2023 Baku Formula 2 round

  2023 Baku Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 4 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationBaku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
CourseStreet Circuit
6.003 km (3.730 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 29 April 2023
Laps 21
Podium
First Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Second Frederik Vesti Prema Racing
Third Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fastest lap
Driver Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Time 1:55.796 (on lap 14)
Feature Race
Date 30 April 2023
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Time 1:52.652
Podium
First Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Second Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin
Third Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:53.478 (on lap 27)

The 2023 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 April 2023 at the Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the fourth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR 		Grid
FR
1 8 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 1:52.652 9 1
2 4 Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin +0.012 8 2
3 5 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.053 11 3
4 7 Frederik Vesti Prema Racing +0.071 7 4
5 1 Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport +0.226 6 5
6 2 Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport +0.414 5 6
7 9 Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.487 4 7
8 6 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.561 3 8
9 3 Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin +0.645 2 9
10 22 Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing +0.807 1 10
11 25 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing +0.985 10 11
12 20 Roman Staněk Trident +0.987 12 12
13 12 Arthur Leclerc DAMS +1.098 13 13
14 24 Kush Maini Campos Racing +1.268 14 14
15 23 Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing +1.313 15 15
16 14 Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing +1.498 16 16
17 11 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS +1.565 17 17
18 10 Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.639 18 18
19 21 Clément Novalak Trident +1.757 19 19
20 16 Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz +2.031 20 20
21 15 Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing +2.896 21 21
107% time: 2:00.580 (+7.888)
— 17 Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz +32.439 22 22
Source:

Notes

  • ^1 – Théo Pourchaire received a three-place grid drop for impeding Kush Maini, subsequently dropping him down from eighth to eleventh for the Sprint Race.

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 21 51:27.274 9 10 (1)
2 7 Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 21 +0.870 7 8
3 9 Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight 21 +3.090 4 6
4 24 Kush Maini Campos Racing 21 +6.485 14 5
5 4 Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin 21 +7.879 8 4
6 23 Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing 21 +10.405 15 3
7 21 Clément Novalak Trident 21 +11.090 19 2
8 20 Roman Staněk Trident 21 +15.065 12 1
9 15 Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing 21 +16.232 21
10 17 Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz 21 +18.140 22
11 10 Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight 21 +13.602 18
12 1 Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 18 Collision 6
13 6 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 18 Collision 3
14 2 Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport 18 Collision 5
15 5 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 18 Collision 11
16 12 Arthur Leclerc DAMS 18 Collision 13
17 14 Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing 18 Collision 16
DNF 16 Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz 13 Accident 20
DNF 3 Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin 12 Driveshaft 2
DNF 11 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 10 DRS system 17
DNF 25 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 2 Accident 10
DNF 22 Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing 0 Collision damage 1
Fastest lap set by Oliver Bearman: 1:55.796 (lap 14)
Source:

Notes

  • ^1 – Isack Hadjar originally finished eighth, but received a five-second time-penalty for illegally overtaking Jack Doohan before the control line at the Safety Car restart on lap 19, subsequently dropping him out of the points down in eleventh.
  • ^2 – Six drivers were Collision in a multi-car Pile-up at the Safety Car restart on lap 19, but all have been classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 29 57:23.163 1 25 (2)
2 4 Enzo Fittipaldi Rodin Carlin 29 +2.315 2 18
3 5 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 29 +2.607 3 15
4 7 Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 29 +15.223 4 12
5 24 Kush Maini Campos Racing 29 +15.792 14 10
6 1 Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 29 +17.301 5 8
7 10 Isack Hadjar Hitech Pulse-Eight 29 +19.576 18 6 (1)
8 22 Richard Verschoor Van Amersfoort Racing 29 +26.869 10 4
9 9 Jak Crawford Hitech Pulse-Eight 29 +27.541 7 2
10 12 Arthur Leclerc DAMS 29 +29.695 13 1
11 3 Zane Maloney Rodin Carlin 29 +30.390 9
12 11 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 29 +32.806 17
13 23 Juan Manuel Correa Van Amersfoort Racing 29 +39.092 15
14 2 Jehan Daruvala MP Motorsport 29 +39.243 6
15 14 Jack Doohan Invicta Virtuosi Racing 29 +40.007 16
16 21 Clément Novalak Trident 29 +40.017 19
17 20 Roman Staněk Trident 29 +42.023 12
18 16 Roy Nissany PHM Racing by Charouz 29 +53.202 20
19 15 Amaury Cordeel Invicta Virtuosi Racing 29 +57.858 21
20 25 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 29 +1:01.267 11
DNF 17 Brad Benavides PHM Racing by Charouz 8 Accident 22
DSQ 6 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 29 Disqualified 8
Fastest lap set by Isack Hadjar: 1:53.478 (lap 27)
Source:

Notes

  • ^1 – Victor Martins originally finished fourth, but was later disqualified from the Feature race due to a technical infringement.

Standings after the event

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

See also