# 2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round

The 2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 27 August 2023 at the Circuit Zandvoort. It was the eleventh round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:21.210 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.034 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.112 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +0.127 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.148 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.207 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.227 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.232 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.249 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.287 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +0.341 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.388 | 16 | 12 |
| 13 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +0.389 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.407 | 17 | 14 |
| 15 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +0.493 | 13 | 15 |
| 16 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +0.515 | 14 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +0.735 | 15 | 17 |
| 18 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.751 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +0.792 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +0.800 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.563 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Josh Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.553 | 22 | 22 |
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Notes
* ^1 - Ayumu Iwasa received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger at the Spa-Francorchamps feature race.
* ^2 - Richard Verschoor was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Zane Maloney in qualifying.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 2 | 4:59.002 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 2 | +2.013 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 2 | +5.120 | 5 |
| 4 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | +6.533 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 2 | +8.650 | 7 |
| 6 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 2 | +11.543 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 2 | +14.158 | 8 |
| 8 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 2 | +16.650 | 12 |
| 9 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 2 | +18.594 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 2 | +20.436 | 14 |
| 11 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 2 | +22.494 | 15 |
| 12 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | +24.027 | 17 |
| 13 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 2 | +27.263 | 16 |
| 14 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 2 | +29.946 | 20 |
| 15 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 2 | +33.292 | 19 |
| 16 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 2 | +35.607 | 18 |
| 17 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 2 | +39.107 | 21 |
| 18 | 17 | Josh Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | 2 | +46.664 | 22 |
| 19 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 2 | +53.755 | 1 |
| Ret | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision damage | 10 |
| Ret | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 11 |
| Ret | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 13 |
| Notes: The race was abandoned due to wet weather and no points were awarded. Source: ||||||||

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 38 | 1:01:36.125 | 13 | 25 (1) |
| 2 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 38 | +2.183 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 38 | +2.525 | 1 | 15 (2) |
| 4 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 38 | +3.197 | 14 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 38 | +11.695 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 38 | +13.706 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 38 | +17.646 | 19 | 6 |
| 8 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 38 | +20.586 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 38 | +20.879 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 38 | +23.032 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 38 | +33.147 | 20 | |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 38 | +34.673 | 21 | |
| 13 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 38 | +37.644 | 12 | |
| 14 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 38 | +39.464 | 17 | |
| 15 | 17 | Josh Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | 38 | +45.146 | 22 | |
| 16 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 38 | +45.548 | 15 | |
| 17 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 38 | +47.377 | 16 | |
| 18 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 38 | +1:17.127 | 11 | |
| DNF | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 17 | Collision damage | 6 | |
| DNF | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 10 | Lost wheels | 3 | |
| DNF | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 9 | Accident | 10 | |
| DNS | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 0 | Spun off | 5 | |
| Fastest lap set by: Clément Novalak – 1:23.816 (lap 20) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 - Victor Martins originally finished fifth, but was handed a ten-second time penalty for forcing Oliver Bearman off track, dropping him down to ninth.
* ^2 - Ralph Boschung and Jehan Daruvala were both given five-second time penalties for committing safety car infringements.

## Standings after the event

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Théo Pourchaire | 168 |
| 2 | Frederik Vesti | 156 |
| 3 | Ayumu Iwasa | 134 |
| 4 | Jack Doohan | 130 |
| 5 | Victor Martins | 122 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | ART Grand Prix | 290 |
| 2 | Prema Racing | 258 |
| 3 | Rodin Carlin | 200 |
| 4 | DAMS | 173 |
| 5 | MP Motorsport | 145 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.