2023 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

The 2023 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 28 May 2023 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fifth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix.

  2023 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 5 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street Circuit 3.337 km (2.074 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 27 May 2023 Laps 30 Podium First Ayumu Iwasa DAMS Second Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport Third Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight Fastest lap Driver Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing Time 1:22.819 (on lap 28)
Feature Race
Date 28 May 2023 Laps 39[a] Pole position Driver Frederik Vesti Prema Racing Time 1:21.053 Podium First Frederik Vesti Prema Racing Second Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Third Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin Fastest lap Driver Victor Martins ART Grand Prix Time 1:21.724 (on lap 32)

Classification

Qualifying

Group A

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	1:21.231	–	2
2	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	1:21.432	+0.201	4
3	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.639	+0.408	6
4	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	1:21.642	+0.411	8
5	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	1:21.645	+0.414	10
6	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	1:21.820	+0.589	12
7	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	1:21.824	+0.593	14
8	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	1:22.201	+0.970	16
9	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	1:22.804	+1.573	18
10	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	1:23.340	+2.109	20
11	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	1:24.600	+3.639	22
Source:[1][2]

Group B

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	1:21.053	–	1
2	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	1:21.105	+0.052	3
3	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	1:21.463	+0.410	5
4	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	1:21.576	+0.523	7
5	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	1:21.796	+0.743	9
6	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	1:21.809	+0.756	11
7	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:21.835	+0.782	13
8	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	1:22.088	+1.035	15
9	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	1:22.097	+1.044	17
10	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:22.182	+1.129	19
11	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	1:22.721	+1.668	21
Source:[1]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	30	46:39.033	2	10
2	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	30	+6.678	3	8
3	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	30	+8.335	4	6
4	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	+8.820	5	5
5	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	30	+10.978	6	4
6	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	30	+14.635	7	3
7	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	30	+15.389	9	2 (1)
8	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	30	+17.369	8	1
9	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	30	+18.411	10
10	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	30	+18.801	14
11	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	30	+20.541	21
12	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	30	+21.352	221
13	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	30	+22.395	12
14	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	30	+22.962	20
15	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	30	+25.049	17
16	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	+29.3032	13
17	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	30	+38.434	15
DNF	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	23	Suspension	16
DNF	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	21	Accident	11
DNF	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	5	Driveshaft	1
DNF	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	0	Collision damage	18
DNF	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	0	Collision/Stalled	19
Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:22.982 (lap 27)
Source:[1][3]

Notes

• ^1 – Roman Staněk received a three-place grid drop for causing a collision with Ralph Boschung. Ultimately, the penalty has not affected his starting grid position for the next race he participated in.^[4]
• ^2 – Juan Manuel Correa originally finished eleventh, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision.^[5]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	39	1:20:02.426	1	25 (2)
2	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	39	+2.504	3	18
3	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	39	+15.553	5	15
4	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	39	+21.623	6	12
5	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	39	+22.364	17	10
6	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	39	+25.317	12	8
7	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	39	+27.368	22	6
8	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	39	+27.653	2	4 (1)
9	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	39	+42.084	7	2
10	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	39	+44.372	9	1
11	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	39	+45.253	16
12	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	39	+46.049	10
13	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	39	+54.559	8
14	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	39	+57.642	14
15	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	39	+1:12.052	18
16	17	Brad Benavides	PHM Racing by Charouz	39	+1:12.410	21
17	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	39	+1:12.842	15
DNF	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	31	Mechanical	19
DNF	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	21	Accident	4
NC	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	21	+18 laps (Engine)	11
DNF	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	17	Engine failure	13
DNF	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	7	Brakes	20
Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:21.724 (lap 32)
Source:[1][6]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Frederik Vesti 89 1 2 Théo Pourchaire 84 3 Ayumu Iwasa 69 1 4 Kush Maini 49 1 5 Dennis Hauger 48

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Prema Racing 130 1 2 ART Grand Prix 108 1 3 DAMS 103 1 4 MP Motorsport 88 1 5 Campos Racing 82

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

See also

• 2023 Monaco Grand Prix
• 2023 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round

Notes

1. The race was scheduled to be run for 42 laps, but was red-flagged for several minutes after an accident of Jack Doohan. Thus, the race distance has been shortened to 39 laps after exceeding the 60 minutes-time limit.