2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

The 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the tenth race of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.

  2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 10 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 29 July 2023 Laps 17[a] Podium First Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin Second Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Third Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport Fastest lap Driver Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin Time 2:03.608 (on lap 5)
Feature Race
Date 30 July 2023 Laps 25 Pole position Driver Oliver Bearman Prema Racing Time 2:05.736 Podium First Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing Second Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Third Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin Fastest lap Driver Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing Time 1:59.871 (on lap 23)

Driver changes

Prior to the round at the Spa-Francorchamps, PHM Racing by Charouz announced that Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason had taken over Brad Benavides' seat for the round at Spa-Francorchamps.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	2:05.736	10	1
2	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.463	9	2
3	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+1.703	8	3
4	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	+2.061	7	4
5	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+3.300	6	5
6	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+3.318	5	6
7	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+3.805	4	7
8	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	+4.082	3	8
9	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	+4.173	2	9
10	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	+4.248	1	10
11	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+4.846	11	11
12	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+5.942	12	12
13	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+6.106	13	13
14	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	+6.156	14	14
15	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	+6.314	15	15
16	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+6.667	16	16
17	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	+7.061	17	17
18	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	+7.789	18	18
107% time: 2:14.537 (+8.801)
—	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	+8.913	19	19
—	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	No Time	221	20
—	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	No Time	20	21
—	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	No Time	21	22
Source:[2][3]

Notes:

• ^1 – Juan Manuel Correa was handed a three-place grid penalty for the sprint race for impeding Invicta Virtuosi Racing driver Jack Doohan in qualifying.^[4]

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	17	37:30.579	3	10 (1)
2	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	17	+5.125	6	8
3	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	17	+5.903	5	6
4	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	17	+6.710	8	5
5	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	17	+12.784	11	4
6	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	17	+15.333	9	3
7	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	17	+15.521	16	2
8	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	17	+16.250	4	1
9	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	17	+18.454	15
10	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	17	+22.8251	7
11	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	17	+23.064	13
12	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	17	+26.037	10
13	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	17	+26.996	14
14	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	17	+27.618	12
15	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	17	+29.205	18
16	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	+31.363	22
17	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	17	+55.688	17
18	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	17	+57.434	19
19	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	17	+1:42.400	PL
DNF	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	2	Loose headrest	1
DNF	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	1	Spun off	20
DSQ	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	Disqualified2	2
Fastest lap set by: Enzo Fittipaldi – 2:03.608 (Lap 5)
Source:[2][5]

Notes:

• ^1 - Zane Maloney received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.
• ^2 - Richard Verschoor originally finished in second, but has been disqualified for an illegal throttle mapping.^[6]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	25	59:01.766	11	25 (1)
2	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	25	+1.952	5	18
3	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	25	+9.118	8	15
4	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	25	+10.131	4	12
5	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	25	+10.5281	3	10
6	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	25	+10.578	9	8
7	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	25	+12.7012	1	6 (2)
8	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	25	+13.782	19	4
9	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	25	+16.526	18	2
10	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	25	+17.637	7	1
11	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	25	+18.998	15
12	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	25	+20.664	14
13	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	25	+23.8523	17
14	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	25	+25.253	22
15	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	25	+27.900	21
16	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	25	+29.7824	20
DNF	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	15	Collision	12
DNF	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	14	Accident	10
DNF	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	11	Accident	13
DSQ	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	5	Disqualified5	6
DNF	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	1	Suspension	16
DNS	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	—	Did not start6	2
Fastest lap set by: Jack Doohan – 1:59.871 (lap 23)
Source:[2][7]

Notes:

• ^1 - Victor Martins received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
• ^2 - Oliver Bearman received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Victor Martins.
• ^3 - Clément Novalak received a 5-second time penalty for crossing the line at pit exit.
• ^4 - Juan Manuel Correa received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Jak Crawford.^[8]
• ^5 - Dennis Hauger has been disqualified during the race for rejoining the track after being pushed by track marshals.^[8]
• ^6 - Frederik Vesti crashed out on the reconnaissance lap and was therefore unable to start the race.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Théo Pourchaire 168 1 2 Frederik Vesti 156 3 Ayumu Iwasa 133 1 4 Jack Doohan 130 1 5 Victor Martins 120

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 1 ART Grand Prix 288 1 2 Prema Racing 258 1 3 Rodin Carlin 176 1 4 DAMS 173 5 MP Motorsport 135

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

See also

• 2023 Belgian Grand Prix
• 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

Notes

1. Sprint race has been shortened from 18 to 17 laps after the initial start was aborted, resulting into another formation lap.