2017 Yas Island Formula 2 round

The 2017 Yas Marina FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 25 and 26 November 2017 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the final round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

United Arab Emirates  2017 Yas Marina Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 11 in the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
LocationYas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.554 km (3.451 mi)
Feature race
Date 25 November 2017
Laps 31
Pole position
Driver Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time
Time 1:47.181
Podium
First Russia Artem Markelov Russian Time
Second Monaco Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Third Italy Luca Ghiotto Russian Time
Fastest lap
Driver Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Time 1:50.314 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 26 November 2017
Laps 22
Podium
First Monaco Charles Leclerc Prema Racing
Second Thailand Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix
Third Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Canada Nicholas Latifi DAMS
Time 1:51.875 (on lap 4)

This was the final event for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis that was introduced at the 2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round and also the final event for the Mecachrome V8 engine package that had been part of the GP2 Series and FIA Formula 2 since its formation in 2005. The Dallara F2 2018 chassis with a Mecachrome V6 turbocharged engine was introduced for the 2018 Formula 2 Championship onwards.[1][2]

Classifications edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 6   Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:47.181 1
2 3   Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering 1:47.387 +0.206 2
3 2   Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 1:47.575 +0.394 3
4 9   Oliver Rowland DAMS 1:47.617 +0.436 4
5 20   Norman Nato Arden International 1:47.676 +0.495 5
6 1   Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 1:47.692 +0.511 6
7 5   Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 1:47.753 +0.572 7
8 7   Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 1:47.759 +0.578 8
9 14   Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 1:47.824 +0.643 9
10 8   Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 1:47.957 +0.776 20
11 12   Álex Palou Campos Racing 1:48.127 +0.946 10
12 10   Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:48.201 +1.020 11
13 18   Louis Delétraz Rapax 1:48.212 +1.031 12
14 11   Lando Norris Campos Racing 1:48.404 +1.223 13
15 15   Jordan King MP Motorsport 1:48.476 +1.295 14
16 17   Santino Ferrucci Trident 1:48.538 +1.357 15
17 21   Sean Gelael Arden International 1:48.609 +1.428 16
18 4   Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 1:48.671 +1.490 17
19 19   Roberto Merhi Rapax 1:48.794 +1.613 18
20 16   Nabil Jeffri Trident 1:50.201 +3.020 19
Source:[3]

Feature Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6   Artem Markelov Russian Time 31 59:34.767 1 25 (4)
2 1   Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 31 +16.265 6 18
3 5   Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 31 +25.438 7 15
4 3   Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering 31 +27.181 2 12
5 10   Nicholas Latifi DAMS 31 +29.697 11 10
6 7   Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 31 +31.974 8 8
7 8   Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 31 +34.618 20 6 (2)
8 15   Jordan King MP Motorsport 31 +40.639 14 4
9 14   Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 31 +43.305 9 2
10 18   Louis Delétraz Rapax 31 +52.356 12 1
11 4   Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 31 +1:01.198 17
12 12   Álex Palou Campos Racing 31 +1:04.596 10
13 20   Norman Nato Arden International 31 +1:12.209 5
14 17   Santino Ferrucci Trident 31 +1:21.496 15
15 21   Sean Gelael Arden International 31 +1:23.795 16
16 19   Roberto Merhi Rapax 30 +1 lap 18
DNF 11   Lando Norris Campos Racing 5 Engine 13
DNF 16   Nabil Jeffri Trident 0 Wheel nut 19
DSQ 9   Oliver Rowland DAMS 31 Disqualified 4
DSQ 2   Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 31 Disqualified 3
Fastest lap:   Alexander Albon (ART Grand Prix) – 1:50.314 (on lap 27)
Source:[3]

Sprint Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Charles Leclerc Prema Racing 22 41:36.188 7 15
2 8   Alexander Albon ART Grand Prix 22 +1.293 2 12
3 10   Nicholas Latifi DAMS 22 +3.207 4 10 (2)
4 7   Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix 22 +4.105 3 8
5 5   Luca Ghiotto Russian Time 22 +4.952 6 6
6 6   Artem Markelov Russian Time 22 +14.758 8 4
7 9   Oliver Rowland DAMS 22 +15.446 19 2
8 14   Sérgio Sette Câmara MP Motorsport 22 +24.795 9 1
9 3   Nyck de Vries Racing Engineering 22 +29.261 5
10 19   Roberto Merhi Rapax 22 +29.689 16
11 2   Antonio Fuoco Prema Racing 22 +29.912 20
12 12   Álex Palou Campos Racing 22 +30.999 12
13 11   Lando Norris Campos Racing 22 +31.564 17
14 21   Sean Gelael Arden International 22 +38.714 15
15 17   Santino Ferrucci Trident 22 +39.605 14
16 16   Nabil Jeffri Trident 22 +43.310 18
17 4   Gustav Malja Racing Engineering 22 +49.659 11
18 20   Norman Nato Arden International 19 Throttle 13
DNF 18   Louis Delétraz Rapax 18 Mechanical 10
DNF 15   Jordan King MP Motorsport 11 Transmission 1
Fastest lap:   Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) – 1:51.875 (on lap 4)
Source:[3]

Final championship standings edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (31 August 2017). "Formula 2 unveils 2018 car with Halo". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ "In photos: Farewell to the GP2/11 package". gpupdate.net. gpupdate.net. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "2017 FIA Formula 2 Yas Marina results". FIA Formula 2. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

External links edit


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