The FIA Formula 2 Championship is the premier junior single-seater series, with races taking place as part of Formula 1 events. The modern F2 began as the GP2 Series in 2005 before taking on its current name in 2017.
Guanyu Zhou topped the first Formula 2 qualifying of 2021 at Bahrain by just 0.003 seconds, while debutant David Beckmann will start the season-opening sprint race from reversed-grid pole