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2020 Sakhir Formula 2 round

Bahrain  2020 Sakhir Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 12 in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
LocationBahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.406 km (3.359 mi)
Feature race
Date 28 November 2020
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi
Time 1:41.479
Podium
First Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport
Second United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi
Third India Jehan Daruvala Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix
Time 1:46.155 (on lap 15)
Sprint race
Date 29 November 2020
Laps 23
Podium
First Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing
Second Russia Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix
Third Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System
Time 1:45.114 (on lap 10)

The 2020 Sakhir Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 28-29 November 2020 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the penultimate race of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also: 2020 Formula 2 Championship § Calendar changes, and COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain

The races was originally due to take place on 21-22 March 2020 as the opening round of the championship, but the COVID-19 pandemic led to event organisers initially announcing that no spectators would be permitted to attend the race.[1] On 13 March 2020 the race was indefinitely postponed.[2] It was the second time in Formula Two, then called GP2, history that the Bahrain Grand Prix was postponed after the 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix, which was ultimately cancelled.[3] In its place, an online virtual Grand Prix was held on the original race date featuring racing drivers, celebrities, and e-sport racers. The virtual race was won by Guanyu Zhou.[4] In August, the Bahrain Grand Prix was rescheduled to 29 November.[5][6] Due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, organisers announced that the Grand Prix would take place behind closed doors. Local authorities gave special dispensation to allow local health workers to attend with their families.[7][8]

Report

Callum Ilott took pole for the feature race, 0.391 seconds ahead of Felipe Drugovich.[9] Effective tyre management from Drugovich would help him to achieve his first feature race win, ahead of Ilott. Jehan Daruvala would complete the podium after a long battle with Mick Schumacher.[10]

Robert Shwartzman took his fourth win, after starting from the reverse-grid pole. The podium was completed by Nikita Mazepin and Louis Delétraz.[11]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 4 United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 1:41.479 1
2 15 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:41.870 +0.391 2
3 2 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum DAMS 1:42.047 +0.568 3
4 5 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 1:42.052 +0.573 4
5 3 China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 1:42.065 +0.586 5
6 14 France Giuliano Alesi MP Motorsport 1:42.074 +0.595 6
7 24 Russia Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 1:42.139 +0.660 7
8 8 India Jehan Daruvala Carlin 1:42.191 +0.712 8
9 6 Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:42.259 +0.780 9
10 20 Germany Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 1:42.283 +0.804 10
11 11 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 1:42.316 +0.837 11
12 22 Israel Roy Nissany Trident 1:42.338 +0.859 12
13 12 Brazil Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 1:42.481 +1.002 13
14 21 Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 1:42.654 +1.175 14
15 9 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Campos Racing 1:42.848 +1.369 15
16 17 France Théo Pourchaire BWT HWA Racelab 1:42.967 +1.488 16
17 23 Japan Marino Sato Trident 1:43.170 +1.691 17
18 1 Indonesia Sean Gelael DAMS 1:43.191 +1.712 18
19 10 Brazil Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 1:43.286 +1.807 19
20 25 Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 1:43.366 +1.887 211
21 16 Russia Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 1:44.019 +2.540 20
107% time: 1:48.583
— 7 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 1:57.048 +15.569 22
Source:[12]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Luca Ghiotto received a three-place grid drop for the Feature Race due to impeding Louis Delétraz during Qualifying.[13]

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 15 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 32 58:24.004 2 25
2 4 United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 32 +14.833 1 18 (4)
3 8 India Jehan Daruvala Carlin 32 +19.376 8 15
4 20 Germany Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 32 +20.270 10 12
5 24 Russia Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 32 +28.293 7 10
6 7 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 32 +28.590 22 8 (2)
7 5 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 32 +31.361 4 6
8 21 Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 32 +43.868 14 4
9 2 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum DAMS 32 +46.959 3 2
10 9 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Campos Racing 32 +47.327 15 1
11 12 Brazil Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 32 +49.174 13
12 25 Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 32 +49.294 21
13 1 Indonesia Sean Gelael DAMS 32 +50.590 8
14 3 China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 32 +53.775 5
15 22 Israel Roy Nissany Trident Racing 32 +53.816 12
16 11 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 32 +55.957 11
17 14 France Giuliano Alesi MP Motorsport 32 +1:01.488 6
18 17 France Théo Pourchaire BWT HWA Racelab 32 +1:01.839 16
19 6 Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 32 +1:03.086 9
20 23 Japan Marino Sato Trident Racing 32 +1:05.576 17
21 10 Brazil Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 32 +1:06.756 19
22 16 Russia Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 32 +1:16.019 20
Fastest lap： Italy Luca Ghiotto (Hitech Grand Prix) — 1:46.316 (lap 21)

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 23 43:15.992 1 15
2 24 Russia Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 23 +5.283 4 12
3 11 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 23 +6.472 16 10 (2)
4 5 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 23 +10.655 2 8
5 3 China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 23 +15.133 14 6
6 6 Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 23 +18.564 19 4
7 20 Germany Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 23 +20.741 5 2
8 15 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 23 +23.510 8 1
9 22 Israel Roy Nissany Trident Racing 23 +25.352 15
10 16 Russia Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 23 +31.150 22
11 23 Japan Marino Sato Trident Racing 23 +31.848 20
12 2 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum DAMS 23 +39.824 9
13 14 France Giuliano Alesi MP Motorsport 23 +43.904 17
14 1 Indonesia Sean Gelael DAMS 23 +44.427 13
15 7 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 23 +49.148 3
16 4 United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 23 +1:03.463 7
17 9 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Campos Racing 22 Collision damage 10
18 10 Brazil Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 22 Collision damage 21
19 12 Brazil Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 21 Mechanical 11
DNF 25 Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 9 Mechanical 9
DNF 8 India Jehan Daruvala Carlin 7 Collision 6
DNF 17 France Théo Pourchaire BWT HWA Racelab 5 Fire extinguisher 18
Fastest lap：Switzerland Louis Delétraz (Charouz Racing System) — 1:45.114（lap 10)

Standings after the event

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Simon (8 March 2020). "No spectators for Bahrain Grand Prix". Speedcafe. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix postponed". www.formula1.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Bahrain Grand Prix off after anti-government protest". BBC Sport. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. ^ Krishnan, Joe (23 March 2020). "F1 eSports Bahrain GP Live: Zhou wins virtual race for Renault". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Formula 1 to return to Turkey as four more races are added to the 2020 F1 calendar". Formula.com. 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ Benson, Andrew (25 August 2020). "Formula 1 2020: Turkey, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi confirmed to conclude season". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ Adam Cooper (7 November 2020). "Bahrain F1 races to be "predominantly" without fans as only health workers allowed". Autosport.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Bahrain's Formula 1 races closed to most spectators". Motorsport Week. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ^ Woolard, Craig (27 November 2020). "Ilott takes pole in Bahrain, Schumacher 10th, Tsunoda last". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  10. ^ Woolard, Craig (28 November 2020). "Drugovich beats Ilott in Bahrain for first F2 feature race win". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  11. ^ Woolard, Craig (29 November 2020). "Shwartzman wins as title rivals get into trouble in Bahrain sprint race". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Sakhir". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Luca Ghiotto penalised after Bahrain Qualifying session". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.


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