Oscar Piastri wins the Formula 2 championship with two races to go!

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10:03, 11 Dec 2021

Oscar Piastri is the champion of Formula 2 in 2021! The Australian's third place finish in the first race in Abu Dhabi was enough for him. Piastri succeeds Mick Schumacher , who became champion last season.

Piastri succeeds Schumacher

There are still two races to go in this Formula 2 season, but nobody can catch Piastri when it comes to the championship. The Prema Powerteam driver had enough with his P3 finish in the first sprint race of the weekend.

Piastri will not move straight into Formula 1 after his F2 championship, although he will test for Alpine F1 Team and is the French team's reserve driver. There were limited seats available in Formula 1 for 2022, with the only driver to move on from Formula 2 to Formula 1 is Guanyu Zhou. The Chinese driver was a long-time contender for the Formula 2 championship and will race for Alfa Romeo in 2022.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Oscar Piastri wins the Formula 2 championship with two races to go!

Piastri succeeds Schumacher

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