Round 1 of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on 27-28 March 2021. Liam Lawson was the winner of Sprint Race 1 for Hitech Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Liam Lawson | LAW | New Zealand | Hitech Grand Prix | 23 | 44:11.624 | - | - | 1:51.352 | 5 | 168.661 | |
| 2 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | DAR | India | Carlin | 23 | 44:12.549 | +0.925 | +0.925 | 1:51.486 | 5 | 168.603 | |
| 3 | 14 | David Beckmann | BEC | Germany | Charouz Racing System | 23 | 44:26.006 | +14.382 | +13.457 | 1:51.415 | 5 | 167.752 | |
| 4 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | SHW | Russia | PREMA Racing | 23 | 44:28.702 | +17.078 | +2.696 | 1:51.492 | 6 | 167.582 | |
| 5 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | PIA | Australia | PREMA Racing | 23 | 44:29.128 | +17.504 | +0.426 | 1:51.852 | 8 | 167.555 | |
| 6 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | LUN | Denmark | ART Grand Prix | 23 | 44:30.176 | +18.552 | +1.048 | 1:51.752 | 6 | 167.490 | |
| 7 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | ZHO | China | UNI-Virtuosi | 23 | 44:33.913 | +22.289 | +3.737 | 1:51.737 | 5 | 167.256 | |
| 8 | 5 | Daniel Ticktum | TIC | Great Britain | Carlin | 23 | 44:36.484 | +24.860 | +2.571 | 1:51.222 | 5 | 167.095 | |
| 9 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli | ZEN | Germany | MP Motorsport | 23 | 44:38.915 | +27.291 | +2.431 | 1:50.886 | 5 | 166.943 | |
| 10 | 8 | Jüri Vips | VIP | Estonia | Hitech Grand Prix | 23 | 44:39.557 | +27.933 | +0.642 | 1:52.254 | 6 | 166.903 | |
| 11 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | SAM | Brazil | Charouz Racing System | 23 | 44:43.532 | +31.908 | +3.975 | 1:51.912 | 8 | 166.656 | |
| 12 | 16 | Roy Nissany | NIS | Israel | DAMS | 23 | 44:43.929 | +32.305 | +0.397 | 1:52.084 | 6 | 166.631 | |
| 13 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | VIS | Netherlands | Trident | 23 | 44:45.318 | +33.694 | +1.389 | 1:52.094 | 8 | 166.545 | |
| 14 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | NAN | Italy | HWA Racelab | 23 | 44:45.587 | +33.963 | +0.269 | 1:52.053 | 6 | 166.528 | |
| 15 | 25 | Marino Sato | SAT | Japan | Trident | 23 | 44:58.509 | +46.885 | +12.922 | 1:52.693 | 9 | 165.731 | |
| 16 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | DRU | Brazil | UNI-Virtuosi | 23 | 45:14.874 | +1:03.250 | +16.365 | 1:51.374 | 19 | 164.732 | |
| 17 | 20 | Gianluca Petecof | PET | Brazil | Campos Racing | 23 | 45:18.565 | +1:06.941 | +3.691 | 1:53.308 | 9 | 164.508 | |
| 18 | 23 | Alessio Deledda | DEL | Italy | HWA Racelab | 23 | 45:20.534 | +1:08.910 | +1.969 | 1:52.883 | 5 | 164.389 | |
| DNF | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | POU | France | ART Grand Prix | 12 | 23:19.971 | 1:51.318 | 5 | 166.369 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | ARM | New Zealand | DAMS | 2 | 3:57.808 | 1:55.819 | 2 | 160.132 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Ralph Boschung | BOS | Switzerland | Campos Racing | 2 | 3:58.300 | 1:55.224 | 2 | 159.801 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Richard Verschoor | VER | Netherlands | MP Motorsport | 2 | 4:18.692 | 147.205 |