2023 Formula 2 Championship

German Formula 4 team PHM Racing took over the entry and assets of Charouz Racing System at the end of the 2022 season, and runs in cooperation with the Czech squad under the PHM Racing by Charouz moniker.[4]

Carlin compete under new ownership in 2023. The New Zealand-based car manufacturer Rodin Cars became majority shareholder of the team. With that, the team is now called Rodin Carlin.[5]

Hitech partnered with hardware company Pulse-Eight during the off-season, changing the official name of the team to Hitech Pulse-Eight.[6]

Virtuosi Racing and the Invicta Watch Group announced a multi-year strategic partnership that saw the name of the team change to Invicta Virtuosi Racing.[7]

Reigning team champion MP Motorsport debuted a new lineup: Reigning champion Felipe Drugovich left the series whilst Clément Novalak left the team after coming fourteenth with them. The team signed the driver lineup that competed for Prema Racing in 2022: 2021 FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger, who came tenth with Prema in his rookie season, and Jehan Daruvala, who came seventh and embarked on his fourth season in the championship.[8][9]

Carlin saw both their drivers departing the championship, with Logan Sargeant graduating to Formula One with Williams and Liam Lawson moving to the Super Formula Championship to compete with Red Bull-affiliated Team Mugen.[10][11] The team consists of two Red Bull junior drivers in 2023: Enzo Fittipaldi moved over from Charouz and Zane Maloney embarked on his first full-time Formula 2 season after debuting in the 2022 finale with Trident.[12]

ART driver Frederik Vesti left the team and joined Prema Racing.[13] Victor Martins replaced him, stepping up to ART's Formula 2 squad after winning the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship with the same team.[14]

Prema Racing replaced their MP-bound driver pairing of Dennis Hauger and Jehan Daruvala with Ferrari Driver Academy member Oliver Bearman, who finished third in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and Frederik Vesti, who returned to Prema after finishing ninth in his rookie season in Formula 2 with ART Grand Prix.[13][15]

Hitech Pulse-Eight is another team that has an all-Red Bull lineup in 2023. The team signed Isack Hadjar, fourth in FIA Formula 3 in 2022 with the same outfit, and Jak Crawford, who returned to Hitech after last competing for them in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship and coming seventh with Prema in F3 in 2022.[16] Marcus Armstrong left the series after three seasons and moved to Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar.[17]

DAMS signed Ferrari Driver Academy member Arthur Leclerc, who stepped up to Formula 2 after two seasons in FIA Formula 3 with Prema, with a best result of sixth in the standings.[18] He replaced PHM-bound Roy Nissany.

Invicta Virtuosi Racing did not rehire Marino Sato and instead signed Amaury Cordeel, who came 17th in his debut Formula 2 season with Van Amersfoort Racing in 2022.[19] Sato left the championship to join United Autosports in the European Le Mans Series.[20]

Newly formed team PHM Racing by Charouz retained none of Charouz's drivers; Carlin-bound Enzo Fittipaldi was replaced by Roy Nissany, who started his fifth Formula 2 season after coming 19th with DAMS last season. The teams' second seat was filled by Brad Benavides, who graduates from FIA Formula 3 after finishing the 2022 season in 23rd whilst driving for Carlin.[21]

Trident also replaced both their drivers: Clément Novalak returned to the team after last competing for the Italian squad in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship.[22] He partners Roman Staněk, who graduated from Formula 3 finishing fifth in the standings, also driving for Trident.[23] Calan Williams left the series and joined WRT in the GT World Challenge Europe, while Richard Verschoor joined Van Amersfoort Racing for his third season.[24][25]

Partnering Verschoor at Van Amersfoort Racing is Juan Manuel Correa, who made his full-time return to the championship after his injury in the crash that took Anthoine Hubert's life in 2019.[26] The pair replaced Jake Hughes, who left the series to join McLaren for the 2022-23 Formula E World Championship after already ending his 2022 campaign prematurely to focus on securing a Formula E seat, and Virtuosi-bound Cordeel.[27]

Campos Racing's Olli Caldwell moved to endurance racing to compete with the Alpine Elf Matmut team in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[28] His seat was filled by Kush Maini, who moves up to Formula 2 after a single year of FIA Formula 3 in which he came 14th.[29]

• The FIA Formula 2 championship is scheduled to make its debut in Australia, supporting the Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit.[31]
• The Circuit Paul Ricard will not feature on the calendar due to the French Grand Prix not taking place in 2023.[32]
• The Imola Circuit had mass flooding, which resulted in the round being cancelled along with the Formula One and Formula 3 events which were also scheduled to run on the same weekend.

