The 2023 Formula 2 grid is growing, with two teams announcing driver signings ahead of this week’s post-season test.
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Formula 2 is considered the foremost single-seater feeder series to Formula 1.
F2 has existed in three different guises over the years. Until 1984 the championship was an open series for manufacturers of different chassis, engines and tyres. However that championship was phased out and replaced by Formula 3000.
F2 was later revived as a one-make series between 2009. However the series failed to attain the prominence of GP2, which had replaced F3000 and raced almost exclusively on the F1 support bill. The new F2 lasted just four seasons.
In 2016 Liberty Media took over the running of F1 and purchased GP2, then rebranded it as Formula 2 in 2017.
Arthur Leclerc switches to DAMS as he graduates to Formula 2
Formula 2
Posted onArthur Leclerc will make his debut in Formula 2 next year, joining the DAMS team as he steps up from Formula 3.
Iwasa holds off Drugovich to win feature race, Sargeant secures superlicence
Formula 2
Posted onAyumu Iwasa held off champion Felipe Drugovich to win the final feature race in Yas Marina while Logan Sargeant secured his F1 superlicence for 2023.
Lawson claims Yas Marina sprint race victory after F1 practice run
Formula 2
Posted onRed Bull-backed junior driver Liam Lawson won the Formula 2 sprint race at the Yas Marina circuit, after stepping in for Max Verstappen in F1 practice.
Immediate switch from F1 practice to F2 qualifying was “too much” – Drugovich
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFelipe Drugovich admitted he was caught out when he had to make a rapid transition from testing a Formula 1 car to qualifying his regular Formula 2 machine.
Iwasa beats DAMS team mate Nissany to Yas Marina pole
Formula 2
Posted onAyumu Iwasa snatched a surprise pole position from DAMS team mate Roy Nissany to top the final qualifying session of the Formula 2 season at the Yas Marina circuit.
Correa making F2 return this weekend, three years on from Spa crash
Formula 2
Posted onJuan Manuel Correa, who was seriously injured in a crash during a Formula 2 race three years ago, will return to race in the category for the first time in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
Boschung goes for sixth season in F2 with 2023 Campos deal
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Ralph Boschung will reach 100 F2 starts in 2023 after signing for another season with Campos, while Mari Boya joins MP in F3
F3 runner-up Maloney to make F2 debut in season finale
Formula 2
Posted onZane Maloney, who finished runner-up in the FIA Formula 3 championship this year, will make his Formula 2 debut in next week’s season finale at Yas Marina.
Hauger moving to MP for second season in Formula 2
Formula 2
Posted onRed Bull junior driver Dennis Hauger will move to the MP Motorsport team for the 2023 Formula 2 season, the team has announced.
Formula 2 and Formula 3 unveil calendars for 2023
Formula 2
Posted onThe FIA has announced the 2023 calendars for its Formula 2 and Formula 3 championship, which will see both series visit Australia and Monaco.
The FIA’s Herta ruling won’t put a stop to criticism of F1’s superlicence points
News Focus
Posted onF2 promoter Bruno Michel staunchly defends the FIA superlicence points system, but is a lack of critical thought serving his series’ interests?
F2 vows to keep costs under control after adding Australia to 2023 calendar
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 CEO Bruno Michel says the increased travel resulting from the series’ first trip to Australia next year “isn’t going to impact the budgets of the teams”.
Why F2’s role as F1’s sustainable fuel guinea pig ‘isn’t going to be a reliability issue’
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 will help develop the sustainable fuels Formula 1 will use from 2026 but those running the series are confident reliability won’t be compromised.
F2 stands by rule barring champions from returning after Drugovich urges change
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich’s call for the series to allow title winners to remain in the category has fallen on deaf ears.
Bans for drivers over track limits are “too harsh”, Formula 2 CEO admits
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 CEO Bruno Michel says “common sense” changes are need to prevent drivers incurring race bans chiefly due to track limits violations.
Daruvala holds off Vesti for first win of F2 season in Monza feature race
Formula 2
Posted onJehan Daruvala held off Frederik Vesti for his first Formula 2 victory of 2022 in an attrition-heavy race that saw just 14 cars take the chequered flag.
Drugovich crowned F2 champion despite sprint race retirement as Vips wins
Formula 2
Posted onFelipe Drugovich sealed this year’s Formula 2 title despite watching most of the Monza sprint race from the pit wall.
Doohan claims Monza pole as Iwasa crash thwarts Pourchaire
Formula 2
Posted onJack Doohan took pole position for the Formula 2 feature race at Monza after Ayumu Iwasa crashed late in the session bringing out the red flags.
DAMS picks F2 veteran Ghiotto to replace banned Nissany
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 veteran Luca Ghiotto will return to the series at Monza this week to replace the banned Roy Nissany at DAMS