2023 Imola Formula 2 round
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| Location | Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
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| 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 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]
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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
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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 have already been flooded.[3]
See also
References
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