The2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship was amotor racing championship forFormula 2 cars sanctioned by theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was the fifty-eighth season of Formula 2 racing and the eighth season run under theFIA Formula 2 Championship moniker. Formula 2 is anopen-wheel racing category serving as the second tier offormula racing in theFIA Global Pathway. The category was run in support of selected rounds of the2024 Formula One World Championship. The 2024 season saw the debut of a new chassis and engine package;[1] as the championship was aspec series, all teams and drivers who competed in the championship ran the same car, theDallara F2 2024.
ART Grand Prix entered the championship as the reigning Teams' Champions, having secured their title at the final race of the 2023 season in Abu Dhabi.Gabriel Bortoleto andInvicta Racing became the 2024 Drivers' and Teams' Champions in the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi, respectively. By winning the title, Bortoleto became the fourth rookie driver to be crowned Formula 2 Driver's Champion. Furthermore, he is the fourth driver afterCharles Leclerc,George Russell andOscar Piastri to win both the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 Championship titles in consecutive seasons.
A record 18 different drivers won races throughout all 28 races. Runner upIsack Hadjar won four races, whilstOliver Bearman won three races. ChampionGabriel Bortoleto won two races, as didZane Maloney,Zak O'Sullivan,Andrea Kimi Antonelli, andJoshua Dürksen.Paul Aron took one win during the season, as well asDennis Hauger,Enzo Fittipaldi,Roman Staněk,Franco Colapinto,Taylor Barnard,Victor Martins,Jak Crawford,Kush Maini,Richard Verschoor, andPepe Martí.
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2024 Formula 2 Championship. As the championship was aspec series, all teams competed with an identicalDallara F2 2024 chassis using aV6 turbo engine developed byMecachrome. All teams competed with tyres supplied byPirelli.[2]
| Entrant | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 ART Grand Prix | 1 | Victor Martins | All |
| 2 |  Zak O'Sullivan | 1–11 | |
| Luke Browning | 12–14 | ||
 Prema Racing | 3 | Oliver Bearman | 1–11, 13–14[a] |
| Gabriele Minì | 12 | ||
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | All[b] | |
 Rodin Motorsport | 5 |  Zane Maloney | 1–13 |
| Leonardo Fornaroli | 14 | ||
| 6 |  Ritomo Miyata | All | |
| DAMSLucas Oil | 7 |  Jak Crawford | All |
| 8 | Juan Manuel Correa | 1–12 | |
 Dino Beganovic | 13–14 | ||
| Invicta Racing | 9 |  Kush Maini | All |
| 10 |  Gabriel Bortoleto | All | |
 MP Motorsport | 11 |  Dennis Hauger | 1–12 |
| Richard Verschoor | 13–14 | ||
| 12 |  Franco Colapinto | 1–10 | |
 Oliver Goethe | 11–14 | ||
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | 1–12 |
| John Bennett | 13–14 | ||
| 15 |  Rafael Villagómez | All | |
| Hitech Pulse-Eight | 16 |  Amaury Cordeel | All |
| 17 |  Paul Aron | All | |
 Campos Racing | 20 | Isack Hadjar | All |
| 21 | Pepe Martí | All | |
| Trident | 22 | Richard Verschoor | 1–12 |
| Max Esterson | 13–14 | ||
| 23 |  Roman Staněk | 1–11 | |
 Christian Mansell | 12–14 | ||
| PHM AIX Racing (1–3)AIX Racing (4–14) | 24 |  Joshua Dürksen | All |
| 25 | Taylor Barnard | 1–10 | |
| Niels Koolen | 11–12 | ||
| Cian Shields | 13–14 | ||
| Source:[5] | |||
Following the partnership that sawInvicta Watch Group becomeVirtuosi Racing's title sponsor in 2023, the company purchased an ownership stake in the team and entered the 2024 season under theInvicta Racing guise.[6]
After Rodin Cars becameCarlin's majority shareholder in 2023 and rebranded the team as Rodin Carlin, the Carlin family departed the team, with Rodin taking full ownership and renaming the teamRodin Motorsport.[7] Rodin became the championship's first team ever to run under a non-European nationality.
