2020 Sakhir Formula 2 round
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 round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.
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| Round 11 of 12 in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.406 km (3.359 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Report
Callum Ilott collected another pole ahead of feature race, outpacing Felipe Drugovich by +0,391 seconds.[1] Drugovich did a better tyre management than Ilott, which helped him to achieve his first feature race win. Jehan Daruvala took his first podium after long battle with Mick Schumacher.[2]
Robert Shwartzman made his fourth win, after starting from the reverse-grid pole. The podium was completed by Nikita Mazepin and Louis Delétraz.[3]
Classification
Free Practice
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 4 | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:41.479 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 15 | MP Motorsport | 1:41.870 | +0.391 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | DAMS | 1:42.047 | +0.568 | 3 | |
| 4 | 5 | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.052 | +0.573 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:42.065 | +0.586 | 5 | |
| 6 | 14 | MP Motorsport | 1:42.074 | +0.595 | 6 | |
| 7 | 24 | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:42.139 | +0.660 | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carlin | 1:42.191 | +0.712 | 8 | |
| 9 | 6 | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.259 | +0.780 | 9 | |
| 10 | 20 | Prema Racing | 1:42.283 | +0.804 | 10 | |
| 11 | 11 | Charouz Racing System | 1:42.316 | +0.837 | 11 | |
| 12 | 22 | Trident | 1:42.338 | +0.859 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | Charouz Racing System | 1:42.481 | +1.002 | 13 | |
| 14 | 21 | Prema Racing | 1:42.654 | +1.175 | 14 | |
| 15 | 9 | Campos Racing | 1:42.848 | +1.369 | 15 | |
| 16 | 17 | BWT HWA Racelab | 1:42.967 | +1.488 | 16 | |
| 17 | 23 | Trident | 1:43.170 | +1.691 | 17 | |
| 18 | 1 | DAMS | 1:43.191 | +1.712 | 18 | |
| 19 | 10 | Campos Racing | 1:43.286 | +1.807 | 19 | |
| 20 | 25 | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:43.366 | +1.887 | 20 | |
| 21 | 16 | BWT HWA Racelab | 1:44.019 | +2.540 | 21 | |
| 22 | 7 | Carlin | 1:57.048 | +15.569 | 22 | |
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Feature race
Sprint race
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- Woolard, Craig (27 November 2020). "Ilott takes pole in Bahrain, Schumacher 10th, Tsunoda last". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- Woolard, Craig (28 November 2020). "Drugovich beats Ilott in Bahrain for first F2 feature race win". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- Woolard, Craig (29 November 2020). "Shwartzman wins as title rivals get into trouble in Bahrain sprint race". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- "2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Sakhir". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
