2021 Jeddah Formula 2 round
{{Short description|Motor racing event}}
{{Infobox FIA Formula 2 race report
| Name = Jeddah
| Round_No = 7
| Season_No = 8
| Image = Jeddah Street Circuit 2021.svg
| Year = 2021
| Country = Saudi Arabia
| Location = Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
| Course = Street Circuit
| Course_mi = 3.836
| Course_km = 6.174
| Type_r1 = Sprint race 1
| Date_r1 = 4 December
| Laps_r1 = 20
| First_driver_country_r1 = NZL
| First_driver_r1 = Marcus Armstrong
| First_team_r1 = DAMS
| Second_driver_country_r1 = NZL
| Second_driver_r1 = Liam Lawson
| Second_team_r1 = Hitech Grand Prix
| Third_driver_country_r1 = EST
| Third_driver_r1 = Jüri Vips
| Third_team_r1 = Hitech Grand Prix
| Fast_driver_country_r1 = RUS
| Fast_driver_r1 = Robert Shwartzman
| Fast_team_r1 = Prema Racing
| Fast_time_r1 = 1:44.179
| Fast_lap_r1 = lap 20
| Type_r2 = Sprint race 2
| Date_r2 = 4 December
| Laps_r2 = 20
| First_driver_country_r2 = AUS
| First_driver_r2 = Oscar Piastri
| First_team_r2 = Prema Racing
| Second_driver_country_r2 = NED
| Second_driver_r2 = Bent Viscaal
| Second_team_r2 = Trident
| Third_driver_country_r2 = RUS
| Third_driver_r2 = Robert Shwartzman
| Third_team_r2 = Prema Racing
| Fast_driver_country_r2 = AUS
| Fast_driver_r2 = Oscar Piastri
| Fast_team_r2 = Prema Racing
| Fast_time_r2 = 1:43.940
| Fast_lap_r2 = lap 17
| Type_r3 = Feature race
| Date_r3 = 5 December
| Laps_r3 = 5
| Pole_driver_country_r3 = AUS
| Pole_driver_r3 = Oscar Piastri
| Pole_team_r3 = Prema Racing
| Pole_Time_r3 = 1:40.878
| First_driver_country_r3 = AUS
| First_driver_r3 = Oscar Piastri
| First_team_r3 = Prema Racing
| Second_driver_country_r3 = RUS
| Second_driver_r3 = Robert Shwartzman
| Second_team_r3 = Prema Racing
| Third_driver_country_r3 = SUI
| Third_driver_r3 = Ralph Boschung
| Third_team_r3 = Campos Racing
| Fast_driver_country_r3 = AUS
| Fast_driver_r3 = Oscar Piastri
| Fast_team_r3 = Prema Racing
| Fast_time_r3 = 1:45.326
| Fast_lap_r3 = lap 5
}}
The 2021 Jeddah Formula 2 round was the penultimate race of the 2021 Formula 2 Championship and occurred at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit from 3 to 5 December. It was run in support of the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and featured three races. The feature race was marred by the crash between Théo Pourchaire and Enzo Fittipaldi where both were hospitalised.
However, Prema Racing sealed the Teams' Championship after their drivers Oscar Piastri and Robert Shwartzman secured a double win in the Feature Race, making them the first double teams' champion in Formula 2 history.
