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The 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that will be sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship will be the fifty-sixth season of Formula 2 racing and the sixth season run under the FIA Formula 2 Championship moniker. It is an open-wheel racing category that serves as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category is scheduled to be run in support of selected rounds of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams and drivers competing in the championship will run the same car, the Dallara F2 2018.[1][2]

Entries

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2022 championship.[3] As the championship is a spec series, all competitors race with an identical Dallara F2 2018 chassis with a V6 turbo engine developed by Mecachrome. Teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Entrant No. Driver name
Italy Prema Racing 1 Norway Dennis Hauger
2 India Jehan Daruvala
United Kingdom Virtuosi Racing 3 Australia Jack Doohan
4 Japan Marino Sato
United Kingdom Carlin 5 New Zealand Liam Lawson
6 United States Logan Sargeant
United Kingdom Hitech Grand Prix 7 TBA
8 Estonia Jüri Vips
France ART Grand Prix 9 TBA
10 France Théo Pourchaire
Netherlands MP Motorsport 11 Brazil Felipe Drugovich
12 France Clément Novalak
Spain Campos Racing 14 TBA
15 Switzerland Ralph Boschung
France DAMS 16 Israel Roy Nissany
17 Japan Ayumu Iwasa
Italy Trident 20 TBA
21 Australia Calan Williams
Czech Republic Charouz Racing System 22 TBA
23 Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 24 TBA
25 TBA

Team changes

After having ended their commitment in FIA Formula 3 beforehand, HWA Racelab ended their Formula 2 operations at the end of the 2021 season.[4] Van Amersfoort Racing will join the series, taking over their entry.[5]

Driver changes

Prema Racing will compete with a new driver lineup; Oscar Piastri is set to leave the championship after winning the title the previous year and signing as a reserve driver for Alpine F1 Team. His teammate, Robert Shwartzman, will exit after two years in the series to become a test driver for Ferrari.[6][7][8]

Dennis Hauger will join the series with Prema after winning the FIA Formula 3 championship the previous year. His teammate will be fellow Red Bull junior Jehan Daruvala, switching from Carlin.[9] His seat at Carlin will be filled by Liam Lawson, moving over from Hitech Grand Prix.[10]

Dan Ticktum will leave Carlin and the series at the end of the 2021 season to join Formula E, where he will be racing for NIO 333. His seat will be filled by Logan Sargeant, who steps up from Formula 3 after already contesting the penultimate round of the 2021 season with HWA Racelab.[11][12]

Marcus Armstrong will leave DAMS, where he will be replaced by Red Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa, graduating from FIA Formula 3.[13]

Christian Lundgaard will leave ART Grand Prix and the series after two seasons. He will join the IndyCar Series, racing for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.[14]

Guanyu Zhou will leave UNI-Virtuosi and the series after three years with the team to graduate to Formula One with Alfa Romeo Racing. His seat will be filled by Marino Sato, who switched from Trident. Jack Doohan will join him after finishing second in F3 in 2021, having already contested the final two rounds of 2021 with MP Motorsport. He replaces Felipe Drugovich, who has confirmed he will switch teams for 2022, rejoining his old team MP Motorsport.[15][16]

Clément Novalak will retain his seat at MP Motorsport for the 2022 season, having replaced Lirim Zendeli at the team for the final two rounds in 2021 after finishing third in FIA Formula 3.[17]

Cem Bölükbaşı will join Charouz Racing System, making the step up from Euroformula Open.[18]

Calan Williams will join Trident Racing after competing in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Jenzer Motorsport.[19]

Race calendar

A provisional fourteen-round calendar was announced on 15 October 2021:

Round Circuit Sprint race Feature race
1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 19 March 20 March
2 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 26 March 27 March
3 Italy Imola Circuit, Imola 23 April 24 April
4 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 21 May 22 May
5 Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 28 May 29 May
6 Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku 11 June 12 June
7 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 2 July 3 July
8 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 9 July 10 July
9 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 30 July 31 July
10 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 27 August 28 August
11 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 3 September 4 September
12 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 10 September 11 September
13 Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 24 September 25 September
14 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 19 November 20 November
Source:[20]

Calendar changes

The championship returned to a two-race format for its race weekends, after coming under criticism during the 2021 season that the gaps between the rounds were far too large.

Regulation changes

Sporting changes

The championship will have a reprofiled scoring format. The points for pole position and fastest lap will each be cut in half; now awarding 2 points for pole, and 1 for the fastest lap in each race. The sprint race points will be changed significantly, with 10 points being awarded for the winner, 8 points for 2nd, then 6 for 3rd, and it descends all the way to 1 point for 8th. Changes will also be applied for Formula 1’s other feeder series, the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[21]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 S Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Report
F
2 S Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit Report
F
3 S Italy Imola Circuit Report
F
4 S Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Report
F
5 S Monaco Circuit de Monaco Report
F
6 S Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit Report
F
7 S United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit Report
F
8 S Austria Red Bull Ring Report
F
9 S Hungary Hungaroring Report
F
10 S Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Report
F
11 S Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort Report
F
12 S Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Report
F
13 S Russia Sochi Autodrom Report
F
14 S United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit Report
F

Notes

References

  1. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex. "New F2 car for 2018 revealed, featuring halo head protection device". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ Stuart, Greg (6 November 2020). "8 key questions on Formula 2 and Formula 3's new cost-cutting measures answered". formula1.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Teams & Drivers - Formula 2". FIA Formula 2 Championship. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ Scout, Formula (14 October 2021). "HWA Racelab to leave Formula 2 at end of season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Van Amersfoort Racing take over HWA RACELAB's entry for 2022". Formula 2. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Luke; Cooper, Adam (18 November 2021). "Piastri braced for no racing in 2022 to focus on Alpine F1 reserve role". motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ Allen, Peter (9 December 2021). "Shwartzman to exit F2 after 2021 but future still "unknown"". formulascout.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Giovinazzi and Schumacher reserve drivers for the Scuderia, Shwartzman test driver". Ferrari. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (13 January 2022). "Prema partners F3 champion Hauger with returning Daruvala in F2". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (14 January 2022). "Lawson leaves for Carlin, Vips stays at Hitech in F2". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Dan Ticktum joins NIO 333 for 2022 Formula E switch". Motorsport.com. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Sargeant joins Carlin for 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship". Carlin. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Honda's F1 protege Iwasa moved up to F2 with DAMS". Formula Scout. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Christian Lundgaard to Join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in a Multi-Year Agreement". Rahal Letterman Lanigan. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Alfa Romeo announce Guanyu Zhou as Valtteri Bottas's team mate for 2022". formula1.com. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Doohan and Sato complete new-look Virtuosi line-up for 2022". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  17. ^ "MP Motorsport announce Novalak for final two rounds of 2021 and full 2022 season". Formula 2. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Bölükbasi joins Charouz Racing System for maiden F2 campaign". Formula 2. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Australian driver Calan Williams will drive for Trident Motorsport in 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship". tridentmotorsport.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  20. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship 2022 Season Calendar Announced". fiaformula2.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  21. ^ "FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 announce updated points allocations for 2022".
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