PHM Racing now operated independently ofCharouz Racing System, after the latter co-ran the team during the 2023 season. Ahead of the season, PHM also announced the AIX Investment Group as a new title sponsor, changing the team's name toPHM AIX Racing.[8]
DAMS became DAMS Lucas Oil following a strengthened sponsorship deal with American oil companyLucas Oil.[9]
The AIX Investment Group completed its acquisition of PHM Racing ahead of the fourth round of the season and rebranded the team toAIX Racing.[10]
Reigning championThéo Pourchaire leftART Grand Prix and the series to move to Japan to compete in theSuper Formula Championship withTeam Impul.[11]Williams Driver Academy memberZak O'Sullivan replaced him, having finished second in the previous year'sFIA Formula 3 season with Prema Racing.[12]
Prema Racing saw 2023 runner-upFrederik Vesti leave the championship to joinCool Racing in the LMP2 class of theEuropean Le Mans Series.[13] Vesti was replaced byAndrea Kimi Antonelli, who skipped over FIA Formula 3 after securing theFormula Regional European Championship title in 2023.[14]
Rodin Motorsport replacedVAR-boundEnzo Fittipaldi with reigningSuper Formula ChampionRitomo Miyata, who switched to racing in Europe to prepare for his endurance racing efforts withToyota.[15][16]
DAMS saw both of their drivers leaving F2, withAyumu Iwasa returning to Japan to compete in theSuper Formula Championship withTeam Mugen andArthur Leclerc moving to theItalian GT Championship.[17][18] The team fielded an all-American driver lineup in 2024, consisting ofJak Crawford, who moved over fromHitech Pulse-Eight after coming 13th in the championship in2023, andJuan Manuel Correa, who leftVan Amersfoort Racing after coming 19th in his first year since returning afterhis accident in 2019.[19][20]
Invicta Racing also had an all-new driver lineup, afterAmaury Cordeel andJack Doohan departed the team, with the former joiningHitech Pulse-Eight and the latter focusing on his reserve driver work forAlpine inFormula One.[21][22] Invicta's 2024 lineup consisted of reigningFIA Formula 3 Champion andMcLaren juniorGabriel Bortoleto, partnered byAlpine juniorKush Maini, who switched fromCampos Racing after coming eleventh with the team last season.[23]
MP Motorsport sawJehan Daruvala leave the team ahead of the 2023 season finale after four seasons in the series to joinMaserati MSG Racing forSeason 10 of theFormula E World Championship.[24] The team fieldedWilliams Driver Academy memberFranco Colapinto during the final round of 2023, and he stayed at the team for his first full-time F2 season, graduating after coming fourth with the team in FIA Formula 3.[25]
BothVan Amersfoort Racing drivers moved to other teams, withJuan Manuel Correa signing forDAMS andRichard Verschoor joiningTrident.[20][26] VAR enlistedEnzo Fittipaldi, who leftRodin to embark on his third full season in the championship.[15]Rafael Villagómez partnered him, graduating from the team's FIA F3 outfit after three seasons that culminated a 25th-place finish for his 2023 campaign.[27]
Hitech Pulse-Eight also saw both their drivers switch teams, withJak Crawford moving toDAMS andIsack Hadjar switching to Campos Racing.[19][28] They were replaced byPaul Aron, who already made his debut at the final round of 2023 with Trident after coming third in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, andAmaury Cordeel, who leftInvicta Racing to embark on his third season in the championship after previously finishing 17th and 20th.[21]
Campos Racing driverRalph Boschung ended his racing career after seven seasons in Formula 2, whilst his 2023 teammateKush Maini moved to Invicta for his sophomore season.[29][23] The team replaced the two with an all-Red Bull junior lineup in 2024, consisting ofPepe Martí, who graduated from the outfit's FIA Formula 3 team after coming fifth in 2023, andIsack Hadjar, who moved over fromHitech Pulse-Eight after coming 14th in 2023.[28]
Trident sawRichard Verschoor return to the team for his fourth F2 campaign after last racing for them in 2022.[26] He replacedClément Novalak, who had already left the team ahead of the last round of 2024 to focus on competing in the2024 European Le Mans Series withInter Europol Competition.[30]