Classification
= Qualifying =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! scope="col" |Driver ! scope="col" |Team ! scope="col" |Time ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}} ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
| scope="row" |1
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri |1:40.878 |— | align="center" |1 |
|---|
| scope="row" |2
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman |1:41.043 | +0.165 | align="center" |2 |
| scope="row" |3
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire |1:41.218 | +0.340 | align="center" |3 |
| scope="row" |4
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard |1:41.297 | +0.419 | align="center" |4 |
| scope="row" |5
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich |1:41.302 | +0.424 | align="center" |5 |
| scope="row" |6
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou |1:41.350 | +0.472 | align="center" |6 |
| scope="row" |7
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung |1:41.532 | +0.654 | align="center" |7 |
| scope="row" |8
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|EST}} Jüri Vips |1:41.610 | +0.732 | align="center" |8 |
| scope="row" |9
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong |DAMS |1:41.618 | +0.740 | align="center" |9 |
| scope="row" |10
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson |1:41.619 | +0.741 | align="center" |10 |
| scope="row" |11
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala |1:41.861 | +0.983 | align="center" |11 |
| scope="row" |12
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak |1:41.890 | +1.012 | align="center" |12 |
| scope="row" |13
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum |1:41.960 | +1.082 | align="center" |13 |
| scope="row" |14
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|NED}} Bent Viscaal |1:41.972 | +1.094 | align="center" |14 |
| scope="row" |15
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany |DAMS |1:42.076 | +1.198 | align="center" |15 |
| scope="row" |16
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan |1:42.114 | +1.236 | align="center" |16 |
| scope="row" |17
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato |1:42.466 | +1.588 | align="center" |17 |
| scope="row" |18
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi |1:42.870 | +1.992 | align="center" |18 |
| scope="row" |19
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell |1:42.919 | +2.041 | align="center" |19 |
| scope="row" |20
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Samaia |1:43.422 | +2.544 | align="center" |20 |
| scope="row" |21
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant |1:43.481 | +2.603 | align="center" |21 |
| colspan="7" |107% time: 1:47.939 |
| scope="row" |—
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Deledda |No time set |— | align="center" |22 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 7 : Saudi Arabia , Jeddah 03-05 December 2021|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=QUALIFYING: Piastri takes historic fourth successive pole in Jeddah|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website|language=en}} |
= Sprint race 1 =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong |DAMS | align="center" |20 |41:44.102 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |15 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson | align="center" |20 | +0.563 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |12 |
| 3
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|EST}} Jüri Vips | align="center" |20 | +2.044 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |10 |
| 4
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich | align="center" |20 | +2.826 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |8 |
| 5
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman | align="center" |20 | +8.278 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |6 (2) |
| 6
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard | align="center" |20 | +8.377 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |4 |
| 7
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum | align="center" |20 | +8.452 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |2 |
| 8
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri | align="center" |20 | +8.613 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |1 |
| 9
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|NED}} Bent Viscaal | align="center" |20 | +10.468 | align="center" |14 | align="center" | |
| 10
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala | align="center" |20 | +10.484{{ref|1|1}} | align="center" |11 | align="center" | |
| 11
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan | align="center" |20 | +10.566 | align="center" |16 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi | align="center" |20 | +10.965 | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany |DAMS | align="center" |20 | +12.977 | align="center" |15 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak | align="center" |20 | +13.104 | align="center" |12 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung | align="center" |20 | +14.332 | align="center" |4 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant | align="center" |20 | +15.308 | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou | align="center" |20 | +17.343 | align="center" |5 | align="center" | |
| 18
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell | align="center" |20 | +24.652{{ref|1|2}} | align="center" |19 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire | align="center" |13 |Accident | align="center" |8 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Deledda | align="center" |13 |Mechanical | align="center" |22 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |17 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Samaia | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |20 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap：{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman − Prema Racing − 1:44.179 (lap 20) |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=SPRINT RACE 1: Armstrong wrestles to maiden victory over fellow Kiwi Lawson in first race at Jeddah|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/|access-date=2021-12-04|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website|language=en}} |
; Notes：
- {{note|1|1}} - Jehan Daruvala originally finished the race in fifth place, but was awarded a five-second time penalty for gaining a lasting advantage by going off the track when overtaking his teammate Dan Ticktum. Thus, he was classified tenth.{{Cite web|title=Daruvala handed post-Sprint Race 1 time penalty|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/|access-date=2021-12-04|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website|language=en}}
- {{note|1|2}} - Olli Caldwell was given a ten-second time penalty for colliding with Marino Sato and Guilherme Samaia on lap 1, which dropped him from 16th to 18th.
