2021 Baku Formula 2 round
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| Round 3 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street Circuit 6.003 km (3.730 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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[edit]
Matteo Nannini, who had previously withdrawn from Formula 2 to focus on the FIA Formula 3 Championship, was called in by Campos Racing to replace Gianluca Petecof.[2]
Baku City Circuit[edit]
- First race took place in 2017.
- Length: 6.003 KM
- Sprint Race 1: 21 Laps, 126.063 KM
- Sprint Race 2: 21 Laps, 126.063 KM
- Feature Race: 29 Laps, 174.087 KM
- Circuit Records: F2 Fastest Lap, 1:52.129 by Charles Leclerc (PREMA Racing) in 2017
Classification[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 7 |  Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:54.217 | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 |  Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:54.355 | +0.138 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |  Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing | 1:54.508 | +0.291 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 |  Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 1:54.639 | +0.422 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |  Dan Ticktum
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Carlin | 1:54.830 | +0.422 | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS | 1:54.914 | +0.697 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 |  Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 1:54.962 | +0.745 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 |  Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:55.112 | +0.895 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 |  Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin | 1:55.122 | +0.905 | 9 |
| 10 | 1 |  Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing | 1:55.161 | +0.944 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 |  Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:55.173 | +0.956 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 |  Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix | 1:55.245 | +1.028 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 |  David Beckmann
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Charouz Racing System | 1:55.336 | +1.119 | 13 |
| 14 | 22 | Jack Aitken
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HWA Racelab | 1:55.651 | +1.434 | 14 |
| 15 | 24 |  Bent Viscaal
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Trident | 1:55.658 | +1.441 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport | 1:55.988 | +1.771 | 16 |
| 17 | 20 |  Matteo Nannini
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Campos Racing | 1:56.463 | +2.246 | 17 |
| 18 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport | 1:56.579 | +2.362 | 18 |
| 19 | 25 |  Marino Sato
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Trident | 1:57.539 | +3.322 | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System | 1:57.793 | +3.576 | 20 |
| 21 | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab | 1:58.264 | +4.047 | 21 |
| 107% time: 2:02.212 | ||||||
| — | 16 |  Roy Nissany
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DAMS | No time set | N/A | 22 |
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Sprint race 1[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing | 21 | 44:35.734 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 5 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin | 21 | +5.144 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Zhou Guanyu
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UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +8.872 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin | 21 | +10.352 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 21 | +11.039 | 7 | 6 (2) |
| 6 | 21 | Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 21 | +13.124 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS | 21 | +14.455 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +14.524 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | David Beckmann
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Charouz Racing System | 21 | +17.299 | 12 | |
| 10 | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident | 21 | +17.764 | 13 | |
| 11 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix | 21 | +19.738 | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport | 21 | +21.064 | 14 | |
| 13 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport | 21 | +21.837 | 18 | |
| 14 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +25.8491 | 11 | |
| 15 | 20 | Matteo Nannini
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Campos Racing | 21 | +35.970 | 16 | |
| 16 | 16 | Roy Nissany
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DAMS | 21 | +42.471 | 22 | |
| 17 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System | 21 | +49.289 | 21 | |
| 18 | 25 | Marino Sato
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Trident | 21 | +1:31.300 | 20 | |
| DNF | 2 | Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing | 0 | Collision damage | 8 | |
| DNF | 7 | Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| DNF | 22 | Jack Aitken
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HWA Racelab | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| DNF | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab | 0 | Collision | 19 | |
| Fastest lap： Théo Pourchaire − ART Grand Prix − 1:56.928 (lap 21)
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- Notes
- ^1 – 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[edit]
Feature Race[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 8 | Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix | 28 | 57:08.634 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing | 28 | +6.1523 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing | 28 | +12.623 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi | 28 | +22.400 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 21 | Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing | 28 | +24.418 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix | 28 | +26.207 | 1 | 8 (4) |
| 7 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin | 28 | +28.081 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin | 28 | +29.801 | 5 | 4 (2) |
| 9 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix | 28 | +34.058 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport | 28 | +36.167 | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Jack Aitken
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HWA Racelab | 28 | +36.993 | 14 | |
| 12 | 14 | David Beckmann
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Charouz Racing System | 28 | +39.973 | 13 | |
| 13 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi | 28 | +47.934 | 8 | |
| 14 | 11 | Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport | 28 | +48.794 | 16 | |
| 15 | 25 | Marino Sato
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Trident | 28 | +55.485 | 19 | |
| 16 | 16 | Roy Nissany
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DAMS | 28 | +55.825 | 22 | |
| 17 | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident | 28 | +56.970 | 15 | |
| 18 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System | 27 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 19 | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab | 27 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| DNF | 10 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix | 1 | Collision | 4 | |
| DNF | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS | 0 | Collision | 6 | |
| DNS | 20 | Matteo Nannini
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Campos Racing | — | Stalled2 | 17 | |
| Fastest lap： Dan Ticktum − Carlin − 1:55.199 (lap 24)
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| Source:[4] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^2 - Matteo Nannini failed to start the Feature Race after stalling on the grid at the formation lap.
- ^3 - Oscar Piastri was given a five-second-time penalty for an unsafe release during his mandatory pit stop.
Standings after the event[edit]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Formula 2 2021 Result for Race 3 : Azerbaijan , Baku 04-06 June 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Nannini replaces Petecof at Campos Racing for Round 3". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 3 : Azerbaijan , Baku 04-06 June 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ a b c d "Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 3 : Azerbaijan , Baku 04-06 June 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-06-05.