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  2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 10 of 14 in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 27 July 2024 Laps 5 Podium First Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix Second Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport Third Richard Verschoor Trident Fastest lap Driver Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix Time 2:19.889 (on lap 2)
Feature Race
Date 28 July 2024 Laps 25 Pole position Driver Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight Time 1:56.959 Podium First Isack Hadjar Campos Racing Second Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing Third Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil Fastest lap Driver Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight Time 1:59.029 (on lap 11)

The 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 26 and 28 July 2024 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	17	Paul Aron	Hitech Pulse-Eight	1:56.959	20	1
2	10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Invicta Racing	+0.168	9	2
3	20	Isack Hadjar	Campos Racing	+0.282	8	3
4	7	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	+0.423	7	4
5	4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	+0.438	6	5
6	5	Zane Maloney	Rodin Motorsport	+0.547	5	6
7	12	Franco Colapinto	MP Motorsport	+0.724	4	7
8	22	Richard Verschoor	Trident	+0.789	3	8
9	11	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+0.815	2	9
10	2	Zak O'Sullivan	ART Grand Prix	+0.823	1	10
11	16	Amaury Cordeel	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+0.823	10	11
12	9	Kush Maini	Invicta Racing	+0.845	11	12
13	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Van Amersfoort Racing	+0.862	12	13
14	8	Juan Manuel Correa	DAMS Lucas Oil	+0.954	13	14
15	3	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	+1.020	14	15
16	6	Ritomo Miyata	Rodin Motorsport	+1.104	15	16
17	21	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	+1.161	16	17
18	15	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	+1.230	17	18
19	25	Taylor Barnard	AIX Racing	+1.829	18	19
20	24	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	+2.113	19	20
21	23	Roman Staněk	Trident	+2.500	21	21
107% time: 2:05.146 (+8.187)
—	1	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	No Time	22	22
Source:

Notes:

• ^1 – Paul Aron was handed two separate five-place grid penalties for the sprint race for forcing another driver off the track and for causing a collision at the previous round.
• ^2 – Victor Martins could not set a meaningful laptime due to a mechanical failure. The stewards permitted him to start both races from the last position on the grid.

Sprint Race

The Sprint race was set to be held on 27 July 2024, at 14:15 local time (UTC+2), however, due to heavy rain, it was postponed to 18:15 local time on the same day. The race saw only 5 laps of action after a Safety Car was deployed as Pepe Martí's Campos Racing car stopped on the track on lap 3 due to a mechanical failure.

The race was red flagged and was not resumed after 2 laps under the Safety Car owing to the poor visibility due to the heavy rain. Because less than 50% of the racing distance was completed, reduced points were awarded, with the top 5 classified drivers receiving 5 points down to 1, with no fastest lap point awarded.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	2	Zak O'Sullivan	ART Grand Prix	5	14:15.548	1	5
2	11	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	5	+0.849	2	4
3	22	Richard Verschoor	Trident	5	+1.122	3	3
4	5	Zane Maloney	Rodin Motorsport	5	+3.031	5	2
5	7	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	5	+4.051	7	1
6	4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	5	+5.210	6
7	3	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	5	+6.022	14
8	12	Franco Colapinto	MP Motorsport	5	+7.665	4
9	20	Isack Hadjar	Campos Racing	5	+8.907	8
10	10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Invicta Racing	5	+9.907	9
11	16	Amaury Cordeel	Hitech Pulse-Eight	5	+11.187	10
12	1	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	5	+12.642	22
13	9	Kush Maini	Virtuosi Racing	5	+14.099	11
14	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Van Amersfoort Racing	5	+15.699	12
15	6	Ritomo Miyata	Rodin Motorsport	5	+16.697	15
16	25	Taylor Barnard	AIX Racing	5	+17.085	18
17	8	Juan Manuel Correa	DAMS Lucas Oil	5	+17.851	13
18	17	Paul Aron	Campos Racing	5	+18.702	20
19	24	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	5	+19.254	19
20	23	Roman Staněk	Trident	5	+20.186	21
21	15	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	5	+21.200	17
DNF	21	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	1	Engine	16
Fastest lap set by: Zak O'Sullivan – 2:19.889 (Lap 2)
Source:

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	20	Isack Hadjar	Campos Racing	25	57:08.495	3	25
2	10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Invicta Racing	25	+2.934	2	18 (1)
3	7	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	25	+12.093	4	15
4	2	Zak O'Sullivan	ART Grand Prix	25	+13.741	10	12
5	22	Richard Verschoor	Trident	25	+19.392	8	10
6	5	Zane Maloney	Rodin Motorsport	25	+21.282	6	8
7	6	Ritomo Miyata	Rodin Motorsport	25	+21.884	16	6
8	16	Amaury Cordeel	Hitech Pulse-Eight	25	+25.388	11	4
9	4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	25	+31.800	5	2
10	24	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	25	+32.446	20	1
11	8	Juan Manuel Correa	DAMS Lucas Oil	25	+39.528	14
12	11	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	25	+42.048	9
13	25	Taylor Barnard	AIX Racing	25	+43.750	19
14	23	Roman Staněk	Trident	25	+53.654	21
15	9	Kush Maini	Invicta Racing	25	+58.831	12
16	17	Paul Aron	Hitech Pulse-Eight	24	Engine	1	(2)
DNF	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Van Amersfoort Racing	10	Stalled during pit stop	13
DNF	15	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	3	Collision	18
DNF	1	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	3	Collision	22
DNF	12	Franco Colapinto	MP Motorsport	0	Engine	7
DNF	3	Oliver Bearman	Prema Racing	0	Collision	15
DNF	21	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	0	Collision	17
Fastest lap set by: Paul Aron – 1:59.029 (lap 11)
Source:

Notes:

• ^3 - Kush Maini and Roman Staněk each received a 5-second time penalty for repeated track-limit violations.
• ^4 - Paul Aron did not finish the race, as his engine failed on the last lap. Because he had completed more than 90% of the race distance, he was classified 16th.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Isack Hadjar 165 1 2 Gabriel Bortoleto 129 1 3 Paul Aron 124 4 Zane Maloney 111 2 5 Jak Crawford 100

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 1 Campos Racing 203 1 2 Invicta Racing 203 3 MP Motorsport 179 4 Hitech Pulse-Eight 153 5 Rodin Motorsport 140

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

See also

• 2024 Belgian Grand Prix
• 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

Notes

1. The sprint race was red flagged for poor visibility due to weather after lap 5, less than 50% through the 18 scheduled laps. Reduced points were awarded.

References

1. "Doc 37 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website.
2. "QUALIFYING: Aron pips Bortoleto and Hadjar to Spa Pole". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
3. "Aron handed post-Feature Race penalties in Budapest". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
4. "Doc 32 - DECISION - Car 1 - Start permission for both races at Spa" (PDF). FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
5. "Doc 52 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
6. "SPRINT RACE: O'Sullivan wins at Spa after Red Flag". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
7. "Doc 66 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
8. "FEATURE RACE: Hadjar takes fourth victory of 2024 to extend Championship lead". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

External links

• Official website

• 2024 Formula 2 Championship
• 2024 in Belgian motorsport