2017 Monte Carlo Formula 2 Round

It was the third round of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix.

  2017 Monaco Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 3 of 11 in the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Course	Temporary racing facility 3.337 km (2.074 mi)
Feature race
Date 26 May 2017 Laps 41 Pole position Driver Charles Leclerc Prema Racing Time 1:19.309 Podium First Oliver Rowland DAMS Second Artem Markelov Russian Time Third Nobuharu Matsushita ART Grand Prix Fastest lap Driver Oliver Rowland DAMS Time 1:21.562 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 27 May 2017 Laps 30 Podium First Nyck de Vries Rapax Second Johnny Cecotto Jr. Rapax Third Gustav Malja Racing Engineering Fastest lap Driver Artem Markelov Russian Time Time 1:21.674 (on lap 8)

Background

Practice and qualifying

For qualifying, the field was split into two groups due to the short nature of the circuit.

Feature Race

After an aborted start due to Antonio Fuoco and Sean Gelael stalling on the grid, Charles Leclerc led into the first corner, followed by Alexander Albon and Oliver Rowland. A concertina effect occurred at the Grand Hotel Hairpin as Canamasas was spun, causing Gelael to lose his front wing and bringing out a local yellow. Whilst Leclerc was setting fastest laps up the front, Nicholas Latifi went out with engine failure in the tunnel, bringing out the safety car. Leclerc maintained the lead on the restart and began to set the track alight, setting fastest lap after fastest lap, eventually building a big gap back between himself and Rowland. Contact between Robert Visoiu and Louis Deletraz caused another safety car. Leclerc took his compulsory pitstop immediately and came out in fourth place after initial confusion with the safety car saw him lose the gap and then some to Rowland. Worse would come for Leclerc after an insecure tyre would force him into the pits on the restart. However, it would not come right for Leclerc and subsequently, was forced to retire from the race. Rowland would maintain the lead until the end, winning the race and racking up valuable points while doing it. Artem Markelov and Nobuharu Matsushita rounded out the podium.

Sprint Race

Qualifying

Group A

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	1:19.309	—	1
2	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	1:19.541	+0.232	3
3	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	1:19.922	+0.613	5
4	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	1:20.058	+0.749	7
5	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	1:20.089	+0.780	9
6	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	1:20.272	+0.963	11
7	19	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Rapax	1:20.413	+1.104	13
8	17	Sergio Canamasas	Trident	1:20.415	+1.106	15
9	3	Louis Delétraz	Racing Engineering	1:21.592	+2.283	17
10	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:21.664	+2.355	19
Source:

Group B

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	1:19.321	—	2
2	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:19.647	+0.326	4
3	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	1:19.803	+0.482	6
4	18	Nyck de Vries	Rapax	1:19.814	+0.493	8
5	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:20.042	+0.721	10
6	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	1:20.282	+0.961	12
7	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	1:20.593	+1.272	14
8	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	1:20.867	+1.546	16
9	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	1:21.239	+1.918	18
10	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	1:21.271	+1.950	20
Source:

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Gap	Grid	Points
1	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	41	1:00:46.545	3	25 (2)
2	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	41	+0.864	4	18
3	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	41	+13.769	5	15
4	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	41	+19.738	2	12
5	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	41	+24.657	9	10
6	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	41	+28.082	12	8
7	18	Nyck de Vries	Rapax	41	+28.453	8	6
8	19	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Rapax	41	+29.125	13	4
9	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	41	+45.552	7	2
10	17	Sergio Canamasas	Trident	41	+46.581	15	1
11	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	41	+47.818	14
12	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	41	+50.772	19
13	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	41	+53.694	11
14	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	40	+1 lap	18
15	3	Louis Delétraz	Racing Engineering	39	+2 laps	17
DNF	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	33	Oil leak	20
DNF	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	26	Suspension	1	(4)
DNF	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	23	Hydraulics	6
DNF	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	20	Accident	16
DNF	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	6	Engine	10
Fastest lap:   Oliver Rowland (DAMS) – 1:21.562 (on lap 27)
Source:

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Gap	Grid	Points
1	18	Nyck de Vries	Rapax	30	41:51.284	2	15
2	19	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Rapax	30	+9.834	1	12
3	4	Gustav Malja	Racing Engineering	30	+10.415	3	10
4	5	Luca Ghiotto	Russian Time	30	+10.881	4	8
5	6	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	30	+11.258	7	6 (2)
6	8	Alexander Albon	ART Grand Prix	30	+11.901	5	4
7	7	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	30	+13.627	6	2
8	15	Jordan King	MP Motorsport	30	+13.970	9	1
9	9	Oliver Rowland	DAMS	30	+28.993	8
10	2	Antonio Fuoco	Prema Racing	30	+29.051	11
11	16	Nabil Jeffri	Trident	30	+34.041	14
12	21	Sean Gelael	Arden International	30	+42.732	13
13	10	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	30	+43.430	20
14	14	Sérgio Sette Câmara	MP Motorsport	30	+46.423	16
15	12	Robert Vișoiu	Campos Racing	30	+47.007	19
16	3	Louis Delétraz	Racing Engineering	30	+53.179	15
17	17	Sergio Canamasas	Trident	30	+55.677	10
DNF	1	Charles Leclerc	Prema Racing	20	Electrical	17
DNF	11	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	14	Brakes	12
DNF	20	Norman Nato	Arden International	2	Suspension	18
Fastest lap:   Artem Markelov (Russian Time) – 1:21.674 (on lap 8)
Source:

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points   1   Charles Leclerc 77   2   Oliver Rowland 74   1 3   Artem Markelov 60   1 4   Luca Ghiotto 56   5   Nobuharu Matsushita 48

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points   2 1   Russian Time 116   2   DAMS 102   1 3   ART Grand Prix 85   3 4   Prema Racing 79   3 5   Rapax 43

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