The 2021 Sochi Formula 2 round the sixth round of the 2021 Formula 2 Championship and took place at the Sochi Autodrom from 24 to 25 September. It ran in support of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix and was planned to feature three races. However, the second sprint race was cancelled amid bad weather conditions. This is the first cancelled Formula 2 race since the cancellation of the feature race during the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round due to Anthoine Hubert's fatal accident.
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| Round 6 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent Circuit 5.848 km (3.634 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 2 |  Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing | 1:47.465 | - | 1 |
| 2 | 6 |  Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin | 1:47.653 | +0.188 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 |  Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 1:47.891 | +0.426 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |  Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:47.994 | +0.529 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 |  Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 1:48.024 | +0.559 | 5 |
| 6 | 22 |  Jake Hughes
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HWA Racelab | 1:48.073 | +0.608 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 |  Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing | 1:48.098 | +0.633 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 |  Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:48.129 | +0.664 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 |  Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:48.139 | +0.674 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin | 1:48.171 | +0.706 | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS | 1:48.190 | +0.725 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 |  Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix | 1:48.255 | +0.790 | 12 |
| 13 | 4 |  Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:48.286 | +0.821 | 13 |
| 14 | 20 |  David Beckmann
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Campos Racing | 1:48.428 | +0.963 | 14 |
| 15 | 11 |  Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport | 1:48.587 | +1.122 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident | 1:48.662 | +1.197 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport | 1:48.785 | +1.320 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 |  Roy Nissany
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DAMS | 1:48.989 | +1.524 | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System | 1:49.226 | +1.761 | 19 |
| 20 | 25 |  Marino Sato
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Trident | 1:49.339 | +1.874 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi
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Charouz Racing System | 1:49.465 | +2.000 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 |  Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab | 1:50.389 | +2.924 | 22 |
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Sprint race 1 edit
Sprint race 2 edit
The second sprint race was cancelled due to heavy rainfall, which led to postponement of the first races of Formula 2 and Formula 3.[4]
Feature Race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing | 28 | 53:20.402 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 28 | +1.928 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin | 28 | +12.601 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing | 28 | +14.485 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin | 28 | +18.058 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi | 28 | +22.177 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix | 28 | +30.596 | 8 | 6 (2) |
| 8 | 11 | Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport | 28 | +33.451 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix | 28 | +37.775 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | David Beckmann
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Campos Racing | 28 | +39.118 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS | 28 | +43.824 | 11 | |
| 12 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi
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Charouz Racing System | 28 | +44.482 | 21 | |
| 13 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System | 28 | +45.798 | 19 | |
| 14 | 25 | Marino Sato
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Trident | 28 | +51.902 | 20 | |
| 15 | 16 | Roy Nissany
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DAMS | 28 | +58.191 | 18 | |
| 16 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport | 28 | +1:08.370 | 17 | |
| 17 | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab | 28 | +1:24.953 | 22 | |
| 18 | 22 | Jake Hughes
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HWA Racelab | 27 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| 19 | 21 | Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 25 | Puncture | 5 | |
| DNF | 8 | Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix | 6 | Mechanical | 9 | |
| DNF | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNS | 4 | Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi | — | Injured after crash | 13 | |
| Fastest lap： Liam Lawson − Hitech Grand Prix − 1:50.917 (lap 20)
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Standings after the event edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 6 : Russia , Sochi 24-26 September 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Piastri beats Daruvala to Sochi pole with title rival Zhou in fourth". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Ticktum takes lights-to-flag win in Sochi Sprint Race 1". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Revised Round 6 Sochi Timetable". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Piastri dominates over Pourchaire in Sochi Feature Race". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-10-26.