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2020 Barcelona Formula 2 round

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Spain  2020 Barcelona Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 6 of 12 in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
LocationCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Feature race
Date 15 August 2020
Laps 35
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Time 1:28.381
Podium
First Japan Nobuharu Matsushita MP Motorsport
Second Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing
Third China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Nobuharu Matsushita MP Motorsport
Time 1:32.902 (on lap 35)
Sprint race
Date 16 August 2020
Laps 26
Podium
First Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport
Second Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix
Third Germany Mick Schumacher Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver France Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA Racelab
Time 1:33.413 (on lap 21)

The 2020 Barcelona FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 15–16 August 2020 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Catalonia, Spain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the sixth round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix.

It was the first time since 2018 where one team secured a double lock-up in terms of wins in both races as Dutch outfit MP Motorsport won both the Feature Race and Sprint Race with Nobuharu Matsushita and Felipe Drugovich respectively. The last team to do that was ART Grand Prix, coincidentally at the same venue.

Report

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Qualifying

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Callum Ilott continued to score poles, outpacing Robert Shwartzman in the Barcelona Qualifying.[1]

Feature race

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Nobuharu Matsushita was the only driver who had a pit-stop during the safety car period after Sean Gelael and Giuliano Alesi tangled. It helped Matsushita to achieve win after start from the 18th on the grid, which as 2020 Barcelona Formula 2 round is the farthest starting position to take a race win in the history of FIA Formula 2 Championship and this was the first time since the previous GP2 Series 2011 Hungaroring sprint race when Stefano Coletti won from the 21st grid, when the race has been won from the same place or further back. While Shwartzman and Guanyu Zhou completed the podium.[2] Gelael was injured after collision with Jack Aitken on the final lap, resulting his missing in the sprint race and the four further race weekends.

Sprint race

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Ilott wasn't able again to convert pole into the race victory in the sprint race. While Matsushita's teammate Felipe Drugovich won the race ahead of Luca Ghiotto and Mick Schumacher.[3]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 4 United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi Racing 1:28.381 1
2 21 Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 1:28.564 +0.183 2
3 3 China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing 1:28.601 +0.220 3
4 15 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:28.767 +0.386 4
5 20 Germany Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 1:28.889 +0.508 5
6 7 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 1:28.903 +0.522 6
7 9 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Campos Racing 1:28.979 +0.598 7
8 2 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum DAMS 1:28.986 +0.605 8
9 24 Russia Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 1:29.033 +0.652 9
10 11 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 1:29.199 +0.818 10
11 16 Russia Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 1:29.297 +0.916 11
12 8 India Jehan Daruvala Carlin 1:29.308 +0.927 12
13 1 Indonesia Sean Gelael DAMS 1:29.316 +0.935 13
14 6 Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 1:29.333 +0.952 14
15 22 Israel Roy Nissany Trident 1:29.469 +1.088 15
16 23 Japan Marino Sato Trident 1:29.493 +1.112 16
17 12 Brazil Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 1:29.524 +1.143 17
18 14 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita MP Motorsport 1:29.641 +1.260 18
19 5 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 1:29.686 +1.305 19
20 25 Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 1:29.690 +1.309 20
21 17 France Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA Racelab 1:29.748 +1.367 21
22 10 Brazil Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 1:30.093 +1.712 22
Source:[4]

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 14 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita MP Motorsport 35 1:02:14.783 18 25 (2)
2 21 Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 35 +1.599 2 18
3 3 China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing 35 +6.166 3 15
4 7 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 35 +7.796 6 12
5 4 United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi Racing 35 +7.954 1 10 (4)
6 20 Germany Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 35 +8.471 5 8
7 15 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 35 +8.831 4 6
8 25 Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 35 +8.992 20 4
9 2 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum DAMS 35 +9.438 8 2
10 11 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 35 +9.494 10 1
11 6 Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 35 +9.658 14
12 16 Russia Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 35 +10.552 11
13 24 Russia Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 35 +10.6611 9
14 12 Brazil Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 35 +14.389 17
15 23 Japan Marino Sato Trident Racing 35 +15.157 16
16 10 Brazil Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 35 +15.327 22
17 8 India Jehan Daruvala Carlin 35 +18.437 12
182 9 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Campos Racing 34 Collision 7
192 1 Indonesia Sean Gelael DAMS 34 Collision 13
DNF 22 Israel Roy Nissany Trident Racing 30 Accident 15
DNF 17 France Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA Racelab 23 Collision 21
DNF 5 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 0 Spun off 19
Fastest lap: Japan Nobuharu Matsushita (MP Motorsport) − 1:32.902 (lap 35)
Note:
  • ^1Nikita Mazepin originally finished in third place, but was given a five-second time penalty for failing to bypass the bollard at Turn 1, and finally ranked 13th.
  • ^2Jack Aitken and Sean Gelael collided on the final lap, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 15 Brazil Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 26 41:55.669 2 15
2 25 Italy Luca Ghiotto Hitech Grand Prix 26 +9.536 1 12
3 20 Germany Mick Schumacher Prema Racing 26 +10.956 3 10
4 7 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Carlin 26 +14.924 5 8
5 14 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita MP Motorsport 26 +19.921 8 6
6 24 Russia Nikita Mazepin Hitech Grand Prix 26 +23.231 13 4
7 12 Brazil Pedro Piquet Charouz Racing System 26 +24.528 14 2
8 4 United Kingdom Callum Ilott UNI-Virtuosi Racing 26 +29.718 4 1
9 11 Switzerland Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 26 +31.973 10
10 2 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum DAMS 26 +32.155 9 (2)
11 6 Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 26 +34.1963 11
12 22 Israel Roy Nissany Trident Racing 26 +34.822 19
13 21 Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 26 +41.254 7
14 3 China Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing 26 +41.996 6
15 5 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong ART Grand Prix 26 +43.413 21
16 16 Russia Artem Markelov BWT HWA Racelab 26 +45.618 12
17 8 India Jehan Daruvala Carlin 26 +46.219 17
18 9 United Kingdom Jack Aitken Campos Racing 26 +48.431 18
19 17 France Giuliano Alesi BWT HWA Racelab 26 +54.736 20
20 10 Brazil Guilherme Samaia Campos Racing 26 +1:09.082 16
21 23 Japan Marino Sato Trident Racing 26 +1:14.667 15
DNS 1 Indonesia Sean Gelael DAMS Did not start4
Fastest lap: France Giuliano Alesi (BWT HWA Racelab) – 1:33.595 (lap 21)
Note:
  • ^3Christian Lundgaard originally finished the race in eighth place, but because of an illegal overtake against Callum Ilott, he was given a five-second time penalty and finally ranked 11th.
  • ^4Sean Gelael was declared unfit for the Sprint Race after an accident in the Feature Race with Jack Aitken, where he suffered a fracture of a vertebra. He was then subsequently ruled out for the following four rounds.[5]

Standings after the event

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Allen, Peter (16 August 2020). "Ilott beats Shwartzman for another F2 pole at Barcelona". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Allen, Peter (15 August 2020). "Matsushita takes unlikely Barcelona F2 feature race win from 18th". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ Allen, Peter (6 December 2020). "Felipe Drugovich takes second F2 sprint race win at Barcelona". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Barcelona". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Update on Sean Gelael". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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