Doohan and Vesti fastest on Day 2 of F2 post-season testing at Yas Marina 24.11.2022: FIA Formula 2 Championship Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi pre-season test day 2 23-25 November 2022 Jack Doohan set the pace early on Day 2 at Yas Marina Circuit, ending the morning session on top with a 1:35.990. Frederik Vesti followed up in

FIA Formula 2 Championship
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
pre-season test day 2
23-25 November 2022




Jack Doohan set the pace early on Day 2 at Yas Marina Circuit, ending the morning session on top with a 1:35.990. Frederik Vesti followed up in the afternoon, setting the fastest time with a 1:36.462.



The Virtuosi Racing driver finished with a time quicker than Ayumu Iwasa set in Qualifying on the final race weekend of the season. Jehan Daruvala and Iwasa ended up one-tenth back in second and third.



PREMA Racing’s Vesti took over the top spot during the afternoon segment with Iwasa in second and teammate Oliver Bearman completing the top three.






MORNING



Most of the field were quick out of the box to get some laps on the board. Roy Nissany, Théo Pourchaire and Iwasa each led in the early stages before Enzo Fittipaldi broke the 1:36 barrier to lead a Carlin 1-2 ahead of Zane Maloney. 



It wasn’t long before MP Motorsport returned to the top of the timing sheets, having gone fastest in Day 1’s opening session. Bolting on a fresh set of soft tyres, Daruvala put in several flying laps to lower the benchmark, with the time to beat falling from 1:36.660 to a 1:36.160.




After an hour of running, the session was halted after Victor Martins in the ART Grand Prix car crashed at Turn 16, bringing out the Red Flag for barrier repairs. 



Doohan became the first driver into the 1:35s behind the wheel of the Virtuosi car, improving on Daruvala’s time by 0.170s. The Alpine junior’s 1:35.990 remained top throughout the final hour, finishing ahead of Daruvala and Iwasa.



Ralph Boschung ended the morning fourth ahead of Fittipaldi in P5 and his 2023 Campos Racing teammate Kush Maini sixth. Nissany was seventh-fastest for Charouz Racing System. Dennis Hauger closed the session in ninth, splitting the two ART cars of Pourchaire and Martins.  



PREMA Racing’s Frederik Vesti and Juan Manuel Correa, testing for Van Amersfoort Racing, maximised their available running time and completed the most laps with 53 each.  





AFTERNOON



The focus was on long-run pace in a busy afternoon session, led by Vesti from early on. Gradual improvements from the Mercedes junior lowered his benchmark by six-tenths. His 1:38.283 put him 1.3s clear of Dennis Hauger and Iwasa.  



Contact between Doohan and Maini at Turn 9 midway through caused the only stoppage of the session.  



Into the final hour and Trident’s Clément Novalak moved up into second ahead of 2023 PREMA rookie Bearman. As the only driver in the 1:36s until the final 10 minutes, Vesti’s best effort remained clear of the field, improving further with a 1:36.462 late on.




A series of late personal best times put both PREMAs inside the top three, with Bearman splitting DAMS duo Iwasa and Arthur Leclerc in third.



Maloney was six-tenths off the top spot in fifth, ahead of Novalak and the two Charouz Racing System cars of Nissany and Brad Benavides. Roman Stanek finished ninth, whilst Hauger rounded out the top 10. 11 drivers broke the 50–lap mark, with Pourchaire achieving the most mileage on 67 laps completed.



The third and final day of post-season testing will begin at 9AM local time. Van Amersfoort Racing will have an altered line-up, with Rafael Villagómez taking over the #25 car and partnering Juan Manuel Correa in the #24.





2022 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP - YAS MARINA POST-SEASON TEST, DAY 2, MORNING SESSION


1    Jack Doohan    Virtuosi Racing    1:35.990    44
2    Jehan Daruvala    MP Motorsport    1:36.160    30
3    Ayumu Iwasa    DAMS    1:36.165    41
4    Ralph Boschung    Campos Racing    1:36.311    33
5    Enzo Fittipaldi    Carlin    1:36.335    21
6    Kush Maini    Campos Racing    1:36.349    49
7    Roy Nissany    Charouz Racing System    1:36.352    30
8    Théo Pourchaire    ART Grand Prix    1:36.368    36
9    Dennis Hauger    MP Motorsport    1:36.427    31
10    Victor Martins    ART Grand Prix    1:36.579    20
11    Frederik Vesti    PREMA Racing    1:36.596    53
12    Clément Novalak    Trident    1:36.642    30
13    Zane Maloney    Carlin    1:36.691    33
14    Richard Verschoor    Van Amersfoort Racing    1:36.764    45
15    Arthur Leclerc    DAMS    1:36.849    42
16    Amaury Cordeel    Virtuosi Racing    1:36.869    36
17    Isack Hadjar    Hitech Grand Prix    1:37.083    41
18    Roman Stanek    Trident    1:37.152    34
19    Brad Benavides    Charouz Racing System    1:37.243    46
20    Juan Manuel Correa    Van Amersfoort Racing    1:37.332    53
21    Jak Crawford    Hitech Grand Prix    1:37.378    42
22    Oliver Bearman    PREMA Racing    1:40.969    25



2022 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP - YAS MARINA POST-SEASON TEST, DAY 2, AFTERNOON SESSION



1    Frederik Vesti    PREMA Racing    1:36.462    39
2    Ayumu Iwasa    DAMS    1:36.517    48
3    Oliver Bearman    PREMA Racing    1:36.715    47
4    Arthur Leclerc    DAMS    1:36.829    39
5    Zane Maloney    Carlin    1:37.095    58
6    Clément Novalak    Trident    1:37.123    16
7    Roy Nissany    Charouz Racing System    1:37.467    38
8    Brad Benavides    Charouz Racing System    1:37931    52
9    Roman Stanek    Trident    1:37.934    55
10    Dennis Hauger    MP Motorsport    1:38.667    48
11    Enzo Fittipaldi    Carlin    1:38.828    50
12    Amaury Cordeel    Virtuosi Racing    1:39.002    58
13    Théo Pourchaire    ART Grand Prix    1:39.502    67
14    Jehan Daruvala    MP Motorsport    1:39.512    50
15    Ralph Boschung    Campos Racing    1:39.604    55
16    Jack Doohan    Virtuosi Racing    1:40.090    25
17    Isack Hadjar    Hitech Grand Prix    1:40.164    59
18    Victor Martins    ART Grand Prix    1:40.184    37
19    Jak Crawford    Hitech Grand Prix    1:40.530    59
20    Kush Maini    Campos Racing    1:41.206    21
21    Juan Manuel Correa    Van Amersfoort Racing    1:59.089    50
22    Richard Verschoor    Van Amersfoort Racing    2:00.291    43

 

- Alexa Quintin, photos Formula Motorsport Limited