TheFIA Formula Two Championship was aone-make class ofauto racing forFormula Twoopen wheeled single seater racing cars. The championship was contested each year from 2009 to 2012. It was a revival of the formerEuropean Formula Two Championship that was previously run from 1967 to 1984. Organised byMotorSport Vision, drivers competed over 16 rounds at eight venues, in identical cars built byWilliams Grand Prix Engineering, with 480 bhp engines developed byMountune Racing and supplied byAudi.

FIA Formula Two Championship

Category	Single seater
Region	Europe
Inaugural season	2009
Folded	2012
Drivers	30
Constructors	Williams Grand Prix Engineering,[1] operated byMotorSport Vision[2][3]
Engine suppliers	Audi1.8-litre 20v Turbo[2][3]
Tyre suppliers	Yokohama[4]
Last Drivers' champion	Luciano Bacheta
Official website	fiaformula2.com

Formula Two was revived due to theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile's concern that the cost of competing in motor racing at a level to progress directly toFormula One was becoming unreachable for many participants, and the category was re-introduced as a lower-cost alternative for drivers.^[2][5][6] The FIA tender to supply and operate the Championship was awarded to theBritish MotorSportVision Racing company, owned by formerFormula One racerJonathan Palmer.^[2][3][7]

Compared to rival series such asGP2 andFormula Renault 3.5, Formula Two cost significantly less per season whilst allowing drivers to prove their skill and develop their racecraft, in identical vehicles designed by a six-man team fromWilliams Grand Prix Engineering,^[2][3] led by Director of EngineeringPatrick Head.^[8][9] The F2 vehicles were assembled and prepared between races at MotorSport Vision'sBedford Autodrome facility, prior to each championship event.

In December 2012, MotorSport Vision announced that the series would not be run in 2013.^[10]

Named after bothJonathan Palmer andPatrick Head, theWilliams JPH1^[1]chassis and survival cell is ofcarbon fibre compositemonocoque construction. The car was designed to comply with 2005 FIA F1 Safety Regulations. Head protection conforms to the latest 2009 F1 standards. Amongst many other detailed safety features,roadwheel tethers are incorporated.

For each race meeting there was 90 minutes of free practice, one hour of official qualifying, with the race distance being approximately 175 kilometres (109 mi).^[5] This increased to 2 x 40 minute races in 2011.

All drivers had their cars prepared and entered centrally by MSV. Drivers worked with a single mechanic throughout the season, and a rotating group of engineers. This means that a driver's finances had no effect on performance and no one could gain an unfair advantage as every car was operated by the same team.

For the 2009 season, the scoring system was 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the top eight race positions. In 2010, Formula Two adopted the same scoring system change as inFormula One, with points awarded to the top ten finishers.^[11] Points were awarded the same for both races in the weekend, as follows:

The races were broadcast by the sports broadcasterMotors TV. Every race was screened live at fixed times, with several repeat showings.

F2 also had a one-hour highlights program distributed worldwide, and featured prominently in the global Motorsports Mundial program.

Live streaming of the races was available with free access on the official F2 website.^[16]

• FormulaTwo.com official website of the FIA Formula Two Championship
• How Formula 2 can work, GrandPrix.com (18/07/2008)