The 2024 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 15 September 2024 at the Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the twelfth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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| Round 12 of 14 in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street Circuit 6.003 km (3.730 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Driver Changes
editOliver Bearman was entered into the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in place of Kevin Magnussen, who received a one-race ban.[2] 2024 Formula 3 runner-up Gabriele Minì was chosen by Prema to replace Bearman.[3]
Australian driver Christian Mansell, who finished fifth in Formula 3, was announced to replace Roman Staněk at Trident for the rest of the season after the latter's departure from the team due to unsatisfactory equipment and lack of budget.[4][5]
Similarly, ART Grand Prix driver Zak O'Sullivan left the team due to funding issues.[6] Fellow British and Williams Academy driver Luke Browning was confirmed to replace O'Sullivan for the remainder of the year.[7]
Classification
editQualifying
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Notes
- ^1 – Isack Hadjar originally qualified 15th, but his fastest lap was deleted after he was found the sole responsible of causing a red flag during qualifying. [10]
Sprint race
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- ^1 – Oliver Goethe received a 5 second time penalty for causing a collision with Amaury Cordeel. [13]
Feature race
editThe feature race was red flagged shortly after the start, as Kush Maini stalled and Oliver Goethe and Pepe Martí crashed into the stationary Invicta car. Damage from this accident saw all three drivers retire, as well as Rafael Villagómez and Niels Koolen. All drivers were able to walk out of their cars unscathed. [14]
The debris cleaning after the collision resulted in the race being condensed into a timed finish. Only 17 laps of the 29 scheduled were completed and reduced points were awarded. The last two laps of the race happened under safety car conditions due to a late crash by debutant Gabriele Minì. [14]
Notes
- ^1 - As more than 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled race distance was completed, reduced points were awarded on a 19–14–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The feature race was scheduled to be 29 laps long, but was shortened due to time constraints after an early red flag due to a collision on lap 1.
- ^ "Oliver Bearman confirmed to replace Kevin Magnussen for Azerbaijan Grand Prix". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Gabriele Minì to replace Oliver Bearman at PREMA Racing in Baku". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Pilot formule 2 Staněk předčasně opustí tým Trident". Czech News Agency (in Czech). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Trident confirm Christian Mansell for remainder of 2024 Formula 2 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Williams junior driver forced to quit series after funding issue emerges". Planet F1. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "ART Grand Prix confirm Luke Browning for remainder of the 2024 Formula 2 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Doc 28 - F2 Qualifying - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Verschoor narrowly beats Antonelli to take Pole Position in Baku". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Doc 24 - INFRINGEMENT - F2 Qualifying DWYF violations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Doc 49 - F2 Race 1 (Sprint) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Duerksen dominates to take maiden Formula 2 victory in Baku". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Doc 24 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 12 - causing a collision with Car 16 in Race 1" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "FEATURE RACE: Verschoor wins in Baku after early Red Flag stoppage". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Doc 64 - F2 Race 2 (Feature) - final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
External links
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[[Category:September 2024 sports events in Asia