2021 Sochi Formula 2 round

  2021 Sochi Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 6 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course	Permanent Circuit 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
Sprint race 1
Date 25 September 2021 Laps 18 Podium First Dan Ticktum Carlin Second Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix Third Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing Fastest lap Driver Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Time 1:50.669 (on lap 16)
Sprint race 2
Date 25 September 2021 Laps 18 Podium First Race cancelled N/A Second Race cancelled N/A Third Race cancelled N/A Fastest lap Driver Race cancelled N/A Time NC
Feature race
Date 26 September 2021 Laps 28 Pole position Driver Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Time 1:47.465 Podium First Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Second Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix Third Jehan Daruvala Carlin Fastest lap Driver Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix Time 1:50.917 (on lap 20)

The 2021 Sochi Formula 2 round the sixth round of the 2021 Formula 2 Championship and took place at the Sochi Autodrom from 24 to 25 September. It ran in support of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix and was planned to feature three races. However, the second sprint race was cancelled amid bad weather conditions. This is the first cancelled Formula 2 race since the cancellation of the sprint race during the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round due to Anthoine Hubert's fatal accident.

Qualifying

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	1:47.465	-	1
2	6	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	1:47.653	+0.188	2
3	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	1:47.891	+0.426	3
4	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	1:47.994	+0.529	4
5	21	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:48.024	+0.559	5
6	22	Jake Hughes	HWA Racelab	1:48.073	+0.608	6
7	1	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	1:48.098	+0.633	7
8	7	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	1:48.129	+0.664	8
9	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	1:48.139	+0.674	9
10	5	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	1:48.171	+0.706	10
11	17	Marcus Armstrong	DAMS	1:48.190	+0.725	11
12	9	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	1:48.255	+0.790	12
13	4	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	1:48.286	+0.821	13
14	20	David Beckmann	Campos Racing	1:48.428	+0.963	14
15	11	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	1:48.587	+1.122	15
16	24	Bent Viscaal	Trident	1:48.662	+1.197	16
17	12	Lirim Zendeli	MP Motorsport	1:48.785	+1.320	17
18	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	1:48.989	+1.524	18
19	15	Guilherme Samaia	Charouz Racing System	1:49.226	+1.761	19
20	25	Marino Sato	Trident	1:49.339	+1.874	20
21	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	1:49.465	+2.000	21
22	23	Alessio Deledda	HWA Racelab	1:50.389	+2.924	22
Source:[1][2]

Sprint race 1

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	18	36:37.195	1	15
2	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	18	+4.422	2	12
3	1	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	18	+6.638	4	10
4	22	Jake Hughes	HWA Racelab	18	+8.894	5	8
5	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	18	+9.824	8	6 (2)
6	21	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	18	+12.994	6	4
7	9	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	18	+13.669	12	2
8	11	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	18	+14.172	15	1
9	2	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	18	+14.921	10
10	12	Lirim Zendeli	MP Motorsport	18	+17.268	17
11	17	Marcus Armstrong	DAMS	18	+18.179	11
12	6	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	18	+28.131	9
13	15	Guilherme Samaia	Charouz Racing System	18	+28.764	19
14	25	Marino Sato	Trident	18	+40.661	20
15	20	David Beckmann	Campos Racing	18	+57.671	14
16	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	18	+1:10.465	18
17	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	18	+1:11.672	21
18	23	Alessio Deledda	HWA Racelab	18	+1:33.339	22
DNF	7	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	5	Accident	3
DNF	24	Bent Viscaal	Trident	3	Collision	16
DNS	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	—	Spun off	7
DNS	4	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	—	Accident	13
Fastest lap： Théo Pourchaire − ART Grand Prix − 1:50.669 (lap 16)
Source:[1][3]

Sprint race 2

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The second sprint race was cancelled due to heavy rainfall, which led to postponement of the first races of Formula 2 and Formula 3.^[4]

Feature Race

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	28	53:20.402	1	25 (4)
2	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	28	+1.928	3	18
3	6	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	28	+12.601	2	15
4	1	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	28	+14.485	7	12
5	5	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	28	+18.058	10	10
6	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	28	+22.177	4	8
7	7	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	28	+30.596	8	6 (2)
8	11	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	28	+33.451	15	4
9	9	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	28	+37.775	12	2
10	20	David Beckmann	Campos Racing	28	+39.118	14	1
11	17	Marcus Armstrong	DAMS	28	+43.824	11
12	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	28	+44.482	21
13	15	Guilherme Samaia	Charouz Racing System	28	+45.798	19
14	25	Marino Sato	Trident	28	+51.902	20
15	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	28	+58.191	18
16	12	Lirim Zendeli	MP Motorsport	28	+1:08.370	17
17	23	Alessio Deledda	HWA Racelab	28	+1:24.953	22
18	22	Jake Hughes	HWA Racelab	27	+1 lap	6
19	21	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	25	Puncture	5
DNF	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	6	Mechanical	9
DNF	24	Bent Viscaal	Trident	0	Collision	16
DNS	4	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	—	Injured after crash	13
Fastest lap： Liam Lawson − Hitech Grand Prix − 1:50.917 (lap 20)
Source:[1][5]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Oscar Piastri 178 2 Guanyu Zhou 142 3 Robert Shwartzman 135 4 Dan Ticktum 129 5 Théo Pourchaire 120

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Prema Racing 313 1 2 Carlin 225 1 3 UNI-Virtuosi Racing 201 4 Hitech Grand Prix 182 5 ART Grand Prix 163

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.