2024 Baku Formula 2 round

  2024 Baku Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 12 of 14 in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
Course	Street Circuit 6.003 km (3.730 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 14 September 2024 Laps 21 Podium First Joshua Dürksen AIX Racing Second Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil Third Gabriele Minì Prema Racing Fastest lap Driver Richard Verschoor Trident Time 1:56.629 (on lap 13)
Feature Race
Date 15 September 2024 Laps 17[1] Pole position Driver Richard Verschoor Trident Time 1:54.857 Podium First Richard Verschoor Trident Second Victor Martins ART Grand Prix Third Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing Fastest lap Driver Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing Time 1:56.417 (on lap 15)

The 2024 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 15 September 2024 at the Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the twelfth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Driver Changes

Oliver Bearman was entered into the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in place of Kevin Magnussen, who received a one-race ban.^[2] 2024 Formula 3 runner-up Gabriele Minì was chosen by Prema to replace Bearman.^[3]

Australian driver Christian Mansell, who finished fifth in Formula 3, was announced to replace Roman Staněk at Trident for the rest of the season after the latter's departure from the team due to unsatisfactory equipment and lack of budget.^[4][5]

Similarly, ART Grand Prix driver Zak O'Sullivan left the team due to funding issues.^[6] Fellow British and Williams Academy driver Luke Browning was confirmed to replace O'Sullivan for the remainder of the year.^[7]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Time/Gap	Grid SR	Grid FR
1	22	Richard Verschoor	Trident	1:54.857	10	1
2	4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	+0.017	9	2
3	1	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	+0.245	8	3
4	5	Zane Maloney	Rodin Motorsport	+0.271	7	4
5	9	Kush Maini	Invicta Racing	+0.317	6	5
6	10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Invicta Racing	+0.473	5	6
7	24	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	+0.474	4	7
8	3	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	+0.585	3	8
9	7	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	+0.777	2	9
10	23	Christian Mansell	Trident	+0.788	1	10
11	2	Luke Browning	ART Grand Prix	+0.867	11	11
12	17	Paul Aron	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+1.081	12	12
13	11	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	+1.279	13	13
14	8	Juan Manuel Correa	DAMS Lucas Oil	+1.396	14	14
15	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Van Amersfoort Racing	+1.829	15	15
16	6	Ritomo Miyata	Rodin Motorsport	+1.839	16	16
17	12	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	+1.851	17	17
18	16	Amaury Cordeel	Hitech Pulse-Eight	+1.854	18	18
19	15	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	+2.030	19	19
20	20	Isack Hadjar	Campos Racing	+2.036^1	20	20
21	21	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	+2.361	21	21
22	25	Niels Koolen	AIX Racing	+6.787	22	22
Source:[8][9]

Notes

• ^1 – Isack Hadjar originally qualified 15th, but his fastest lap was deleted after he was found the sole responsible of causing a red flag during qualifying. ^[10]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	24	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	21	44:00.116	4	10 (1)
2	7	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	21	+3.444	2	8
3	3	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	21	+4.579	3	6
4	1	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	21	+4.599	8	5
5	10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Invicta Racing	21	+7.807	5	4
6	17	Paul Aron	Hitech Pulse-Eight	21	+8.793	12	3
7	4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	21	+9.293	9	2
8	23	Christian Mansell	Trident	21	+13.436	1	1
9	9	Kush Maini	Invicta Racing	21	+15.013	6
10	5	Zane Maloney	Rodin Motorsport	21	+15.515	7
11	2	Luke Browning	ART Grand Prix	21	+15.740	11
12	20	Isack Hadjar	Campos Racing	21	+16.208	20
13	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	+17.065	15
14	11	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	21	+17.094	13
15	8	Juan Manuel Correa	DAMS Lucas Oil	21	+18.039	14
16	15	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	+20.637	19
17	22	Richard Verschoor	Trident	21	+22.828	10
18	16	Amaury Cordeel	Hitech Pulse-Eight	21	+47.405	18
19	21	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	21	+52.191	21
20	25	Niels Koolen	AIX Racing	21	+56.243	22
21	12	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	21	+1:42.954^1	17
DNF	6	Ritomo Miyata	Rodin Motorsport	14	Accident	16
Fastest lap set by Richard Verschoor: 1:56.629 (lap 13)
Source:[11][12]

