2023 Barcelona Formula 2 round

The 2023 Barcelona Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 2 and 4 June 2023 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It was the sixth round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain  2023 Barcelona Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 6 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.657 km (2.894 mi)
Sprint Race
Date3 June 2023
Laps26
Podium
FirstDenmark Frederik VestiPrema Racing
SecondFrance Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix
ThirdFrance Victor MartinsART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
DriverFrance Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix
Time1:28.422 (on lap 26)
Feature Race
Date4 June 2023
Laps37
Pole position
DriverUnited Kingdom Oliver BearmanPrema Racing
Time1:23.546
Podium
FirstUnited Kingdom Oliver BearmanPrema Racing
SecondBrazil Enzo FittipaldiRodin Carlin
ThirdFrance Victor MartinsART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
DriverFrance Clément NovalakTrident
Time1:27.474 (on lap 35)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverEntrantTimeGrid
SR
Grid
FR
18 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing1:23.546101
24 Enzo FittipaldiRodin Carlin+0.07782
314 Jack DoohanInvicta Virtuosi Racing+0.11073
411 Ayumu IwasaDAMS+0.19364
55 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix+0.193915
61 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport+0.37756
76 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix+0.43247
87 Frederik VestiPrema Racing+0.46338
99 Jak CrawfordHitech Pulse-Eight+0.52329
1015 Amaury CordeelInvicta Virtuosi Racing+0.541110
1123 Juan Manuel CorreaVan Amersfoort Racing+0.5601114
1222 Richard VerschoorVan Amersfoort Racing+0.5641211
1312 Arthur LeclercDAMS+0.6821312
1424 Kush MainiCampos Racing+0.6981413
152 Jehan DaruvalaMP Motorsport+0.7101515
1616 Roy NissanyPHM Racing by Charouz+0.8101621
1725 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing+0.9511716
1820 Roman StaněkTrident+0.9541817
1921 Clément NovalakTrident+0.9861918
2010 Isack HadjarHitech Pulse-Eight+1.0202019
213 Zane MaloneyRodin Carlin+1.1152120
2217 Brad BenavidesPHM Racing by Charouz+1.2572222
107% time: 1:29.394
Source:[1][2]

Notes

  • ^1Théo Pourchaire has been handed a three-place grid drop for the Sprint Race for impeding Dennis Hauger during Qualifying.[3]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Frederik VestiPrema Racing2647:22.796310
25 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix26+1.10498 (1)
36 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix26+4.62646
41 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport26+5.18455
514 Jack DoohanInvicta Virtuosi Racing26+5.66174
622 Richard VerschoorVan Amersfoort Racing26+7.020123
78 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing26+7.486102
811 Ayumu IwasaDAMS26+9.86461
912 Arthur LeclercDAMS26+10.21513
104 Enzo FittipaldiRodin Carlin26+12.3878
1121 Clément NovalakTrident26+12.82119
1210 Isack HadjarHitech Pulse-Eight26+13.95120
1320 Roman StaněkTrident26+14.32918
143 Zane MaloneyRodin Carlin26+16.05621
1517 Brad BenavidesPHM Racing by Charouz26+16.92222
1625 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing26+20.83217
1715 Amaury CordeelInvicta Virtuosi Racing26+24.65711
1824 Kush MainiCampos Racing26+1:00.84414
1922 Jehan DaruvalaMP Motorsport25Collision15
20216 Roy NissanyPHM Racing by Charouz25Collision16
DNF23 Juan Manuel CorreaVan Amersfoort Racing18Spun off11
DNF9 Jak CrawfordHitech Pulse-Eight1Collision damage2
Fastest lap set by Théo Pourchaire: 1:28.422 (lap 26)
Source:[1][4]

Notes

  • ^1Amaury Cordeel originally finished eighth, but was given a five-second time-penalty for track limit violations. As a consequence, Ayumu Iwasa inherited the final points position. He then received another ten-second time-penalty for failing to serve the time penalty during his pitstop.[5]
  • ^2Jehan Daruvala and Roy Nissany both collided on the final lap, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Even though Nissany rejoined the race, he failed to complete the full race distance as he entered the pits at the end of the final lap.

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing3756:56.729125 (2)
24 Enzo FittipaldiRodin Carlin37+2.844218
36 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix37+3.478715
411 Ayumu IwasaDAMS37+9.023412
57 Frederik VestiPrema Racing37+9.615810 (1)
614 Jack DoohanInvicta Virtuosi Racing37+17.09138
75 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix37+20.41556
81 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport37+21.28364
912 Arthur LeclercDAMS37+21.883122
1022 Richard VerschoorVan Amersfoort Racing37+34.613111
1123 Juan Manuel CorreaVan Amersfoort Racing37+42.034141
1220 Roman StaněkTrident37+42.88717
139 Jak CrawfordHitech Pulse-Eight37+43.49239
142 Jehan DaruvalaMP Motorsport37+45.55315
1525 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing37+58.28716
163 Zane MaloneyRodin Carlin37+1:00.65320
1724 Kush MainiCampos Racing37+1:02.68617
1816 Roy NissanyPHM Racing by Charouz37+1:04.283212
1915 Amaury CordeelInvicta Virtuosi Racing37+1:21.096410
2010 Isack HadjarHitech Pulse-Eight36+1 lap19
2121 Clément NovalakTrident36+1 lap18
2217 Brad BenavidesPHM Racing by Charouz36+1 lap522
Fastest lap set by Clément Novalak: 1:27.474 (lap 35)
Source:[1][6]

Notes

  • ^1Juan Manuel Correa received a three-place grid drop for causing a collision with Roman Staněk in the Sprint Race.[5]
  • ^2Roy Nissany received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Jehan Daruvala in the Sprint Race.[5]
  • ^3Jak Crawford originally finished eleventh, but was given a five-second time penalty for track limits violations.
  • ^4Amaury Cordeel was given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
  • ^5Brad Benavides was given a 45-second time penalty for track limits violations and a 20-second time penalty for failing to serve the penalty correctly.

Standings after the event

Teams' Championship standings
Pos.TeamPoints
1 Prema Racing180
2 ART Grand Prix144
3 DAMS118
4 MP Motorsport97
15 Rodin Carlin97

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

See also

References


Previous round:
2023 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
FIA Formula 2 Championship
2023 season
Next round:
2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round
Previous round:
2022 Barcelona Formula 2 round
Barcelona Formula 2 roundNext round:
2024 Barcelona Formula 2 round