At the recent Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri was crowned as the 2021 Formula 2 drivers’ champion. Sadly, the young Australian driver (who also won the Formula 3 crown in 2020) won’t be graduating to Formula 1 this year, though third-placed finisher Guanyu Zhou has secured a race seat with Alfa Romeo and will become the first Formula 1 driver from China. In 2022, reigning Formula 3 champion Denis Hauger from Norway graduates to Formula 2, along with the drivers who finished second and third – Jack Doohan (son of Australian motorcycle champion Mick Doohan) and Clément Novalak from France.
Just like Formula 1, the longest-ever season of Formula 2 is scheduled to start at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix on March 18-20 and finish eight months later in Abu Dhabi on November 18-20. Formula 2 will also race in Jeddah (March 25-27), but the bulk of the 14-race 2022 season takes place in Europe, including back to back races in Spain/Monaco and Britain/Austria, as well as a triple header featuring visits to Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy on consecutive weekends.