2020 Spielberg Formula 2 round

  2020 Red Bull Ring Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 1 of 12 in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Location	Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing circuit 4.318 km (2.683 mi)
Feature race
Date 4 July 2020 Laps 40 Pole position Driver Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Time 1:14.416 Podium First Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi Second Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix Third Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing Fastest lap Driver Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi Time 1:17.016 (on 27)
Sprint race
Date 5 July 2020 Laps 28 Podium First Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport Second Louis Deletraz Charouz Racing System Third Dan Ticktum DAMS Fastest lap Driver Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport Time 1:17.277 (on 25)

The 2020 Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 4 and 5 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, in Austria as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the first round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.

Classification[]

Free Practice[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	7	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	1:15.249
2	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	1:15.303	+0.054
3	5	Marcus Armstrong	ART Grand Prix	1:15.405	+0.156
4	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:15.468	+0.219
5	6	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	1:15.509	+0.260
6	15	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	1:15.598	+0.349
7	21	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	1:15.702	+0.453
8	8	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	1:15.718	+0.469
9	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	1:15.928	+0.679
10	11	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:15.940	+0.691
11	2	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	1:16.015	+0.766
12	16	Artem Markelov	BWT HWA Racelab	1:16.028	+0.779
13	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	1:16.174	+0.925
14	4	Callum Ilott	UNI-Virtuosi	1:16.268	+1.019
15	14	Nobuharu Matsushita	MP Motorsport	1:16.334	+1.085
16	12	Pedro Piquet	Charouz Racing System	1:16.379	+1.130
17	22	Roy Nissany	Trident	1:16.514	+1.265
18	9	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:16.544	+1.295
19	20	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:16.597	+1.348
20	10	Guilherme Samaia	Campos Racing	1:16.894	+1.645
21	23	Marino Sato	Trident	1:16.905	+1.656
DNP	24	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech Grand Prix	No Time Set

Qualifying[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:14.416		1
2	15	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	1:14.880	+0.464s	2
3	4	Callum Ilott	UNI-Virtuosi	1:14.884	+0.468s	3
4	6	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	1:14.922	+0.506s	4
5	20	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:14.952	+0.536s	5
6	8	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	1:15.028	+0.612s	6
7	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	1:15.044	+0.628s	7
8	21	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	1:15.051	+0.635s	8
9	2	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	1:15.128	+0.712s	9
10	11	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:15.151	+0.735s	10
11	24	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech Grand Prix	1:15.152	+0.736s	11
12	7	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	1:15.157	+0.741s	12
13	5	Marcus Armstrong	ART Grand Prix	1:15.208	+0.792s	13
14	9	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:15.264	+0.848s	14
15	12	Pedro Piquet	Charouz Racing System	1:15.376	+0.960s	15
16	22	Roy Nissany	Trident	1:15.457	+1.041s	16
17	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	1:15.604	+1.188s	17
18	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	1:15.688	+1.272s	18
19	10	Guilherme Samaia	Campos Racing	1:15.703	+1.287s	19
20	16	Artem Markelov	BWT HWA Racelab	1:15.746	+1.330s	20
21	14	Nobuharu Matsushita	MP Motorsport	1:15.897	+1.481s	21
22	23	Marino Sato	Trident	1:16.011	+1.595s	22
Source: [1]

Feature Race[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Callum Ilott	UNI-Virtuosi	40	54:21.050	3	25 (2)
2	5	Marcus Armstrong	ART Grand Prix	40	+8.856	13	18
3	21	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	40	+9.291	8	15
4	6	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	40	+10.878	4	12
5	2	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	40	+11.277	9	10
6	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	40	+12.828	18	8
7	11	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	40	+16.267	10	6
8	15	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	40	+17.033	2	4
9	14	Nobuharu Matsushita	MP Motorsport	40	+17.435	21	2
10	22	Roy Nissany	Trident	40	+19.543	16	1
11	20	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	40	+20.049	5
12	8	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	40	+22.008	6
13	12	Pedro Piquet	Charouz Racing System	40	+24.996	15
14	24	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech Grand Prix	40	+25.885	11
15	9	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	40	+30.138	15
16	10	Guilherme Samaia	Campos Racing	40	+53.934	19
17	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	39	+1 LAP	1	(4)
18	7	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	39	+1 LAP	12
DNF	16	Artem Markelov	BWT HWA Racelab	26	Mechanical	20
DNF	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	16	Mechanical	17
DNF	23	Marino Sato	Trident	2	Mechanical	22
DNS	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	0	Did not start/Mechanical	7
Fastest lap: Callum Ilott (UNI-Virtuosi) — 1:17.016 (on lap 37)

Sprint race[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	28	42:05.526	1	15 (2)
2	11	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	28	+2.469	2	12
3	2	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	28	+2.790	4	10
4	21	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	28	+3.330	6	8
5	6	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	28	+5.396	5	6
6	14	Nobuharu Matsushita	MP Motorsport	28	+9.177	9	4
7	20	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	28	+9.741	11	2
8	9	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	28	+14.041	15	1
9	4	Callum Ilott	UNI-Virtuosi	28	+14.272	8
10	24	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech Grand Prix	28	+15.395	14
11	7	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	28	+17.528	18
12	22	Roy Nissany	Trident	28	+18.471	10
13	12	Pedro Piquet	Charouz Racing System	28	+19.118	13
14	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	28	+19.668	17
15	10	Guilherme Samaia	Campos Racing	28	+22.062	16
16	8	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	28	+24.290	12
17	23	Marino Sato	Trident	28	+24.909	21
18	16	Artem Markelov	BWT HWA Racelab	27	+1 LAP	19
DNF	5	Marcus Armstrong	ART Grand Prix	22	Mechanical	7
DNF	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	16	Collision	22
DNF	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	9	Mechanical	20
DNF	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	2	Engine	3
Fastest lap: Felipe Drugovich (MP Motorsport) — 1:17.277 (on lap 25)

Standings after the event[]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Callum Ilott 27 2 Robert Shwartzman 23 3 Felipe Drugovich 21 4 Dan Ticktum 20 5 Louis Delétraz 18

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 36 2 UNI-Virtuosi Racing 31 3 MP Motorsport 27 4 Prema Racing 25 5 DAMS 20

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

References[]

External links[]

Official website

NOTE: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spielberg hosted rounds on consecutive weeks in 2020.