2024 Melbourne Formula 2 round

Australia  2024 Melbourne Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 14 in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationAlbert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 23 March 2024
Laps 23
Podium
First Czech Republic Roman Staněk Trident
Second Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport
Third India Kush Maini Invicta Racing
Fastest lap
Driver France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing
Time 1:31.573 (on lap 16)
Feature Race
Date 24 March 2024
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport
Time 1:28.694
Podium
First France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing
Second Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight
Third Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil
Time 1:30.961 (on lap 33)

The 2024 Melbourne FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 22 and 24 March 2024 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was the third round of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 22 March 2024, at 17:30 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 11 Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 1:28.694 10 1
2 4 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing +0.344 9 2
3 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident +0.479 8 3
4 9 India Kush Maini Invicta Racing +0.619 7 4
5 5 Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport +0.680 6 5
6 17 Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.691 5 6
7 21 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing +0.735 4 7
8 20 France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing +0.776 3 8
9 10 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing +0.808 2 9
10 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Trident +0.900 1 10
11 2 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix +0.938 11 11
12 6 Japan Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport +1.008 12 12
13 12 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +1.278 13 13
14 24 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing +1.311 14 14
15 25 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing +1.538 15 15
16 3 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +1.876 16 16
17 15 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +2.389 17 17
18 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing +2.884 18 18
19 16 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight +3.047 19 19
20 8 United States Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil +3.134 20 20
107% time: 1:34.902 (+6.208)
7 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +26.6141 21 21
1 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +31.1421 22 22
Source:[1][2]

Notes:

  • ^1Jak Crawford and Victor Martins both failed to set a time within the 107%-mark after crashing during qualifying but were given permission from the stewards to start both races.

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 23 March 2024, at 14:15 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Trident 23 43:59.337 1 10
2 11 Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 23 +0.349 10 8
3 9 India Kush Maini Invicta Racing 23 +1.754 7 6
4 12 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 23 +2.393 13 5
5 6 Japan Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 23 +2.984 12 4
6 20 France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 23 +3.1731 3 3 (1)
7 1 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 23 +3.639 21 2
8 2 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 23 +6.615 11 1
9 7 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +7.297 22
10 5 Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 23 +7.921 6
11 8 United States Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +10.156 20
12 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +11.864 18
13 25 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing 23 +15.612 15
14 3 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 23 +16.0952 16
15 15 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +16.269 17
16 16 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +35.544 19
17 24 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing 23 +44.447 14
18 17 Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +1:12.351 5
DNF 4 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 9 Spun off 9
DNF 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident 9 Spun off 8
DNF 10 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 0 Collision 2
DNF 21 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 0 Collision 4
Fastest lap set by France Isack Hadjar: 1:31.573 (lap 16)
Source:[3][4]

Notes

  • ^1Isack Hadjar originally won the sprint race, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision at the start, which eliminated Gabriel Bortoleto and Pepe Martí. The penalty dropped him down to sixth place in the final classification, with Roman Staněk inheriting the win as a consequence.[5]
  • ^2Oliver Bearman originally finished eighth, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for forcing Joshua Dürksen off the track, dropping him down to P14 in the final classification.[5]

Feature race

The feature race was held on 24 March 2024, at 11:35 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 33 56:42.116 8 25
2 17 Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 33 +4.454 6 18
3 5 Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 33 +9.649 5 15
4 4 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 33 +12.990 2 12
5 6 Japan Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 33 +13.652 12 10
6 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident 33 +18.059 3 8
7 15 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +23.600 17 6
8 1 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 33 +25.080 21 4
9 3 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 33 +29.442 16 2
10 7 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 33 +31.199 22 1 (1)
11 16 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 33 +33.841 19
12 9 India Kush Maini Invicta Racing 33 +34.041 4
13 21 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 33 +34.594 7
14 8 United States Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 33 +41.772 20
15 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Trident 33 +58.194 10
16 25 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing 33 +59.319 15
17 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +1:09.169 14
DNF 11 Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 9 Accident 1 (2)
DNF 10 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 6 Hyradulics 9
DNF 24 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing 5 Collision 14
DNF 2 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 5 Collision damage 11
DSQ 12 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 33 Disqualified1 13
Fastest lap set by United States Jak Crawford: 1:30.961 (lap 33)
Source:[6][7]

Notes:

  • ^1Franco Colapinto originally finished seventh, but was later disqualified as his car was found to have not engaged the race start set-up procedure, a breach of Art 1.5.2 of the FIA Formula 2 Technical Regulations.[8]

Standings after the event

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship - 2024 Melbourne event - F2 qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "QUALIFYING: Hauger comes through Red Flags for maiden F2 pole". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship - 2024 Melbourne Event - F2 sprint race - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Hadjar takes Melbourne victory with dominant drive". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Isack Hadjar loses Sprint Race win, Bearman and Crawford also penalised". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship - 2024 Melbourne Event - F2 feature race - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Hadjar bounces back to win in Melbourne". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Colapinto disqualified, O'Sullivan and Duerksen penalised after Melbourne Feature Race". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.


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