# 2017 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

The 2017 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 26 and 27 August 2017 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the eighth round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix.

## Background

Charles Leclerc, once again, entered the round as the championship leader with a significant margin over nearest rival, Oliver Rowland. Rowland had closed the gap in the previous round in Hungary, but nevertheless was still 54 points behind the Monégasque driver.
For this round, Rapax had inherited an entirely new driver lineup with Sergio Canamasas and Nyck de Vries making way for Louis Delétraz and Roberto Merhi. Nyck de Vries and Louis Delétraz effectively switched seats with de Vries going from Rapax to Racing Engineering and Delétraz vice versa.

## Classifications
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 2:20.842 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 2:21.510 | +0.668 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 2:21.578 | +0.736 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 2:22.069 | +1.227 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 2:22.073 | +1.231 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | Nyck de Vries | Racing Engineering | 2:22.534 | +1.692 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 2:22.952 | +2.110 | 7 |
| 8 | 19 | Roberto Merhi | Rapax | 2:23.132 | +2.290 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 2:23.180 | +2.338 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 2:23.409 | +2.567 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 2:23.424 | +2.582 | 11 |
| 12 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 2:23.459 | +2.617 | 12 |
| 13 | 18 | Louis Delétraz | Rapax | 2:23.470 | +2.628 | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 2:23.737 | +2.895 | 14 |
| 15 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 2:23.788 | +2.946 | 15 |
| 16 | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 2:24.127 | +3.285 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Robert Visoiu | Campos Racing | 2:24.215 | +3.373 | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 2:24.437 | +3.595 | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 2:25.039 | +4.197 | 19 |
| 20 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 2:27.008 | +6.166 | 20 |
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 25 | 52:50.172 | 9 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 25 | +6.057 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 25 | +6.446 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 25 | +19.912 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Nyck de Vries | Racing Engineering | 25 | +21.149 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 25 | +29.356 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 19 | Roberto Merhi | Rapax | 25 | +33.479 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 25 | +35.611 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 25 | +42.735 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 25 | +44.133 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 25 | +47.608 | 20 | |
| 12 | 8 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +59.552 | 10 | |
| 13 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 25 | +1:00.217 | 14 | |
| 14 | 18 | Louis Delétraz | Rapax | 25 | +1:01.070 | 13 | |
| 15 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 25 | +1:14.082 | 19 | |
| 16 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 1 | Puncture | 16 | |
| DNS | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 0 | Fuel pressure | 2 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 25 | Disqualified | 1 | (4) |
| DSQ | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 25 | Disqualified | 3 | |
| Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 2:00.204 (on lap 18) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 18 | 39:40.215 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 | Nyck de Vries | Racing Engineering | 18 | +0.623 | 2 | 12 (2) |
| 3 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 18 | +2.403 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 18 | +3.109 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 18 | +3.820 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Roberto Merhi | Rapax | 18 | +4.894 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 18 | +5.448 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 18 | +5.828 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 18 | +6.690 | 20 | |
| 10 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 18 | +9.202 | 11 | |
| 11 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 18 | +9.629 | 3 | |
| 12 | 18 | Louis Delétraz | Rapax | 18 | +10.556 | 16 | |
| 13 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 18 | +10.865 | 15 | |
| 14 | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 18 | +11.095 | 19 | |
| 15 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 18 | +12.070 | 13 | |
| 16 | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 18 | +13.709 | 12 | |
| 17 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 18 | +14.121 | 17 | |
| 18 | 8 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +17.543 | 14 | |
| DNF | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 14 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNF | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 12 | Engine | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (Racing Engineering) – 2:01.367 (on lap 2) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Charles Leclerc | 218 |
| | 2 | Oliver Rowland | 159 |
| | 3 | Artem Markelov | 150 |
| 1 | 4 | Luca Ghiotto | 123 |
| 1 | 5 | Nicholas Latifi | 115 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | DAMS | 274 |
| 1 | 2 | Russian Time | 273 |
| 1 | 3 | Prema Racing | 258 |
| | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 165 |
| | 5 | Rapax | 116 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.