# 2023 Barcelona Formula 2 round

The 2023 Barcelona Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 2 and 4 June 2023 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It was the sixth round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 1:23.546 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +0.077 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.110 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.193 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.193 | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.377 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.432 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.463 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.523 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.541 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.560 | 11 | 14 |
| 12 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.564 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +0.682 | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +0.698 | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +0.710 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +0.810 | 16 | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +0.951 | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +0.954 | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +0.986 | 19 | 18 |
| 20 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.020 | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +1.115 | 21 | 20 |
| 22 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.257 | 22 | 22 |
| 107% time: 1:29.394 |||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Théo Pourchaire has been handed a three-place grid drop for the Sprint Race for impeding Dennis Hauger during Qualifying.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 26 | 47:22.796 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +1.104 | 9 | 8 (1) |
| 3 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +4.626 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 26 | +5.184 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 26 | +5.661 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 26 | +7.020 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 26 | +7.486 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 26 | +9.864 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 26 | +10.215 | 13 | |
| 10 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 26 | +12.387 | 8 | |
| 11 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 26 | +12.821 | 19 | |
| 12 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 26 | +13.951 | 20 | |
| 13 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 26 | +14.329 | 18 | |
| 14 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 26 | +16.056 | 21 | |
| 15 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 26 | +16.922 | 22 | |
| 16 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 26 | +20.832 | 17 | |
| 17 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 26 | +24.657 | 1 | |
| 18 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 26 | +1:00.844 | 14 | |
| 19 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 25 | Collision | 15 | |
| 20 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 25 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNF | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | Spun off | 11 | |
| DNF | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1 | Collision damage | 2 | |
| Fastest lap set by Théo Pourchaire: 1:28.422 (lap 26) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Amaury Cordeel originally finished eighth, but was given a five-second time-penalty for track limit violations. As a consequence, Ayumu Iwasa inherited the final points position. He then received another ten-second time-penalty for failing to serve the time penalty during his pitstop.
* ^2 – Jehan Daruvala and Roy Nissany both collided on the final lap, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Even though Nissany rejoined the race, he failed to complete the full race distance as he entered the pits at the end of the final lap.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 37 | 56:56.729 | 1 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 37 | +2.844 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +3.478 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 37 | +9.023 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 37 | +9.615 | 8 | 10 (1) |
| 6 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 37 | +17.091 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +20.415 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 37 | +21.283 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 37 | +21.883 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 37 | +34.613 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 37 | +42.034 | 14 | |
| 12 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 37 | +42.887 | 17 | |
| 13 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 37 | +43.492 | 9 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 37 | +45.553 | 15 | |
| 15 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 37 | +58.287 | 16 | |
| 16 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 37 | +1:00.653 | 20 | |
| 17 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 37 | +1:02.686 | 17 | |
| 18 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 37 | +1:04.283 | 21 | |
| 19 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 37 | +1:21.096 | 10 | |
| 20 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 36 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 21 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 36 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 22 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 36 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| Fastest lap set by Clément Novalak: 1:27.474 (lap 35) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Juan Manuel Correa received a three-place grid drop for causing a collision with Roman Staněk in the Sprint Race.
* ^2 – Roy Nissany received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Jehan Daruvala in the Sprint Race.
* ^3 – Jak Crawford originally finished eleventh, but was given a five-second time penalty for track limits violations.
* ^4 – Amaury Cordeel was given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
* ^5 – Brad Benavides was given a 45-second time penalty for track limits violations and a 20-second time penalty for failing to serve the penalty correctly.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Frederik Vesti | 110 |
| | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 99 |
| | 3 | Ayumu Iwasa | 82 |
| 3 | 4 | Oliver Bearman | 70 |
| | 5 | Dennis Hauger | 57 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 180 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 144 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 118 |
| | 4 | MP Motorsport | 97 |
| 1 | 5 | Rodin Carlin | 97 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.