# 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.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 1:42.848 | | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.851 | +0.003 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 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 | Disqualified | 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.

### Sprint race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | 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 Racing | 23 | +22.289 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 23 | +24.860 | 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 | +31.908 | 17 | |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 23 | +32.305 | 14 | |
| 13 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 23 | +33.694 | 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 Racing | 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 Zendeli − MP Motorsport − 1:50.886 (lap 5) ||||||||
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#### 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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | 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 | +0.774 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 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 Racing | 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 Boschung − Campos Racing − 1:45.507 (lap 21) ||||||||
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#### 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.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 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 Racing | 32 | +19.764 | 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 | +21.256 | 2 | |
| 13 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 32 | +27.385 | 22 | |
| 14 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 32 | +28.826 | 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 | +48.452 | 21 | |
| 18 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli | MP Motorsport | 32 | +1:01.952 | 16 | |
| 19 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 29 | Collision | 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 Shwartzman − Prema Racing − 1:46.380 (lap 19) ||||||||
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#### 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

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Guanyu Zhou | 41 |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | 30 |
| 3 | Jehan Daruvala | 28 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 21 |
| 5 | Dan Ticktum | 19 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Carlin | 47 |
| 2 | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 43 |
| 3 | Prema Racing | 37 |
| 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 30 |
| 5 | ART Grand Prix | 24 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.