Preview ROUND 2 MONTE CARLO MONACO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Circuit de Monaco SPRINT RACE 1 & 2 30 LAPS // 100.110 KM 45 min. Start/Finish Offset 3.337 KM 0.000 km FEATURE RACE 42 LAPS // 140.154 KM 60 min. AVERAGE TEMP. 22°/14° LAP RECORD WHEN TO WATCH AVERAGE RAINFALL 17 mm MAXIMUM SPEED 263.2 KM/H 1:19.309 (151.473 KM/H) ALL TIMES LOCAL (GMT +2) Nyck de Vries (Rapax) in 2017 Charles Leclerc (PREMA Racing) in 2017 SAINTE DÉVOTE THURSDAY 20 MAY 1 2019 POLE POSITION 09:45 Practice Session . 45 min. MIRABEAU SECTOR 1 5 1:20.676 (148.906 KM/H) 13:20 Qualifying Session Group A . 16 min. CASINO 12 BEAU 4 Nyck de Vries (ART Grand Prix) 13:44 Qualifying Session Group B . 16 min. RIVAGE * TABAC PORTIER LOUIS 14:30 Press Conference 13 2 7 CHIRON 8 COUMPOUND ALLOCATION MASSENET 14 LA PISCINE FRIDAY 21 MAY 3 GRAND HÔTEL ( ) 6 11 LOEWS 10 11:45 Sprint Race 1 . 30 laps • 45 min. 16 * CHICANE 13:05 Press Conference SECTOR 3 SECTOR 2 SOFT SUPERSOFT 15 SPEED SATURDAY 22 MAY DRS ACTIVATION ZONE TRAP 17 9 TUNNEL ANTHONY 08:20 Sprint Race 2 . 30 laps • 45 min. NOGHÈS DRS DETECTION 2019 FEATURE RACE * ZONE 09:40 Press Conference 19 TYRE WINNING STRATEGY 17:15 Feature Race . 42 laps • 60 min. 36 laps Soft >> 6 laps Supersoft * 18 LA RASCASSE 18:50 Press Conference N. De Vries (ART Grand Prix) from P1 Grid Position *Note: You can join the Press Conference via Zoom upon request. The story so far FROm THE GRID Roy Nissany DAMS The FIA Formula 2 Championship makes mate Jehan Daruvala to seal victory in “I’ve been Looking at past races in Monaco, a long-awaited return to screens this Sprint Race 1. While PREMA Racing’s preparing a lot I don’t think tyre management will be weekend, as the grid hit the track for Piastri seized the victory from UNI- with simulator the biggest issue as the degradation Round 2 of the 2021 campaign at Monte Virtuosi’s Zhou with a last lap overtake in sessions even won’t be very high in the races. It Carlo, Monaco after a suspenseful seven- Sprint Race 2. The Australian came home though I’ve already will mostly be about performance in week interlude. ahead of academy-mates Lundgaard and raced in Monaco Qualifying, and after quite a poor one Zhou to round-out an all-Alpine Academy An exhilarating opening round at the twice, once in in Bahrain we’re working very hard podium. Bahrain International Circuit saw the 2018 and once and we’re very motivated. in 2015. Even names of two rookies etched into the Saturday may have been the day of the “When it comes to on-track action, the though I have some history books, with Liam Lawson and rookie, but Sunday’s Feature Race was hair pin is always tricky. It’s probably experience there, Oscar Piastri both securing Sprint a masterclass from second year Zhou. the tightest corner on the calendar so it is important to Race wins on their debut weekends. After missing out on the win in Sprint you need to be in first gear, full lock refresh and get it perfect in the sim. The Meanwhile, Guanyu Zhou set his sights Race 2, the Chinese driver delivered a on the steering. You have to be so track is mostly demanding mentally so firmly on a title battle, securing his third stand-out drive to seal his second victory accurate even when you’re the only I’m also using very interesting methods career pole, finishing in the points in in Formula 2 in emphatic style. car on track, so imagine what it’s like all three races and claiming the win in to work on the brain with my trainers, to in a race situation or if you are trying Sunday’s Feature Race. make it sharp and connect all the right to overtake. If you’re looking for a view neurons. Hitech Grand Prix’s Lawson demonstrated with action, that’s a good place to be skilful defending to claim victory in the “I know many drivers love Monaco, but watching. opening race of the season brushing off a purely as a track, if we were to copy “I think the new race format is great stiff challenge from his Red Bull academy- and paste it to a less beautiful location for our fans: they are getting a lot of it probably wouldn’t be their favourite. action and I hope they appreciate it But the history, the location and the The CHALLENGERS because for us drivers it’s not easy! atmosphere of Monaco is unmatched. Even having two races a weekend is It’s like another world, you can feel the demanding, because