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.
The Feature Race of this round was notable for Gabriel Bortoleto's charge through the field as he 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 three rounds to go.
Driver Changes Following Franco Colapinto's promotion to Formula One, Red Bull Junior Oliver Goethe, who was competing in Formula 3, was promoted to the no. 12 MP Motorsport car.
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.
Classification Qualifying Driver Entrant Time 15 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport 1:32.16091220 Isack HadjarCampos Racing +0.08972317 Paul AronHitech Pulse-Eight +0.16263411 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport +0.1815451 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix +0.1884564 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing +0.214156721 Pepe MartíCampos Racing +0.3483783 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing +0.35988916 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight +0.452291014 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing +0.4601101124 Joshua DürksenAIX Racing +0.46810111212 Oliver GoetheMP Motorsport +0.5121112132 Zak O'SullivanART Grand Prix +0.5651213147 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil +0.6201314159 Kush MainiInvicta Racing +0.66414151615 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing +0.7261616176 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport +0.7361717188 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil +0.79618181922 Richard VerschoorTrident +0.81619192023 Roman StaněkTrident +1.03120202125 Niels KoolenAIX Racing +2.0812121 107% time: 1:38.611 (+6.451) —10 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing +19.6472222Source:
- 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. - Oliver Bearman received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round. - 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 Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points13 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing21 35:37.22581021 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix21 +1.69448 (1)324 Joshua DürksenAIX Racing21 +7.254106421 Pepe MartíCampos Racing21 +12.8803555 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport21 +13.4429467 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil21 +13.486133714 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing21 +13.58712811 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport21+14.84050.510 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing21221020 Isack HadjarCampos Racing21 +16.1267119 Kush MainiInvicta Racing21 +17.120141216 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight21 +19.1642136 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport21 +22.808171422 Richard VerschoorTrident21 +23.376191523 Roman StaněkTrident21 +24.990201615 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing21 +29.44116178 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil21 +29.71318184 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing21 +35.510151925 Niels KoolenAIX Racing21 +48.820212017 Paul AronHitech Pulse-Eight20 +1 Lap6DNF12 Oliver GoetheMP Motorsport0 Collision 11DNF2 Zak O'SullivanART Grand Prix0 Collision12Fastest lap set by Victor Martins: 1:33.086 (lap 21)Source:
Notes - Dennis Hauger and Gabriel Bortoleto finished the race in a dead heat. They shared the point for eighth place, receiving 0.5 points each. - Paul Aron received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. It did not affect his position. - Zak O'Sullivan was handed a 5-second time penalty for a false start. It did not affect his position, as he crashed out.
Feature race Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Points110 Gabriel BortoletoInvicta Racing30 50:30.337222525 Zane MaloneyRodin Motorsport30 +9.436118 (2)322 Richard VerschoorTrident30 +11.628191544 Andrea Kimi AntonelliPrema Racing30 +14.173612524 Joshua DürksenAIX Racing30 +14.5581110 (1)61 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix30 +15.0475873 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing30 +15.39986815 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing30 +15.75316497 Jak CrawfordDAMS Lucas Oil30 +17.0541421014 Enzo FittipaldiVan Amersfoort Racing30 +17.3721011120 Isack HadjarCampos Racing30 +17.86421221 Pepe MartíCampos Racing30 +18.6007132 Zak O'SullivanART Grand Prix30 +25.42413146 Ritomo MiyataRodin Motorsport30 +31.72017159 Kush MainiInvicta Racing30 +46.981151612 Oliver GoetheMP Motorsport30 +51.605121723 Roman StaněkTrident30 +1:02.455 201816 Amaury CordeelHitech Pulse-Eight30 +1:21.694 91925 Niels KoolenAIX Racing30 +1:26.77321DNF8 Juan Manuel CorreaDAMS Lucas Oil16 Collision damage18DNF11 Dennis HaugerMP Motorsport7 Collision 4DNF17 Paul AronHitech Pulse-Eight0 Collision 3Fastest lap set by Kush Maini: 1:32.717 (lap 30)Source:
Notes - 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.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Isack Hadjar 165 2 Gabriel Bortoleto 154.5 1 3 Zane Maloney 135 1 4 Paul Aron 124 5 Jak Crawford 105
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 1 Invicta Racing 228.5 1 2 Campos Racing 208 3 MP Motorsport 179.5 1 4 Rodin Motorsport 164 1 5 Hitech Pulse-Eight 153
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2024 Italian Grand Prix 2024 Monza Formula 3 round
References
External links Official website