= Sprint race 2 =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri | align="center" |20 |45:31.603 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |15 (2) |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|NED}} Bent Viscaal | align="center" |20 | +2.521 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |12 |
| 3
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman | align="center" |20 | +3.371 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |10 |
| 4
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum | align="center" |20 | +3.454 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |8 |
| 5
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan | align="center" |20 | +3.598 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |6 |
| 6
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire | align="center" |20 | +3.661 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |4 |
| 7
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi | align="center" |20 | +3.879 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |2 |
| 8
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou | align="center" |20 | +4.128 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |1 |
| 9
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung | align="center" |20 | +4.351 | align="center" |15 | align="center" | |
| 10
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich | align="center" |20 | +4.619 | align="center" |7 | align="center" | |
| 11
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany |DAMS | align="center" |20 | +4.813 | align="center" |13 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell | align="center" |20 | +6.148 | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato | align="center" |20 | +6.449 | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala | align="center" |20 | +7.003{{ref|2|1}} | align="center" |1 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard | align="center" |20 | +7.243{{ref|2|2}} | align="center" |5 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson | align="center" |17 |Accident | align="center" |9 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|EST}} Jüri Vips | align="center" |5 |Collision | align="center" |8 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant | align="center" |5 |Mechanical | align="center" |16 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong |DAMS | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |10 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |14 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Deledda | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |20 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Samaia | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |22 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap：{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri − Prema Racing − 1:43.940 (lap 17) |
| colspan="8" |Source: |
;Notes：
- {{note|2|1}} - Jehan Daruvala received a five-second time penalty for gaining a lasting advantage by shortcutting turn one when he was defending against Oscar Piastri, thus dropping him down from second to 14th.
- {{note|1|2}} - Christian Lundgaard got a five-second time penalty for gaining an advantage by shortcutting the first corner when overtaking Bent Viscaal, which dropped him from third to 15th.
= Feature race =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri | align="center" |5 |47:09.339 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |12.5 (5) |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman | align="center" |5 | +1.148 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |9 |
| 3
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung | align="center" |5 | +2.757 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7.5 |
| 4
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou | align="center" |5 | +3.020 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 |
| 5
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich | align="center" |5 | +4.407 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |5 |
| 6
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|EST}} Jüri Vips | align="center" |5 | +4.871 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |4 |
| 7
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Lundgaard | align="center" |5 | +6.069 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |3 |
| 8
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong |DAMS | align="center" |5 | +6.178 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |2 |
| 9
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson | align="center" |5 | +6.547 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |1 |
| 10
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum | align="center" |5 | +9.434 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |0.5 |
| 11
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala | align="center" |5 | +9.593 | align="center" |11 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|NED}} Bent Viscaal | align="center" |5 | +10.177 | align="center" |13 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan | align="center" |5 | +10.445 | align="center" |16 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant | align="center" |5 | +12.359 | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany |DAMS | align="center" |5 | +12.740 | align="center" |14 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell | align="center" |5 | +13.736 | align="center" |19 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Samaia | align="center" |5 | +15.494 | align="center" |20 | align="center" | |
| 18
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato | align="center" |5 | +16.871 | align="center" |17 | align="center" | |
| 19
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak | align="center" |5 | +17.134 | align="center" |15{{ref|3|1}} | align="center" | |
| 20
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Deledda | align="center" |5 | +20.776 | align="center" |22 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire | align="center" |0 |Stalled/collision | align="center" |3 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap：{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri − Prema Racing − 1:45.326 (lap 5) |
| colspan="8" |Source: |
;Notes：
- Originally scheduled for 28 laps, 5 laps were completed.
- Since 75% of the predetermined distance has not been completed, only half of the points were earned in this race.
- {{note|3|1}} - Clément Novalak received a three-place grid drop for causing a collision with Marcus Armstrong in sprint race 2.{{Cite web|title=Novalak penalised following Sprint Race 2 Lap 1 incident|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/|access-date=2021-12-05|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website|language=en}}
Standings after the event
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri | 213.5 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman | 162 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou | 149 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum | 139.5 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire | 124 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Team ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 375.5 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin | 235.5 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|GBR}} UNI-Virtuosi Racing | 221 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Hitech Grand Prix | 209 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix | 174 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- Note: Bold name includes the Teams' Champion.
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.fiaformula2.com}}
{{Formula Two round report|Name_of_round=Jeddah Formula 2 round|Year_of_round=2021|Previous_round_in_season=2021 Sochi Formula 2 round|Next_round_in_season=2021 Yas Island Formula 2 round|Previous_year's_round=None|Next_year's_round=2022 Jeddah Formula 2 round}}
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