# 2022 Jeddah Formula 2 round

The 2022 Jeddah FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 27 March 2022 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. It was the second round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

The qualifying session was held on 25 March 2022. Felipe Drugovich took pole position, the second of his Formula 2 career. The qualifying session was marred by three red flags. The first red flag came out for Théo Pourchaire, whose car broke down. A second red flag was flown after Logan Sargeant crashed heavily at the exit of turn 17. Oddly, a third red flag was shown due to a technical error after GPS systems indicated that Frederik Vesti stopped on track, despite no such event occurring. In addition, Cem Bölükbaşı crashed in practice and was taken to hospital for precautionary checks, and as a result missed qualifying. He was later withdrawn from the event.
Jack Doohan was later disqualified from the final classification for failing to provide the minimum 0.8 kg fuel sample. Jüri Vips, Olli Caldwell, and Frederik Vesti each received three-place grid penalties for impeding. Clément Novalak received a five-place grid penalty for what the race stewards deemed to be a "dangerous case of impeding." Amaury Cordeel received a ten-place grid penalty for failing to slow for the red flag and double waved yellow flags.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 1:40.422 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.226 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.628 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +0.635 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | +0.720 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.772 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | +1.047 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +1.111 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 24 | Jake Hughes | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.116 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | +1.288 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | +1.288 | 15 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | +1.549 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | +1.756 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +1.759 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | +2.098 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | +2.483 | 17 | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | +2.698 | 19 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | +2.838 | 16 | 18 |
| 19 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | +4.015 | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +4.314 | 18 | 20 |
| 107% time: 1:47.451 |||||||
| — | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | No time set | WD | WD |
| DSQ | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | +0.602 | 21 | 21 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Jüri Vips, Olli Caldwell, and Frederik Vesti received three-place grid penalties for impeding another driver during qualifying. Each driver had one penalty point added to their license.
* ^2 – Clément Novalak received a five-place grid penalty for what was deemed a dangerous case of impeding another driver. Novalak had three penalty points added to his license.
* ^3 – Amaury Cordeel received a ten-place grid penalty for failing to respect red and double waved yellow flags. Cordeel had four penalty points added to his license.
* ^4 – Jack Doohan was disqualified for failing to supply an adequate fuel sample after qualifying. He was given permission to race by the stewards.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 20 | 47:55.487 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +3.166 | 6 | 8 (1) |
| 3 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 20 | +4.846 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 20 | +6.277 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 20 | +12.121 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 20 | +13.520 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 20 | +15.237 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 20 | +16.040 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 20 | +17.390 | 11 | |
| 10 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +17.441 | 14 | |
| 11 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 20 | +18.739 | 15 | |
| 12 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +20.298 | 17 | |
| 13 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +20.569 | 18 | |
| 14 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 20 | +25.495 | 19 | |
| 15 | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 20 | +34.454 | 7 | |
| 16 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 20 | +51.495 | 1 | |
| DNF | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 17 | Spin | 8 | |
| DNF | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 6 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 6 | Collision | 21 | |
| DNF | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | Accident | 20 | |
| DSQ | 24 | Jake Hughes | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | (+3.224) | 2 | |
| WD | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | — | Withdrew | — | |
| Fastest lap set by Jüri Vips: 1:43.284 (lap 20) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Ralph Boschung originally finished eighth, but was given a 20-second time penalty after it was found that he was in front of his starting grid position before the lights went out. Two penalty points were added to his license.
* ^2 – Jake Hughes originally finished third, but was later disqualified due to a technical non-conformity. The skid plank on his car was found to have a maximum thickness of 3.6mm, which did not meet the required thickness of 5mm +/-1mm.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 27 | 47:41.485 | 1 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 27 | +2.379 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 27 | +15.358 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | 24 | Jake Hughes | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +19.117 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 27 | +20.595 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 27 | +21.071 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 27 | +27.108 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 27 | +28.428 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 27 | +28.861 | 20 | 2 (1) |
| 10 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 27 | +32.173 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 27 | +32.647 | 15 | |
| 12 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 27 | +37.612 | 18 | |
| 13 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 27 | +38.282 | 7 | |
| 14 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 27 | +42.370 | 11 | |
| 15 | 15 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 27 | +47.601 | 4 | |
| 16 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 27 | +48.706 | 17 | |
| 17 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 27 | +50.384 | 13 | |
| 18 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 26 | Spun off | 16 | |
| DNF | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 9 | Wheel | 5 | |
| DNF | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 5 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| DNS | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | — | Did not start | — | |
| WD | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | — | Withdrew | — | |
| Fastest lap set by Jack Doohan: 1:43.098 (lap 26) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Amaury Cordeel could not start the Feature Race due to car damage sustained in the Sprint Race.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 4 | 1 | Felipe Drugovich | 45 |
| | 2 | Liam Lawson | 34 |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Verschoor | 32 |
| 1 | 4 | Jüri Vips | 28 |
| 4 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | 25 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Hitech Grand Prix | 48 |
| 3 | 2 | MP Motorsport | 45 |
| 2 | 3 | Carlin | 43 |
| 2 | 4 | Trident | 37 |
| 2 | 5 | Prema Racing | 33 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.