Preview
Following four race weekends in faraway locations, Formula 2 heads back to familiar territory and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for in-season testing.
Running will commence on Wednesday, giving the teams three days to prepare, practice and analyse ahead of the next round in the Championship at Imola in just over a weeks’ time.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Testing will run from Wednesday, May 10 to Friday, May 12 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. The first two days will run from 09:00 local time until 17:00, with a two-hour break from 12:00 to 14:00. The final day will run from 09:00 to 16:00, with the lunch break shortened to an hour, 12:00 to 13:00 on the Friday (GMT +2).
Teams will be able to use the hard and soft compound Pirelli tyres throughout the test, with three sets of the red-walled soft compound and five of the white-marked hards available.
The drivers will also be getting used to the revised layout of the circuit that bypasses the final chicane. Sector 3 now finishes with the two fast right-handers of Turns 13 and 14. It will be the same layout that is used on the Spanish Grand Prix weekend and Round 7 of the FIA F2 season in June.
THE CHALLENGERS
WHERE TO FOLLOW
Live timing will be available throughout the three days of testing via the official FIA Formula 2 website. End-of-day reports will also recap all of the action following the chequered flag after each of the three days have concluded, with driver interviews also posted.
2023 FIA FORMULA 2 IN-SEASON TEST BARCELONA ENTRY LIST
Number | Driver | Licence | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dennis Hauger | NOR | MP Motorsport |
2 | Jehan Daruvala | IND | MP Motorsport |
3 | Zane Maloney | BRB | Rodin Carlin |
4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | BRA | Rodin Carlin |
5 | Théo Pourchaire | FRA | ART Grand Prix |
6 | Victor Martins | FRA | ART Grand Prix |
7 | Frederik Vesti | DNK | PREMA Racing |
8 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | PREMA Racing |
9 | Jak Crawford | USA | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
10 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
11 | Ayumu Iwasa | JPN | DAMS |
12 | Arthur Leclerc | MCO | DAMS |
14 | Jack Doohan | AUS | Invicta Virtuosi Racing |
15 | Amaury Cordeel | BEL | Invicta Virtuosi Racing |
16 | Roy Nissany | ISR | PHM Racing by Charouz |
17 | Brad Benavides | USA | PHM Racing by Charouz |
20 | Roman Stanek | CZE | Trident |
21 | Clément Novalak | FRA | Trident |
22 | Richard Verschoor | NLD | Van Amersfoort Racing |
23 | Juan Manuel Correa | USA | Van Amersfoort Racing |
24 | Kush Maini | IND | Campos Racing |
25 | Ralph Boschung | CHE | Campos Racing |