The 2024 Monza Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 30 August and 1 September 2024 at the

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. It was the eleventh round of the

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and was held in support of the

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. The Feature Race of this round was notable for

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's charge through the field as he won the race from a record-setting 22nd place on the starting grid. This allowed him to cut title rival

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's lead from 35.5 points to 10.5 points reigniting the title race with three rounds to go.

Driver Changes

Following Franco Colapinto's promotion to

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Junior

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, who was competing in

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, was promoted to the no. 12

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car.

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took the no. 25 AIX Racing car, previously driven by

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, after the latter was announced as a full-time

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driver for next season.

Classification

Qualifying

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received two separate five-place grid penalties for technical nonconformities involving the use of dry ice, one from

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and the other at

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Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman (born 8 May 2005) is a British racing driver. He was the 2021 Italian and ADAC Formula 4 champion and is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He most recently competed for Prema Racing in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, en ...

received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round. * -

crashed out during qualifying and could not set a meaningful time. He was given permission from the stewards to start both races from the last grid position.

Sprint race

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and

finished the race in a

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. They shared the point for eighth place, receiving 0.5 points each. * -

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received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. It did not affect his position. * -

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was handed a 5-second time penalty for a false start. It did not affect his position, as he crashed out.

Feature race

Notes * -

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received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision and a 5-second time penalty for failing to follow the Race Director's instructions.

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
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