# 2017 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

The 2017 Monaco FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 26 and 27 May 2017 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the third round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix.

## Report
### Practice and qualifying

For qualifying, the field was split into two groups due to the short nature of the circuit.

### Feature Race

After an aborted start due to Antonio Fuoco and Sean Gelael stalling on the grid, Charles Leclerc led into the first corner, followed by Alexander Albon and Oliver Rowland. A concertina effect occurred at the Grand Hotel Hairpin as Canamasas was spun, causing Gelael to lose his front wing and bringing out a local yellow. Whilst Leclerc was setting fastest laps up the front, Nicholas Latifi went out with engine failure in the tunnel, bringing out the safety car. Leclerc maintained the lead on the restart and began to set the track alight, setting fastest lap after fastest lap, eventually building a big gap back between himself and Rowland. Contact between Robert Visoiu and Louis Deletraz caused another safety car. Leclerc took his compulsory pitstop immediately and came out in fourth place after initial confusion with the safety car saw him lose the gap and then some to Rowland. Worse would come for Leclerc after an insecure tyre would force him into the pits on the restart. However, it would not come right for Leclerc and subsequently, was forced to retire from the race. Rowland would maintain the lead until the end, winning the race and racking up valuable points while doing it. Artem Markelov and Nobuharu Matsushita rounded out the podium.

### Sprint Race
## Classifications
### Qualifying
#### Group A

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 1:19.309 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 1:19.541 | +0.232 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 1:19.922 | +0.613 | 5 |
| 4 | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 1:20.058 | +0.749 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 1:20.089 | +0.780 | 9 |
| 6 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 1:20.272 | +0.963 | 11 |
| 7 | 19 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 1:20.413 | +1.104 | 13 |
| 8 | 17 | Sergio Canamasas | Trident | 1:20.415 | +1.106 | 15 |
| 9 | 3 | Louis Delétraz | Racing Engineering | 1:21.592 | +2.283 | 17 |
| 10 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 1:21.664 | +2.355 | 19 |
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#### Group B

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 8 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 1:19.321 | — | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:19.647 | +0.326 | 4 |
| 3 | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 1:19.803 | +0.482 | 6 |
| 4 | 18 | Nyck de Vries | Rapax | 1:19.814 | +0.493 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:20.042 | +0.721 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 1:20.282 | +0.961 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 1:20.593 | +1.272 | 14 |
| 8 | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 1:20.867 | +1.546 | 16 |
| 9 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 1:21.239 | +1.918 | 18 |
| 10 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 1:21.271 | +1.950 | 20 |
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Gap | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 41 | 1:00:46.545 | 3 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 41 | +0.864 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 41 | +13.769 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 41 | +19.738 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 41 | +24.657 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 41 | +28.082 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Nyck de Vries | Rapax | 41 | +28.453 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 19 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 41 | +29.125 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 41 | +45.552 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Sergio Canamasas | Trident | 41 | +46.581 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 41 | +47.818 | 14 | |
| 12 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 41 | +50.772 | 19 | |
| 13 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 41 | +53.694 | 11 | |
| 14 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 40 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 15 | 3 | Louis Delétraz | Racing Engineering | 39 | +2 laps | 17 | |
| DNF | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 33 | Oil leak | 20 | |
| DNF | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 26 | Suspension | 1 | (4) |
| DNF | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 23 | Hydraulics | 6 | |
| DNF | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 20 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNF | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 6 | Engine | 10 | |
| Fastest lap: Oliver Rowland (DAMS) – 1:21.562 (on lap 27) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Gap | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Nyck de Vries | Rapax | 30 | 41:51.284 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 19 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Rapax | 30 | +9.834 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Gustav Malja | Racing Engineering | 30 | +10.415 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | Russian Time | 30 | +10.881 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 6 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 30 | +11.258 | 7 | 6 (2) |
| 6 | 8 | Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +11.901 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +13.627 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Jordan King | MP Motorsport | 30 | +13.970 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | 30 | +28.993 | 8 | |
| 10 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Racing | 30 | +29.051 | 11 | |
| 11 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | Trident | 30 | +34.041 | 14 | |
| 12 | 21 | Sean Gelael | Arden International | 30 | +42.732 | 13 | |
| 13 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 30 | +43.430 | 20 | |
| 14 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | MP Motorsport | 30 | +46.423 | 16 | |
| 15 | 12 | Robert Vișoiu | Campos Racing | 30 | +47.007 | 19 | |
| 16 | 3 | Louis Delétraz | Racing Engineering | 30 | +53.179 | 15 | |
| 17 | 17 | Sergio Canamasas | Trident | 30 | +55.677 | 10 | |
| DNF | 1 | Charles Leclerc | Prema Racing | 20 | Electrical | 17 | |
| DNF | 11 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 14 | Brakes | 12 | |
| DNF | 20 | Norman Nato | Arden International | 2 | Suspension | 18 | |
| Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 1:21.674 (on lap 8) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Charles Leclerc | 77 |
| | 2 | Oliver Rowland | 74 |
| 1 | 3 | Artem Markelov | 60 |
| 1 | 4 | Luca Ghiotto | 56 |
| | 5 | Nobuharu Matsushita | 48 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Russian Time | 116 |
| | 2 | DAMS | 102 |
| 1 | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 85 |
| 3 | 4 | Prema Racing | 79 |
| 3 | 5 | Rapax | 43 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.