PHM AIX Racing saw another long-term F2 driver leave the series, withRoy Nissany stepping away from the championship after six years of competition. He was replaced byJoshua Dürksen, who mirrored Antonelli in stepping up directly from theFormula Regional European Championship, albeit after competing there for two seasons and taking a single podium.[31]Josh Mason did also not return to the team, withTaylor Barnard being named as his replacement. He graduated to Formula 2 after a race-winning campaign withJenzer Motorsport in FIA Formula 3, where he finished tenth in the championship.[32]
Franco Colapinto was promoted to theWilliams F1 Team ahead of theItalian Grand Prix to replaceLogan Sargeant for the rest of the season,[33] ending his rookie Formula 2 campaign with four rounds to go. He was replaced atMP Motorsport byOliver Goethe, aRed Bull Junior Team driver graduating from the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[34] Similarly, Taylor Barnard, who was the reserve and development driver forMcLaren inFormula E, was promoted as a full-time driver for the2024–25 season and subsequently leftAIX Racing. He was replaced byIndy NXT driverNiels Koolen for theMonza andBaku rounds.[35]
Three driver changes took place for round 12 at theBaku City Circuit:Oliver Bearman missed the round to replace the race-bannedKevin Magnussen atHaas in Formula One. He was replaced by FIA Formula 3 runner-upGabriele Minì.[36]Roman Staněk left Trident after being unhappy with the team's performance.[37]Christian Mansell, who finished the FIA Formula 3 season in fifth, replaced him.[38] ART Grand Prix driverZak O'Sullivan announced his departure from the team, citing funding issues.[39] He was replaced by fellow Williams Academy DriverLuke Browning for the remainder of the season.[40]
Four drivers left the series ahead of the penultimate round inQatar.Juan Manuel Correa was replaced byFerrari juniorDino Beganovic atDAMS Lucas Oil,Enzo Fittipaldi leftVan Amersfoort Racing and was replaced by2024 GB3 runner up driverJohn Bennett, andDennis Hauger prioritised preparing for his upcomingIndy NXT campaign and leftMP Motorsport.[41][42][43] Richard Verschoor departedTrident to joinMP Motorsport in place of Hauger, withMax Esterson replacing him at Trident and making his Formula 2 debut after coming 21st in FIA Formula 3 earlier in the year.[44] AIX Racing signedCian Shields, who finished 30th in FIA Formula 3, to contest the final two rounds in the No. 25 entry previously piloted by Barnard and Koolen.[45]
Zane Maloney departedRodin Motorsport ahead of the final round at Yas Marina as he moved toLolaYamahaABT inFormula E, which started its 2024–25 season at the same weekend. ReigningFIA Formula 3 ChampionLeonardo Fornaroli replaced him ahead of a full-time graduation in 2025 withInvicta Racing.[46]
| Round | Circuit | Sprint race | Feature race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain International Circuit,Sakhir | 1 March | 2 March |
| 2 |  Jeddah Corniche Circuit,Jeddah | 8 March | 9 March |
| 3 | Albert Park Circuit,Melbourne | 23 March | 24 March |
| 4 | Imola Circuit,Imola | 18 May | 19 May |
| 5 |  Circuit de Monaco,Monaco | 25 May | 26 May |
| 6 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,Montmeló | 22 June | 23 June |
| 7 |  Red Bull Ring,Spielberg | 29 June | 30 June |
| 8 | Silverstone Circuit,Silverstone | 6 July | 7 July |
| 9 |  Hungaroring,Mogyoród | 20 July | 21 July |
| 10 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps,Stavelot | 27 July | 28 July |
| 11 | Monza Circuit,Monza | 31 August | 1 September |
| 12 |  Baku City Circuit,Baku | 14 September | 15 September |
| 13 |  Lusail International Circuit,Lusail | 30 November | 1 December |
| 14 |  Yas Marina Circuit,Abu Dhabi | 7 December | 8 December |
| Source:[47] | |||
From this season onwards, a new rule in order to try and prevent drivers benefitting from causing red flags during qualifying sessions was brought in for both the Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 championships. Thus, if the stewards deemed a driver to be the sole cause for the issuing of a red flag, the driver responsible would have their fastest lap time of that session deleted, as well as being prevented from taking any further part in that session.[52]
