2021 Yas Island Formula 2 round explained

Country:United Arab Emirates
Yas Island
Round No:8
Season No:8
Year:2021
Location:Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course:Permanent Circuit
Course Mi:3.281
Course Km:5.281
Type R1:Sprint race 1
Date R1:11 December
Laps R1:23
First Driver Country R1:IND
First Driver R1:Jehan Daruvala
First Team R1:Carlin
Second Driver Country R1:BRA
Second Driver R1:Felipe Drugovich
Second Team R1:UNI-Virtuosi
Third Driver Country R1:AUS
Third Driver R1:Oscar Piastri
Third Team R1:Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:GBR
Fast Driver R1:Olli Caldwell
Fast Team R1:Campos Racing
Fast Time R1:1:39.070
Fast Lap R1:22
Type R2:Sprint race 2
Date R2:11 December
Laps R2:23
First Driver Country R2:CHN
First Driver R2:Guanyu Zhou
First Team R2:UNI-Virtuosi
Second Driver Country R2:RUS
Second Driver R2:Robert Shwartzman
Second Team R2:Prema Racing
Third Driver Country R2:SUI
Third Driver R2:Ralph Boschung
Third Team R2:Campos Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:ISR
Fast Driver R2:Roy Nissany
Fast Time R2:1:37.445
Fast Lap R2:23
Type R3:Feature race
Date R3:12 December
Laps R3:33
Pole Driver Country R3:AUS
Pole Driver R3:Oscar Piastri
Pole Team R3:Prema Racing
Pole Time R3:1:35.077
First Driver Country R3:AUS
First Driver R3:Oscar Piastri
First Team R3:Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R3:CHN
Second Driver R3:Guanyu Zhou
Second Team R3:UNI-Virtuosi
Third Driver Country R3:BRA
Third Driver R3:Felipe Drugovich
Third Team R3:UNI-Virtuosi
Fast Driver Country R3:FRA
Fast Driver R3:Théo Pourchaire
Fast Team R3:ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R3:1:37.789
Fast Lap R3:29

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.

Classification

Qualifying

DriverEntrantTime
12 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing1:35.0771
211 Jack DoohanMP Motorsport1:35.290+0.2132
33 Guanyu ZhouUNI-Virtuosi1:35.348+0.2713
41 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing1:35.360+0.2834
521 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing1:35.496+0.4195
610 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix1:35.504+0.4276
77 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix1:35.511+0.4347
84 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi1:35.612+0.5358
95 Dan TicktumCarlin1:35.618+0.5419
106 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin1:35.821+0.74410
1117 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS1:35.855+0.77811
129 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix1:36.016+0.93912
1316 Roy NissanyDAMS1:36.080+1.00313
1425 Marino SatoTrident1:36.241+1.16414
158 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix1:36.282+1.20515
1614 Richard VerschoorCharouz Racing System1:36.293+1.21616
1724 Bent ViscaalTrident1:36.312+1.23517
1822 Jake HughesHWA Racelab1:36.462+1.38518
1920 Olli CaldwellCampos Racing1:36.570+1.49319
2012 Clément NovalakMP Motorsport1:36.722+1.64520
2115 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System1:36.741+1.66421
2223 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab1:38.657+3.58022
Source:[2]

Sprint race 1

DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints
16 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin2338:33.605115
24 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi23+2.079312
32 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing23+2.9151010
41 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing23+3.58178
57 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix23+11.24346
65 Dan TicktumCarlin23+12.97824
710 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix23+14.12052
83 Guanyu ZhouUNI-Virtuosi23+15.59581
921 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing23+17.0816
1017 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS23+17.53911
1111 Jack DoohanMP Motorsport23+18.5309
128 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix23+19.27015
1324 Bent ViscaalTrident23+22.22617
1416 Roy NissanyDAMS23+29.92713
159 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix23+32.09912
1615 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System23+32.63621
1712 Clément NovalakMP Motorsport23+37.03620
1823 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab23+48.94822
1925 Marino SatoTrident23+54.33314
2020 Olli CaldwellCampos Racing23+1:43.56119
DNF22 Jake HughesHWA Racelab19Collision damage18
DNF14 Richard VerschoorCharouz Racing System11Mechanical16
Fastest lap: Olli CaldwellCampos Racing − 1:39.070 (lap 22)
Source:[3]

Sprint Race 2

DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints
13 Guanyu ZhouUNI-Virtuosi2343:27.096315
21 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing23+3.413712
321 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing23+9.772210
45 Dan TicktumCarlin23+14.29658
54 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi23+14.50196
67 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix23+17.08864
76 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin23+19.839102
811 Jack DoohanMP Motorsport23+21.086111
910 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix23+21.9424
1024 Bent ViscaalTrident23+22.72213
1114 Richard VerschoorCharouz Racing System23+25.88122
1215 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System23+30.89916
1322 Jake HughesHWA Racelab23+31.46321
1412 Clément NovalakMP Motorsport23+31.86717
1520 Olli CaldwellCampos Racing23+32.23620
1625 Marino SatoTrident23+37.02219
1716 Roy NissanyDAMS23+1:06.75414
189 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix22+1 lap15
DNF17 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS10Engine1
DNF8 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix6Collision12
DNF2 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing6Collision8
DNF23 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab2Collision18
Fastest lap: Roy NissanyDAMS − 1:37.445 − (lap 23)
Source:[4]

Feature race

DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints
12 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing3358:14.400125 (4)
23 Guanyu ZhouUNI-Virtuosi33+3.288318
34 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi33+8.242815
410 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix33+9.977612 (2)
51 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing33+13.333410
65 Dan TicktumCarlin33+19.16698
717 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS33+19.775116
88 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix33+22.555154
921 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing33+26.41552
1014 Richard VerschoorCharouz Racing System33+27.242161
116 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin33+30.00710
1224 Bent ViscaalTrident33+32.61917
1316 Roy NissanyDAMS33+37.30513
1412 Clément NovalakMP Motorsport33+37.83620
159 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix33+40.44612
1615 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System33+41.04021
1725 Marino SatoTrident33+42.34114
1820 Olli CaldwellCampos Racing33+43.84619
1923 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab33+1:20.33922
DNF7 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix29Gearbox7
DNF22 Jake HughesHWA Racelab21Mechanical18
DNF11 Jack DoohanMP Motorsport0Collision 2
Fastest lap: Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix − 1:37.789 − (lap 29)
Source:[5]

Final championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Oscar Piastri252.5
2 Robert Shwartzman192
3 Guanyu Zhou183
4 Dan Ticktum159.5
5 Théo Pourchaire140
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Prema Racing444.5
12 UNI-Virtuosi Racing288
13 Carlin272.5
4 Hitech Grand Prix223
5 ART Grand Prix190

See also

Notes and References

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