Formula 2 and Formula 3 run with 55% sustainable fuel in 2023, supplied by Aramco, who replaced Elf Aquitaine as an official fuel partner and supplier.[33] In a bid to decrease the championships' carbon footprint, an incremental gain in usage is planned until the 2027 season, where usage of 100% sustainable fuel is planned.[34]

The first feature race pole position of the season was claimed by ART Grand Prix driver Théo Pourchaire in qualifying at the Bahrain International Circuit. Campos Racing's Ralph Boschung started first in the reverse-grid sprint race having qualified tenth. Boschung held the lead for the entire race, finishing ahead of second-placed Dennis Hauger, who had started sixth. This marked Boschung's first race win since entering the category in 2017.

Collisions on the opening lap of the feature race necessitated the deployment of the safety car and eliminated Frederik Vesti, Victor Martins and Roman Staněk from the race, whilst Boschung took advantage of the retirements to improve from tenth at the start to second by lap four, a position he kept for the remainder of the race. Zane Maloney, who had started eighteenth, made numerous overtakes in the closing laps to complete the podium in third place. Pole-sitter Pourchaire won the race to claim his sixth victory in Formula 2 and the lead of the Drivers' Championship, four points ahead of Boschung.

ART Grand Prix's Victor Martins qualified fastest at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit with Hitech Pulse-Eight driver Jak Crawford starting first in the sprint race. Crawford lost the lead to DAMS driver Ayumu Iwasa on the second lap and would ultimately drop outside of the points positions by the end of the race. The safety car was deployed twice, firstly when Zane Maloney spun and stalled on track and secondly when championship leader Pourchaire collided with Oliver Bearman during a botched overtake attempt. Iwasa took the victory, his third in Formula 2, having fought off challenges for the lead from Martins, who started tenth, and Jehan Daruvala.

Pole-sitter Martins lost the lead of the feature race to Bearman immediately at the start. Sixth-place Frederik Vesti gained two places at the start and gained third place from Jack Doohan during the pit stops. Bearman and Martins continued to fight for the lead and Martins reclaimed the position on lap eleven; the battle soon allowed Vesti to gain second place from Bearman, who spun a few laps later and would ultimately finish tenth. Martins then spun and was unable to restart his car, allowing Vesti to claim his second Formula 2 race win. Round 2 ended with Ralph Boschung leading the Drivers' Championship by one point over Pourchaire.

Ayumu Iwasa set the fastest time in a rain-affected qualifying session at the Albert Park Circuit. Dennis Hauger was on pole position for the sprint race, which Enzo Fittipaldi and championship leader Boschung failed to start after accidents on the way to the grid. Hauger kept the lead at the start despite challenges from second-placed Jak Crawford. The safety car was deployed with eight laps remaining to recover Jack Doohan's car, which had stalled after being spun round. Rain now began to fall and some, including both ART Grand Prix drivers, opted to switch to wet-weather tyres. The safety car period was extended when Brad Benavides crashed, leaving only two racing laps at the end and preventing the wet tyre runners from having time to recover positions. Hauger claimed victory, his third in the category.

Pole-sitter Iwasa, Théo Pourchaire and Victor Martins held their positions in the top three at the start of the feature race. Jack Doohan and Jak Crawford collided whilst battling for tenth place, beaching Crawford in the gravel and bringing out the safety car on lap seven. Drivers who started on the soft-compound tyre used this opportunity to make their pit stops. Isack Hadjar and Oliver Bearman collided in the pit lane, and despite both exiting the pits ahead of Martins, Bearman received a puncture and was forced to pit again and Hadjar later lost positions after contact with Pourchaire. The safety car was deployed for a second time with seven laps remaining when Roy Nissany crashed. Enzo Fittipaldi then crashed on the same piece of track, narrowly missing Nissany's stationary car. Martins collided with Dennis Hauger shortly before racing resumed, dropping both to the back of the field and allowing Arthur Leclerc to complete the podium behind Iwasa and Pourchaire. With his second race win of the year, Iwasa took the lead of the Drivers' Championship by eight points over Pourchaire.

