Round 1 of the 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on 15-16 April 2017. Artem Markelov was the winner of the feature race for RUSSIAN TIME.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Artem Markelov | MAR | Russia | RUSSIAN TIME | Pirelli | 32 | 58:18.977 | - | - | 1:46.038 | 24 | 177.931 |
| 2 | 20 | Norman Nato | NAT | France | Pertamina Arden | Pirelli | 32 | 58:26.868 | 7.891 | - | 1:46.187 | 18 | 177.530 |
| 3 | 1 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | PREMA Racing | Pirelli | 32 | 58:32.757 | 13.780 | 5.889 | 1:46.550 | 24 | 177.233 |
| 4 | 15 | Jordan King | KIN | Great Britain | MP Motorsport | Pirelli | 32 | 58:36.455 | 17.478 | 3.698 | 1:46.729 | 19 | 177.046 |
| 5 | 9 | Oliver Rowland | ROW | Great Britain | DAMS | Pirelli | 32 | 58:37.121 | 18.144 | 0.666 | 1:46.761 | 21 | 177.013 |
| 6 | 8 | Alexander Albon | ALB | Thailand | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 32 | 58:38.721 | 19.744 | 1.600 | 1:46.171 | 19 | 176.932 |
| 7 | 5 | Luca Ghiotto | GHI | Italy | RUSSIAN TIME | Pirelli | 32 | 58:46.033 | 27.056 | 7.312 | 1:46.787 | 20 | 176.565 |
| 8 | 7 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MAT | Japan | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 32 | 58:48.948 | 29.971 | 2.915 | 1:46.668 | 23 | 176.419 |
| 9 | 2 | Antonio Fuoco | FUO | Italy | PREMA Racing | Pirelli | 32 | 58:49.927 | 30.950 | 0.979 | 1:46.969 | 28 | 176.370 |
| 10 | 18 | Nyck De Vries | DEV | Netherlands | Rapax | Pirelli | 32 | 58:54.703 | 35.726 | 4.776 | 1:46.901 | 22 | 176.132 |
| 11 | 10 | Nicholas Latifi | LAT | Canada | DAMS | Pirelli | 32 | 59:06.555 | 47.578 | 11.852 | 1:47.731 | 24 | 175.544 |
| 12 | 11 | Ralph Boschung | BOS | Switzerland | Campos Racing | Pirelli | 32 | 59:11.506 | 52.529 | 2.383 | 1:46.520 | 19 | 175.299 |
| 13 | 14 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | SET | Brazil | MP Motorsport | Pirelli | 32 | 59:14.123 | 50.146 | 2.568 | 1:47.610 | 27 | 175.417 |
| 14 | 17 | Sergio Canamasas | CAN | Spain | Trident | Pirelli | 32 | 59:15.288 | 56.311 | 3.782 | 1:48.907 | 7 | 175.112 |
| 15 | 19 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | CEC | Venezuela | Rapax | Pirelli | 32 | 59:25.700 | 66.723 | 10.412 | 1:46.798 | 20 | 174.601 |
| 16 | 12 | Stefano Coletti | COL | Monaco | Campos Racing | Pirelli | 32 | 59:31.910 | 72.933 | 6.210 | 1:45.843 | 26 | 174.298 |
| 17 | 21 | Sean Gelael | GEL | Indonesia | Pertamina Arden | Pirelli | 32 | 59:37.556 | 78.579 | 5.646 | 1:46.989 | 17 | 174.022 |
| 18 | 4 | Gustav Malja | MAL | Sweden | Racing Engineering | Pirelli | 32 | 59:43.460 | 84.483 | 5.904 | 1:48.343 | 13 | 173.736 |
| 19 | 16 | Nabil Jeffri | JEF | Malaysia | Trident | Pirelli | 32 | 59:57.959 | 98.982 | 14.499 | 1:48.976 | 25 | 173.036 |
| 20 | 3 | Louis Delétraz | DEL | Switzerland | Racing Engineering | Pirelli | 32 | 59:58.083 | 99.106 | 0.124 | 1:46.796 | 25 | 173.030 |