# 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

The 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the tenth race of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.

## Driver changes

Prior to the round at the Spa-Francorchamps, PHM Racing by Charouz announced that Euroformula Open racer Josh Mason had taken over Brad Benavides' seat for the round at Spa-Francorchamps.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 2:05.736 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.463 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +1.703 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +2.061 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +3.300 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +3.318 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +3.805 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +4.082 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +4.173 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +4.248 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +4.846 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +5.942 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +6.106 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +6.156 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +6.314 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +6.667 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +7.061 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +7.789 | 18 | 18 |
| 107% time: 2:14.537 (+8.801) |||||||
| — | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +8.913 | 19 | 19 |
| — | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | No Time | 22 | 20 |
| — | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | No Time | 20 | 21 |
| — | 17 | Josh Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | No Time | 21 | 22 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Juan Manuel Correa was handed a three-place grid penalty for the sprint race for impeding Invicta Virtuosi Racing driver Jack Doohan in qualifying.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 17 | 37:30.579 | 3 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +5.125 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 17 | +5.903 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +6.710 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 17 | +12.784 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 17 | +15.333 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 17 | +15.521 | 16 | 2 |
| 8 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 17 | +16.250 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 17 | +18.454 | 15 | |
| 10 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 17 | +22.825 | 7 | |
| 11 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 17 | +23.064 | 13 | |
| 12 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 17 | +26.037 | 10 | |
| 13 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 17 | +26.996 | 14 | |
| 14 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 17 | +27.618 | 12 | |
| 15 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 17 | +29.205 | 18 | |
| 16 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 17 | +31.363 | 22 | |
| 17 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 17 | +55.688 | 17 | |
| 18 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 17 | +57.434 | 19 | |
| 19 | 17 | Josh Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | 17 | +1:42.400 | PL | |
| DNF | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 2 | Loose headrest | 1 | |
| DNF | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 1 | Spun off | 20 | |
| DSQ | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 17 | Disqualified | 2 | |
| Fastest lap set by: Enzo Fittipaldi – 2:03.608 (Lap 5) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 - Zane Maloney received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.
* ^2 - Richard Verschoor originally finished in second, but has been disqualified for an illegal throttle mapping.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 25 | 59:01.766 | 11 | 25 (1) |
| 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +1.952 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 25 | +9.118 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 25 | +10.131 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +10.528 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +10.578 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 25 | +12.701 | 1 | 6 (2) |
| 8 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 25 | +13.782 | 19 | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 25 | +16.526 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 25 | +17.637 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 25 | +18.998 | 15 | |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 25 | +20.664 | 14 | |
| 13 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 25 | +23.852 | 17 | |
| 14 | 17 | Josh Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | 25 | +25.253 | 22 | |
| 15 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 25 | +27.900 | 21 | |
| 16 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +29.782 | 20 | |
| DNF | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNF | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 14 | Accident | 10 | |
| DNF | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 11 | Accident | 13 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 5 | Disqualified | 6 | |
| DNF | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 1 | Suspension | 16 | |
| DNS | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | — | Did not start | 2 | |
| Fastest lap set by: Jack Doohan – 1:59.871 (lap 23) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 - Victor Martins received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
* ^2 - Oliver Bearman received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Victor Martins.
* ^3 - Clément Novalak received a 5-second time penalty for crossing the line at pit exit.
* ^4 - Juan Manuel Correa received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Jak Crawford.
* ^5 - Dennis Hauger has been disqualified during the race for rejoining the track after being pushed by track marshals.
* ^6 - Frederik Vesti crashed out on the reconnaissance lap and was therefore unable to start the race.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Théo Pourchaire | 168 |
| 1 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | 156 |
| | 3 | Ayumu Iwasa | 133 |
| 1 | 4 | Jack Doohan | 130 |
| 1 | 5 | Victor Martins | 120 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 288 |
| 1 | 2 | Prema Racing | 258 |
| 1 | 3 | Rodin Carlin | 176 |
| 1 | 4 | DAMS | 173 |
| | 5 | MP Motorsport | 135 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings