2021 Sakhir Formula 2 round

The 2021 Bahrain Formula 2 round was a couple of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 27–28 March 2021 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the first round of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bahrain  2021 Bahrain Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
LocationBahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.406 km (3.359 mi)
Sprint race 1
Date 27 March 2021
Laps 23
Podium
First New Zealand Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix
Second India Jehan Daruvala Carlin
Third Germany David Beckmann Charouz Racing System
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Lirim Zendeli MP Motorsport
Time 1:50.886 (on lap 5)
Sprint race 2
Date 27 March 2021
Laps 23
Podium
First Australia Oscar Piastri Prema Racing
Second Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix
Third China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Ralph Boschung Campos Racing
Time 1:45.507 (on lap 21)
Feature race
Date 28 March 2021
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi
Time 1:42.848
Podium
First China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi
Second United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Carlin
Third New Zealand Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing
Time 1:46.380 (on lap 19)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 3   Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 1:42.848 1
2 9   Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:42.851 +0.003 2
3 4   Felipe Drugovich UNI-Virtuosi 1:43.211 +0.363 3
4 5   Dan Ticktum Carlin 1:43.338 +0.490 4
5 11   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 1:43.443 +0.595 5
6 6   Jehan Daruvala Carlin 1:43.475 +0.627 6
7 2   Oscar Piastri Prema Racing 1:43.478 +0.630 7
8 7   Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix 1:43.519 +0.671 8
9 14   David Beckmann Charouz Racing System 1:43.559 +0.711 9
10 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 1:43.585 +0.737 10
11 1   Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 1:43.694 +0.846 11
12 21   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 1:43.704 +0.856 12
13 17   Marcus Armstrong DAMS 1:43.729 +0.881 13
14 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 1:43.768 +0.920 14
15 24   Bent Viscaal Trident 1:43.839 +0.991 15
16 12   Lirim Zendeli MP Motorsport 1:43.955 +1.107 16
17 15   Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 1:44.227 +1.379 17
18 25   Marino Sato Trident 1:44.654 +1.806 18
19 22   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 1:44.825 +1.977 19
20 20   Gianluca Petecof Campos Racing 1:45.053 +2.205 20
21 23   Alessio Deledda HWA Racelab 1:46.712 +3.864 21
DSQ 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 1:43.442 Disqualified1 22
Source:[1]
Note:
  • ^1 - Jüri Vips was excluded from qualifying for a technical infringement, of Article 4.3.13 of the 2021 FIA F2 Technical Regulations. He started from the back of the grid in both the first Sprint race and the Feature Race.[2]

Sprint race 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7   Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix 23 44:11.624 3 15
2 6   Jehan Daruvala Carlin 23 +0.925 5 12
3 14   David Beckmann Charouz Racing System 23 +14.382 2 10
4 1   Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 23 +17.078 11 8
5 2   Oscar Piastri Prema Racing 23 +17.504 4 6
6 9   Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 23 +18.552 9 4
7 3   Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 23 +22.289 10 2
8 5   Dan Ticktum Carlin 23 +24.8602 7 1
9 12   Lirim Zendeli MP Motorsport 23 +27.291 16 (2)
10 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 23 +27.933 22
11 15   Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 23 +31.9083 17
12 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 23 +32.305 14
13 24   Bent Viscaal Trident 23 +33.6944 15
14 22   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 23 +33.963 19
15 25   Marino Sato Trident 23 +46.885 18
16 4   Felipe Drugovich UNI-Virtuosi 23 +1:03.250 8
17 20   Gianluca Petecof Campos Racing 23 +1:06.941 20
18 23   Alessio Deledda HWA Racelab 23 +1:08.910 21
DNF 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 12 Mechanical 1
DNF 17   Marcus Armstrong DAMS 2 Power loss 13
DNF 21   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 2 Collision damage 12
DNF 11   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 2 Collision damage 6
Fastest lap:   Lirim ZendeliMP Motorsport − 1:50.886 (lap 5)
Source:[1]
Notes:
  • ^2 - Dan Ticktum originally finished seventh, but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Richard Verschoor, which dropped him to eighth.
  • ^3 - Guilherme Samaia originally finished ninth, but was given a five-second time penalty for a Virtual Safety Car infringement.
  • ^4 - Bent Viscaal originally finished twelfth, but was later given a five-second time penalty for overtaking Jüri Vips under yellow flag conditions.

Sprint race 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Oscar Piastri Prema Racing 23 46:19.610 6 15
2 9   Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 23 +0.7745 5 12
3 3   Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 23 +2.076 4 10
4 6   Jehan Daruvala Carlin 23 +2.494 9 8
5 11   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 23 +2.966 22 6
6 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 23 +3.759 19 4
7 14   David Beckmann Charouz Racing System 23 +6.387 8 2
8 25   Marino Sato Trident 23 +8.096 15 1
9 22   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 23 +9.733 14
10 17   Marcus Armstrong DAMS 23 +12.180 20
11 15   Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 23 +12.442 11
12 24   Bent Viscaal Trident 23 +16.744 13
13 20   Gianluca Petecof Campos Racing 23 +17.569 17
14 4   Felipe Drugovich UNI-Virtuosi 23 +24.547 16
15 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 23 +27.471 12
16 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 23 +36.980 1
17 21   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 23 +48.466 21
DNF 23   Alessio Deledda HWA Racelab 19 Driveshaft PL
DNF 7   Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix 14 Collision 10
DNF 12   Lirim Zendeli MP Motorsport 12 Collision damage 2
DNF 5   Dan Ticktum Carlin 0 Collision 3
DNF 1   Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 0 Collision 7
Fastest lap:   Ralph BoschungCampos Racing − 1:45.507 (lap 21)
Source:[1]
Note

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3   Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 32 1:02:27.858 1 25 (4)
2 5   Dan Ticktum Carlin 32 +0.482 4 18
3 7   Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix 32 +2.950 8 15
4 11   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 32 +4.095 5 12
5 17   Marcus Armstrong DAMS 32 +9.792 13 10
6 6   Jehan Daruvala Carlin 32 +11.926 6 8
7 1   Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 32 +12.159 11 6 (2)
8 10   Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 32 +18.479 10 4
9 4   Felipe Drugovich UNI-Virtuosi 32 +19.7646 3 2
10 22   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 32 +19.852 19 1
11 14   David Beckmann Charouz Racing System 32 +20.905 9
12 9   Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 32 +21.2566 2
13 8   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 32 +27.3856 22
14 25   Marino Sato Trident 32 +28.8266 18
15 21   Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 32 +31.535 12
16 15   Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 32 +40.620 17
17 24   Bent Viscaal Trident 32 +48.4526 21
18 12   Lirim Zendeli MP Motorsport 32 +1:01.952 16
19 2   Oscar Piastri Prema Racing 29 Collision7 7
DNF 20   Gianluca Petecof Campos Racing 15 Fire extinguisher 20
DNF 23   Alessio Deledda HWA Racelab 0 Collision 21
DNF 16   Roy Nissany DAMS 0 Collision 14
Fastest lap:   Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing − 1:46.380 (lap 19)
Source:[1]
Note

Standings after the event edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 1 : Sakhir, Bahrain 26–28 March 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ "Jüri Vips disqualified from Round 1 Qualifying results". FIA_F2®-The Official F2® Website.
  3. ^ "Lundgaard reinstated onto F2 podium". March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sakhir Results Formula 2 2021 Sprint Race 2 Results". March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

External links edit


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