we prepare so After three races Zhou (41 points) leads strong weekends for both Daruvala and atmosphere from the plane – it’s the much for each race. Having one per the way in the Drivers’ Championship Ticktum. Second-placed UNI-Virtuosi (43) Monaco Grand Prix! Being able to say I day is very challenging, having two in with a 11-point gap to second-placed are just four points back, and lead am racing here is an honour. one day on Saturday especially with Lawson (30), who picked up an PREMA Racing (37) by five points. Hitech “Since we’re on a public road, we’re a short turnover in between is a big impressive haul of points in his debut Grand Prix (30) and ART Grand Prix (24) going to have a very soft tyre compound. effort.” weekend. The rookie is currently two occupy fourth and fifth, respectively. points ahead of Carlin’s Daruvala (28), With the first weekend of the new who was the only driver other than Zhou, campaign under their belts, this weekend STAT PACK to score points in all three races. provides an unmatched opportunity Reigning Formula 3 Champion Piastri for teams and drivers to set the scene > > (21) and Williams Development Driver for the season ahead. A switch to the The F2 Race lap record at the Circuit Liam Lawson and Oscar Piastri became Soft and SuperSoft compounds will no de Monaco is 1:19.309, set by only the 3rd and 4th drivers to win Dan Ticktum (19) round out the top five. doubt add an exciting dynamic to an Charles Leclerc for PREMA Racing in on their debut weekend in Formula 2, Carlin leads the pack in the Team’s already thrilling race on the streets of 2017. after Charles Leclerc in 2017 and Championship with 47 points, after Monte Carlo. Felipe Drugovich in 2020. > Monte Carlo is the shortest track on the 2021 calendar, at just 3.337 KM long. TYRE TALK MARIO ISOLA (PIRELLI HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING) SAYS: “We will bring our softest compounds important because of how difficult it is to > Guanyu Zhou’s two podium finishes in – the P Zero Red soft and P Zero Purple overtake – although the new three-race Bahrain take him to a total of 13 supersofts – for the Formula 2 round format does present some additional career podiums, two more than Jack in Monaco, where tyre wear and opportunities, and it will be interesting to Aitken (11), who returns to Formula 2 degradation is very low. Because of the see how the teams approach this in terms this weekend with HWA RACELAB. MEDIA KIT impact of the pandemic on last year’s of strategy. The value of track position calendar, this will be the very first time that means we should only expect pit-stops the teams and drivers have used the 18- during the feature race, and the timing of The 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship™ inch tyres on a true street circuit. Getting these around the significant potential for Media Kit is available for download in the most out of the rubber in Monaco’s safety cars can be pivotal.” our Media Zone. unique split qualifying session is always www.fiaformula2.com/About/Media-Zone CONTACT Alexa Quintin - Head of Media and Communications [email protected] +33 (0)6 23 900 777 • Katie McGuinness - Press Officer [email protected] +44 (0) 7929 731 457 For more information please visit www.fiaformula2.com Follow us @Formula2 @formula2 @formula2 ROUND 2 Preview MONTE CARLO MONACO ON-BOARD 2021 ENTRY LIST CAMERAS SEASOn STATS PREMA Racing 1 Robert Shwartzman SHW RUS 21 y/o Lawson and Piastri became the 28th and 29th 2 Oscar Piastri PIA drivers respectively to win a race in the modern AUS 20 y/o ROOKIE era of Formula 2. ZHO 29 UNI-Virtuosi 3 Guanyu Zhou CHN 21 y/o Six of the eight 2020 Formula 3 graduates scored 4 Felipe Drugovich DRU BRA 20 y/o points in the opening weekend of the season, and two rookies Lawson and Piastri currently sit in the Carlin 5 Dan Ticktum TIC top five of the Driver’s Championship standings. GBR 21 y/o 6 6 Jehan Daruvala DAR IND 22 y/o Ten of 11 teams scored points at the Bahrain International Circuit, and six different teams Hitech 7 Liam Lawson LAW featured on the podium across the weekend. Grand Prix NZL 19 y/o ROOKIE 10 VIP 8 Jüri Vips After 3/24 RACES EST 20 y/o 2021 CLASSIFICATIONS ART 9 Christian Lundgaard LUN drivers’ standings teams’ standings Grand Prix DNK 19 y/o POS. DRIVER FEATUREM SPRINTM PTS SHUFFLE POS.