2021 Yas Island Formula 2 round

  2021 Yas Island Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 8 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course	Permanent Circuit 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
Sprint race 1
Date 11 December 2021 Laps 23 Podium First Jehan Daruvala Carlin Second Felipe Drugovich UNI-Virtuosi Third Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Fastest lap Driver Olli Caldwell Campos Racing Time 1:39.070 (on 22)
Sprint race 2
Date 11 December 2021 Laps 23 Podium First Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Second Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing Third Ralph Boschung Campos Racing Fastest lap Driver Roy Nissany Time 1:37.445 (on 23)
Feature race
Date 12 December 2021 Laps 33 Pole position Driver Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Time 1:35.077 Podium First Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Second Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Third Felipe Drugovich UNI-Virtuosi Fastest lap Driver Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Time 1:37.789 (on 29)

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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
Source:[1][3]

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)
Source:[1][2]

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)
Source:[1][4]

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)
Source:[1][5]

Final championship standings

Drivers' 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

Teams' Championship standings 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.

See also

• 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

References

1. "Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 8 : United Arab Emirates , Yas Island 10-12 December 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
2. "SPRINT RACE 1: Piastri crowned F2 champion as Daruvala wins on track in Yas Marina". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
3. "QUALIFYING: Piastri beats rookie Doohan in Yas Marina for fifth successive pole". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
4. "SPRINT RACE 2: Zhou beats Shwartzman to victory in manic second race at Yas Marina". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
5. "FEATURE RACE: Piastri beats Zhou to finish his title-winning season with a victory at Yas Marina". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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