Round 1 of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on 27-28 March 2021. Guanyu Zhou was the winner of the Feature Race for UNI-Virtuosi.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | ZHO | China | UNI-Virtuosi | 32 | 1:02:27.858 | - | - | 1:46.809 | 21 | 166.115 | |
| 2 | 5 | Daniel Ticktum | TIC | Great Britain | Carlin | 32 | 1:02:28.340 | +0.482 | +0.482 | 1:47.215 | 23 | 166.094 | |
| 3 | 7 | Liam Lawson | LAW | New Zealand | Hitech Grand Prix | 32 | 1:02:30.808 | +2.950 | +2.468 | 1:47.618 | 21 | 165.984 | |
| 4 | 11 | Richard Verschoor | VER | Netherlands | MP Motorsport | 32 | 1:02:31.953 | +4.095 | +1.145 | 1:46.703 | 20 | 165.934 | |
| 5 | 17 | Marcus Armstrong | ARM | New Zealand | DAMS | 32 | 1:02:37.650 | +9.792 | +5.697 | 1:47.838 | 22 | 165.682 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jehan Daruvala | DAR | India | Carlin | 32 | 1:02:39.784 | +11.926 | +2.134 | 1:47.224 | 15 | 165.588 | |
| 7 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | SHW | Russia | PREMA Racing | 32 | 1:02:40.017 | +12.159 | +0.233 | 1:46.380 | 19 | 165.578 | |
| 8 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | POU | France | ART Grand Prix | 32 | 1:02:46.337 | +18.479 | +6.320 | 1:47.946 | 16 | 165.300 | |
| 9 | 4 | Felipe Drugovich | DRU | Brazil | UNI-Virtuosi | 32 | 1:02:47.622 | +19.764 | +1.285 | 1:47.494 | 16 | 165.243 | |
| 10 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | NAN | Italy | HWA Racelab | 32 | 1:02:47.710 | +19.852 | +0.088 | 1:47.275 | 21 | 165.240 | |
| 11 | 14 | David Beckmann | BEC | Germany | Charouz Racing System | 32 | 1:02:48.763 | +20.905 | +1.053 | 1:48.342 | 21 | 165.193 | |
| 12 | 9 | Christian Lundgaard | LUN | Denmark | ART Grand Prix | 32 | 1:02:49.114 | +21.256 | +0.351 | 1:47.713 | 16 | 165.178 | |
| 13 | 8 | Jüri Vips | VIP | Estonia | Hitech Grand Prix | 32 | 1:02:55.243 | +27.385 | +6.129 | 1:47.376 | 21 | 164.910 | |
| 14 | 25 | Marino Sato | SAT | Japan | Trident | 32 | 1:02:56.684 | +28.826 | +1.441 | 1:47.337 | 19 | 164.847 | |
| 15 | 21 | Ralph Boschung | BOS | Switzerland | Campos Racing | 32 | 1:02:59.393 | +31.535 | +2.709 | 1:47.142 | 19 | 164.729 | |
| 16 | 15 | Guilherme Samaia | SAM | Brazil | Charouz Racing System | 32 | 1:03:08.478 | +40.620 | +9.085 | 1:48.048 | 19 | 164.334 | |
| 17 | 24 | Bent Viscaal | VIS | Netherlands | Trident | 32 | 1:03:16.310 | +48.452 | +7.832 | 1:47.209 | 21 | 163.995 | |
| 18 | 12 | Lirim Zendeli | ZEN | Germany | MP Motorsport | 32 | 1:03:29.810 | +1:01.952 | +13.500 | 1:48.024 | 19 | 163.414 | |
| 19 | 2 | Oscar Piastri | PIA | Australia | PREMA Racing | 29 | 56:32.626 | 3 laps | 3 laps | 1:47.524 | 22 | 166.280 | |
| DNF | 20 | Gianluca Petecof | PET | Brazil | Campos Racing | 15 | 29:55.051 | 1:51.086 | 8 | 162.314 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Roy Nissany | NIS | Israel | DAMS | ||||||||
| DNF | 23 | Alessio Deledda | DEL | Italy | HWA Racelab |