 2021 Silverstone Race 2
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 The Silverstone Circuit in 2021 | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 17 July 2021 | |
| No. | 104 (11 of 2021) | |
| Event | Formula 1 Rolex British Grand Prix 2021
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| Location | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK | |
| Format | 120 km / 45 min (Sprint Race) | |
| Lap length | 5.891 km (3.660 mi) | |
| Distance | 21 laps / 123.711 km (76.870 mi) | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Oscar Piastri
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| Team |  Prema Racing
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| Time | 1:42.846 on lap 21 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
 Richard Verschoor
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 Marcus Armstrong
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Dan Ticktum
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| Winner Team | MP Motorsport
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| Time | 42:38.809 | |
| Race Guide | ||
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The 2021 Silverstone Sprint Race 2, otherwise known as the 2021 Silverstone Formula 2 Race 2, was the eleventh race of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship, staged at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK, on 17 July 2021.[1] The race would see Richard Verschoor claim a measured maiden F2 victory, as temperatures soared compared to the earlier Sprint Race.[2]
Indeed, Verschoor had finished tenth in the first Sprint to claim pole position, which had seen the track temperature some 20°C cooler than it was for the Sprint Race 2.[3] Sprint 1 winner Robert Shwartzman, meanwhile, would start from tenth due to the reverse grid rule for Sprints, with Jüri Vips ahead of him in ninth.[3]
Veschoor aced his getaway to instantly convert pole into the lead, with Marcus Armstrong starting from second simply unable to match the Dutchman's dart.[2] The New Zealander would, however, have enough to keep Dan Ticktum at bay to hold on to second, with the top eight getting away in grid order.[2]
An entertaining opening lap would see Oscar Piastri draw the eye, with the Australian racer fighting hard with Liam Lawson for fourth, getting alongside numerous times.[2] However, as their fight raged their would be a collision at the back, with Ralph Boschung running wide before spinning across the circuit and getting collected by Alessio Deledda.[2]
With two wrecked cars and debris across the circuit the race was brought behind the Safety Car, with Verschoor and Armstrong reeled back in to the pack as a result.[2] Yet there would be no stopping Verschoor either as the #11 MP Motorsport again stormed clear at the restart, with the rest of the lead group getting away in the order that they had lined-up behind the SC.[2]
Just two laps later, however, the SC would be required once again, as Jehan Daruvala took Bent Viscaal out after lunging at the Dutchman at Stowe before losing control.[2] The Indian pilot would manage to limp back to the pits for repairs, but would be hit with a ten second time penalty for causing the incident.[2]
The second restart was identical to the first, with the #11 MP Motorsport car of Verschoor simply escaping from Armstrong and Ticktum without issue.[2] Behind Piastri resumed his assault on Lawson, and ultimately forced his way past at Brooklands after a series of failed attempts, while behind Felipe Drugovich and Vips tussled for sixth.[2] Shwartzman, meanwhile, was stalking David Beckmann for eighth, until clipping a kerb at Abbey and spinning himself back to fifteenth.[2]
With that the race was run, with Verschoor cruising for the final laps en-route to his first F2 victory, over a second clear of Armstrong who never managed to get close enough to challenge.[2] Ticktum also had a quiet race to complete the podium ahead of Piastri and Lawson, while Vips kept Drugovich behind to secure sixth, with Beckmann stalking them to the line in eighth to round out the scorers.[2]
Background[]
There were no changes to the entry or the circuit ahead of the second Sprint Race of the weekend in Silverstone, as temperatures continued to climb after Formula One qualifying came to an end.[1] The grid, meanwhile, had been set based on the results of the 2021 Silverstone Sprint Race 1 with the top ten reversed, meaning it was Richard Verschoor who would start from pole with Marcus Armstrong alongside.[2]
Shwartzman Surge[]
A second win of the campaign had moved Robert Shwartzman back to the top of the Championship after the opening bout at Silverstone, the Russian racer having moved onto 81 points. Oscar Piastri was his closest challenger in second, two off the lead, while Guanyu Zhou's pointless race had seen him slip to third and three off Shwartzman. Jüri Vips and Dan Ticktum then completed the top five, with no new names on the scoresheet after the tenth race of the season.
In the Teams' Championship Prema Racing had maintained their commanding position at the top of the table, the Italian squad having moved onto 160 points in the first race at Silverstone. Hitech Grand Prix, meanwhile, had climbed to second ahead of UNI-Virtuosi, with the two British squads both on 127 points but the former ahead on countback. Carlin made it three British teams in the top five by occupying fourth ahead of ART Grand Prix, while HWA Racelab had remained at the foot of the table.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2021 Silverstone Sprint Race 2 is displayed below:
- * Placeholder liveries are show for the second drivers in each team.
