# 2024 Baku Formula 2 round

The 2024 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 15 September 2024 at the Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the twelfth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

## Driver Changes

Oliver Bearman was entered into the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in place of Kevin Magnussen, who received a one-race ban. 2024 Formula 3 runner-up Gabriele Minì was chosen by Prema to replace Bearman.
Australian driver Christian Mansell, who finished fifth in Formula 3, was announced to replace Roman Staněk at Trident for the rest of the season after the latter's departure from the team due to unsatisfactory equipment and lack of budget.
Similarly, ART Grand Prix driver Zak O'Sullivan left the team due to funding issues. Fellow British and Williams Academy driver Luke Browning was confirmed to replace O'Sullivan for the remainder of the year.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 1:54.857 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | +0.017 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.245 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | +0.271 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | +0.317 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | +0.473 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | +0.474 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | +0.585 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.777 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Christian Mansell | Trident | +0.788 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | Luke Browning | ART Grand Prix | +0.867 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.081 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +1.279 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | +1.396 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.829 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | +1.839 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | +1.851 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.854 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.030 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | +2.036 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +2.361 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | Niels Koolen | AIX Racing | +6.787 | 22 | 22 |
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Notes
* ^1 – Isack Hadjar originally qualified 15th, but his fastest lap was deleted after he was found the sole responsible of causing a red flag during qualifying.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | 21 | 44:00.116 | 4 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | 21 | +3.444 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 21 | +4.579 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +4.599 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | 21 | +7.807 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +8.793 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | 21 | +9.293 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 23 | Christian Mansell | Trident | 21 | +13.436 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | 21 | +15.013 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | 21 | +15.515 | 7 | |
| 11 | 2 | Luke Browning | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +15.740 | 11 | |
| 12 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | 21 | +16.208 | 20 | |
| 13 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +17.065 | 15 | |
| 14 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 21 | +17.094 | 13 | |
| 15 | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | 21 | +18.039 | 14 | |
| 16 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +20.637 | 19 | |
| 17 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 21 | +22.828 | 10 | |
| 18 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +47.405 | 18 | |
| 19 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 21 | +52.191 | 21 | |
| 20 | 25 | Niels Koolen | AIX Racing | 21 | +56.243 | 22 | |
| 21 | 12 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | 21 | +1:42.954 | 17 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | 14 | Accident | 16 | |
| Fastest lap set by Richard Verschoor: 1:56.629 (lap 13) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Oliver Goethe received a 5 second time penalty for causing a collision with Amaury Cordeel.

### Feature race

The feature race was red flagged shortly after the start, as Kush Maini stalled and Oliver Goethe and Pepe Martí crashed into the stationary Invicta car. Damage from this accident saw all three drivers retire, as well as Rafael Villagómez and Niels Koolen. All drivers were able to walk out of their cars unscathed.
The debris cleaning after the collision resulted in the race being condensed into a timed finish. Only 17 laps of the 29 scheduled were completed and reduced points were awarded. The last two laps of the race happened under safety car conditions due to a late crash by debutant Gabriele Minì.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 17 | 1:10:08.415 | 1 | 19 (2) |
| 2 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +0.333 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | 17 | +0.567 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | 17 | +0.567 | 6 | 10 (1) |
| 5 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | 17 | +1.002 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 17 | +1.212 | 12 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Luke Browning | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +1.351 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | 17 | +1.468 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 17 | +1.910 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Christian Mansell | Trident | 17 | +2.163 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 17 | +2.653 | 15 | |
| 12 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 17 | +3.348 | 18 | |
| 13 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | 17 | +3.391 | 16 | |
| 14 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | 17 | +4.127 | 20 | |
| 15 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | 17 | +42.182 | 6 | |
| DNF | 3 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 14 | Accident | 8 | |
| DNF | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | 5 | Engine | 14 | |
| DNF | 12 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision damage | 17 | |
| DNF | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 0 | Collision damage | 19 | |
| DNF | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 21 | |
| DNF | 25 | Niels Koolen | AIX Racing | 0 | Collision damage | 22 | |
| DNF | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | 0 | damaged Chassis | 5 | |
| Fastest lap set by Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:56.417 (lap 15) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 - As more than 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled race distance was completed, reduced points were awarded on a 19–14–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 169.5 |
| 1 | 2 | Isack Hadjar | 165 |
| | 3 | Zane Maloney | 135 |
| | 4 | Paul Aron | 133 |
| | 5 | Jak Crawford | 116 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Invicta Racing | 243.5 |
| | 2 | Campos Racing | 208 |
| | 3 | MP Motorsport | 181.5 |
| 2 | 4 | Prema Racing | 169 |
| 1 | 5 | Rodin Motorsport | 164 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.