Oliver Bearman took pole position for the feature race in qualifying at the Baku City Circuit. Richard Verschoor claimed reverse-grid pole for the sprint race. Verschoor and Zane Maloney made contact at the exit of the first turn which gave Verschoor front wing damage and Maloney a puncture, ultimately causing both drivers to retire. This promoted Dennis Hauger, who had made up places from sixth on the grid, into the lead. The race was interrupted by two safety car periods for the separate crashes of Ralph Boschung and Roy Nissany. As racing resumed with three laps remaining, six drivers failed to make the first corner, either hitting the wall or running wide and stopping. This included leader Hauger and second-placed Victor Martins. Frederik Vesti inherited the lead, but was overtaken by teammate Bearman seconds before the safety car was deployed, under which the race ended. Bearman had started from ninth on the grid, and his win was his first podium finish in Formula 2.

In the early laps of the feature race, pole-sitter Bearman traded the lead with Théo Pourchaire, who had started third and passed Enzo Fittipaldi for second. Bearman reclaimed the lead and held the position through the pit stops to take both race wins of the round. Fittipaldi re-passed Pourchaire in the closing laps, with the two drivers completing the podium. Championship leader Ayumu Iwasa failed to score in Azerbaijan, dropping him to third place in the standings. With his podium finish, Pourchaire reclaimed the championship lead, three points ahead of Vesti, who finished fourth in the feature race.

Points are awarded to the top eight classified finishers in the sprint race, and to the top ten classified finishers in the feature race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also receives two points, and one point is given to the driver who sets the fastest lap in both the feature and sprint races if that driver finishes inside the top ten. No point is awarded if the fastest lap time is achieved by a driver who is classified outside the top ten. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for it is set by reversing the top ten qualifiers.

Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top eight classified finishers, excluding the fastest lap point which is given to the top ten classified finishers.

Feature race points

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Bonus points are awarded to the pole-sitter and to the driver who sets the fastest lap and finishes in the top ten.

Pos. Team BHR JED ALB BAK MON CAT RBR SIL HUN SPA ZAN MNZ YMC Points SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR 1 Prema Racing 15 14 6 1 7 4F 1F 1P 103 17 Ret Ret 10 8 17 2 4 2 DAMS 4 6 1 4 4 1P 16† 10 92 12 8 11 8F 13 3 Ret 12 3 ART Grand Prix 3 1P 2F 13 15 2 13† 3 82 5F Ret Ret RetP 18† 18 15† DSQ 4 Campos Racing 1 2 4 12 3 9 4 5 74 7 4 5 19 DNS 16 Ret 20 5 MP Motorsport 2 17 3 3 1F 6 12† 6 70 6 Ret 8 5 17 19† 14† 14 6 Rodin Carlin 8 3 13 7 5 5 5 2 60 9 9 Ret 17 DNS Ret Ret 11 7 Hitech Pulse-Eight 14 7 9 9 2 15 3 7F 34 20 12 12 15 6 Ret 11 9 8 Van Amersfoort Racing 10 5F 14 6 10 7 6 8 34 22† 10 16 18 14 10 Ret 13 9 Invicta Virtuosi Racing 11 15 7 2 12 8 9 15 24 21 16 19 20 Ret 13 17† 19 10 Trident 13 13 15 14 11 11 7 16 3 16 Ret 17 16 16 14 8 17 11 PHM Racing by Charouz 18 11 10 11 9 12 10 18 0 19 18 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Pos. Team SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Points BHR JED ALB BAK MON CAT RBR SIL HUN SPA ZAN MNZ YMC

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (empty cell) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap † Classified but did not finish (completed over 90% of race distance)

Notes:

• Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, individual race standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and pole position).