The 2021 Jeddah Formula 2 round was the penultimate race of the
2021 Formula 2 Championship
The 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula Two, Formula 2 cars that was sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was the fifty-fifth season of Formula 2 racing a ...
and occurred at the
Jeddah Corniche Circuit
The Jeddah Corniche Circuit () is a motor racing street circuit built in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia. The circuit staged the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on 5 December 2021 as the penultimate race on the Formula One ...
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
Théo Jérôme Julien Pourchaire (; born 20 August 2003) is a French people, French racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing. He is the 2023 Formula 2 Championship, 2023 Formula 2 champion, ...
and
Enzo Fittipaldi where both were hospitalised.
However,
Prema Racing
Prema Racing, previously known as Prema Powerteam, is an Italian motorsport team, owned and operated through the '' DC Racing Solutions'' parent company. Founded in 1983, the team is based in Grisignano di Zocco and currently operates out of It ...
sealed the Teams' Championship after their drivers
Oscar Piastri
Oscar Jack Piastri ( ; born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Piastri has won Formula One Grands Prix across three seasons.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Piastri began his career in radio-co ...
and
Robert Shwartzman
Robert Mikhailovich Shwartzman (, ; ; born 16 September 1999) is a Russian and Israeli racing driver, who competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 83 Chevrolet for Prema Racing.
Shwartzman previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Champi ...
secured a double win in the Feature Race, making them the first double teams' champion in Formula 2 history.
Classification
Qualifying
Sprint race 1
; Notes:
* -
Jehan Daruvala
Jehan Daruvala (Marathi language, Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA, ͡ʒeˈɦɑn daːruːvaːlaː born 1 October 1998) is an Indian racing driver who last raced in the Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing. He was a protégé of the Force India ...
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.
* -
Olli Caldwell was given a ten-second time penalty for colliding with
Marino Sato
is a Japanese people, Japanese Motorsport, racing driver who currently competes for United Autosports in the FIA World Endurance Championship and in the European Le Mans Series. He is the 2019 Euroformula Open Championship, 2019 Euroformula Ope ...
and
Guilherme Samaia on lap 1, which dropped him from 16th to 18th.
Sprint race 2
;Notes:
* -
Jehan Daruvala
Jehan Daruvala (Marathi language, Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA, ͡ʒeˈɦɑn daːruːvaːlaː born 1 October 1998) is an Indian racing driver who last raced in the Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing. He was a protégé of the Force India ...
received a five-second time penalty for gaining a lasting advantage by shortcutting turn one when he was defending against
Oscar Piastri
Oscar Jack Piastri ( ; born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Piastri has won Formula One Grands Prix across three seasons.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Piastri began his career in radio-co ...
, thus dropping him down from second to 14th.
* -
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
;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.
* -
Clément Novalak received a three-place grid drop for causing a collision with
Marcus Armstrong
Marcus John Armstrong (born 29 July 2000) is a New Zealand motor racing driver who competes in the IndyCar series, driving the No. 66 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing. He competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship between 2020 and 2022, and was the ...
in sprint race 2.
Standings after the event
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
*
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
*
Note: Bold name includes the Teams' Champion.
See also
*
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
References
External links
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{{Portal bar, Saudi Arabia, Sports
Jeddah
Jeddah ( ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; , ), is a List of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located ...
Jeddah Formula 2
Jeddah Formula 2