# 2021 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

The 2021 Monaco Formula 2 round was a couple of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 21–22 May 2021 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the second round of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix.
By winning the Feature Race in the principality, Théo Pourchaire thus became the youngest race winner in Formula 2 history aged 17 years and 264 days, beating the previous record of Lando Norris.

## Background
### Driver changes

Jack Aitken returned to Formula 2 as a replacement for Matteo Nannini for HWA Racelab, who decided to fully concentrate on his campaign in Formula 3 due to sponsorship issues.

## Classification
### Qualifying
#### Group A

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 1:20.985 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 1:21.443 | +0.458 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:21.523 | +0.538 | 5 |
| 4 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 1:22.102 | +1.117 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:22.131 | +1.146 | 9 |
| 6 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 1:22.244 | +1.259 | 11 |
| 7 | 14 | David Beckmann | Charouz Racing System | 1:22.585 | +1.600 | 13 |
| 8 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 1:22.827 | +1.842 | 15 |
| 9 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli | MP Motorsport | 1:22.933 | +1.948 | 17 |
| 10 | 20 | Gianluca Petecof | Campos Racing | 1:23.344 | +2.359 | 19 |
| 11 | 22 | Jack Aitken | HWA Racelab | 1:23.353 | +2.368 | 21 |
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#### Group B

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 1:21.403 | – | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 1:21.589 | +0.186 | 4 |
| 3 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 1:21.854 | +0.451 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:21.877 | +0.474 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:21.912 | +0.509 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:21.941 | +0.538 | 12 |
| 7 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 1:22.168 | +0.765 | 14 |
| 8 | 11 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 1:22.758 | +1.355 | 16 |
| 9 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 1:24.091 | +2.688 | 18 |
| 10 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 1:24.302 | +2.899 | 20 |
| 107% time: 1:26.540 |||||||
| — | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 1:27.744 | +6.341 | 22 |
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Alessio Deledda was not able to set a time within 107%, but was later given permission to start both Sprint Race 1 and the Feature Race from the back of the grid.

### Sprint race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 30 | 44:21.272 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 30 | +2.396 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 30 | +5.909 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 30 | +7.430 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +11.007 | 6 | 6 (2) |
| 6 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 30 | +11.495 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +13.247 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 30 | +15.247 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +17.514 | 12 | |
| 10 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 30 | +18.947 | 14 | |
| 11 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 30 | +19.290 | 11 | |
| 12 | 14 | David Beckmann | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +19.546 | 13 | |
| 13 | 11 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 30 | +19.915 | 16 | |
| 14 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 30 | +20.234 | 15 | |
| 15 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli | MP Motorsport | 30 | +20.755 | 17 | |
| 16 | 22 | Jack Aitken | HWA Racelab | 30 | +21.168 | 21 | |
| 17 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +21.873 | 20 | |
| 18 | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 29 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 19 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 28 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNF | 20 | Gianluca Petecof | Campos Racing | 23 | Accident | 19 | |
| DNF | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 14 | Oil leak | 3 | |
| DNF | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 1 | Collision damage | 9 | |
| Fastest lap： Jüri Vips − Hitech Grand Prix − 1:22.125 (lap 22) ||||||||
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### Sprint race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 28 | 47:53.826 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 28 | +0.765 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 28 | +1.172 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +2.101 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 28 | +6.268 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 28 | +8.381 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli | MP Motorsport | 28 | +13.384 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 28 | +15.894 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 22 | Jack Aitken | HWA Racelab | 28 | +16.310 | 16 | |
| 10 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 28 | +39.225 | 22 | (2) |
| 11 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 28 | +1:03.889 | 13 | |
| 12 | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 27 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 13 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 27 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 14 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 26 | +2 laps | 9 | |
| 15 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 26 | +2 laps | 10 | |
| DNF | 14 | David Beckmann | Charouz Racing System | 23 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNF | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 22 | Accident | 8 | |
| DNF | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 16 | Mechanical | 21 | |
| DNF | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 9 | Mechanical | 19 | |
| DNF | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 2 | Driveshaft | 1 | |
| DNF | 20 | Gianluca Petecof | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| DSQ | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 28 | Disqualified | 2 | |
| Fastest lap： Robert Shwartzman − Prema Racing − 1:30.728 (lap 28) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^2 – Marcus Armstrong was supposed to start Sprint Race 2 from P1, but failed to rejoin the starting grid due to a technical issue. Thus, he had to start the race from the pit lane.
* ^3 – Liam Lawson finished the race in first place but was disqualified for using the wrong throttle map at the start, a breach of Technical Regulations 3.6.5.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 42 | 1:01:02.089 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 42 | +2.894 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 42 | +14.261 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 42 | +17.910 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 42 | +24.130 | 10 | 10 (2) |
| 6 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 42 | +30.693 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 42 | +31.288 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 42 | +37.051 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 42 | +46.563 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 42 | +49.513 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 42 | +51.380 | 15 | |
| 12 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 42 | +52.966 | 8 | |
| 13 | 14 | David Beckmann | Charouz Racing System | 42 | +55.834 | 13 | |
| 14 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 42 | +1:11.237 | 18 | |
| 15 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 41 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 16 | 20 | Gianluca Petecof | Campos Racing | 41 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 17 | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 41 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 18 | 22 | Jack Aitken | HWA Racelab | 40 | +2 laps | 21 | |
| DNF | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 32 | Accident | 4 | |
| DNF | 12 | Lirim Zendeli | MP Motorsport | 30 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNF | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 29 | Collision | 14 | |
| DNF | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 17 | Collision damage | 11 | |
| Fastest lap： Guanyu Zhou − UNI-Virtuosi − 1:21.912 (lap 42) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^4 – Both Jüri Vips and Gianluca Petecof were given a five-second time penalty and a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision respectively.
* ^5 - Christian Lundgaard was given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Guanyu Zhou | 68 |
| 2 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | 52 |
| 8 | 3 | Théo Pourchaire | 47 |
| 1 | 4 | Dan Ticktum | 38 |
| 3 | 5 | Liam Lawson | 36 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 97 |
| 1 | 2 | Prema Racing | 82 |
| 2 | 3 | Carlin | 67 |
| 1 | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 63 |
| 1 | 5 | Hitech Grand Prix | 58 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.