2023 Imola Formula 2 round
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| Location | Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.909 km (3.050 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Imola FIA Formula 2 round was a planned motor racing event scheduled to be held between 19 and 21 May 2023 at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. It was planned to be the fifth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship, and was supposed to be held in support of the 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. However, due to the heavy flooding caused by Storm Minerva in the Emilia-Romagna region, the entire event was cancelled alongside the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and the Imola Formula 3 round;[1][2] parts of the circuit, including the Formula 2 paddock, were inundated by floodwaters.[3]
Report
Championship standings before the round
After the last round in Baku, ART Grand Prix's Théo Pourchaire regained the championship lead with 65 points, 3 points ahead of Prema Racing's Frederik Vesti. Previous championship leader Ayumu Iwasa dropped to third with 58 points, who is 17 points ahead of 4th and 5th-placed Oliver Bearman and Kush Maini, who both have 41 points so far.
Rain, flooding and eventual cancellation
Ahead of the weekend, the Protezione Civile of Italy placed the Emilia-Romagna region – the place where the race was supposed to be held – under a red weather alert; more than a week prior, the same region had been affected by torrential rain, leading to floods and landslides. On 17 May 2023, it was announced that the entire event – including the supporting Formula 2 and Formula 3 rounds – would be cancelled due to the adverse weather brought by Storm Minerva, the culprit for the second round of flooding in the region.[2] A day prior, Formula One personnel were ordered to leave the circuit as a precautionary measure after the Santerno river saw a rapid rise in its water level.[4][5] The Italian ministry then called for the race to be postponed;[6][7] Formula One then responded by releasing a statement that confirmed the cancellation of the event.[1][2] After the cancellation, it was revealed that parts of the Imola Circuit had already been flooded.[3]
See also
- 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
- 2023 Imola Formula 3 round
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Update on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola". Formula One. 17 May 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Richards, Giles (17 May 2023). "F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix cancelled due to flooding in northern Italy". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matt Kew (17 May 2023). "F1 cancels Imola GP due to weather emergency". motorsport.com.
- ↑ "Emilia Romagna GP: F1 personnel asked to leave Imola paddock amid concern over heavy rain". Sky Sports F1. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (16 May 2023). "Imola F1 weekend faces disruption amid red alert weather warning". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ Mitchell, Rory (17 May 2023). "Italian government calls for Imola GP to be postponed". RacingNews365.
- ↑ Cleeren, Filip (17 May 2023). "Italian deputy PM calls for Imola F1 to be postponed". Motorsport.com.
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