Bahrain Grand Prix: new weekend format in 2021
Formula 2 is also making its return this weekend in Bahrain. The 2021 season is marked by numerous organizational changes and driver changes. Follow the guide, Motors Inside explains everything to you!
A shortened calendar
The Formula 2 sees its calendar as well as its race formats deeply modified. Fewer meetings over the season, but more races per weekend in 2021!
This year, there will only be 8 F2 events, compared to 12 in previous years. The objective is to reduce costs for teams that were fielding cars in both F2 and F3. These two championships will no longer overlap this year. Teams will therefore be able to send a single operational team to a meeting.
| Circuit | Date | |
| 1 | Bahreïn | 26-28 mars |
| 2 | Monaco | 20-22 mai |
| 3 | Bakou | 4-6 juin |
| 4 | Silverstone | 16-18 juillet |
| 5 | Monza | 10-12 septembre |
| 6 | Sotchi | 24-26 septembre |
| 7 | Djeddah | 3-5 décembre |
| 8 | Abou Dhabi | 10-12 décembre |
A new weekend format
If qualifications take place as usual on Friday, three races will mark the weekend. To clarify the situation, here is the race schedule in Bahrain:
| Séance | Date | Horaire | Chaine | |
| 1 | Essais libres | Vendredi 26 mars | 11H05 | F1 TV |
| 2 | Qualifications | Vendredi 26 mars | 14H30 | Canal + |
| 3 | Course Sprint 1 | Samedi 27 mars | 11H25 | Canal + Décalé |
| 4 | Course Sprint 2 | Samedi 27 mars | 17H40 | Canal + Décalé |
| 5 | Course principale | Dimanche 28 mars | 12H50 | Canal + |
Sprint Race 1 will feature a reverse grid of the top 10 from qualifying, while Sprint Race 2 will have a reverse grid of the top 10 from Race 1. The main race on Sunday will line up the drivers based on their Friday qualifying! Simple, right?
If these changes seem complicated, they should nevertheless bring a greater spectacle and an additional reason to watch the races of the Formula 1 feeder series.
To follow in a second part, the presentation of the teams and drivers for this 2021 season, with the Frenchman Théo Pourchaire!
