# 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round

The 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 30 June and 2 July 2023 at the Red Bull Ring. It was the seventh round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 1:14.643 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.139 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.170 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +0.215 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.217 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +0.310 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.344 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +0.374 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +0.442 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.444 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.485 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.560 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.594 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +0.601 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +0.731 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.826 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +0.859 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.007 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +1.047 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +1.059 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.165 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +1.185 | 22 | 22 |
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Notes
* ^1 - Isack Hadjar received a three-place grid penalty for the Sprint Race for impeding Jack Doohan during Qualifying.
* ^2 – Ralph Boschung was handed a three-place grid drop for the Sprint Race for failing to follow the Race Director's instructions in free practice.
* ^3 - Enzo Fittipaldi was handed a three-place grid drop foe the Feature Race for causing a collision with Kush Maini in Sprint Race.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 27 | 39:36:231 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +2.286 | 10 | 8 (1) |
| 3 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 27 | +4.366 | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +9.524 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 27 | +10.175 | 17 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 27 | +10.628 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 27 | +11.401 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 27 | +12.458 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 27 | +12.923 | 9 | |
| 10 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 27 | +13.538 | PL | |
| 11 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 27 | +17.758 | 16 | |
| 12 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 27 | +19.090 | 18 | |
| 13 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 27 | +20.607 | 3 | |
| 14 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +22.030 | 8 | |
| 15 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 27 | +22.205 | 4 | |
| 16 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 27 | +36.487 | 7 | |
| 17 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 27 | +36.896 | 22 | |
| 18 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 27 | +1:01.478 | 15 | |
| DNF | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 17 | Spun off | 5 | |
| DNF | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 4 | Spun off | 11 | |
| DNF | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 0 | Spun off | 2 | |
| DSQ | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 27 | Disqualified | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Zane Maloney: 1:17.294 (lap 20) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 - Théo Pourchaire received a 5-second time penalty for unsafe release.
* ^2 – Kush Maini received a 20-second time penalty for forcing Enzo Fittipaldi off track.
* ^3 – Ralph Boschung was given a 10-second time penalty for forcing Amaury Cordeel off track.
* ^4 – Clément Novalak was disqualified from the sprint race after it was found that his car's rear tyre pressures were below the limit required by Article 12.9 of the Technical Regulations. As a result, Isack Hadjar was promoted to the final podium position.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 40 | 56:31.050 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 40 | +0.415 | 16 | 18 (1) |
| 3 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 40 | +1.921 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 40 | +2.222 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 40 | +2.860 | 19 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 40 | +3.147 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 40 | +6.714 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 40 | +7.348 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 40 | +7.971 | 1 | 2 (2) |
| 10 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 40 | +9.343 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 40 | +9.582 | 13 | |
| 12 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 40 | +9.915 | 21 | |
| 13 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 40 | +11.594 | 20 | |
| 14 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 40 | +13.020 | 22 | |
| 15 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 40 | +14.622 | 15 | |
| 16 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 40 | +15.054 | 14 | |
| 17 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 40 | +17.355 | 6 | |
| 18 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 40 | +17.740 | 12 | |
| 19 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 40 | +20.467 | 18 | |
| DNF | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 33 | Collision damage | 4 | |
| DNF | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 26 | Lost wheel | 7 | |
| DNF | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 25 | Clutch | 17 | |
| Fastest lap set by Ayumu Iwasa: 1:17.575 (lap 37) ||||||||
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## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Frederik Vesti | 125 |
| | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 105 |
| | 3 | Ayumu Iwasa | 101 |
| | 4 | Oliver Bearman | 81 |
| 2 | 5 | Richard Verschoor | 75 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 206 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 163 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 137 |
| 1 | 4 | Rodin Carlin | 105 |
| 1 | 5 | MP Motorsport | 101 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.