# 2022 Le Castellet Formula 2 round

The 2022 Le Castellet FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 22 and 24 July 2022 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. It was the ninth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 French Grand Prix.

## Driver changes

David Beckmann replaced Jake Hughes for the Le Castellet round at Van Amersfoort Racing after Hughes tested positive for COVID-19.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Logan Sargeant took his second pole position of the season, beating out DAMS driver Ayumu Iwasa by only 0.006 seconds. Frederik Vesti qualified in P3 for the Feature Race right ahead of championship leader Felipe Drugovich, who later was demoted to sixth after his fastest lap time was deleted due to exceeding track limits.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 1:43.871 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.006 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | +0.029 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | +0.163 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.290 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | +0.370 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.437 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.506 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | +0.612 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +0.755 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.887 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | +0.968 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | +1.047 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | +1.164 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | +1.230 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | +1.246 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.432 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | +1.526 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.634 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | +1.871 | 22 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | +1.872 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | +1.902 | 21 | 22 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Roy Nissany originally qualified twentieth, but will be starting the Sprint Race from the back of the grid due to both re-joining the track in a dangerous manner and impeding Olli Caldwell at Free Practice.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 21 | 41:22.995 | 2 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 21 | +3.206 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 21 | +4.835 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 21 | +5.709 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +7.948 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 21 | +8.260 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +9.552 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 21 | +9.654 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 21 | +10.586 | 12 | |
| 10 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +10.979 | 17 | |
| 11 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +12.087 | 4 | |
| 12 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 21 | +12.477 | 18 | |
| 13 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 21 | +12.530 | 13 | |
| 14 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +14.433 | 3 | |
| 15 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +15.861 | 21 | |
| 16 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 21 | +16.536 | 22 | |
| 17 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 21 | +16.643 | 16 | |
| 18 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 21 | +17.338 | 20 | |
| DNF | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | 17 | Collision damage | 15 | |
| DNF | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 16 | Engine | 11 | |
| DNF | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 8 | Collision | 14 | |
| DNF | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 8 | Collision damage | 19 | |
| Fastest lap set by Liam Lawson: 1:47.984 (lap 21) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Théo Pourchaire and Jüri Vips originally finished third and sixth respectively, but were later given a five-second time-penalty for both forcing Marcus Armstrong off the track.
* ^2 – Marcus Armstrong originally finished ninth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Jehan Daruvala.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 30 | 57:54.568 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +8.649 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +9.887 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 30 | +10.253 | 6 | 12 (1) |
| 5 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 30 | +16.050 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 30 | +19.080 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 30 | +27.558 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 30 | +32.852 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 30 | +36.514 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +37.686 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 30 | +40.214 | 13 | |
| 12 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +45.584 | 7 | |
| 13 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 30 | +46.476 | 21 | |
| 14 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +48.501 | 16 | |
| 15 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | +49.092 | 18 | |
| 16 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 30 | +1:25.136 | 17 | |
| DNF | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 28 | Engine | 11 | |
| DNF | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | 24 | Retired | 22 | |
| DNF | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 11 | Clutch | 1 | (2) |
| DNF | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | 9 | Retired | 14 | |
| DNF | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 0 | Collision damage | 8 | |
| DNF | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 0 | Spin | 12 | |
| Fastest lap set by Felipe Drugovich: 1:46.901 (lap 29) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Enzo Fittipaldi received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Roberto Merhi in the Sprint Race, demoting him to nineteenth on the grid for the Feature Race.
* ^2 – Richard Verschoor retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Felipe Drugovich | 173 |
| 1 | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 134 |
| 1 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | 118 |
| | 4 | Jehan Daruvala | 94 |
| 5 | 5 | Liam Lawson | 79 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 2 | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 209 |
| 1 | 2 | MP Motorsport | 199 |
| 1 | 3 | Carlin | 197 |
| | 4 | Prema Racing | 161 |
| | 5 | Hitech Grand Prix | 136 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.