2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round
The 2020 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 29–30 August 2020 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the seventh round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix.
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| Round 7 of 12 in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Report
Yuki Tsunoda achieved his second pole, setting the time 0,128 seconds faster than Nikita Mazepin in the Qualifying.[1] Mazepin crossed the finish line first in the race but he was handed a five-seconds time penalty for forcing Tsunoda off the track multiple times.[2] Schumacher was another person on podium.
Shwartzman benefited from his good start and collision between Dan Ticktum and Roy Nissany, reclaiming the championship lead from Ilott with the sprint race win.[3] Schumacher returned on podium, bringing Prema their first double on the finish of the sprint race. Guanyu Zhou completed the podium.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 7 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
Carlin | 1:57.593 | 1 | |
| 2 | 24 |  Nikita Mazepin |
Hitech Grand Prix | 1:57.721 | +0.128 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita |
MP Motorsport | 1:57.844 | +0.251 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman |
Prema Racing | 1:57.861 | +0.268 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 |  Felipe Drugovich |
MP Motorsport | 1:58.014 | +0.421 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 |  Guanyu Zhou |
UNI-Virtuosi | 1:58.022 | +0.429 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 |  Mick Schumacher |
Prema Racing | 1:58.076 | +0.483 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 |  Louis Delétraz |
Charouz Racing System | 1:58.080 | +0.487 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 |  Jehan Daruvala |
Carlin | 1:58.137 | +0.544 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 |  Luca Ghiotto |
Hitech Grand Prix | 1:58.168 | +0.575 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Pedro Piquet |
Charouz Racing System | 1:58.194 | +0.601 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 |  Callum Ilott |
UNI-Virtuosi | 1:58.259 | +0.666 | 12 |
| 13 | 5 |  Marcus Armstrong |
ART Grand Prix | 1:58.318 | +0.725 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Dan Ticktum |
DAMS | 1:58.391 | +0.798 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 |  Roy Nissany |
Trident | 1:58.578 | +0.985 | 15 |
| 16 | 23 | Marino Sato |
Trident | 1:58.959 | +1.366 | 16 |
| 17 | 9 | Jack Aitken |
Campos Racing | 1:59.007 | +1.414 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 |  Christian Lundgaard |
ART Grand Prix | 1:59.079 | +1.486 | 18 |
| 19 | 16 | Artem Markelov |
BWT HWA Racelab | 1:59.207 | +1.614 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 |  Giuliano Alesi |
BWT HWA Racelab | 2:02.991 | +5.398 | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia |
Campos Racing | 2:30.794 | +33.201 | 21 |
| 22 | 1 |  Jüri Vips |
DAMS | no time | no time | 22 |
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Feature race
- Note：
- ^1 -Nikita Mazepin originally finished first, but was given a five-second overtime penalty for "forcing Yuki Tsunoda off track", and finally finished second.[5]
- ^2 -Marcus Armstrong originally finished the race in thirteenth place, but was given a five-second overtime after the race because he left the track to gain the advantage after passing Jack Aitken Punishment, finally ranked fifteenth.[5]
- ^3 -Nobuharu Matsushita collided with Felipe Drugovich on the third lap and was penalized after the sprint to retreat three places on the grid.[5]
- ^4 -Felipe Drugovich originally finished the race in 20th place, but was disqualified due to pitting on the last lap, which violates Article 37.6 of the race rules, In addition, the sprint will start from the end.[5]
Sprint race
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- Waring, Bethonie (30 August 2020). "Tsunoda takes Spa F2 pole as Ilott qualifies 12th". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- Woolard, Craig (30 August 2020). "Tsunoda takes Formula 2 Spa victory after Mazepin penalty". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- Woolard, Craig (30 August 2020). "Shwartzman wins Spa F2 sprint after Ticktum and Nissany collide". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Spa-Francorchamps". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "Round 7 post-Feature Race penalties". FIA_F2®-The Official F2® Website.
External links
| Previous round: 2020 Barcelona Formula 2 round |
FIA Formula 2 Championship 2020 season |
Next round: 2020 Monza Formula 2 round |
| Previous round: 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round |
Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round | Next round: TBA |
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