FIA Formula 2 Spa races - what to expect, stats and driver standings 25.08.2022: FIA FORMULA 2 Championship Circuit Spa-Francorchamps 26-28 August 2022 WHAT TO EXPECT Felipe Drugovich has held firm at the top of the Drivers’ Championship since the conclusion of the fourth round in Barcelona. However, as the end of t

FIA FORMULA 2 Championship
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
26-28 August 2022




WHAT TO EXPECT



Felipe Drugovich has held firm at the top of the Drivers’ Championship since the conclusion of the fourth round in Barcelona. However, as the end of the season draws ever closer, so too does the duel for the title.



Three podium finishes and a third victory of the year last time out in the Budapest Feature Race for Théo Pourchaire has slashed the MP Motorsport driver’s advantage to just 21 points.



There’s a tight battle gearing up just behind them with several drivers setting their sights on breaking into the top five. Currently, Logan Sargeant is third on 119 points ahead of Enzo Fittipaldi and Jehan Daruvala, but with only 34 points separating third from 10th, it’s anyone’s game! 10 different drivers have already claimed victory in as many rounds, could we see an 11th at the Belgian circuit?



Securing a double top four finish in the Feature Race around the Hungaroring has strengthened ART Grand Prix’s hold over the Teams’ Championship with 250 points. It’s nip and tuck in the fight for second, as Carlin leads MP Motorsport by a single point, comfortably clear of Hitech Grand Prix and PREMA Racing.



Returning to F2 for the first time since 2019, Tatiana Calderón is hopping into the cockpit of the #23 Charouz Racing System car, replacing Cem Bölükbasi for the remainder of the season.  



After taking time off to recover from a neck injury, Ralph Boschung will be back behind the wheel of the green and white Campos Racing car. He’ll be joined at the Spanish team by Lirim Zendeli, who is standing in for Olli Caldwell for the upcoming round. Meanwhile, David Beckmann continues to race for Van Amersfoort Racing.  




FIA F2 CHAMPIONSHIP standings here






KEY STATS



    Théo Pourchaire becomes the second driver this season to take home three Feature Race wins, the first driver to do so was Championship leader Drugovich.


    The points deficit between P1 and P2 in the Championship is the narrowest it’s been since Round 3 in Imola, when Pourchaire led Drugovich by 2 points.


    Felipe Drugovich remains the only driver to score points in every round of the campaign so far, with 18 points finishes from 20 races.


    A return to the top step of the podium for Felipe Drugovich in Spa-Francorchamps would see him equal the record for race wins in Formula 2, an accolade currently jointly held by Nyck de Vries and Artem Markelov.


    Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the longest track on the 2022 calendar at 7.004 KM.


    The lap record at the Belgian circuit is 1:56.054, set by Nyck de Vries with PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing in 2018.
     

 

 

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