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
editYuki Tsunoda achieved his second pole, setting a time 0.128 seconds faster than Nikita Mazepin in qualifying.[1] Mazepin crossed the finish line first in the race but he was handed a five second time penalty for forcing Tsunoda off the track multiple times.[2] Mick Schumacher was the other person on the podium.
Shwartzman benefited from a good start and a collision between race leaders Dan Ticktum and Roy Nissany, reclaiming the championship lead from Ilott with the sprint race win.[3] Schumacher returned to the podium, bringing Prema their first double on the finish of the sprint race. Guanyu Zhou completed the podium.
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 7 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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Carlin | 1:57.593 | 1 | |
| 2 | 24 |  Nikita Mazepin
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:57.721 | +0.128 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita
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MP Motorsport | 1:57.844 | +0.251 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing | 1:57.861 | +0.268 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 |  Felipe Drugovich
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MP Motorsport | 1:58.014 | +0.421 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 |  Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:58.022 | +0.429 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 |  Mick Schumacher
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Prema Racing | 1:58.076 | +0.483 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 |  Louis Delétraz
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Charouz Racing System | 1:58.080 | +0.487 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 |  Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin | 1:58.137 | +0.544 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 |  Luca Ghiotto
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Hitech Grand Prix | 1:58.168 | +0.575 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Pedro Piquet
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Charouz Racing System | 1:58.194 | +0.601 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 |  Callum Ilott
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UNI-Virtuosi | 1:58.259 | +0.666 | 12 |
| 13 | 5 |  Marcus Armstrong
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ART Grand Prix | 1:58.318 | +0.725 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Dan Ticktum
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DAMS | 1:58.391 | +0.798 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 |  Roy Nissany
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Trident | 1:58.578 | +0.985 | 15 |
| 16 | 23 | Marino Sato
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Trident | 1:58.959 | +1.366 | 16 |
| 17 | 9 | Jack Aitken
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Campos Racing | 1:59.007 | +1.414 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 |  Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix | 1:59.079 | +1.486 | 18 |
| 19 | 16 | Artem Markelov
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BWT HWA Racelab | 1:59.207 | +1.614 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 |  Giuliano Alesi
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BWT HWA Racelab | 2:02.991 | +5.398 | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia
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Campos Racing | 2:30.794 | +33.201 | 21 |
| 22 | 1 |  Jüri Vips
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DAMS | no time | no time | 22 |
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Feature race
edit- Note：
- ^1 – Nikita Mazepin originally finished first, but was given a five second penalty for forcing Yuki Tsunoda off track and was classified second.[5]
- ^2 – Marcus Armstrong originally finished the race in thirteenth place, but was given a five second penalty after the race for leaving the track and gaining an advantage after passing Jack Aitken and was classified fifteenth.[5]
- ^3 – Nobuharu Matsushita collided with Felipe Drugovich on the third lap and was given a three place grid penalty for the sprint race.[5]
- ^4 – Felipe Drugovich originally finished the race in 20th place but was disqualified after pitting on the last lap, which violates Article 37.6 of the race rules, In addition, he started the sprint race from the back of the grid.[5]
Sprint race
edit- Note
- ^5 – Yuki Tsunoda originally finished in seventh place, but was given a five second time penalty for causing a collision.
- ^6 – Jack Aitken was given a ten second stop/go penalty after failing to start from the correct starting position.
- ^7 – Nobuharu Matsushita could not start the Sprint Race due to car damage sustained in the Feature Race after a collision with Felipe Drugovich.[6]
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Round 7 post-Feature Race penalties". FIA_F2®-The Official F2® Website.
- ^ "Matsushita's No. 15 car withdrawn from Spa Sprint Race". FIA_F2®-The Official F2® Website. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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