Kush Maini set the fastest qualifying time for the opening round atBahrain International Circuit, but was later disqualified from the results for a technical infringement.Gabriel Bortoleto therefore inherited feature race pole position.Jak Crawford qualified tenth to start the reverse-grid sprint race from first place.ART Grand Prix driversVictor Martins andZak O'Sullivan gained places to run second and third in the opening laps, but would later drop outside the podium positions. In the following laps, eighth-place starterZane Maloney made overtakes to take second place by lap six, and passed Crawford for the lead two laps later. Maloney held the position for the remainder of the race to claim his first Formula 2 race win. The podium was completed by Crawford andPepe Martí, who started eleventh and claimed a podium finish on his Formula 2 debut.
Pole-sitter Bortoleto immediately fell to third place at the start of the feature race behindIsack Hadjar and Maloney, who improved from third to first. Bortoleto then collided with Hadjar at the first corner, causing Bortoleto to lose further positions and to take a penalty. Hadjar was then hit byEnzo Fittipaldi, eliminating both drivers from the race and necessitating the deployment of thesafety car. The safety car was later deployed again to recover Victor Martins's broken-down car. Maloney maintained his lead during the restarts to claim victory in consecutive races. Martí andPaul Aron, both of whom started outside the top ten, finished second and third respectively. Maloney's double victory placed him first in the Drivers' Championship at the end of the round, 12 points ahead of second-placed Martí.
Oliver Bearman set the fastest qualifying time at theJeddah Corniche Circuit, but later withdrew from the round to replaceCarlos Sainz Jr. atFerrari for the remainder of theSaudi Arabian Grand Prix.[53] Kush Maini inherited feature race pole position as the second-fastest qualifier. Paul Aron started the sprint race from first place and maintained his position at the start. The safety car was deployed on the opening lap when Victor Martins hit the wall and retired. Aron was overtaken for the lead byRichard Verschoor on lap 8, and again byDennis Hauger for second place with three laps remaining. Verschoor crossed the line first, but was later disqualified from the results along withTrident teammateRoman Staněk for a technical violation, promoting Hauger to victory and Enzo Fittipaldi to the podium. Championship leader Zane Maloney, who had qualified 15th, improved to fourth in the race.
At the start of the feature race, pole-sitter Maini held his lead, and a poor start from third-placed Martins allowed Fittipaldi to move up into the podium positions. The safety car was deployed shortly afterwards to recover the collided cars of Pepe Martí and Roman Staněk. Fittipaldi gained a place on Jak Crawford during the early pit stops, and later overtook Maini for the net race lead. On lap 16, damage from contact with the wall forcedFranco Colapinto into retirement. The resultant safety car allowedAmaury Cordeel, who started 20th, to make his pit stop and retain his position at the front. He held on to a podium position until the final corner of the final lap, when fifth-placed Hauger passed him and Crawford to claim third. Fittipaldi's victory was his second in the category, and promoted him to second in the Drivers' Championship, 15 points behind leader Maloney.
Dennis Hauger took his first pole position in Formula 2 inMelbourne ahead ofAndrea Kimi Antonelli and Richard Verschoor. At the start of the sprint race, a collision between Isack Hadjar, Pepe Martí and Gabriel Bortoleto immediately off the start line eliminated the latter two. Hadjar then took the lead from sprint pole-sitter Roman Staněk at the first corner before the safety car was deployed. After racing resumed, a group of cars challenged Staněk for second place before Antonelli and Verschoor both spun out and Paul Aron damaged his front wing, causing another safety car period. Hauger, who started tenth, overtook Kush Maini on the penultimate lap to claim the final podium position. Hadjar crossed the finish line first but was later judged to have caused the first-lap crash. He received a 10-second time penalty, promoting Staněk to the top step of the podium, which marked his first win and podium finish in Formula 2.
