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2024 Sakhir Formula 2 round

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Bahrain  2024 Sakhir Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 14 in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationBahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 1 March 2024
Laps 23
Podium
First Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport
Second United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil
Third Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing
Time 1:45.833 (on lap 23)
Feature Race
Date 2 March 2024
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing
Time 1:41.915
Podium
First Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport
Second Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing
Third Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fastest lap
Driver Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport
Time 1:46.743 (on lap 17)

The 2024 Sakhir FIA Formula 2 round was a motor race held between 29 February and 2 March 2024 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first race of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was being held in support of the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Rodin Motorsport driver Zane Maloney got off to a perfect start into the 2024 season as he won both races of the weekend, to become the third driver in the series' history after Felipe Drugovich and Oliver Bearman to do so.

Report

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Background

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The round saw the competitive début of the new Dallara F2 2024 chassis. The F2 2024 was introduced to replace the Dallara F2 2018 chassis which had been used since 2018.

Team changes

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New Zealand automotive manufacturer Rodin Cars took over Carlin and renamed the team Rodin Motorsport, after previously becoming majority shareholder in 2023.[1]

Virtuosi Racing was entered under the moniker Invicta Racing after watchmaker Invicta deepened its involvement with the team, having been its title sponsor in 2023.[2]

Driver changes

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Reigning driver's champion Théo Pourchaire left ART Grand Prix and the series, as the category's sporting regulations disallow such title defenses. The previous year's top four finishers – Pourchaire, Frederik Vesti, Jack Doohan, and Ayumu Iwasa – would all exit the series. Reigning FIA Formula 3 Championship champion Gabriel Bortoleto entered the championship with Invicta Racing, with Formula Regional European Championship champion Andrea Kimi Antonelli making his debut in the series for Prema Racing, and reigning Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata joining Rodin Motorsport for his international motorsport debut with the support of Toyota Gazoo Racing.[3][4][5]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on 29 February 2024, at 16:55 local time (UTC+3).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 10 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 1:41.915 10 1
2 20 France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing +0.023 9 2
3 5 Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport +0.067 8 3
4 11 Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport +0.075 7 4
5 6 Japan Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport +0.088 6 5
6 2 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix +0.099 5 6
7 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing +0.155 4 7
8 1 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.243 3 8
9 25 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing +0.292 2 9
10 7 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil +0.372 1 10
11 21 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing +0.418 11 11
12 17 Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.425 12 12
13 8 United States Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil +0.454 13 13
14 15 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.4771 14 14
15 12 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +0.4771 15 15
16 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident +0.729 16 16
17 4 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing +0.778 17 17
18 3 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +0.795 18 18
19 16 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.030 19 19
20 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Trident +1.153 20 20
21 24 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing +1.238 21 21
107% time: 1:49.049 (+7.134)
DSQ 9 India Kush Maini Invicta Racing 1:41.696 222 222
Source:[6][7][8]
Notes
  • ^1Rafael Villagómez and Franco Colapinto set identical times in qualifying; Villagómez was classified ahead as he set his lap time earlier.
  • ^2Kush Maini originally qualified first and claimed pole position for the feature race, but was subsequently disqualified after his car's undertray was found to be in violation of series regulations. He was allowed to compete in the races at the stewards' discretion.[9]

Sprint race

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The sprint race was held on 1 March 2024, at 17:15 local time (UTC+3).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 23 42:13.726 8 10 (1)
2 7 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +5.490 1 8
3 21 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 23 +7.057 11 6
4 20 France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 23 +9.783 9 5
5 17 Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +18.188 12 4
6 10 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 23 +18.320 10 3
7 2 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 23 +20.135 5 2
8 11 Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 23 +21.032 7 1
9 6 Japan Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 23 +21.490 6
10 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident 23 +21.839 16
11 1 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 23 +23.840 3
12 8 United States Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 23 +26.833 13
13 9 India Kush Maini Invicta Racing 23 +27.246 22
14 4 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 23 +30.260 17
15 24 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing 23 +35.257 21
16 3 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 23 +36.247 18
17 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +56.183 4
18 12 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 23 +1:04.819 15
19 15 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +1:31.5581 14
DNF 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Trident 19 Retired 20
DNF 25 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing 16 Brakes 2
DNF 16 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 0 Collision damage 19
Fastest lap set by Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi: 1:45.833 (lap 23)
Source:[6][10]

Notes

Feature race

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The feature race was held on 2 March 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+3).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Barbados Zane Maloney Rodin Motorsport 32 1:02:46.435 3 25
2 21 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 32 +4.621 11 18
3 17 Estonia Paul Aron Hitech Pulse-Eight 32 +11.7811 12 15
4 2 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan ART Grand Prix 32 +12.523 6 12
5 10 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Invicta Racing 32 +12.591 1 10 (2)
6 12 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 32 +13.609 15 8
7 9 India Kush Maini Invicta Racing 32 +14.719 22 6
8 11 Norway Dennis Hauger MP Motorsport 32 +16.002 4 4 (1)
9 6 Japan Ritomo Miyata Rodin Motorsport 32 +16.272 5 2
10 4 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing 32 +20.405 17 1
11 24 Paraguay Joshua Dürksen PHM AIX Racing 32 +24.035 21
12 15 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 32 +29.5321 14
13 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Trident 32 +31.193 20
14 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Trident 32 +33.7022 17
15 3 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 32 +51.135 18
16 25 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard PHM AIX Racing 32 +58.999 9
DNF 1 France Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 17 Engine 8
DNF 7 United States Jak Crawford DAMS Lucas Oil 16 Stalled 10
DNF 16 Belgium Amaury Cordeel Hitech Pulse-Eight 14 Collision damage 19
DNF 8 United States Juan Manuel Correa DAMS Lucas Oil 6 Transmission 13
DNF 20 France Isack Hadjar Campos Racing 0 Collision 2
DNF 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi Van Amersfoort Racing 0 Collision 7
Fastest lap set by Norway Dennis Hauger: 1:46.743 (lap 17)
Source:[6][12]

Notes:

  • ^1Paul Aron and Rafael Villagómez both received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. However, their final positions were not affected by their penalties.
  • ^2Richard Verschoor originally finished thirteenth, but received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane, dropping him down to fourteenth in the final classification.

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. ^ "Leading junior motorsport team Rodin Carlin to rebrand as Rodin Motorsport". Rodin Motorsport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ White, Megan (20 December 2023). "Invicta Watch Group buys ownership stake in Virtuosi Racing". Autosport. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ Racing, Virtuosi (2023-11-27). "Invicta Virtuosi Racing announces its 2024 Formula 2 line-up". Virtuosi Racing. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. ^ "Andrea Kimi Antonelli Moves Up to Formula 2 for 2024". mercedesamgf1.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-11-28). "Zane Maloney joined by Ritomo Miyata at Carlin for 2024 F2 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ^ a b c "FIA Formula 2 Championship – 2024 Sakhir event – F2 Race 1 (Sprint) – provisional classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship – 2024 Sakhir Event – F2 qualifying – final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. ^ "QUALIFYING: Maini leads Invicta Racing one-two in Sakhir". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship – 2024 Sakhir Event – INFRINGEMENT – Car 9 – technical nonconformity" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  10. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Maloney charges through the field to score maiden F2 victory". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ "FIA Formula 2 Championship – 2024 Sakhir Event – INFRINGEMENT – Car 15 – causing a collision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  12. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Maloney completes Sakhir double with dominant victory". FIAFormula2® - The Official F2® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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