The 2022 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 26 and 28 August 2022 at the

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), informally referred to as Spa, is a Race track, motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about southeast of Spa, Belgium, Spa. It is the current venue of the Formula One ...

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. It was the eleventh round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix.

Driver changes

After competing in the previous two rounds,

David Beckmann David Alexander Beckmann (born 27 April 2000) is a Germans, German professional racing driver currently racing with the Cupra Racing, Cupra Kiro Race Co, Kiro in Formula E. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Charouz Ra ...

was announced to replace

Jake Hughes Jake John Hughes (born 30 May 1994) is a British people, British racing driver who currently competes in Formula E with Maserati MSG Racing and is also the simulator driver for the McLaren, McLaren F1 Team. He is the winner of the inaugural 2013 ...

Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing (; VAR) is an auto racing team based in the Netherlands. The team competes in FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, Formula Regional European, and Italian F4. Notable former drivers for the team include nine Formula One drivers ...

for the remainder of the season. Beckmann was partnered by

Amaury Cordeel Amaury Cordeel (; born 9 July 2002) is a Belgian racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Rodin Motorsport. He previously competed for Hitech Pulse-Eight, Invicta Virtuosi Racing and Van Amersfoort Racing. He has pr ...

, who returned to the series after serving his ban during the

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round.

Campos Racing Campos Racing (formerly Adrián Campos Motorsport and Campos Grand Prix) is a Spanish motor racing team based in Alzira, Valencia, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos in 1997. The team has been successful in Formula Three, GP2 S ...

driver Olli Caldwell was suspended from the eleventh round at Spa-Francorchamps after incurring twelve penalty points across the first ten rounds. This was second time a driver received a race ban in 2022, following Cordeel's in the previous round. Caldwell was replaced by

Lirim Zendeli Lirim Zendeli (born 18 October 1999 in Bochum) is a Germans, German-born racing driver of Albanians in North Macedonia, Macedonian-Albanian descent. He currently competes in Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Italy for Ombra Racing, having ...

, who last raced in 2021 for

MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...

. Zendeli partnered

Ralph Boschung Ralph Boschung (; born 23 September 1997) is a retired Swiss people, Swiss racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 Formula 2 Championship, 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos Racing. He is a race winner in the 2016 GP3 Series ...

, who returned from an extended period of injury.

Cem Bölükbaşı Cem Bölükbaşı (; born 9 February 1998) is a Turkish racing driver and former sim racer who competes in the 2025 European Le Mans Series for Nielsen Racing. He previously drove for DKR Engineering in the 2024 European Le Mans Series. Bölük ...

terminated his contract with Charouz Racing System by mutual consent prior to the Spa-Francorchamps round. His seat was taken by

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racer

Tatiana Calderón Tatiana Calderón Noguera (born 10 March 1993) is a Colombian racing driver currently competing in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for Gradient Racing. Calderón previously drove for the Drago Corse with ThreeBond squad in the S ...

, who returned to Formula 2 after competing for BWT Arden in

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Classification

Qualifying

Felipe Drugovich Felipe Drugovich Roncato (born 23 May 2000) is a Brazilian racing driver, who most recently competed in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Action Express Racing, Cadillac Whelen and serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Aston Martin in ...

took his third pole position of this season by nearly four tenths of a second, ahead of fellow Brazilian driver

Enzo Fittipaldi Enzo Fittipaldi da Cruz (; born 18 July 2001) is a Brazilians, Brazilian and American racing driver, who is currently competing in the 2025 European Le Mans Series driving for CLX Motorsport. He previously competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Champ ...

and

Logan Sargeant Logan Hunter Sargeant (born December 31, 2000) is an American racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sargeant is the nephew of billionaire business magnate Harry Sargean ...

Sprint race

Notes * –

Jehan Daruvala Jehan Daruvala (Marathi language, Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA, ͡ʒeˈɦɑn daːruːvaːlaː born 1 October 1998) is an Indian racing driver who last raced in the Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing. He was a protégé of the Force India ...

was supposed to start from second place, but failed to start the Sprint Race due to stalling during the reconnaissance lap. Thus, his grid slot has been left vacant.

Feature race

Notes: * –

originally finished fifth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. * –

Dennis Hauger Dennis Hauger (; born 17 March 2003) is a Norwegians, Norwegian racing driver who competes in the 2025 Indy NXT with Andretti Global, having previously competed in FIA Formula 2 Championship, Formula 2 from to . He was a member of the Red Bull ...

originally finished eleventh, but received a total penalty of ten seconds due to both forcing another driver off the track and exceeding track limits. * –

Marcus Armstrong Marcus John Armstrong (born 29 July 2000) is a New Zealand motor racing driver who competes in the IndyCar series, driving the No. 66 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing. He competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship between 2020 and 2022, and was the ...

received a five-second time-penalty for forcing another driver off the track.

Standings after the event

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

External links

Official website
{{List of FIA Formula 2 rounds

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Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round The Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round is a FIA Formula 2 Championship series race that is run on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. Winners See also * Belgian Grand Prix * Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round References

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