Antonelli overtook Hauger for the lead of the feature race on the opening lap, but Hauger reclaimed the position shortly afterwards. Maini, who started fourth, soon passed both drivers to claim first place. Most of the top ten then made pit stops to shed their soft-compound tyres, with the exception of Maini, who started on the harder compound, and eighth-placed Hadjar. Pole-sitter Hauger crashed on his lap out of the pits, causing a safety car deployment. This allowed Hadjar to make his pit stop and emerge ahead of all drivers who had pitted. Hadjar took the lead when Maini made his pit stop and claimed his first victory of the season, with the podium completed by Aron and Maloney, who made overtakes after their pit stops. Maloney held his lead of the Drivers' Championship, 15 points ahead of Aron.
After three consecutive race retirements, Gabriel Bortoleto took pole position atImola Circuit ahead of Oliver Bearman and Isack Hadjar. Amaury Cordeel started the sprint race from first place. On the first lap, Paul Aron took the lead from his teammate as a collision between Franco Colapinto, Roman Staněk, and Hadjar into the first corner led to several other incidents and eliminated the latter two, as well as Dennis Hauger, Enzo Fittipaldi, andJoshua Dürksen, necessitating the deployment of the safety car. Cordeel was overtaken for second place by Colapinto on lap 7, and again by Zane Maloney for the final podium position with three laps remaining. Aron held on to first place until the final lap, where he was passed by Colapinto around the outside at Tamburello corner. Colapinto claimed the fastest lap and his first Formula 2 race win.[54]
A slow start from pole-sitter Bortoleto dropped him to fourth place at the start of the feature race behind Bearman, Hadjar and Dürksen. During the early pit stops, race leader Bearman stalled and dropped outside of the points, and Bortoleto regained a position from Dürksen. Later in the race, Cordeel and Pepe Martí were eliminated after their wheels were fitted improperly and detached in the pit lane. Hadjar crossed the finish line to win a second consecutive feature race. He was followed by Bortoleto, who claimed his first Formula 2 podium, and Dürksen, who achieved his team's first points finish since2022. Maloney retained the lead of the Drivers' Championship, with his advantage cut to five points over Aron.
Richard Verschoor took his maiden pole position in Formula 2 at theCircuit de Monaco, and Victor Martins set the fastest time in the second group to qualify second.Taylor Barnard started the sprint race from first place. Two safety car periods were called in the early laps; firstly when contact broke Martins's front wing at the first corner, causing him to hit the wall, and secondly when Pepe Martí crashed on lap six. With six laps remaining, contact involving championship leader Maloney, Zak O'Sullivan andJuan Manuel Correa caused Maloney to spin and Kush Maini to stall in avoidance, blocking the track and causing the race to bered-flagged. Barnard maintained his lead through both safety cars and after the race was resumed to take his first victory and points finish in Formula 2.
Pole-sitter Verschoor led at the start of the feature race and a slow start from Martins allowed Hadjar and Aron into second and third, respectively. Verschoor reported power issues on lap 19 and began to lose positions before eventually retiring. In the closing laps, 15th-place starter O'Sullivan was the only driver yet to pit in anticipation of a safety car. Avirtual safety car came with two laps remaining when Joshua Dürksen collided with Maloney whilst exiting the pits, allowing O'Sullivan to change tyres and emerge ahead of Hadjar to claim his first Formula 2 victory. Podium finishes for Hadjar and Aron promoted them ahead of Maloney in the Drivers' Championship, with Aron leading by two points.
