The 2022 Le Castellet FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 22 and 24 July 2022 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. It was the ninth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 French Grand Prix.
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| Round 9 of 14 in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing circuit 5.842 km (3.630 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Driver changes
editDavid Beckmann replaced Jake Hughes for the Le Castellet round at Van Amersfoort Racing after Hughes tested positive for COVID-19.[1]
Classification
editQualifying
editLogan Sargeant took his second pole position of the season, beating out DAMS driver Ayumu Iwasa by only 0.006 seconds. Frederik Vesti qualified in P3 for the Feature Race right ahead of championship leader Felipe Drugovich, who later was demoted to sixth after his fastest lap time was deleted due to exceeding track limits.[2][3]
Notes:
- ^1 – Roy Nissany originally qualified twentieth, but will be starting the Sprint Race from the back of the grid due to both re-joining the track in a dangerous manner and impeding Olli Caldwell at Free Practice.[5]
Sprint race
editNotes:
- ^1 – Théo Pourchaire and Jüri Vips originally finished third and sixth respectively, but were later given a five-second time-penalty for both forcing Marcus Armstrong off the track.[7]
- ^2 – Marcus Armstrong originally finished ninth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Jehan Daruvala.[7]
Feature race
editNotes:
- ^1 – Enzo Fittipaldi received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Roberto Merhi in the Sprint Race, demoting him to nineteenth on the grid for the Feature Race.[7]
- ^2 – Richard Verschoor retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wood, Ida (18 July 2022). "Beckmann back in at VAR in F2 as Hughes catches COVID-19". formulascout.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Sargeant sneaks ahead of Iwasa and Vesti in tight battle for pole". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Drugovich demoted following Le Castellet Qualifying". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Formula 2 2022 Result for Round 9: Le Castellet, France 22-24 July 2022". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Nissany receives grid penalty for Le Castellet Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Lawson surges to victory in Le Castellet". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Pourchaire, Vips, Armstrong and Fittipaldi penalised following Le Castellet Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Iwasa holds his nerve to seal masterful maiden victory". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 24 July 2022.