# 2024 Monza Formula 2 round

The 2024 Monza Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 30 August and 1 September 2024 at the Monza Circuit. It was the eleventh round of the 2024 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Italian Grand Prix.
The Feature Race of this round was notable for Gabriel Bortoleto's charge through the field as he won the race from a record-setting 22nd place on the starting grid. This allowed him to cut title rival Isack Hadjar's lead from 35.5 points to 10.5 points reigniting the title race with three rounds to go.

## Driver Changes

Following Franco Colapinto's promotion to Formula One, Red Bull Junior Oliver Goethe, who was competing in Formula 3, was promoted to the no. 12 MP Motorsport car.
Niels Koolen took the no. 25 AIX Racing car, previously driven by Taylor Barnard, after the latter was announced as a full-time Formula E driver for next season.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | 1:32.160 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | +0.089 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.162 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.181 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.188 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | +0.214 | 15 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +0.348 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.359 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.452 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.460 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | +0.468 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | +0.512 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | +0.565 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.620 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | +0.664 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.726 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | +0.736 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.796 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.816 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +1.031 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 25 | Niels Koolen | AIX Racing | +2.081 | 21 | 21 |
| 107% time: 1:38.611 (+6.451) |||||||
| — | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | +19.647 | 22 | 22 |
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* ^1 - Andrea Kimi Antonelli received two separate five-place grid penalties for technical nonconformities involving the use of dry ice, one from Silverstone and the other at Spa.
* ^2 - Oliver Bearman received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round.
* ^3 - Gabriel Bortoleto crashed out during qualifying and could not set a meaningful time. He was given permission from the stewards to start both races from the last grid position.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 21 | 35:37.225 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +1.694 | 4 | 8 (1) |
| 3 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | 21 | +7.254 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 21 | +12.880 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | 21 | +13.442 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | 21 | +13.486 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +13.587 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 21 | +14.840 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 8 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | 21 | +14.840 | 22 | 0.5 |
| 10 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | 21 | +16.126 | 7 | |
| 11 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | 21 | +17.120 | 14 | |
| 12 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +19.164 | 2 | |
| 13 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | 21 | +22.808 | 17 | |
| 14 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 21 | +23.376 | 19 | |
| 15 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 21 | +24.990 | 20 | |
| 16 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +29.441 | 16 | |
| 17 | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | 21 | +29.713 | 18 | |
| 18 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | 21 | +35.510 | 15 | |
| 19 | 25 | Niels Koolen | AIX Racing | 21 | +48.820 | 21 | |
| 20 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| DNF | 12 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| DNF | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
| Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:33.086 (lap 21) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 - Dennis Hauger and Gabriel Bortoleto finished the race in a dead heat. They shared the point for eighth place, receiving 0.5 points each.
* ^2 - Paul Aron received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. It did not affect his position.
* ^3 - Zak O'Sullivan was handed a 5-second time penalty for a false start. It did not affect his position, as he crashed out.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | 30 | 50:30.337 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | 30 | +9.436 | 1 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 30 | +11.628 | 19 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | 30 | +14.173 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | 30 | +14.558 | 11 | 10 (1) |
| 6 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +15.047 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 30 | +15.399 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +15.753 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | 30 | +17.054 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +17.372 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | 30 | +17.864 | 2 | |
| 12 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 30 | +18.600 | 7 | |
| 13 | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +25.424 | 13 | |
| 14 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | 30 | +31.720 | 17 | |
| 15 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | 30 | +46.981 | 15 | |
| 16 | 12 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | 30 | +51.605 | 12 | |
| 17 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 30 | +1:02.455 | 20 | |
| 18 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 30 | +1:21.694 | 9 | |
| 19 | 25 | Niels Koolen | AIX Racing | 30 | +1:26.773 | 21 | |
| DNF | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | 16 | Collision damage | 18 | |
| DNF | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 7 | Collision | 4 | |
| DNF | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision | 3 | |
| Fastest lap set by Kush Maini: 1:32.717 (lap 30) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 - Ritomo Miyata received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision and a 5-second time penalty for failing to follow the Race Director's instructions.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Isack Hadjar | 165 |
| | 2 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 154.5 |
| 1 | 3 | Zane Maloney | 135 |
| 1 | 4 | Paul Aron | 124 |
| | 5 | Jak Crawford | 105 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Invicta Racing | 228.5 |
| 1 | 2 | Campos Racing | 208 |
| | 3 | MP Motorsport | 179.5 |
| 1 | 4 | Rodin Motorsport | 164 |
| 1 | 5 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 153 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.