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Paul Aron, the championship leader at the time, achieved his first Formula 2 pole position in qualifying at theCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, followed by Jak Crawford and Franco Colapinto. Kush Maini started the sprint race from first place. Off the start line, Maini dropped positions and allowed Victor Martins into the lead, andRitomo Miyata improved from fourth to second. Martins led the rest of the race distance to achieve his first podium finish of the season. Miyata received a time penalty during the race for track limit violations, demoting him from the podium and promoting Maini and Juan Manuel Correa to second and third, respectively. Post-race, seven more drivers, including Correa, were issued track limit penalties, allowing Aron to take the final podium place.[55]
On lap one of the feature race, a collision between Martins and Dennis Hauger eliminated both drivers, which brought out the safety car. Pole-sitter Aron maintained his lead at the start and safety car restart ahead of Crawford and Colapinto, but was overtaken by Crawford shortly after the pit stop phase and lost further positions from a mistake that caused him to go through the gravel. Joshua Dürksen's car, which now led the race by virtue of having yet to pit, then broke down, causing a virtual safety car period and allowing Correa into the lead. After all drivers made their pit stops, Crawford claimed his first feature race victory in Formula 2, followed by Colapinto. The podium was completed by Correa, who made overtakes after his pit stop and passed Aron for third place to achieve his first Formula 2 podium finish since2019. At the end of the round, Aron had extended his Drivers' Championship advantage to nine points over Isack Hadjar.
Dennis Hauger set his second pole position of the season in qualifying at theRed Bull Ring, ahead of Joshua Dürksen and Gabriel Bortoleto. Kush Maini started on pole position in the sprint race, but lost positions to Oliver Bearman and Pepe Martí at the start. Paul Aron, who started sixth, made his way into third place by lap 21. Bearman finished first to claim his first win and podium of the season, followed by Martí and Aron.
Maini, Jak Crawford and pole-sitter Hauger stalled on theformation lap prior to the feature race, leaving Dürksen as the first driver on the grid. Dürksen was overtaken by Bortoleto and Franco Colapinto in the early laps. Martí, who started eighth, illegally made his pit stop under virtual safety car conditions and emerged in front of Bortoleto, but was overtaken by Bortoleto and Hadjar and later was penalised for the pit stop infringement. Colapinto pitted for soft-compound tyres late in the race and used them to make his way up to second place. Bortoleto took his first Formula 2 victory and was joined on the podium by Colapinto and Hadjar. After the round, Aron's championship advantage had increased to 11 points over Hadjar.
Isack Hadjar put it on pole, with Martins and Hauger in second and third. The top three starters for the sprint race consisted of Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Maloney, and Maini. They maintained those positions until the end of the race, despite Maini getting overtaken by teammate Bortoleto on the last lap, for which the latter was penalised as he completed the overtake off-track. Victor Martins fought for a podium during the race, but he retired after being spun by his teammate Zak O'Sullivan. Antonelli set a winning margin of 8 seconds on the way to his first win of the season in heavy rain. Championship contenders Aron and Hadjar both crashed out of the race on lap 8.
Hadjar had a bad start off the line in the feature race, with Victor Martins and Oliver Bearman overtaking him. Contact on lap 1 between Antonelli and Maini led to a safety car, as well as a collision between Joshua Dürksen and Paul Aron, for which the latter was penalised. During the pit stop sequence, Jak Crawford received a 5-second time penalty for an unsafe release, which led to him being relegated from first position on track to third, with Hadjar and Maloney inheriting first and second place at the flag, respectively. Hadjar's win promoted him to the championship lead, 16 points ahead of Aron, who failed to score points in a round for the first time this season.
Paul Aron took pole position, with Fittipaldi and Hadjar qualifying in second and third, respectively. Richard Verschoor started the sprint from first place. In the sprint race, Verschoor briefly lost the lead to Andrea Kimi Antonelli, but he regained it after a mistake from Antonelli to take his fourth win in Formula 2, ahead of Maini and Victor Martins. However, Verschoor was disqualified due to his car's plank being thinner than allowed by the regulations. Therefore, Kush Maini inherited the win.
