The 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for

Formula 2 Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name return ...

cars that took place on 29 and 30 June 2019 at the

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, in

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as part of the

FIA Formula 2 Championship The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier single-seater championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on racing circuits, the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebranding of the lo ...

. It was the sixth round of the

2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship The 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship was the fifty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also third season under the moniker of FIA Formula 2 Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that is ...

and ran in support of the

2019 Austrian Grand Prix The 2019 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 myWorld Großer Preis von Österreich 2019) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 June 2019 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race was the 9th round of the 2019 FIA ...

Background

Driver changes

Mahaveer Raghunathan Mahaveer Raghunathan (born 17 November 1998) is an Indian racing driver who last competed in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport. Career Lower formula Raghunathan started his racing career in karting in 2012, where he re ...

received a one-race ban after reaching twelve penalty points on his racing license during the Paul Ricard feature race. His seat at

MP Motorsport MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...

for the round was taken by

Patricio O'Ward Patricio "Pato" O'Ward Junco (born 6 May 1999) is a Mexican professional auto racing driver who competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren SP. He is the 2018 Indy Lights champion. Early life and care ...

. Elsewhere,

Dorian Boccolacci Dorian Boccolacci (born 9 September 1998 in Cannes) is a French racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Supercup series. He has previously also competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship until after the 2019 French round at Circuit Paul ...

was replaced at

Campos Racing Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series. History After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 19 ...

Arjun Maini Arjun Maini (born 10 December 1997) is an Indian professional racing driver, currently competing in the DTM. He has previously also competed in FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident Racing, as well as Campos Racing. Early life Maini comes ...

, and

Ralph Boschung Ralph Boschung (born 23 September 1997) is a Swiss racing driver set to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos Racing. He is a race winner in the GP3 Series and has previously competed in Formula 2 from to , for Campos, MP Motors ...

left

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with

Ryan Tveter Ryan Tveter (born May 20, 1994) is an American racing driver from Oyster Bay, New York, who raced for Trident in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship. Career 2019 Tveter made his debut in the FIA Formula 2 championship as a replacement driver f ...

taking his place for the round.

Classification

Qualifying

Feature race

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Sérgio Sette Câmara Sérgio Sette Câmara Filho (born 23 May 1998) is a Brazilian racing driver who currently drives for NIO 333 FE Team in Formula E. He was a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, having formerly been a test and development driver for McLaren. Car ...

was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision. * –

Louis Delétraz Louis Delétraz (born 22 April 1997) is a Swiss racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series for Prema Orlen Team and in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Tower Motorsport. He is the 201 ...

was given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. * –

originally finished 15th but was disqualified after his tyres were found to have been fitted incorrectly before the race start.

Sprint race

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Anthoine Hubert Anthoine Hubert (; 22 September 1996 – 31 August 2019) was a French professional racing driver. He was the 2018 GP3 Series champion and a member of the Renault Sport Academy. He died at the age of 22, following an accident during the featur ...

originally finished 16th but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision. * –

Jack Aitken Jack Aitken (Korean: 한세용, ''Han Se-yong''; born 23 September 1995 in London) is a British- South Korean racing driver who currently competes for Racing Team Turkey in the European Le Mans Series and for Emil Frey Racing in the ADAC GT ...

was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision and an additional five-second time penalty for a violation of the minimum delta time under the safety car. * –

Nyck de Vries Hendrik Johannes Nicasius "Nyck" de Vries (; born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch racing driver who is currently serving as the reserve driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. He is confirmed to be driving full-time in Formula 1 at Scuderia ...

and

set the same fastest lap times, but de Vries was awarded the points for fastest lap as he was the first to achieve the lap time.

Background

Driver changes

Classification

Qualifying

Feature race

Sprint race

Championship standings after the round

References

External links