2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round

  2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 4 of 8 in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course	Permanent Circuit 5.891 km (3.661 mi)
Sprint race 1
Date 17 July 2021 Laps 21 Podium First Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing Second Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix Third Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix Fastest lap Driver Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Time 1:42.498 (on lap 21)
Sprint race 2
Date 17 July 2021 Laps 21 Podium First Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport Second Marcus Armstrong DAMS Third Dan Ticktum Carlin Fastest lap Driver Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Time 1:42.846 (on lap 21)
Feature race
Date 18 July 2021 Laps 29 Pole position Driver Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Time 1:39.854 Podium First Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing Second Dan Ticktum Carlin Third Oscar Piastri Prema Racing Fastest lap Driver Jehan Daruvala Carlin Time 1:42.767 (on lap 27)

The 2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round was the fourth round of the 2021 Formula 2 Championship and took place at the Silverstone Circuit from 16 to 18 July. It ran in support of the 2021 British Grand Prix and featured three races, which were won by Robert Shwartzman, Richard Verschoor, who took his first ever win in Formula 2, and Guanyu Zhou respectively.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	1:39.854	-	1
2	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:40.075	+0.221	2
3	11	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	1:40.259	+0.405	3
4	5	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	1:40.408	+0.554	4
5	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	1:40.419	+0.565	5
6	4	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi	1:40.451	+0.597	6
7	1	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	1:40.452	+0.598	7
8	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	1:40.486	+0.632	8
9	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	1:40.491	+0.637	9
10	9	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	1:40.556	+0.702	10
11	7	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	1:40.679	+0.825	11
12	6	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	1:40.683	+0.829	12
13	12	Lirim Zendeli	MP Motorsport	1:40.772	+0.918	13
14	17	Marcus Armstrong	DAMS	1:40.895	+1.041	14
15	21	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	1:40.915	+1.061	15
16	20	Matteo Nannini	Campos Racing	1:41.050	+1.196	16
17	24	Bent Viscaal	Trident	1:41.185	+1.331	17
18	14	David Beckmann	Charouz Racing System	1:41.295	+1.441	18
19	22	Jack Aitken	HWA Racelab	1:41.306	+1.452	19
20	15	Guilherme Samaia	Charouz Racing System	1:41.758	+1.904	20
21	25	Marino Sato	Trident	1:41.790	+1.936	21
22	23	Alessio Deledda	HWA Racelab	1:43.734	+3.880	22
Source: [1] [2]

Sprint race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	21	42:34.300	4	15
2	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	21	+0.971	2	12
3	9	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	21	+2.534	1	10
4	4	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi	21	+5.041	5	8
5	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	21	+5.594	6	6
6	2	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	21	+8.403	10	4 (2)
7	7	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	21	+11.640	11	2
8	5	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	21	+12.365	7	1
9	17	Marcus Armstrong	DAMS	21	+12.795	14
10	11	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	21	+13.640	8
11	12	Lirim Zendeli	MP Motorsport	21	+14.222	13
12	6	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	21	+16.694	12
13	14	David Beckmann	Charouz Racing System	21	+17.215	18
14	21	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	21	+19.347	15
15	20	Matteo Nannini	Campos Racing	21	+20.113	16
16	24	Bent Viscaal	Trident	21	+21.048	17
17	22	Jack Aitken	HWA Racelab	21	+22.670	19
DNF	25	Marino Sato	Trident	17	Engine	21
DNF	15	Guilherme Samaia	Charouz Racing System	11	Spun off	20
DNF	23	Alessio Deledda	HWA Racelab	3	Spun off	22
DNF	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	0	Collision damage	3
DNF	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	0	Spun off	9
Fastest lap： Oscar Piastri − Prema Racing − 1:42.498 (lap 21)
Source: [1] [3]

Sprint race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	21	42:38.809	1	15
2	17	Marcus Armstrong	DAMS	21	+1.202	2	12
3	5	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	21	+2.350	3	10
4	2	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	21	+7.726	5	8 (2)
5	7	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	21	+12.161	4	6
6	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	21	+14.879	9	4
7	4	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi	21	+15.522	7	2
8	14	David Beckmann	Charouz Racing System	21	+16.562	13	1
9	12	Lirim Zendeli	MP Motorsport	21	+18.150	11
10	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	21	+18.619	6
11	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	21	+19.583	22
12	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	21	+21.141	21
13	9	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	21	+21.893	8
14	20	Matteo Nannini	Campos Racing	21	+23.047	15
15	1	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	21	+24.329	10
16	25	Marino Sato	Trident	21	+26.701	18
17	15	Guilherme Samaia	Charouz Racing System	21	+33.083	19
18	22	Jack Aitken	HWA Racelab	21	+35.937	17
19	6	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	21	+42.390	12
DNF	24	Bent Viscaal	Trident	6	Collision	16
DNF	21	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	0	Collision	14
DNF	23	Alessio Deledda	HWA Racelab	0	Collision	20
Fastest lap： Oscar Piastri − Prema Racing − 1:42.846 (lap 21)
Source: [1] [4]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	29	51:07.552	2	25
2	5	Dan Ticktum	Carlin	29	+3.828	4	18
3	2	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	29	+19.342	1	15 (4)
4	11	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	29	+20.128	3	12
5	1	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	29	+24.775	7	10
6	4	Felipe Drugovich	UNI-Virtuosi	29	+25.469	6	8
7	8	Jüri Vips	Hitech Grand Prix	29	+25.836	9	6
8	10	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	29	+26.651	5	4
9	12	Lirim Zendeli	MP Motorsport	29	+27.421	13	2
10	6	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	29	+27.677	12	1 (2)
11	7	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	29	+39.951	11
12	17	Marcus Armstrong	DAMS	29	+40.516	14
13	24	Bent Viscaal	Trident	29	+44.372	17
14	21	Ralph Boschung	Campos Racing	29	+47.641	15
15	14	David Beckmann	Charouz Racing System	29	+47.812	18
16	16	Roy Nissany	DAMS	29	+49.492	8
17	22	Jack Aitken	HWA Racelab	29	+51.977	19
18	20	Matteo Nannini	Campos Racing	29	+52.326	16
19	25	Marino Sato	Trident	29	+53.708	21
20	15	Guilherme Samaia	Charouz Racing System	29	+1:02.605	20
21	9	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	29	+1:30.203	10
22	23	Alessio Deledda	HWA Racelab	28	+1 lap	22
Fastest lap： Jehan Daruvala − Carlin − 1:42.767 (lap 27)
Source: [1] [5]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Oscar Piastri 108 1 2 Guanyu Zhou 103 3 Robert Shwartzman 91 1 4 Dan Ticktum 89 1 5 Jüri Vips 85

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Prema Racing 199 2 UNI-Virtuosi Racing 162 1 3 Carlin 145 1 4 Hitech Grand Prix 143 5 ART Grand Prix 93

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

See also

• 2021 British Grand Prix

References

1. "Formula 2 2021 Result for Round 4 : Great Britain , Silverstone 16-18 July 2021". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
2. "QUALIFYING: Piastri dominates in Silverstone to take maiden pole". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
3. "SPRINT RACE 1: Shwartzman claims commanding second win of the season from fourth at Silverstone". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
4. "SPRINT RACE 2: Verschoor controls the action at Silverstone for first F2 win". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
5. "FEATURE RACE: Fast-starting Zhou scores third win of the season at Silverstone". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.

External links

• Official website

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