In the feature race, Aron lost first place due to making a mistake going into turn one. Victor Martins took the advantage to take the lead. Soon after, Antonelli passed Maloney but then a safety car was brought out after the latter was hit by Paul Aron. Antonelli took advantage of this safety car period to make his mandatory pit stop, putting him into the lead. Later in the race, another safety car was brought out due to Amaury Cordeel hitting the barrier, which gave Antonelli another chance to pit for fresh tyres. With this tyre advantage, Antonelli cruised to his first feature race victory of the season.
Aron took his third pole position of the season at theCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, in front of Bortoleto and Hadjar. The sprint race was set back by four hours from its original starting time because of heavy rain on the circuit. Just three laps into the race,Pepe Martí stopped on the circuit, bringing out the Safety Car for two laps and a red flag. The race was not resumed, and reverse pole sitter O'Sullivan won the race by default. As only three racing laps had been completed, the points awarded were reduced; this meant only the top five finishers - O'Sullivan, Hauger, Verschoor, Maloney and Crawford - scored points in the race.
At the start of the feature race, Maloney, Bearman and Martí were involved in a multi-car collision, forcing the latter two to retire from the race and bringing out the safety car.Franco Colapinto also retired on the first lap due to an engine issue, ending his last race in his rookie Formula 2 season before he would go up to compete inFormula One withWilliams for the rest of the season. Briefly after racing resumed on lap four,Victor Martins andRafael Villagómez crashed, once again deploying the Safety Car for another three laps. On the final lap, Aron suffered a mechanical issue and stopped on track, dropping him out of the points. Hadjar went on to win his fourth feature race of the year, with Bortoleto and Crawford finishing second and third. This would also be the last round that race winnerTaylor Barnard participated in as he would vacate his slot atAIX Racing in preparation for a switch toFormula E.
Maloney took pole position at theMonza Circuit in a qualifying session that saw Bortoleto spin out, forcing him to start both races in last position. At the beginning of the sprint race, Colapinto's replacement,Oliver Goethe, got taken out at the start before the first corner in a multi-car crash. After the safety car restart, reverse pole-sitter Fittipaldi locked up, which saw him being overtaken by Martí, Bearman and Martins. Martí himself locked up later in the race, allowing Bearman to take the lead and hold onto it until the end to take his second win of the season, ahead of Martins and Dürksen. Further back, Aron was tagged by Maloney, dropping him out of the points, while Bortoleto and Hauger finished in adead heat for eighth place; the stewards decided to split the one point awarded for that position between the two.
In the feature race, Aron was again taken out after being tagged by Martí on the run up to the first corner. The safety car was called out on lap eight after Hauger was tagged byRitomo Miyata and retired. This was beneficial for all drivers who were yet to take their mandatory pitstop - most notably Bortoleto, who moved to sixth in the shuffle of drivers. Within the first six laps of the restart beginning on lap 11, Bortoleto made his way to first, and built up a gap to second-placed Maloney to become the first driver in the championship's history to win a race starting from last. As Hadjar failed to score any points across the weekend, Bortoleto managed to shrink his championship lead to 10.5 points with three rounds remaining. This would be the last round in the championship forZak O'Sullivan andRoman Staněk, with O'Sullivan sitting out the rest of the year due to funding issues and Staněk leavingTrident after being unhappy with the car's performance.
Both of the Tridents secured pole position for both races at theBaku City Circuit;Richard Verschoor for the feature race and Formula 2 debutantChristian Mansell for the sprint race. Mansell held on to the lead until lap seven, when he lost it toGabriele Minì, the temporary replacement forOliver Bearman; the latter once again having to make a substitution in theAzerbaijan Grand Prix in Formula One.Joshua Dürksen passed both Mansell and Minì for first place by lap 13, as Mansell eventually drop to eighth after struggling with his tyres. Dürksen never relinquished the lead after, and took the first victory of his Formula 2 campaign and the first for a Paraguayan driver in Formula 2 history.Jak Crawford followed in second, and Minì held offVictor Martins on the last lap to take a podium on his Formula 2 debut.
