The 2021 Baku Formula 2 round was the 3rd race of the 2021 Formula 2 Championship and took place at the Baku City Circuit from 4 to 6 June. It ran in support of the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and featured three races, including the 100th FIA Formula 2 race on June 5 for sprint race 2.
With Jüri Vips winning Sprint Race 2 and Feature Race respectively, it marked the first time in the series' history that a driver was able to win two races in a weekend.
Background Matteo Nannini, who had previously withdrawn from Formula 2 to focus on the FIA Formula 3 Championship, was called in by Campos Racing to replace Gianluca Petecof.
Classification
Qualifying DriverTeamTime17 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix1:54.217128 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix1:54.355 +0.138232 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing1:54.508 +0.2913410 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix1:54.639 +0.422455 Dan TicktumCarlin1:54.830 +0.4225617 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS1:54.914 +0.6976721 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing1:54.962 +0.745783 Guanyu ZhouUNI-Virtuosi1:55.112 +0.895896 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin1:55.122 +0.9059101 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing1:55.161 +0.94410114 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi1:55.173 +0.95611129 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix1:55.245 +1.028121314 David BeckmannCharouz Racing System1:55.336 +1.119131422 Jack AitkenHWA Racelab1:55.651 +1.434141524 Bent ViscaalTrident1:55.658 +1.441151611 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport1:55.988 +1.771161720 Matteo NanniniCampos Racing1:56.463 +2.246171812 Lirim ZendeliMP Motorsport1:56.579 +2.362181925 Marino SatoTrident1:57.539 +3.322192015 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System1:57.793 +3.576202123 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab1:58.264 +4.04721107% time: 2:02.212—16 Roy NissanyDAMSNo time setN/A22Source:
Sprint race 1 DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints11 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing2144:35.73411525 Dan TicktumCarlin21 +5.14461233 Zhou GuanyuUNI-Virtuosi21 +8.87231046 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin21 +10.35228510 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix21 +11.03976 (2)621 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing21 +13.12444717 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS21 +14.4555288 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix21 +14.52491914 David BeckmannCharouz Racing System21 +17.299121024 Bent ViscaalTrident21 +17.76413119 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix21 +19.738121211 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport21 +21.064141312 Lirim ZendeliMP Motorsport21 +21.83718144 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi21 +25.849111520 Matteo NanniniCampos Racing21 +35.970161616 Roy NissanyDAMS21 +42.471221715 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System21 +49.289211825 Marino SatoTrident21 +1:31.30020DNF2 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing0Collision damage8DNF7 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix0Collision10DNF22 Jack AitkenHWA Racelab0Collision 17DNF23 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab0Collision19Fastest lap： Théo Pourchaire − ART Grand Prix − 1:56.928 (lap 21)Source: Notes – Felipe Drugovich originally finished ninth, but was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Liam Lawson on the first lap. He also received two penalty points.
Sprint race 2 DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints18 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix2146:05.704315214 David BeckmannCharouz Racing System21 +3.26021236 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin21 +3.883710424 Bent ViscaalTrident21 +4.6441851 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing21 +5.00210665 Dan TicktumCarlin21 +6.2139477 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix21 +6.75120282 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing21 +9.138191 (2)910 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix21 +13.3156104 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi21 +15.473141120 Matteo NanniniCampos Racing21 +17.975151222 Jack AitkenHWA Racelab21 +22.828211325 Marino SatoTrident21 +25.675181415 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System21 +49.981171523 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab21 +52.037221616 Roy NissanyDAMS21 +1:31.81816DNF17 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS7 Accident4DNF9 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix7 Collision11DNF11 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport5 Collision12DNF21 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing0 Collision5DNF3 Zhou GuanyuUNI-Virtuosi0 Collision8DNF12 Lirim ZendeliMP Motorsport0 Collision13Fastest lap： Oscar Piastri − Prema Racing − 1:56.020 (lap 16)Source:
Feature Race DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints18 Jüri VipsHitech Grand Prix28 57:08.63422522 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing28 +6.15231831 Robert ShwartzmanPrema Racing28 +12.623101544 Felipe DrugovichUNI-Virtuosi28 +22.4001112521 Ralph BoschungCampos Racing28 +24.41871067 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix28 +26.20718 (4)76 Jehan DaruvalaCarlin28 +28.0819685 Dan TicktumCarlin28 +29.80154 (2)99 Christian LundgaardART Grand Prix28 +34.0581221012 Lirim ZendeliMP Motorsport28 +36.1671811122 Jack AitkenHWA Racelab28 +36.993141214 David BeckmannCharouz Racing System28 +39.97313133 Guanyu ZhouUNI-Virtuosi28 +47.93481411 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport28 +48.794161525 Marino SatoTrident28 +55.485191616 Roy NissanyDAMS28 +55.825221724 Bent ViscaalTrident28 +56.970151815 Guilherme SamaiaCharouz Racing System27 +1 lap201923 Alessio DeleddaHWA Racelab27 +1 lap21DNF10 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix1 Collision4DNF17 Marcus ArmstrongDAMS0 Collision6DNS20 Matteo NanniniCampos Racing— Stalled17Fastest lap： Dan Ticktum − Carlin − 1:55.199 (lap 24)Source: Notes - Matteo Nannini failed to start the Feature Race after stalling on the grid at the formation lap. - Oscar Piastri was given a five-second-time penalty for an unsafe release during his mandatory pit stop.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Guanyu Zhou 78 2 Oscar Piastri 73 3 3 Robert Shwartzman 66 6 4 Jüri Vips 63 1 5 Dan Ticktum 60
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 1 Prema Racing 139 1 2 UNI-Virtuosi Racing 119 2 3 Hitech Grand Prix 113 1 4 Carlin 113 1 5 ART Grand Prix 73
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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