Notes

• ^1 – Oliver Goethe received a 5 second time penalty for causing a collision with Amaury Cordeel. ^[13]

Feature race

The feature race was red flagged shortly after the start, as Kush Maini stalled and Oliver Goethe and Pepe Martí crashed into the stationary Invicta car. Damage from this accident saw all three drivers retire, as well as Rafael Villagómez and Niels Koolen. All drivers were able to walk out of their cars unscathed. ^[14]

The debris cleaning after the collision resulted in the race being condensed into a timed finish. Only 17 laps of the 29 scheduled were completed and reduced points were awarded. The last two laps of the race happened under safety car conditions due to a late crash by debutant Gabriele Minì. ^[14]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points^1
1	22	Richard Verschoor	Trident	17	1:10:08.415	1	19 (2)
2	1	Victor Martins	ART Grand Prix	17	+0.333	3	14
3	4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Prema Racing	17	+0.567	2	12
4	10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Invicta Racing	17	+0.567	6	10 (1)
5	24	Joshua Dürksen	AIX Racing	17	+1.002	7	8
6	17	Paul Aron	Hitech Pulse-Eight	17	+1.212	12	6
7	2	Luke Browning	ART Grand Prix	17	+1.351	11	4
8	7	Jak Crawford	DAMS Lucas Oil	17	+1.468	9	3
9	11	Dennis Hauger	MP Motorsport	17	+1.910	13	2
10	23	Christian Mansell	Trident	17	+2.163	10	1
11	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	+2.653	15
12	16	Amaury Cordeel	Hitech Pulse-Eight	17	+3.348	18
13	6	Ritomo Miyata	Rodin Motorsport	17	+3.391	16
14	20	Isack Hadjar	Campos Racing	17	+4.127	20
15	5	Zane Maloney	Rodin Motorsport	17	+42.182	6
DNF	3	Gabriele Minì	Prema Racing	14	Accident	8
DNF	8	Juan Manuel Correa	DAMS Lucas Oil	5	Engine	14
DNF	12	Oliver Goethe	MP Motorsport	0	Collision damage	17
DNF	15	Rafael Villagómez	Van Amersfoort Racing	0	Collision damage	19
DNF	21	Pepe Martí	Campos Racing	0	Collision	21
DNF	25	Niels Koolen	AIX Racing	0	Collision damage	22
DNF	9	Kush Maini	Invicta Racing	0	damaged Chassis	5
Fastest lap set by Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:56.417 (lap 15)
Source:[14][15]

Notes

• ^1 - As more than 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled race distance was completed, reduced points were awarded on a 19–14–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Gabriel Bortoleto 169.5 1 2 Isack Hadjar 165 3 Zane Maloney 135 4 Paul Aron 133 5 Jak Crawford 116

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Invicta Racing 243.5 2 Campos Racing 208 3 MP Motorsport 181.5 2 4 Prema Racing 169 1 5 Rodin Motorsport 164

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

See also

• 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

References

1. The feature race was scheduled to be 29 laps long, but was shortened due to time constraints after an early red flag due to a collision on lap 1.
2. "Oliver Bearman confirmed to replace Kevin Magnussen for Azerbaijan Grand Prix". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
3. "Gabriele Minì to replace Oliver Bearman at PREMA Racing in Baku". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
4. "Pilot formule 2 Staněk předčasně opustí tým Trident". Czech News Agency (in Czech). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
5. "Trident confirm Christian Mansell for remainder of 2024 Formula 2 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
6. "Williams junior driver forced to quit series after funding issue emerges". Planet F1. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
7. "ART Grand Prix confirm Luke Browning for remainder of the 2024 Formula 2 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
8. "Doc 28 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
9. "QUALIFYING: Verschoor narrowly beats Antonelli to take Pole Position in Baku". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
10. "Doc 24 - INFRINGEMENT - F2 Qualifying DWYF violations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
11. "Doc 49 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
12. "SPRINT RACE: Duerksen dominates to take maiden Formula 2 victory in Baku". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
13. "Doc 24 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 12 - causing a collision with Car 16 in Race 1" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
14. "FEATURE RACE: Verschoor wins in Baku after early Red Flag stoppage". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
15. "Doc 64 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

External links

• Official website

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