At the start of the feature race,Kush Maini failed to set his car to the right starting procedure and caused a huge pileup that involvedPepe Martí,Oliver Goethe,Rafael Villagómez and debutantNiels Koolen. After a lengthy red flag period, the race was forced to run under a time limit, and when Minì crashed out with less than four minutes of racing, the race ended under a safety car after just seventeen laps were completed. Verschoor finally took a valid victory after his last two disqualifications, which would turn out to be his final race with Trident before moving to MP Motorsport with two rounds remaining. Martins andAndrea Kimi Antonelli followed behind Verschoor, whileGabriel Bortoleto in fourth took the championship lead away fromIsack Hadjar, who failed to score after locking up during the race. It would be the last round in the championship for Hauger,Juan Manuel Correa,Enzo Fittipaldi, and Koolen.
Paul Aron took his fourth pole of the season at theLusail International Circuit, while Bearman returned from Formula One to take reverse grid pole for the sprint. In the early stages of the sprint, Hadjar took the lead from Bearman on a softer tyre compound and built a gap ahead of him, but gradually started lapping slower than Bearman as the tyres degraded. Bearman passed Hadjar with three laps remaining, and Hadjar spun shortly after. He dropped to fourth behind Crawford and Verschoor, and the safety car was deployed seconds after when Maini and Antonelli collided. Bearman won the race from Crawford and Verschoor, while Hadjar only outscored rival Bortoleto by two points as Bortoleto finished sixth.
In the feature race, Bortoleto surged into the lead off the start. He planned to make his mandatory pit stop on lap eight, but backed out after a safety car was called when Antonelli once again retired on track; this time with the result of Verschoor colliding with him in the pit lane. However, as Bortoleto crossed over the pit entry to avoid entering the pit lane, he was investigated and later given a five-second time penalty, with Aron and Hadjar close by. Because of this, Bortoleto asked teammate Maini - who was shuffled in front of him as a result of the safety car - to hold up Aron and Hadjar so he could escape with the victory, but Maini pitted the next lap and left Bortoleto to fend for himself. He failed to escape the window of a victory, and Aron inherited his first Formula 2 win ahead of Hadjar and Bortoleto. Hadjar brought himself to just half a point behind Bortoleto heading into the season finale, while Aron remained in mathematical championship contention.
Martins took the final pole of the season at theYas Marina Circuit, whileAmaury Cordeel took reverse grid pole for the sprint. At the start, Martí leaped into the race lead, while Hadjar sustained damage as a result of a collision between Maini and Miyata. He would eventually get past Miyata, but found himself stuck behind new driverDino Beganovic for the rest of the race, even as the two moved up the field together. Martí took his first win in the series with Bortoleto second, meaning that Aron was eliminated from the championship fight; he was eventually disqualified after coming in third. Beganovic inherited his first podium in the series after a time penalty for fourth-placed Bearman, and Hadjar could only salvage fifth, expanding the gap to four points.
At the start of the feature race, Hadjar immediately stalled on the grid and rejoined two laps down, abruptly ending most of his chances for winning the championship. Meanwhile, Bortoleto took the lead and held onto it until Dürksen passed him after their round of pit stops. There were however no real issues standing in his way, and even though Dürksen would eventually win the final race of the year,Gabriel Bortoleto was crowned the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Champion, the first rookie to win the title sinceOscar Piastri in2021, and subsequently helpedInvicta Racing secure the Teams' Championship title, the first forVirtuosi Racing since2017, when the British outfit ranRussian Time.
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers in the sprint race, and to the top ten classified finishers in the feature race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received two points, and one point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap in both the feature and sprint races, provided that driver finished inside the top ten. If the driver who set the fastest lap was classified outside the top ten, the point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap of those inside the top ten. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for it was set by reversing the top ten qualifiers.[62]
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers, excluding the fastest lap point which was given to the top ten classified finishers.[62]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | FL |
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| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Bonus points were awarded to the pole-sitter and to the driver who set the fastest lap and finished in the top ten.[62]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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