Motor racing event
The 2024 Monza Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 30 August and 1 September 2024 at the Monza Circuit. It was the eleventh round of the 2024 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Italian Grand Prix.
Driver Changes
Following Franco Colapinto's promotion to Formula One,[1] Red Bull Junior Oliver Goethe, who was competing in Formula 3, was promoted to the no. 12 MP Motorsport car.[2]
Niels Koolen took the no. 25 AIX Racing car, previously driven by Taylor Barnard, after the latter was announced as a full-time Formula E driver for next season.[3]
Classification
Qualifying
- ^1 - Andrea Kimi Antonelli received two separate five-place grid penalties for technical nonconformities involving the use of dry ice, one from Silverstone and the other at Spa.
- ^2 - Oliver Bearman received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round.
- ^3 - Gabriel Bortoleto crashed out during qualifying and could not set a meaningful time. He was given permission from the stewards to start both races from the last grid position.
Sprint race
Notes
- ^1 - Dennis Hauger and Gabriel Bortoleto finished the race in a dead heat. They shared the point for eighth place, receiving 0.5 points each.
- ^2 - Paul Aron received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. It did not affect his position.[8]
- ^3 - Zak O'Sullivan was handed a 5-second time penalty for a false start. It did not affect his position, as he crashed out.[8]
Feature race
Gabriel Bortoleto won the race from a record-setting 22nd place on the starting grid. This allowed him to cut title rival Isack Hadjar's lead from 35.5 points to 10.5 points reigniting the title race with 3 round to go.
Notes
- ^1 - Ritomo Miyata received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision and a 5-second time penalty for failing to follow the Race Director's instructions.[9]
Standings after the event
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ "Franco Colapinto to step up to Formula 1 with Williams for the rest of the 2024 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Goethe reflects on the 'crazy' 24 hours following Monza call-up with MP Motorsport". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "AIX Racing confirm Niels Koolen for Monza and Baku Rounds". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Maloney beats Hadjar to take maiden F2 pole position in Monza". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Doc 27 - F2 Qualifying - final results" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Doc 57 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Bearman dominates to take victory in entertaining Monza battle". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Aron and O'Sullivan penalised following Monza Sprint Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Doc 67 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Bortoleto goes from last to first to take stunning Monza victory". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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