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.
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| Round 5 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street Circuit 3.337 km (2.074 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification
editQualifying
editGroup A
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 6 |  Victor Martins
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ART Grand Prix | 1:21.231 | – | 2 |
| 2 | 14 |  Jack Doohan
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Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 1:21.432 | +0.201 | 4 |
| 3 | 22 |  Richard Verschoor
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:21.639 | +0.408 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 |  Jehan Daruvala
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MP Motorsport | 1:21.642 | +0.411 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 | Isack Hadjar
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Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:21.645 | +0.414 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Kush Maini
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Campos Racing | 1:21.820 | +0.589 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 |  Enzo Fittipaldi
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Rodin Carlin | 1:21.824 | +0.593 | 14 |
| 8 | 8 |  Oliver Bearman
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Prema Racing | 1:22.201 | +0.970 | 16 |
| 9 | 16 |  Roy Nissany
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PHM Racing by Charouz | 1:22.804 | +1.573 | 18 |
| 10 | 12 |  Arthur Leclerc
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DAMS | 1:23.340 | +2.109 | 20 |
| 11 | 20 |  Roman Staněk
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Trident | 1:24.600 | +3.639 | 22 |
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Group B
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 7 |  Frederik Vesti
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Prema Racing | 1:21.053 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 1:21.105 | +0.052 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |  Zane Maloney
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Rodin Carlin | 1:21.463 | +0.410 | 5 |
| 4 | 9 |  Jak Crawford
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Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:21.576 | +0.523 | 7 |
| 5 | 11 |  Ayumu Iwasa
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DAMS | 1:21.796 | +0.743 | 9 |
| 6 | 15 |  Amaury Cordeel
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Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 1:21.809 | +0.756 | 11 |
| 7 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:21.835 | +0.782 | 13 |
| 8 | 21 | Clément Novalak
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Trident | 1:22.088 | +1.035 | 15 |
| 9 | 1 |  Dennis Hauger
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MP Motorsport | 1:22.097 | +1.044 | 17 |
| 10 | 25 |  Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 1:22.182 | +1.129 | 19 |
| 11 | 17 | Brad Benavides
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PHM Racing by Charouz | 1:22.721 | +1.668 | 21 |
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Sprint race
editNotes
- ^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
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 7 | Frederik Vesti
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Prema Racing | 39 | 1:20:02.426 | 1 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 39 | +2.504 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Zane Maloney
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Rodin Carlin | 39 | +15.553 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 22 | Richard Verschoor
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 39 | +21.623 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Dennis Hauger
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MP Motorsport | 39 | +22.364 | 17 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Kush Maini
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Campos Racing | 39 | +25.317 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | Roman Staněk
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Trident | 39 | +27.368 | 22 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Victor Martins
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ART Grand Prix | 39 | +27.653 | 2 | 4 (1) |
| 9 | 9 | Jak Crawford
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Hitech Pulse-Eight | 39 | +42.084 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa
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DAMS | 39 | +44.372 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Oliver Bearman
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Prema Racing | 39 | +45.253 | 16 | |
| 12 | 10 | Isack Hadjar
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Hitech Pulse-Eight | 39 | +46.049 | 10 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala
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MP Motorsport | 39 | +54.559 | 8 | |
| 14 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 39 | +57.642 | 14 | |
| 15 | 16 | Roy Nissany
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PHM Racing by Charouz | 39 | +1:12.052 | 18 | |
| 16 | 17 | Brad Benavides
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PHM Racing by Charouz | 39 | +1:12.410 | 21 | |
| 17 | 21 | Clément Novalak
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Trident | 39 | +1:12.842 | 15 | |
| DNF | 25 | Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 31 | Mechanical | 19 | |
| DNF | 14 | Jack Doohan
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Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 21 | Accident | 4 | |
| NC | 15 | Amaury Cordeel
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Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 21 | +18 laps (Engine) | 11 | |
| DNF | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi
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Rodin Carlin | 17 | Engine failure | 13 | |
| DNF | 12 | Arthur Leclerc
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DAMS | 7 | Brakes | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:21.724 (lap 32)
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| Source:[1][6] | |||||||
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 5: Monte Carlo, Monaco 25-28 May 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Vesti wins out in pole fight with Pourchaire and Martins". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Ayumu Iwasa takes third win and Championship lead". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Roman Stanek handed three-place grid penalty for Monaco". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Correa penalised following Monte Carlo Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Vesti in control of Monte Carlo and Drivers' Championship". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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