# 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round

The 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 June 2024 at the Red Bull Ring. It was the seventh round of the 2024 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

While Isack Hadjar was on top for the early stages of the session, an issue with his car resulted in him only being able to complete 7 laps. MP Motorsport's Dennis Hauger secured his second pole of the season ahead of Joshua Dürksen by only 8 thousandths of a second.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 1:15.487 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | +0.008 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | +0.114 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 12 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.161 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.234 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 25 | Taylor Barnard | AIX Racing | +0.320 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | +0.341 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +0.406 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.413 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | +0.424 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.433 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | +0.482 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.508 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.520 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.560 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | +0.671 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.730 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.783 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.803 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | +0.805 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | +0.861 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +0.975 | 22 | 22 |
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### Sprint race

Oliver Bearman took his first podium and win of the season at the Sprint Race, after having a better start than pole-sitter Kush Maini, who also lost a position to Pepe Martí during the first lap of the race after making a contact that broke the Spanish driver's front wing. During the first half of the race, Bearman built a strong advantage to Martí, who was then able to reduce the gap to less than a second.
Maini, who ran in third position for the majority of the race, started to struggle due to his defensive driving, eventually dropping to 7th place. Bearman was able to hold Martí off for the win, with championship leader Paul Aron completing the podium and taking an extra point for the fastest lap in the points-paying positions.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 28 | 37:22.959 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 28 | +1.751 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 28 | +3.003 | 6 | 6 (1) |
| 4 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | 28 | +3.655 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 28 | +11.030 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | 28 | +11.677 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 28 | +13.703 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | 28 | +13.887 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +15.866 | 12 | |
| 10 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +19.852 | 13 | |
| 11 | 12 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 28 | +21.546 | 7 | |
| 12 | 25 | Taylor Barnard | AIX Racing | 28 | +22.305 | 5 | |
| 13 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | 28 | +22.857 | 4 | |
| 14 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 28 | +23.629 | 15 | |
| 15 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | 28 | +23.728 | 16 | |
| 16 | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | 28 | +26.445 | 19 | |
| 17 | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | 28 | +27.184 | 20 | |
| 18 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 28 | +27.597 | 11 | |
| 19 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 28 | +28.250 | 18 | |
| 20 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 28 | +29.804 | 17 | |
| 21 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 28 | +29.884 | 22 | |
| 22 | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | 28 | +46.914 | 21 | |
| Fastest lap set by Ritomo Miyata: 1:18.708 (lap 25) ||||||||
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### Feature race

At the beginning of the formation lap, pole-sitter Dennis Hauger, Kush Maini and Jak Crawford stalled, being pushed to the pit lane for the race start and leaving their grid positions vacant. Paraguayan driver Joshua Dürksen was left as the virtual leader, but was not credited with the pole position. He led Gabriel Bortoleto and Franco Colapinto for the first laps of the race, but was overtaken by the Brazilian driver on lap 4 and by Colapinto on lap 5.
A virtual safety car was deployed on lap 6 as Zane Maloney, who had stalled his car at the race start, had an engine failure and had to stop his car. Pepe Martí had been advised to pit, but was 2 meters away from crossing the Safety Car line before the VSC was deployed, which resulted in a post-race investigation and penalty for the Spaniard.
Bortoleto, Dürksen, Aron and Hadjar all subsequently pitted and came out behind Martí for the virtual lead of the race. They squabbled, with Bortoleto taking the virtual lead from Martí, who let his Campos Racing teammate, Hadjar, through to a virtual second place to try to attack Bortoletto. Hadjar had struggled to overtake Aron, who was given a five-second penalty for moving under braking while defending against the Frenchman.
Fittipaldi and Colapinto, who had started the race with the harder available compound, drove long initial stints, only pitting on the last 10 laps. They came out of their pit stop 6th and 8th, respectively, with Dürksen in between them. With fresher supersoft tyres, they were able to charge through the pack, eventually finishing 6th and 2nd on the road, with the Argentine driver securing the fastest lap of the race, but not able to catch eventual winner, Gabriel Bortoleto, who won for the first time in Formula 2.
After Colapinto's late charge, the Campos drivers argued over the radio due to team orders, with Hadjar finally crossing the finish line ahead in third position. Martí and Aron finished fourth and fifth on track, but their penalties dropped them to 15th and 5th, respectively, with Fittipaldi inheriting the fourth position.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Invicta Racing | 40 | 53:59.322 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 12 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 40 | +4.296 | 4 | 18 (1) |
| 3 | 20 | Isack Hadjar | Campos Racing | 40 | +5.553 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 40 | +11.399 | 15 | 12 |
| 5 | 17 | Paul Aron | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 40 | +11.437 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Joshua Dürksen | AIX Racing | 40 | +12.562 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 40 | +22.557 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 25 | Taylor Barnard | AIX Racing | 40 | +27.634 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | 40 | +32.180 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | 40 | +32.224 | PL | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 40 | +32.613 | 13 | |
| 12 | 11 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 40 | +33.470 | PL | (2) |
| 13 | 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | 40 | +34.724 | 16 | |
| 14 | 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | DAMS Lucas Oil | 40 | +35.143 | 19 | |
| 15 | 21 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 40 | +36.035 | 8 | |
| 16 | 15 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 40 | +49.792 | 18 | |
| 17 | 9 | Kush Maini | Invicta Racing | 40 | +51.433 | PL | |
| 18 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 40 | +55.494 | 22 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ritomo Miyata | Rodin Motorsport | 34 | | 21 | |
| DNF | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 21 | | 17 | |
| DNF | 3 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 20 | Engine | 9 | |
| DNF | 5 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Motorsport | 4 | Engine | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Franco Colapinto: 1:17.868 (lap 35) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 Paul Aron received a five-second time penalty for failing to leave enough space to Isack Hadjar.
* ^2 Juan Manuel Correa received a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line at pit entry.
* ^3 Pepe Martí finished fourth on track. He received a post-race ten-second stop and go penalty for pitting during a virtual safety car period. This was converted to a 30-second time penalty after the race which dropped him to 15th place.
* ^4 Dennis Hauger, Kush Maini and Jak Crawford all stalled at the beginning of the formation lap, being required to start from the pit lane. Their places on the grid (1st, 10th and 14th, respectively) were left vacant. Hauger was still credited with pole position and received two championship points.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Paul Aron | 117 |
| | 2 | Isack Hadjar | 106 |
| 4 | 3 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 85 |
| 1 | 4 | Zane Maloney | 75 |
| 1 | 5 | Franco Colapinto | 75 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Campos Racing | 143 |
| | 2 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 142 |
| | 3 | MP Motorsport | 137 |
| | 4 | Invicta Racing | 137 |
| 1 | 5 | DAMS Lucas Oil | 96 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.