# 2021 Yas Island Formula 2 round

The 2021 Yas Island Formula 2 round was the eighth and final race of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship. It took place at the Yas Marina Circuit from 10 to 12 December in support of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and featured three races.
Oscar Piastri clinched the driver's title after finishing third in Sprint Race 1; in doing so, the Australian driver is the third rookie after Charles Leclerc and George Russell to win the championship in the modern Formula 2 era.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 1:35.077 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Jack Doohan | MP Motorsport | 1:35.290 | +0.213 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:35.348 | +0.271 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 1:35.360 | +0.283 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 1:35.496 | +0.419 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 1:35.504 | +0.427 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:35.511 | +0.434 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:35.612 | +0.535 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 1:35.618 | +0.541 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 1:35.821 | +0.744 | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 1:35.855 | +0.778 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:36.016 | +0.939 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 1:36.080 | +1.003 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 1:36.241 | +1.164 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:36.282 | +1.205 | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Richard Verschoor | Charouz Racing System | 1:36.293 | +1.216 | 16 |
| 17 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 1:36.312 | +1.235 | 17 |
| 18 | 22 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 1:36.462 | +1.385 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 1:36.570 | +1.493 | 19 |
| 20 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 1:36.722 | +1.645 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 1:36.741 | +1.664 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 1:38.657 | +3.580 | 22 |
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### Sprint race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 23 | 38:33.605 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 23 | +2.079 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 23 | +2.915 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 23 | +3.581 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 23 | +11.243 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 23 | +12.978 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +14.120 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 23 | +15.595 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 23 | +17.081 | 6 | |
| 10 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 23 | +17.539 | 11 | |
| 11 | 11 | Jack Doohan | MP Motorsport | 23 | +18.530 | 9 | |
| 12 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 23 | +19.270 | 15 | |
| 13 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 23 | +22.226 | 17 | |
| 14 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 23 | +29.927 | 13 | |
| 15 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +32.099 | 12 | |
| 16 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 23 | +32.636 | 21 | |
| 17 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 23 | +37.036 | 20 | |
| 18 | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 23 | +48.948 | 22 | |
| 19 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 23 | +54.333 | 14 | |
| 20 | 20 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 23 | +1:43.561 | 19 | |
| DNF | 22 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 19 | Collision damage | 18 | |
| DNF | 14 | Richard Verschoor | Charouz Racing System | 11 | Mechanical | 16 | |
| Fastest lap： Olli Caldwell − Campos Racing − 1:39.070 (lap 22) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 23 | 43:27.096 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 23 | +3.413 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 23 | +9.772 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 23 | +14.296 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 23 | +14.501 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 23 | +17.088 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 23 | +19.839 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Jack Doohan | MP Motorsport | 23 | +21.086 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +21.942 | 4 | |
| 10 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 23 | +22.722 | 13 | |
| 11 | 14 | Richard Verschoor | Charouz Racing System | 23 | +25.881 | 22 | |
| 12 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 23 | +30.899 | 16 | |
| 13 | 22 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 23 | +31.463 | 21 | |
| 14 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 23 | +31.867 | 17 | |
| 15 | 20 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 23 | +32.236 | 20 | |
| 16 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 23 | +37.022 | 19 | |
| 17 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 23 | +1:06.754 | 14 | |
| 18 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| DNF | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 10 | Engine | 1 | |
| DNF | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 6 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNF | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 6 | Collision | 8 | |
| DNF | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 2 | Collision | 18 | |
| Fastest lap： Roy Nissany − DAMS − 1:37.445 − (lap 23) ||||||||
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 33 | 58:14.400 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 33 | +3.288 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | UNI-Virtuosi | 33 | +8.242 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +9.977 | 6 | 12 (2) |
| 5 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 33 | +13.333 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | 33 | +19.166 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | DAMS | 33 | +19.775 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 33 | +22.555 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 33 | +26.415 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Richard Verschoor | Charouz Racing System | 33 | +27.242 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 33 | +30.007 | 10 | |
| 12 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | Trident | 33 | +32.619 | 17 | |
| 13 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 33 | +37.305 | 13 | |
| 14 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 33 | +37.836 | 20 | |
| 15 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +40.446 | 12 | |
| 16 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | Charouz Racing System | 33 | +41.040 | 21 | |
| 17 | 25 | Marino Sato | Trident | 33 | +42.341 | 14 | |
| 18 | 20 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 33 | +43.846 | 19 | |
| 19 | 23 | Alessio Deledda | HWA Racelab | 33 | +1:20.339 | 22 | |
| DNF | 7 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 29 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| DNF | 22 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 21 | Mechanical | 18 | |
| DNF | 11 | Jack Doohan | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 2 | |
| Fastest lap： Théo Pourchaire − ART Grand Prix − 1:37.789 − (lap 29) ||||||||
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## Final championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | 252.5 |
| 2 | Robert Shwartzman | 192 |
| 3 | Guanyu Zhou | 183 |
| 4 | Dan Ticktum | 159.5 |
| 5 | Théo Pourchaire | 140 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 444.5 |
| 1 | 2 | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 288 |
| 1 | 3 | Carlin | 272.5 |
| | 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 223 |
| | 5 | ART Grand Prix | 190 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
* Note: Bold names include the Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.