2024 Baku Formula 2 round explained

Country:Azerbaijan
Baku
Round No:12
Season No:14
Year:2024
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 R1:14 September
Laps R1:21
First Driver Country R1:PAR
First Driver R1:Joshua Dürksen
First Team R1:AIX Racing
Second Driver Country R1:USA
Second Driver R1:Jak Crawford
Second Team R1:DAMS Lucas Oil
Third Driver Country R1:ITA
Third Driver R1:Gabriele Minì
Third Team R1:Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:NED
Fast Driver R1:Richard Verschoor
Fast Team R1:Trident
Fast Time R1:1:56.629
Fast Lap R1:lap 13
Type R2:Feature Race
Date R2:15 September
Laps R2:17
Pole Driver Country R2:NED
Pole Driver R2:Richard Verschoor
Pole Team R2:Trident
Pole Time R2:1:54.857
First Driver Country R2:NED
First Driver R2:Richard Verschoor
First Team R2:Trident
Second Driver Country R2:FRA
Second Driver R2:Victor Martins
Second Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R2:ITA
Third Driver R2:Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Third Team R2:Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:BRA
Fast Driver R2:Gabriel Bortoleto
Fast Team R2:Invicta Racing
Fast Time R2:1:56.417
Fast Lap R2:lap 15

The 2024 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 15 September 2024 at the Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the twelfth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Driver Changes

Oliver Bearman was entered into the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in place of Kevin Magnussen, who received a one-race ban.[1] 2024 Formula 3 runner-up Gabriele Minì was chosen by Prema to replace Bearman.[2]

Australian driver Christian Mansell, who finished fifth in Formula 3, was announced to replace Roman Staněk at Trident for the rest of the season after the latter's departure from the team due to unsatisfactory equipment and lack of budget.[3] [4]

Similarly, ART Grand Prix driver Zak O'Sullivan left the team due to funding issues.[5] Fellow British and Williams Academy driver Luke Browning was confirmed to replace O'Sullivan for the remainder of the year.[6]

Classification

Qualifying

DriverEntrantTime/Gap
122 Richard VerschoorTrident1:54.857101
24 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing+0.01792
31 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix+0.24583
45 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport+0.27174
59 Kush MainiInvicta Racing+0.31765
610 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing+0.47356
724 Joshua DürksenAIX Racing+0.47447
83 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing+0.58538
97 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil+0.77729
1023 Christian MansellTrident+0.788110
112 Luke BrowningART Grand Prix+0.8671111
1217Hitech Pulse-Eight+1.0811212
1311 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport+1.2791313
148 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil+1.3961414
1514 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing+1.8291515
166Rodin Motorsport+1.8391616
1712 Oliver GoetheMP Motorsport+1.8511717
1816 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight+1.8541818
1915 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing+2.0301919
2020 Isack HadjarCampos Racing+2.0362020
2121 Pepe MartíCampos Racing+2.3612121
2225 Niels KoolenAIX Racing+6.7872222
Source:[7] [8]

Notes

Sprint race

DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints
124 Joshua DürksenAIX Racing2144:00.116410 (1)
27 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil21+3.44428
33 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing21+4.57936
41 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix21+4.59985
510 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing21+7.80754
617 Paul AronHitech Pulse-Eight21+8.793123
74 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing21+9.29392
823 Christian MansellTrident21+13.43611
99 Kush MainiInvicta Racing21+15.0136
105 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport21+15.5157
112 Luke BrowningART Grand Prix21+15.74011
1220 Isack HadjarCampos Racing21+16.20820
1314 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing21+17.06515
1411 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport21+17.09413
158 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil21+18.03914
1615 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing21+20.63719
1722 Richard VerschoorTrident21+22.82810
1816 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight21+47.40518
1921 Pepe MartíCampos Racing21+52.19121
2025 Niels KoolenAIX Racing21+56.24322
2112 Oliver GoetheMP Motorsport21+1:42.95417
DNF6 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport14Accident16
Fastest lap set by Richard Verschoor: 1:56.629 (lap 13)
Source:[10] [11]
Notes

Feature race

The feature race was red flagged shortly after the start, as Kush Maini stalled and Oliver Goethe and Pepe Martí crashed into the stationary Invicta car. Damage from this accident saw all three drivers retire, as well as Rafael Villagómez and Niels Koolen. All drivers were able to walk out of their cars unscathed. [13]

The debris cleaning after the collision resulted in the race being condensed into a timed finish. Only 17 laps of the 29 scheduled were completed and reduced points were awarded. The last two laps of the race happened under safety car conditions due to a late crash by debutant Gabriele Minì. [13]

DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints
122 Richard VerschoorTrident171:10:08.415119 (2)
21 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix17+0.333314
34 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing17+0.567212
410 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing17+0.567610 (1)
524 Joshua DürksenAIX Racing17+1.00278
617 Paul AronHitech Pulse-Eight17+1.212126
72 Luke BrowningART Grand Prix17+1.351114
87 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil17+1.46893
911 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport17+1.910132
1023 Christian MansellTrident17+2.163101
1114 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing17+2.65315
1216 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight17+3.34818
136 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport17+3.39116
1420 Isack HadjarCampos Racing17+4.12720
155 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport17+42.1826
DNF3 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing14Accident8
DNF8 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil5Engine14
DNF12 Oliver GoetheMP Motorsport0Collision damage17
DNF15 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing0Collision damage19
DNF21 Pepe MartíCampos Racing0Collision21
DNF25 Niels KoolenAIX Racing0Collision damage22
DNF9 Kush MainiInvicta Racing0damaged Chassis5
Fastest lap set by Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:56.417 (lap 15)
Source:[14]

Notes

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
11 Gabriel Bortoleto169.5
12 Isack Hadjar165
3 Zane Maloney135
4 Paul Aron133
5 Jak Crawford116
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Invicta Racing243.5
2 Campos Racing208
3 MP Motorsport181.5
24 Prema Racing169
15 Rodin Motorsport164

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oliver Bearman confirmed to replace Kevin Magnussen for Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 13 September 2024. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
  2. Web site: Gabriele Minì to replace Oliver Bearman at PREMA Racing in Baku. 13 September 2024. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
  3. Web site: Pilot formule 2 Staněk předčasně opustí tým Trident. Czech News Agency. cs. 7 July 2024. 13 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Trident confirm Christian Mansell for remainder of 2024 Formula 2 season. 13 September 2024. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
  5. Web site: Williams junior driver forced to quit series after funding issue emerges. 13 September 2024. Planet F1. en.
  6. Web site: ART Grand Prix confirm Luke Browning for remainder of the 2024 Formula 2 season. 13 September 2024. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
  7. Web site: Doc 28 - F2 Qualifying - final classification . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) . 16 September 2024 . 13 September 2024.
  8. Web site: QUALIFYING: Verschoor narrowly beats Antonelli to take Pole Position in Baku. 13 September 2024. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
  9. Web site: Doc 24 - INFRINGEMENT - F2 Qualifying DWYF violations. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) . 16 September 2024 . 13 September 2024.
  10. Web site: Doc 49 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) . 16 September 2024 . 14 September 2024.
  11. Web site: SPRINT RACE: Duerksen dominates to take maiden Formula 2 victory in Baku. 16 September 2024. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
  12. Web site: Doc 24 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 12 - causing a collision with Car 16 in Race 1. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) . 16 September 2024 . 14 September 2024.
  13. Web site: FEATURE RACE: Verschoor wins in Baku after early Red Flag stoppage. 16 September 2024. FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. en.
  14. Web site: Doc 64 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) . 16 September 2024 . 15 September 2024.