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2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round

{{Short description|Motor racing event}}

{{Infobox FIA Formula 2 race report

| Country = United Kingdom

| Name = Silverstone

| Round_No = 8

| Season_No = 13

| Image = Silverstone Circuit 2020.png

| image-size =

| alt =

| Caption =

| Year = 2023

| Flag_suffix = GBR

| Location = Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.660

| Course_km = 5.891

| Type_r1 = Sprint Race

| Date_r1 = 8 July

| Laps_r1 = 19

| First_driver_country_r1 =DEN

| First_driver_r1 =Frederik Vesti

| First_team_r1 =Prema Racing

| Second_driver_country_r1 =FRA

| Second_driver_r1 =Théo Pourchaire

| Second_team_r1 =ART Grand Prix

| Third_driver_country_r1 =AUS

| Third_driver_r1 =Jack Doohan

| Third_team_r1 =Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| Fast_driver_country_r1 =JPN

| Fast_driver_r1 =Ayumu Iwasa

| Fast_team_r1 =DAMS

| Fast_time_r1 =1:59.913

| Fast_lap_r1 =lap 17

| Type_r2 = Feature Race

| Date_r2 = 9 July

| Laps_r2 = 29

| Pole_driver_country_r2 = FRA

| Pole_driver_r2 = Victor Martins

| Pole_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| Pole_Time_r2 = 1:39:832

| First_driver_country_r2 =FRA

| First_driver_r2 =Victor Martins

| First_team_r2 =ART Grand Prix

| Second_driver_country_r2 =BAR

| Second_driver_r2 =Zane Maloney

| Second_team_r2 =Rodin Carlin

| Third_driver_country_r2 =FRA

| Third_driver_r2 =Théo Pourchaire

| Third_team_r2 =ART Grand Prix

| Fast_driver_country_r2 =FRA

| Fast_driver_r2 =Victor Martins

| Fast_team_r2 =ART Grand Prix

| Fast_time_r2 =1:42.091

| Fast_lap_r2 =lap 23

}}

The 2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 7 and 9 July 2023 at the Silverstone Circuit. It was the eighth round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 British Grand Prix.

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Entrant

! scope="col" | Time

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid
SR|Final grid position for sprint race}}

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid
FR|Final grid position for feature race}}

1

|align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|ART Grand Prix

| 1:39.832

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |1

2

|align="center" |24

|{{flagicon|IND}} Kush Maini

|Campos Racing

| +0.113

| align="center" |14{{ref|1|1}}

| align="center" |2

3

|align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|DAMS

| +0.120

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |3

4

|align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| +0.125

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |4

5

|align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman

|Prema Racing

| +0.157

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |5

6

|align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi

|Rodin Carlin

| +0.159

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |6

7

|align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|BAR}} Zane Maloney

|Rodin Carlin

| +0.169

| align="center" |10{{ref|2|2}}

| align="center" |7

8

|align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

|ART Grand Prix

| +0.187

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |8

9

|align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Isack Hadjar

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| +0.194

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |9

10

|align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti

|Prema Racing

| +0.220

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |10

11

|align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| +0.303

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |11

12

|align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|MON}} Arthur Leclerc

|DAMS

| +0.366

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |12

13

|align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|MP Motorsport

| +0.482

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |13

14

|align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|MP Motorsport

| +0.536

| align="center" |19{{ref|3|3}}

| align="center" |14

15

|align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| +0.568

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |15

16

|align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Trident

| +0.694

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |16

17

|align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| +0.729

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |17

18

|align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|SWI}} Ralph Boschung

|Campos Racing

| +0.983

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |18

19

|align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Benavides

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| +1.118

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |19

20

|align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

| +1.274

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |20

21

|align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| +1.625

| align="center" |21

| align="center" |21

22

|align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| +2.252

| align="center" |22

| align="center" |22

colspan="7" |Source:{{cite web |title=Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 8: Silverstone, UK 7-9 July 2023 |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Results?raceid=1058 |website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=8 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=QUALIFYING: Martins takes back-to-back pole positions |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/5hVchZDn3S8ZrPDIaqrKQk/qualifying-martins-takes-back-to-back-pole-positions |website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=8 July 2023 |date=7 July 2023}}

Notes

  • {{note|1|1}} - Kush Maini was handed a five-place grid penalty for failing to serve a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits in the Spielberg feature race.{{cite web |title=Kush Maini penalised following Spielberg feature race |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/3jUjxQOEGdfvclLeC4nkSg/kush-maini-penalised-following-spielberg-feature-race |website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=8 July 2023 |date=2 July 2023}}
  • {{note|2|2}} - Zane Maloney received two three-place grid penalties in qualifying; the first for impeding Théo Pourchaire and the second for impeding Jack Doohan.{{cite web |title=Maloney and Hauger penalised after Silverstone qualifying |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/6eTIXfOnTpYNQuutkTmqAm/maloney-and-hauger-penalised-after-silverstone-qualifying |website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=8 July 2023 |date=7 July 2023}}
  • {{note|3|3}} - Dennis Hauger received a five-place grid penalty for failing to abort a push lap during double waved yellow flags.

