023 . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 27 August 2023.
2. Web site: QUALIFYING: Crawford makes it count for maiden pole in dramatic Zandvoort session . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 27 August 2023 . 25 August 2023.
3. Web site: Hauger disqualified and two drivers penalised after Spa-Francorchamps feature race . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 27 August 2023 . 30 July 2023.
4. Web site: Richard Verschoor penalised following Zandvoort qualifying . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 27 August 2023 . 25 August 2023.
5. Web site: SPRINT RACE: Hadjar heads the field in red flagged wet Zandvoort Race . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 27 August 2023 . 26 August 2023.
6. Web site: 2023 Zandvoort Event - DECISION - F2 Race 1 - no championship points . Decision documents - Federation Internationale de l'Automobile . 27 August 2023 . 26 August 2023.
7. Web site: FEATURE RACE: Novalak wins drama-filled Zandvoort race as championship contenders hit trouble . FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website . 28 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.