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. It took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard and ran from 18th to 20th June, featuring 3 races in support of the

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Background

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and a new cost-cutting measure meant that it returned for 2021. László Tóth tested positive for COVID before the weekend, and he was replaced by Pierre-Louis Chovet, who had been replaced at Jenzer by

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for sponsorship reasons. The round was originally scheduled to run from June 25th to 27th, but was rescheduled due to Formula One changing their calendar.

Classification

Qualifying

The Qualifying session took place on 18 June 2021, with Frederik Vesti besting

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to take his first pole position of the season.

Sprint Race 1

; Notes * – Ido Cohen was given a 5 second time penalty for forcing Rafael Villagómez off the track on the final lap at turn 11.

Sprint Race 2

;Notes * – Lorenzo Colombo received a 5 second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at turn 9.

Feature Race

Standings after the event

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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