= Sprint race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Entrant

! scope="col" | Laps

! scope="col" | Time/Retired

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}}

! scope="col" | Points

1

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti

|Prema Racing

| align="center" |19

| 40:16.405

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |10

2

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |19

| +13.432

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |8 (1)

3

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" |19

| +19.422

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |6

4

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" |19

| +25.610

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |5

5

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Isack Hadjar

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" |19

| +30.517

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |4

6

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman

|Prema Racing

| align="center" |19

| +30.863

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |3

7

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |19

| +31.345

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |2

8

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|MON}} Arthur Leclerc

|DAMS

| align="center" |19

| +31.633

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |1

9

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" |19

| +32.452

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |

10

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|BAR}} Zane Maloney

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" |19

| +38.554

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |

11

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |19

| +39.880

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |19

| +40.251

| align="center" |19

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |24

|{{flagicon|IND}} Kush Maini

|Campos Racing

| align="center" |19

| +44.116

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" |19

| +44.706

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Trident

| align="center" |19

| +48.241

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" |19

| +50.269{{ref|4|1}}

| align="center" |21

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

| align="center" |19

| +51.066{{ref|5|2}}

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" |19

| +52.808

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |

19

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" |19

| +1:07.916

| align="center" |22

| align="center" |

20

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|SWI}} Ralph Boschung

|Campos Racing

| align="center" |19

| +1:14.160

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |

21

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|DAMS

| align="center" |18

| +1 lap

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Benavides

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" |0

| Spun off

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |

colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa: 1:59.913 (lap 17)
colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web |title=SPRINT RACE: Vesti unassailable in lights-to-flag Silverstone victory |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/clAiv8geTTjoFYIwdZEOL/sprint-race-vesti-unassailable-in-lights-to-flag-silverstone-victory |website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=9 July 2023 |date=8 July 2023}}

Notes

  • {{note|4|1}} - Amaury Cordeel originally finished fifteenth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track while overtaking Clément Novalak, dropping him down to sixteenth.{{cite web |title=Amaury Cordeel penalised after Silverstone sprint race |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/5JWm23viP3I6UgDuxVHDRt/amaury-cordeel-penalised-after-silverstone-sprint-race |website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=9 July 2023 |date=8 July 2023}}
  • {{note|5|2}} - Clément Novalak received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Brad Benavides.

= Feature race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Entrant

! scope="col" | Laps

! scope="col" | Time/Retired

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}}

! scope="col" | Points

1

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |29

| 58:54.389{{ref|6|1}}

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |25 (3)

2

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|BAR}} Zane Maloney

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" |29

| +2.051

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |18

3

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |29

| +4.749

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |15

4

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" |29

| +6.637

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |12

5

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|DAMS

| align="center" |29

| +12.611

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |10

6

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |29

| +18.933{{ref|7|2}}

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |8

7

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" |29

| +18.963

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |6

8

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman

|Prema Racing

| align="center" |29

| +23.225{{ref|8|3}}

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |4

9

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Arthur Leclerc

|DAMS

| align="center" |29

| +24.155

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |2

10

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" |29

| +24.543

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |1

11

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" |29

| +27.958

| align="center" |22

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

| align="center" |29

| +30.610

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Benavides

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" |29

| +30.973

| align="center" |19

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |29

| +32.920

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Isack Hadjar

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" |29

| +34.573

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" |29

| +34.629{{ref|7|2}}

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" |29

| +39.777{{ref|7|2}} {{ref|9|4}}

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung

|Campos Racing

| align="center" |15

| Collision

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |24

|{{flagicon|IND}} Kush Maini

|Campos Racing

| align="center" |15

| Collision

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti

|Prema Racing

| align="center" |11

| Suspension/Collision

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Trident

| align="center" |9

| Collision

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" |5

| Spun off

| align="center" |21

| align="center" |

colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins: 1:42.091 (lap 23)
colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web |title=FEATURE RACE: Martins overcomes penalty to secure maiden victory|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/2N3eSX26bJ2K7rJCfSUQrJ/feature-race-martins-overcomes-penalty-to-secure-maiden-victory|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=9 July 2023}}

Notes

  • {{note|6|1}} - Victor Martins received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Ayumu Iwasa off track.
  • {{note|7|2}} - Jehan Daruvala, Roy Nissany and Richard Verschoor received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
  • {{note|8|3}} - Oliver Bearman received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Kush Maini.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/4gdhYxYbjXUJFMGJFEZnfZ/bearman-and-nissany-penalised-after-silverstone-feature-race|title=Bearman and Nissany penalised after Silverstone Feature Race|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=9 July 2023}}
  • {{note|9|4}} - Roy Nissany received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Frederik Vesti.

Standings after the event

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti

| 135

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

| 129

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

| 111

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman

| 88

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

| 88

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing

| 223

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

| 217

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

| 150

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Rodin Carlin

| 134

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|NED}} MP Motorsport

| 109

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.fiaformula2.com/ Official website]

{{Formula Two round report

| Name_of_round = Silverstone Formula 2 round

| Year_of_round = 2023

| Previous_round_in_season = 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round

| Next_round_in_season = 2023 Budapest Formula 2 round

| Previous_year's_round = 2022 Silverstone Formula 2 round

| Next_year's_round = 2024 Silverstone Formula 2 round

}}

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