2021 Sakhir Formula 2 round
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| Round 1 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.406 km (3.359 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 3 |  Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 1:42.848 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 |  Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix | 1:42.851 | +0.003 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |  Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 1:43.211 | +0.363 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 |  Dan Ticktum
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Carlin | 1:43.338 | +0.490 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 |  Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport | 1:43.443 | +0.595 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |  Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin | 1:43.475 | +0.627 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 |  Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing | 1:43.478 | +0.630 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 |  Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:43.519 | +0.671 | 8 |
| 9 | 14 |  David Beckmann
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Charouz Racing System | 1:43.559 | +0.711 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |  Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 1:43.585 | +0.737 | 10 |
| 11 | 1 |  Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing | 1:43.694 | +0.846 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 |  Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 1:43.704 | +0.856 | 12 |
| 13 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS | 1:43.729 | +0.881 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 |  Roy Nissany
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DAMS | 1:43.768 | +0.920 | 14 |
| 15 | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident | 1:43.839 | +0.991 | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport | 1:43.955 | +1.107 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System | 1:44.227 | +1.379 | 17 |
| 18 | 25 |  Marino Sato
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Trident | 1:44.654 | +1.806 | 18 |
| 19 | 22 |  Matteo Nannini
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HWA Racelab | 1:44.825 | +1.977 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Gianluca Petecof
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Campos Racing | 1:45.053 | +2.205 | 20 |
| 21 | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab | 1:46.712 | +3.864 | 21 |
| DSQ | 8 |  Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:43.442 | Disqualified1 | 22 |
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- 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]- 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]- Note
- ^5 - Christian Lundgaard was given a 10-second time penalty, which he is believed to have served in the pits under a safety car.[3][4]
Feature race
[edit]- Note
- ^6 - Felipe Drugovich, Christian Lundgaard, Jüri Vips and Marino Sato all received five-second time penalties for Safety Car infringements. Bent Viscaal was even given a ten-second time penalty for the same reason.
- ^7 - Oscar Piastri was forced to retire after a collision with Dan Ticktum on lap 30, but was classified for the race, as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Standings after the event
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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 d "Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 1 : Sakhir, Bahrain 26–28 March 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Jüri Vips disqualified from Round 1 Qualifying results". FIA_F2®-The Official F2® Website.
- ^ "Lundgaard reinstated onto F2 podium". March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Sakhir Results Formula 2 2021 Sprint Race 2 Results". March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
External links
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