# 2023 Yas Island Formula 2 round

The 2023 Yas Island Formula 2 round was a motor racing event that was held between 25 and 26 November 2023 at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the final race of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Théo Pourchaire became the 2023 Drivers' Champion after finishing seventh and fifth in both races, which was sufficient to win the championship by eleven points over his nearest rival Frederik Vesti, despite the fact that the Dane won the Sprint Race and finished third in the Feature Race. Pourchaire became the first Drivers' Champion for ART Grand Prix since Nyck de Vries in 2019, whilst the French outfit won the Teams' Championship for the first time.
Pourchaire also became the Formula 2 Drivers' Champion with the lowest number of wins scored in a single season, having only taken a solitary victory at the Feature Race of the season opener in Bahrain.
It was also the last event for the Dallara F2 2018 chassis which had been used since 2018, as it was replaced for 2024 by a new chassis.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 1:35.567 | | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 1:35.791 | +0.224 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 1:35.976 | +0.409 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 1:36.065 | +0.498 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 1:36.085 | +0.518 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 1:36.168 | +0.601 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:36.227 | +0.660 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:36.230 | +0.663 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 1:36.274 | +0.707 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 1:36.282 | +0.715 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:36.324 | +0.757 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 1:36.373 | +0.806 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 1:36.377 | +0.810 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 1:36.437 | +0.870 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 1:36.449 | +0.882 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 1:36.503 | +0.936 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 1:36.620 | +1.053 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 1:36.648 | +1.081 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:36.718 | +1.151 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 2 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 1:37.231 | +1.664 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Paul Aron | Trident | 1:37.391 | +1.824 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Joshua Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | 1:38.159 | +2.592 | 22 | 22 |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 23 | 42:24.624 | 2 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 23 | +3.893 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +6.310 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 23 | +13.682 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +14.440 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 23 | +14.713 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +15.228 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 23 | +16.508 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 23 | +17.573 | 7 | |
| 10 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 23 | +19.810 | 17 | |
| 11 | 10 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 23 | +22.690 | 15 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +26.673 | 19 | |
| 13 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 23 | +26.720 | 8 | |
| 14 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 23 | +27.309 | 12 | |
| 15 | 17 | Joshua Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | 23 | +33.640 | 22 | |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Aron | Trident | 23 | +37.040 | 21 | |
| 17 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 23 | +37.842 | 18 | |
| 18 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 23 | +41.833 | 16 | |
| 19 | 2 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 23 | +43.806 | 20 | |
| 20 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +47.128 | 9 | |
| 21 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 23 | +48.688 | 13 | |
| DNF | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 0 | Collision/Spun off | 11 | |
| Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:38.722 (lap 14) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Kush Maini received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Juan Manuel Correa, dropping him down from eleventh to thirteenth as a consequence.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 33 | 56:03.879 | 1 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +3.874 | 2 | 18 (1) |
| 3 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 33 | +22.485 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 33 | +26.283 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +27.668 | 14 | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 33 | +28.336 | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 33 | +29.079 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 33 | +30.090 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 33 | +33.113 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 33 | +36.223 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 33 | +38.996 | 12 | |
| 12 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 33 | +43.688 | 15 | |
| 13 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 33 | +48.348 | 11 | |
| 14 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 33 | +49.678 | 10 | |
| 15 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 33 | +54.829 | 16 | |
| 16 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 33 | +1:05.468 | 18 | |
| 17 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 32 | Spun off | 4 | |
| 18 | 21 | Paul Aron | Trident | 32 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| DNF | 17 | Joshua Mason | PHM Racing by Charouz | 28 | Electronics | 9 | |
| DNF | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | Fuel pressure | 7 | |
| DNF | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 16 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| DNF | 2 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 15 | Faulty sensor | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:38.319 (lap 33) ||||||||
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## Final championship standings

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Théo Pourchaire | 203 |
| | 2 | Frederik Vesti | 192 |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Doohan | 168 |
| 1 | 4 | Ayumu Iwasa | 165 |
| | 5 | Victor Martins | 150 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 353 |
| | 2 | Prema Racing | 322 |
| | 3 | Rodin Carlin | 220 |
| | 4 | DAMS | 214 |
| 1 | 5 | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 176 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
* Note: Bold names include the 2023 Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.