Grid[]
The grid for the second Sprint Race of the weekend was set by reversing the top ten results from the Opening Sprint Race of the weekend, as per FIA Formula 2 Championship rules.[3]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Richard Verschoor | 2 | |
| ______________ | Marcus Armstrong | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Dan Ticktum | 4 | |
| ______________ | Liam Lawson | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Oscar Piastri | 6 | |
| ______________ | Théo Pourchaire | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Felipe Drugovich | 8 | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Jüri Vips | 10 | |
| ______________ | Robert Shwartzman | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Lirim Zendeli | 12 | |
| ______________ | Jehan Daruvala | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| David Beckmann | 14 | |
| ______________ | Ralph Boschung | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Matteo Nannini | 16 | |
| ______________ | Bent Viscaal | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Jack Aitken | 18 | |
| ______________ | Marino Sato | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Guilherme Samaia | 20 | |
| ______________ | Alessio Deledda | |
| Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
| Roy Nissany | 22 | |
| ______________ | Guanyu Zhou |
- * Lundgaard would start the race from the pitlane after stalling on the grid on the formation lap.[2]
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2021 Silverstone Sprint Race 2 is displayed below:
| 2021 Silverstone Sprint Race 2 Race Result | ||||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Strat. | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 11 | Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport
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21 | 42:38.809 | 
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1:43.768 | 15 |
| 2nd | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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 DAMS
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21 | +1.202s |
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1:43.609 | 12 |
| 3rd | 5 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin
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21 | +2.350s |
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1:43.880 | 10 |
| 4th | 2 | Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing
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21 | +7.726s |
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1:42.846 | 10 |
| 5th | 7 | Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix
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21 | +12.161s |
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1:44.601 | 6 |
| 6th | 8 |  Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix
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21 | +14.879s |
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1:44.688 | 4 |
| 7th | 4 |  Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi
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21 | +15.522s |
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1:44.775 | 2 |
| 8th | 14 |  David Beckmann
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 Charouz Racing System
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21 | +16.562s |
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1:45.020 | 1 |
| 9th | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport
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21 | +18.150s |
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1:44.815 | |
| 10th | 10 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix
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21 | +18.619s |
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1:44.858 | |
| 11th | 3 |  Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi
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21 | +19.583s |
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1:44.819 | |
| 12th | 16 |  Roy Nissany
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DAMS
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21 | +21.141s |
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1:44.355 | |
| 13th | 9 |  Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix
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21 | +21.893s |
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1:44.458 | |
| 14th | 20 | Matteo Nannini
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 Campos Racing
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21 | +23.047s |
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1:44.563 | |
| 15th | 1 |  Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing
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21 | +24.329s |
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1:44.902 | |
| 16th | 25 |  Marino Sato
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Trident
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21 | +26.701s |
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1:45.080 | |
| 17th | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System
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21 | +33.083s |
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1:45.852 | |
| 18th | 22 | Jack Aitken
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HWA Racelab
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21 | +35.937s |
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1:45.852 | |
| 19th | 6 |  Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin
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21 | +42.390s |
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1:44.099 | |
| Ret | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident
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5 | Collision |
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1:46.950 | |
| Ret | 21 |  Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing
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0 | Collision |
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— | |
| Ret | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab
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0 | Collision |
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| Source:[5] | ||||||||
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
Milestones[]
- Maiden victory for Richard Verschoor.
- Also Verschoor's first podium finish.
- MP Motorsport secured their sixth victory as an entrant in Formula 2.
- Also their seventh win at GP2/F2 level.
Standings[]
Oscar Piastri had moved back to the top of the Championship as Saturday's running at Silverstone came to an end, with the Australian racer having the opportunity to extend his lead having already secured pole for the Feature Race. Robert Shwartzman, meanwhile, had slipped eight points behind after his non-score as he dropped to second, while Jüri Vips had climbed to third. Guanyu Zhou was next up ahead of Dan Ticktum, with no new drivers having added their names to scorers list.
In the Teams' Championship Prema Racing had continued to make their bid to break clear, with the Italian entry some 33 points clear at the head of the pack. Hitech Grand Prix had, however, managed to keep pace in second, having matched Prema's score in the Second Silverstone Sprint, while UNI-Virtuosi had lost ground in third. Carlin were next up in fourth ahead of ART Grand Prix, while MP Motorsport had gained two spots as the day's biggest climbers.
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References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'FIA Formula 2 Championship 2021 season provisional calendar announced', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 10/11/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/1lFF2lrhzJbOeFTnd2hPE4/fia-formula-2-championship-2021-season-provisional-calendar-announced, (Accessed 11/11/2020)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 'SPRINT RACE 2: Verschoor controls the action at Silverstone for first F2 win', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 17/07/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/4r5TKzMh9KEWX2muACS4un/sprint-race-2-verschoor-controls-the-action-at-silverstone-for-first-f2-win, (Accessed 28/03/2022)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'SPRINT RACE 1: Shwartzman claims commanding second win of the season from fourth at Silverstone', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 17/07/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/3rM4p9hDHqy9k8ic4EtD0y/sprint-race-1-shwartzman-claims-commanding-second-win-of-the-season-from, (Accessed 27/03/2022)
- ↑ Archived, 'Teams and Drivers', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 2021), https://web.archive.org/web/20210816222954/https://www.fiaformula2.com/Teams-and-Drivers, (Accessed 27/03/2022) - Original
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