FIA Formula 2 Championship
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| Category | Single seaters |
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| Country | International |
| Inaugural season | 2017 |
| Drivers | 20 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Constructors | Dallara |
| Engine suppliers | Mecachrome |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Official website | fiaformula2.com |
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The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2017 following the rebranding of the long-term Formula One feeder series, GP2 Series.
Designed to make racing affordable for the teams and to make it the perfect training ground for life in Formula One, F2 has made it mandatory for all of the teams to use the same chassis, engine and tyre supplier so that true driver ability is reflected. F2 mainly races on European circuits, but has appearances on other international race tracks as well with their most recent races in the 2017 season at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain and the Yas Marina Circuit in United Arab Emirates.
On Friday, drivers have a 45-minute free practice session and a 30-minute qualifying session. The qualifying session decides the grid order for Saturday's race which has a length of 180 kilometres (112 miles).
During Saturday's race, each driver has to make a pit stop in which at least two tyres have to be changed.
On Sunday there is a sprint race of 120 kilometres (75 miles). The grid is decided by the Saturday result with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who finished 8th on Saturday will start from pole position and the winner will start from 8th place.
Feature races will be run with a scoring system similar to the one used in Formula One:
The top eight finishers in a sprint race receive points as follows:
Pole position for the feature race will now be worth 4 points, and 2 points will be given for the fastest lap in each race. Therefore, the maximum number of points a driver can score at any round will be 48.
The FIA Formula 2 Championship car is used by all of the teams, and features a Dallara carbon-fiber monocoque chassis powered by a Mecachrome normally-aspirated fuel-injected V8 engine and Pirelli dry slick and rain treaded tyres. Overall weight is 688 kg including driver.
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