# 2022 Monza Formula 2 round

The 2022 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 9 and 11 September 2022 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy. It was the penultimate race of the 2022 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Italian Grand Prix.
Despite retiring in the sprint race, Felipe Drugovich became the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Drivers' Champion with three races to spare. His nearest championship rival, Théo Pourchaire, finished in seventeenth and therefore failed to score the required four points in order to remain in mathematical contention for the title. Drugovich's championship victory was the first for an MP Motorsport driver in Formula 2.

## Driver changes

Luca Ghiotto replaced Roy Nissany at DAMS, due to the Israeli driver receiving a race ban after exceeding the annual limit of twelve penalty points on his race licence following the Zandvoort round. Nissany became the third driver after Amaury Cordeel and Olli Caldwell to receive a ban during this season.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Jack Doohan took his third pole position of his career by nearly two tenths, ahead of both Kiwi drivers Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 1:31.641 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | +0.126 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.193 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | +0.204 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.218 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +0.241 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.279 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.328 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | +0.382 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | +0.386 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.551 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.707 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +0.711 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.783 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | +0.811 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | +0.814 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | +1.011 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Luca Ghiotto | DAMS | +1.213 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | +1.272 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | +1.554 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | +1.704 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Tatiana Calderón | Charouz Racing System | +1.984 | 22 | 22 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Felipe Drugovich was handed a five-place grid penalty for the sprint race after he was found to have set his fastest lap of the session under single yellow flag conditions at Turn 11.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | 35:29.646 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +1.035 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 21 | +7.684 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 21 | +9.022 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 21 | +13.129 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 21 | +13.306 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +14.391 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 21 | +14.462 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 21 | +14.723 | 19 | (1) |
| 10 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +17.621 | 7 | |
| 11 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 21 | +19.195 | 15 | |
| 12 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +22.604 | 16 | |
| 13 | 16 | Luca Ghiotto | DAMS | 21 | +24.186 | 18 | |
| 14 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 21 | +24.687 | 17 | |
| 15 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +25.907 | 11 | |
| 16 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 21 | +28.155 | 4 | |
| 17 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +30.385 | 14 | |
| DNF | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 7 | Collision damage | 13 | |
| DNF | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 7 | Collision damage | 21 | |
| DNF | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 1 | Suspension | 12 | |
| DNF | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| DNF | 23 | Tatiana Calderón | Charouz Racing System | 0 | Collision | 22 | |
| Fastest lap set by Dennis Hauger: 1:33.739 (lap 20) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Richard Verschoor originally finished fifth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
* ^2 – Marcus Armstrong originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
* ^3 – Ayumu Iwasa was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
* ^4 – Théo Pourchaire originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Liam Lawson.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 30 | 1:06:39.193 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +1.970 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +6.491 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 30 | +7.249 | 19 | 12 |
| 5 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +7.801 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 30 | +10.502 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +12.738 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 30 | +27.950 | 21 | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 30 | +35.184 | 5 | 2 (1) |
| 10 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +45.692 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 30 | +47.522 | 14 | |
| 12 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +54.718 | 3 | |
| 13 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 30 | +1:31.534 | 2 | |
| DNF | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 6 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 1 | Collision damage | 1 | (2) |
| DNF | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| DNF | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| DNF | 16 | Luca Ghiotto | DAMS | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| DNF | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 18 | |
| DNF | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| WD | 23 | Tatiana Calderón | Charouz Racing System | — | Withdrew | — | |
| DSQ | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 30 | Disqualified | 7 | |
| Fastest lap set by Richard Verschoor: 1:33.155 (lap 29) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Ralph Boschung originally qualified thirteenth, but received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Clément Novalak during the Sprint Race.
* ^2 – Tatiana Calderón withdrew from the remainder of the weekend following a medical advice. Thus, Charouz Racing System only ran one car in the Feature Race.
* ^3 – Ayumu Iwasa was disqualified from the feature race after it was found that the plank on the Japanese driver’s car was below the maximum thickness required by Article 4.2 of the Technical Regulations. As a result, Enzo Fittipaldi was promoted to the final podium place.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Felipe Drugovich | 241 |
| | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 164 |
| | 3 | Logan Sargeant | 135 |
| | 4 | Jack Doohan | 126 |
| 4 | 5 | Jehan Daruvala | 126 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | MP Motorsport | 281 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 281 |
| | 3 | Carlin | 258 |
| 1 | 4 | Prema Racing | 224 |
| 1 | 5 | Hitech Grand Prix | 201 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
* Note: Bold name includes the Drivers' Champion.