2020 Sakhir Formula 2 round

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

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 1:41.4791
215 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:41.870+0.3912
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum DAMS 1:42.047+0.5683
45 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 1:42.052+0.5734
53 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 1:42.065+0.5865
614 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi MP Motorsport 1:42.074+0.5956
724 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 1:42.139+0.6607
88 Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala Carlin 1:42.191+0.7128
96 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:42.259+0.7809
1020 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 1:42.283+0.80410
1111 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 1:42.316+0.83711
1222 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany Trident 1:42.338+0.85912
1312 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 1:42.481+1.00213
1421 Flag of Russia.svg Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 1:42.654+1.17514
159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Campos Racing 1:42.848+1.36915
1617 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire BWT HWA Racelab 1:42.967+1.48816
1723 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato Trident 1:43.170+1.69117
181 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael DAMS 1:43.191+1.71218
1910 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 1:43.286+1.80719
2025 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 1:43.366+1.88721 1
2116 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 1:44.019+2.54020
107% time: 1:48.583
—7 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 1:57.048+15.56922
Source: [12]

Notes:

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
115 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 3258:24.004225
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 32+14.833118 (4)
38 Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala Carlin 32+19.376815
420 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 32+20.2701012
524 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 32+28.293710
67 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 32+28.590228 (2)
75 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 32+31.36146
821 Flag of Russia.svg Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 32+43.868144
92 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum DAMS 32+46.95932
109 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Campos Racing 32+47.327151
1112 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 32+49.17413
1225 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 32+49.29421
131 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael DAMS 32+50.5908
143 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 32+53.7755
1522 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany Trident Racing 32+53.81612
1611 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 32+55.95711
1714 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi MP Motorsport 32+1:01.4886
1817 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire BWT HWA Racelab 32+1:01.83916
196 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 32+1:03.0869
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato Trident Racing 32+1:05.57617
2110 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 32+1:06.75619
2216 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 32+1:16.01920
Fastest lap： Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto (Hitech Grand Prix) — 1:46.316 (lap 21)

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
121 Flag of Russia.svg Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 2343:15.992115
224 Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 23+5.283412
311 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 23+6.4721610 (2)
45 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 23+10.65528
53 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi 23+15.133146
66 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 23+18.564194
720 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 23+20.74152
815 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 23+23.51081
922 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany Trident Racing 23+25.35215
1016 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 23+31.15022
1123 Flag of Japan.svg Marino Sato Trident Racing 23+31.84820
122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum DAMS 23+39.8249
1314 Flag of France.svg Giuliano Alesi MP Motorsport 23+43.90417
141 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael DAMS 23+44.42713
157 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 23+49.1483
164 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi 23+1:03.4637
179 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken Campos Racing 22Collision damage10
1810 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 22Collision damage21
1912 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 21Mechanical11
DNF25 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 9Mechanical9
DNF8 Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala Carlin 7Collision6
DNF17 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire BWT HWA Racelab 5Fire extinguisher18
Fastest lap： Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz (Charouz Racing System) — 1:45.114（lap 10)

Standings after the event

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