2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round

2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 13 in the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Circuit Zandvoort; Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 4.259 km (2.646 mi)
Sprint Race
Date
Date	26 August 2023
Laps	2
Podium
First	Isack Hadjar
Second	Victor Martins
Third	Oliver Bearman
Fastest lap
Feature Race
Date
Date	27 August 2023
Laps	40
Podium
First	Clément Novalak
Second	Zane Maloney
Third	Jak Crawford
Fastest lap
Driver	Clément Novalak
Time	1:23.816 (on lap 20)

The 2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 27 August 2023 at the Circuit Zandvoort. It was the eleventh round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix.

Classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Time	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	1:21.210	10	1
2	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+0.034	9	2
3	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.112	8	3
4	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	+0.127	7	4
5	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.148	6	5
6	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	+0.207	5	6
7	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.227	4	7
8	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.232	3	8
9	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+0.249	2	9
10	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+0.287	1	10
11	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	+0.341	11	11
12	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	+0.388	16¹	12
13	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	+0.389	12	13
14	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.407	17²	14
15	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	+0.493	13	15
16	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	+0.515	14	16
17	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	+0.735	15	17
18	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	+0.751	18	18
19	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	+0.792	19	19
20	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	+0.800	20	20
21	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	+1.563	21	21
22	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	+2.553	22	22
Source:^[1]^[2]

Notes

^1 - Ayumu Iwasa received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger at the Spa-Francorchamps feature race.^[3]
^2 - Richard Verschoor was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Zane Maloney in qualifying.^[4]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	2	4:59.002	2
2	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	2	+2.013	3
3	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	2	+5.120	5
4	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	+6.533	4
5	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	2	+8.650	7
6	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	2	+11.543	6
7	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	2	+14.158	8
8	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	2	+16.650	12
9	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	2	+18.594	9
10	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	2	+20.436	14
11	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	2	+22.494	15
12	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	+24.027	17
13	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	2	+27.263	16
14	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	2	+29.946	20
15	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	2	+33.292	19
16	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	2	+35.607	18
17	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	2	+39.107	21
18	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	2	+46.664	22
19	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	2	+53.755	1
Ret	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	0	Collision damage	10
Ret	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	0	Collision	11
Ret	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	0	Collision	13
Notes: The race was abandoned due to wet weather and no points were awarded. Source:^[1]^[5]^[6]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	21	Clément Novalak	Trident	38	1:01:36.125	13	25 (1)
2	3	Zane Maloney	Rodin Carlin	38	+2.183	4	18
3	9	Jak Crawford	Hitech Pulse-Eight	38	+2.525	1	15 (2)
4	22	Richard Verschoor	Van Amersfoort Racing	38	+3.197	14	12
5	1	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	38	+11.695	2	10
6	10	Isack Hadjar	Hitech Pulse-Eight	38	+13.706	9	8
7	4	Enzo Fittipaldi	Rodin Carlin	38	+17.646	19	6
8	15	Amaury Cordeel	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	38	+20.586	18	4
9	6	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	38	+20.879¹	8	2
10	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Van Amersfoort Racing	38	+23.032	7	1
11	20	Roman Staněk	Trident	38	+33.147	20
12	16	Roy Nissany	PHM Racing by Charouz	38	+34.673	21
13	11	Ayumu Iwasa	DAMS	38	+37.644	12
14	12	Arthur Leclerc	DAMS	38	+39.464	17
15	17	Josh Mason	PHM Racing by Charouz	38	+45.146	22
16	25	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	38	+45.548²	15
17	2	Jehan Daruvala	MP Motorsport	38	+47.377²	16
18	24	Kush Maini	Campos Racing	38	+1:17.127	11
DNF	8	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	17	Collision damage	6
DNF	7	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	10	Lost wheels	3
DNF	5	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	9	Accident	10
DNS	14	Jack Doohan	Invicta Virtuosi Racing	0	Spun off	5
Fastest lap set by: Clément Novalak –* 1:23.816 (lap 20)*
Source:^[1]^[7]

Notes

^1 - Victor Martins originally finished fifth, but was handed a ten-second time penalty for forcing Oliver Bearman off track, dropping him down to ninth.^[7]
^2 - Ralph Boschung and Jehan Daruvala were both given five-second time penalties for committing safety car infringements.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 11: Netherlands, Zandvoort 25-27 August 2023". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "QUALIFYING: Crawford makes it count for maiden pole in dramatic Zandvoort session". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "Hauger disqualified and two drivers penalised after Spa-Francorchamps feature race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "Richard Verschoor penalised following Zandvoort qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "SPRINT RACE: Hadjar heads the field in red flagged wet Zandvoort Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "2023 Zandvoort Event - DECISION - F2 Race 1 - no championship points" (PDF). Decision documents - Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "FEATURE RACE: Novalak wins drama-filled Zandvoort race as championship contenders hit trouble". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

^ The race was scheduled to run for 29 laps, but was red-flagged after a collision, however, due to torrential rain, the race was red-flagged a second time and called off.
^ No points were awarded as a result of less than two racing laps being completed.

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