# 2023 Melbourne Formula 2 round

The 2023 Melbourne FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 31 March and 2 April 2023 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was the third round of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 1:45.118 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.614 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.618 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.919 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +0.927 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.940 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +1.191 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +1.412 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.569 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +1.619 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +1.741 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +1.778 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +1.781 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.076 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +2.148 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +2.149 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +2.352 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.415 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +2.460 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.871 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +3.080 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | +5.004 | 22 | 22 |
| 107% time: 1:52.476 (+7.358) |||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Isack Hadjar received a three-place grid drop for Saturday's Sprint Race for impeding Roman Staněk during Qualifying.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 22 | 40:03.429 | 1 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | +1.120 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 22 | +1.716 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 22 | +2.064 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 22 | +2.447 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | +2.842 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 22 | +4.858 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 22 | +5.299 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 22 | +5.591 | 14 | |
| 10 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +5.759 | 18 | |
| 11 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 22 | +6.417 | 19 | |
| 12 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 22 | +11.851 | 21 | |
| 13 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 22 | +12.395 | 9 | |
| 14 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +16.816 | 20 | |
| 15 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +36.640 | 7 | |
| 16 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 22 | +37.222 | 17 | |
| 17 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 22 | +41.076 | 12 | |
| 18 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 20 | Retired | 8 | |
| DNF | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 16 | Crash | 22 | |
| DNF | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 13 | Spun off | 15 | |
| DNS | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | – | Did not start | 11 | |
| DNS | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | – | Did not start | 16 | |
| Fastest lap set by Dennis Hauger: 1:31.267 (lap 13) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Théo Pourchaire retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* ^2 – Ralph Boschung and Enzo Fittipaldi both had spun off on their way to the grid prior to the race. As a consequence, both were not able to take part in the Sprint Race.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 33 | 1:00:30.247 | 1 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +0.882 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 33 | +1.484 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 33 | +1.815 | 13 | 12 (1) |
| 5 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 33 | +5.290 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 33 | +6.779 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 33 | +7.107 | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 33 | +7.764 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 33 | +8.294 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 33 | +11.126 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 33 | +11.593 | 19 | |
| 12 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 33 | +13.902 | 22 | |
| 13 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 33 | +14.276 | 21 | |
| 14 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 33 | +15.890 | 17 | |
| 15 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 33 | +17.437 | 4 | |
| 16 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 33 | +24.039 | 11 | |
| 17 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 33 | +26.734 | 6 | |
| 18 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +27.299 | 3 | |
| 19 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 30 | Collision damage | 10 | |
| DNF | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 26 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNF | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 25 | Accident | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 6 | Collision damage | 9 | |
| Fastest lap set by Frederik Vesti: 1:30.712 (lap 32) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Roman Staněk originally finished tenth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for overtaking Kush Maini under Safety Car conditions, dropping him out of the points to fourteenth.
* ^2 – Oliver Bearman received a ten-second time-penalty for failing to serve a five-second time-penalty correctly.
* ^3 – Victor Martins received a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Dennis Hauger.
* ^4 – Dennis Hauger retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Ayumu Iwasa | 58 |
| | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 50 |
| 1 | 3 | Frederik Vesti | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | Ralph Boschung | 33 |
| 7 | 5 | Arthur Leclerc | 33 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 2 | 1 | DAMS | 91 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 67 |
| 1 | 3 | MP Motorsport | 62 |
| 3 | 4 | Campos Racing | 59 |
| | 5 | Prema Racing | 45 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.