# 2023 Jeddah Formula 2 round

The 2023 Jeddah FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 17 and 19 March 2023 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. It was the second round of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 1:41.326 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.744 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.745 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.784 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +0.785 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.794 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.969 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +1.034 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +1.171 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.227 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +1.250 | 16 | 11 |
| 12 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.291 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +1.303 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +1.360 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +1.428 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +1.469 | 21 | 16 |
| 17 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +1.493 | 15 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.528 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.753 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.059 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +2.410 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | +3.701 | 22 | 22 |
| 107% time: 1:48.418 (+7.092) |||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Frederik Vesti received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Richard Verschoor in the Sakhir Feature Race. The penalty will apply to the next race that the Dane participates in.
* ^2 – Clément Novalak and Roman Staněk have received five-place grid penalties for Saturday's Sprint Race after Trident mechanics were found to have failed to hand back both drivers’ set of tyres into parc fermé. Team personnel were also found to have worked on the sets of tyres before handing them in, breaching the Sporting Regulations, dropping down both drivers to P16 and P21 respectively.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 20 | 42:21.514 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +0.700 | 10 | 8 (1) |
| 3 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 20 | +1.186 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 20 | +1.979 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 20 | +2.544 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 20 | +2.940 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 20 | +3.380 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 20 | +4.555 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +4.578 | 1 | |
| 10 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +6.412 | 17 | |
| 11 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 20 | +6.886 | 12 | |
| 12 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +7.642 | 18 | |
| 13 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 20 | +8.358 | 13 | |
| 14 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | +13.127 | 11 | |
| 15 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 20 | +13.743 | 16 | |
| 16 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | +13.778 | 19 | |
| 17 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 20 | +14.260 | 21 | |
| 18 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +20.500 | 22 | |
| 19 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 20 | +35.418 | 20 | |
| DNF | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 6 | Collision | 8 | |
| DNF | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 6 | Collision | 7 | |
| DNF | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 1 | Spun off | 15 | |
| Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:44.886 (lap 14) ||||||||
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 28 | 50:45.587 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 28 | +3.959 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 28 | +7.546 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 28 | +11.379 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 28 | +11.712 | 15 | 10 |
| 6 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 28 | +14.014 | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 28 | +14.220 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 28 | +17.012 | 13 | 4 (1) |
| 9 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 28 | +21.646 | 19 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 28 | +23.910 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 28 | +28.854 | 18 | |
| 12 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 28 | +29.371 | 7 | |
| 13 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +31.238 | 8 | |
| 14 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 28 | +32.019 | 16 | |
| 15 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 28 | +32.973 | 10 | |
| 16 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 28 | +36.131 | 11 | |
| 17 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 28 | +37.076 | 17 | |
| 18 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 28 | +40.339 | 12 | |
| 19 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 28 | +47.097 | 9 | |
| 20 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 28 | +1:31.499 | 21 | |
| DNF | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 16 | Spun off | 1 | (2) |
| DNF | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 1 | Collision damage | 22 | |
| Fastest lap set by Arthur Leclerc: 1:43.647 (lap 26) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^3 – Prior to the Feature Race, Théo Pourchaire received a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Oliver Bearman during Saturday's Sprint Race.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ralph Boschung | 33 |
| 1 | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 32 |
| 3 | 3 | Ayumu Iwasa | 31 |
| 17 | 4 | Frederik Vesti | 28 |
| 6 | 5 | Jehan Daruvala | 24 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Campos Racing | 51 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 49 |
| 1 | 3 | DAMS | 44 |
| 2 | 4 | MP Motorsport | 43 |
| 6 | 5 | Prema Racing | 29 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.