The 2022 Spielberg FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 8 and 10 July 2022 at the

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. It was the eighth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the

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Driver changes

Prior to the eighth round in Spielberg,

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 ...

announced on 6 July that

Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Muntan (born 22 March 1991) is a Spanish racing driver, who competes in the GT300 class of Super GT for LeMans. Merhi competed in Formula One at 14 Grands Prix in . Merhi previously competed in Formula E for Mahindra and who ...

would make his Formula 2 comeback by replacing

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driver

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due to the effects of a neck injury sustained at the third round in Imola. At the age of 31 years, Merhi became the oldest driver to compete in a Formula 2 round. In addition,

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driver

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 ...

made his comeback after his ban in the previous round in Silverstone following the collection of 12 penalty points.

Classification

Qualifying

Frederik Vesti Frederik Vesti Stamm (; born 13 January 2002) is a Danish racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Action Express Racing, Cadillac Whelen and serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, M ...

took his maiden Formula 2 pole position and the first one for

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this season ahead of

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and Silverstone feature race winner

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. Notes: * –

originally qualified fourth for the Sprint Race, but was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with

Olli Caldwell Oliver "Olli" Caldwell (born 11 June 2002) is a British people, British racing driver who currently competes in the LMP2 class of the 2024 European Le Mans Series, European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing. He is a race winner in the FIA ...

at his latest round's Feature Race in Baku, which resulted in both drivers prematurely ending the race. * –

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originally qualified seventeenth for the Sprint Race, but was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with

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 ...

at the previous round's Feature Race in Silverstone, which resulted in both drivers prematurely ending the race.

Sprint race

Notes: * –

and

all received a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits. * –

Liam Lawson Liam Lawson (born 11 February 2002) is a New Zealand racing driver who competes in Formula One for Racing Bulls. Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Hastings and raised in Pukekohe, Lawson began competitive kart racing aged seven. Lawson—who is ...

was due to start from fourteenth place, but stalled on the grid and was forced to start from pit lane. Thus, his place at the starting grid was left vacant. * –

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received a five-second time-penalty for forcing

off track. * –

received a thirty-second time-penalty for overtaking under double-yellow flags.

Feature race

Notes: * –

and

Calan Williams Calan Williams (born 30 June 2000) is an Australians, Australian racing driver who is competing in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with W Racing Team, BMW M Team WRT. He previously compet ...

all received a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits. * –

and

received a fifteen-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits. * –

received a five-second time-penalty for overtaking

off the track. * –

Richard Verschoor Richard Verschoor (; born 16 December 2000) is a Dutch racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for MP Motorsport. Verschoor graduated to Formula 2 in 2021 Formula 2 Championship, 2021 with MP Motorsport before switching to ...

finished first on track, but was disqualified for failing to provide a sufficient fuel sample after the race. * –

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 ...

received a twenty-second time-penalty after his team attempted to dry the track surface at his grid slot before the race.

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

July 2022 sports events in Austria