2024 Melbourne Formula 2 round

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.

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)

Classification

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Qualifying

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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   Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 1:28.694 10 1
2 4   Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing +0.344 9 2
3 22   Richard Verschoor Trident +0.479 8 3
4 9   Kush Maini Invicta Racing +0.619 7 4
5 5   Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport +0.680 6 5
6 17   Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.691 5 6
7 21   Pepe Martí Campos Racing +0.735 4 7
8 20   Isack Hadjar Campos Racing +0.776 3 8
9 10   Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing +0.808 2 9
10 23   Roman Staněk Trident +0.900 1 10
11 2   Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix +0.938 11 11
12 6   Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport +1.008 12 12
13 12   Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +1.278 13 13
14 24   Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing +1.311 14 14
15 25   Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing +1.538 15 15
16 3   Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +1.876 16 16
17 15   Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +2.389 17 17
18 14   Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing +2.884 18 18
19 16   Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight +3.047 19 19
20 8   Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil +3.134 20 20
107% time: 1:34.902 (+6.208)
7   Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +26.6141 21 21
1   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

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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   Roman Staněk Trident 23 43:59.337 1 10
2 11   Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 23 +0.349 10 8
3 9   Kush Maini Invicta Racing 23 +1.754 7 6
4 12   Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 23 +2.393 13 5
5 6   Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 23 +2.984 12 4
6 20   Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 23 +3.1731 3 3 (1)
7 1   Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 23 +3.639 21 2
8 2   Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 23 +6.615 11 1
9 7   Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +7.297 22
10 5   Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 23 +7.921 6
11 8   Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +10.156 20
12 14   Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +11.864 18
13 25   Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing 23 +15.612 15
14 3   Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 23 +16.0952 16
15 15   Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +16.269 17
16 16   Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +35.544 19
17 24   Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing 23 +44.447 14
18 17   Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +1:12.351 5
DNF 4   Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 9 Spun off 9
DNF 22   Richard Verschoor Trident 9 Spun off 8
DNF 10   Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 0 Collision 2
DNF 21   Pepe Martí Campos Racing 0 Collision 4
Fastest lap set by   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

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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   Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 33 56:42.116 8 25
2 17   Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 33 +4.454 6 18
3 5   Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 33 +9.649 5 15
4 4   Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 33 +12.990 2 12
5 6   Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 33 +13.652 12 10
6 22   Richard Verschoor Trident 33 +18.059 3 8
7 15   Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +23.600 17 6
8 1   Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 33 +25.080 21 4
9 3   Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 33 +29.442 16 2
10 7   Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 33 +31.199 22 1 (1)
11 16   Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 33 +33.841 19
12 9   Kush Maini Invicta Racing 33 +34.041 4
13 21   Pepe Martí Campos Racing 33 +34.594 7
14 8   Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 33 +41.772 20
15 23   Roman Staněk Trident 33 +58.194 10
16 25   Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing 33 +59.319 15
17 14   Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 33 +1:09.169 14
DNF 11   Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 9 Accident 1 (2)
DNF 10   Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 6 Hyradulics 9
DNF 24   Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing 5 Collision 14
DNF 2   Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 5 Collision damage 11
DSQ 12   Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 33 Disqualified1 13
Fastest lap set by   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

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

See also

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References

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  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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