title: 2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round
text: # 2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round
  
  The 2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 7 and 9 July 2023 at the Silverstone Circuit. It was the eighth round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 British Grand Prix.
  
  ## Classification
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.832 | 8 | 1 |
  | 2 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +0.113 | 14 | 2 |
  | 3 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.120 | 7 | 3 |
  | 4 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +0.125 | 6 | 4 |
  | 5 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.157 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +0.159 | 4 | 6 |
  | 7 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +0.169 | 10 | 7 |
  | 8 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.187 | 3 | 8 |
  | 9 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.194 | 2 | 9 |
  | 10 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.220 | 1 | 10 |
  | 11 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +0.303 | 9 | 11 |
  | 12 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +0.366 | 11 | 12 |
  | 13 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +0.482 | 12 | 13 |
  | 14 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.536 | 19 | 14 |
  | 15 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.568 | 13 | 15 |
  | 16 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +0.694 | 15 | 16 |
  | 17 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.729 | 16 | 17 |
  | 18 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +0.983 | 17 | 18 |
  | 19 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.118 | 18 | 19 |
  | 20 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +1.274 | 20 | 20 |
  | 21 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +1.625 | 21 | 21 |
  | 22 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.252 | 22 | 22 |
  | Source: |||||||
  
  Notes
  
  * ^1 - Kush Maini was handed a five-place grid penalty for failing to serve a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits in the Spielberg feature race.
  * ^2 - Zane Maloney received two three-place grid penalties in qualifying; the first for impeding Théo Pourchaire and the second for impeding Jack Doohan.
  * ^3 - Dennis Hauger received a five-place grid penalty for failing to abort a push lap during double waved yellow flags.
  
  ### Sprint race
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 19 | 40:16.405 | 1 | 10 |
  | 2 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 19 | +13.432 | 3 | 8 (1) |
  | 3 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 19 | +19.422 | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 19 | +25.610 | 4 | 5 |
  | 5 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 19 | +30.517 | 2 | 4 |
  | 6 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 19 | +30.863 | 5 | 3 |
  | 7 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 19 | +31.345 | 8 | 2 |
  | 8 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 19 | +31.633 | 11 | 1 |
  | 9 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 19 | +32.452 | 9 | |
  | 10 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 19 | +38.554 | 10 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 19 | +39.880 | 12 | |
  | 12 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 19 | +40.251 | 19 | |
  | 13 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 19 | +44.116 | 14 | |
  | 14 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 19 | +44.706 | 13 | |
  | 15 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 19 | +48.241 | 15 | |
  | 16 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 19 | +50.269 | 21 | |
  | 17 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 19 | +51.066 | 20 | |
  | 18 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | +52.808 | 16 | |
  | 19 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | +1:07.916 | 22 | |
  | 20 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 19 | +1:14.160 | 17 | |
  | 21 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 18 | +1 lap | 7 | |
  | DNF | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 0 | Spun off | 18 | |
  | Fastest lap set by Ayumu Iwasa: 1:59.913 (lap 17) ||||||||
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  Notes
  
  * ^1 - Amaury Cordeel originally finished fifteenth, but was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track while overtaking Clément Novalak, dropping him down to sixteenth.
  * ^2 - Clément Novalak received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Brad Benavides.
  
  ### Feature race
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 29 | 58:54.389 | 1 | 25 (3) |
  | 2 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 29 | +2.051 | 7 | 18 |
  | 3 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +4.749 | 8 | 15 |
  | 4 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 29 | +6.637 | 4 | 12 |
  | 5 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 29 | +12.611 | 3 | 10 |
  | 6 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 29 | +18.933 | 13 | 8 |
  | 7 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 29 | +18.963 | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 29 | +23.225 | 5 | 4 |
  | 9 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 29 | +24.155 | 12 | 2 |
  | 10 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 29 | +24.543 | 15 | 1 |
  | 11 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 29 | +27.958 | 22 | |
  | 12 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 29 | +30.610 | 20 | |
  | 13 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 29 | +30.973 | 19 | |
  | 14 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 29 | +32.920 | 14 | |
  | 15 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 29 | +34.573 | 9 | |
  | 16 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 29 | +34.629 | 17 | |
  | 17 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 29 | +39.777 | 11 | |
  | DNF | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 15 | Collision | 18 | |
  | DNF | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 15 | Collision | 2 | |
  | DNF | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 11 | Suspension/Collision | 10 | |
  | DNF | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 9 | Collision | 16 | |
  | DNF | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 5 | Spun off | 21 | |
  | Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:42.091 (lap 23) ||||||||
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  Notes
  
  * ^1 - Victor Martins received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Ayumu Iwasa off track.
  * ^2 - Jehan Daruvala, Roy Nissany and Richard Verschoor received a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
  * ^3 - Oliver Bearman received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Kush Maini.
  * ^4 - Roy Nissany received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Frederik Vesti.
  
  ## Standings after the event
  
  | | Pos. | Driver | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1 | Frederik Vesti | 135 |
  | | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 129 |
  | | 3 | Ayumu Iwasa | 111 |
  | | 4 | Oliver Bearman | 88 |
  | 2 | 5 | Victor Martins | 88 |
  | Pos. | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Prema Racing | 223 |
  | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 217 |
  | 3 | DAMS | 150 |
  | 4 | Rodin Carlin | 134 |
  | 5 | MP Motorsport | 109 |
  
  * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  