2020 Spielberg Formula 2 round

Not to be confused with 2020 2nd 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, 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

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:

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	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		Did not start1
Fastest lap: Callum Ilott (UNI-Virtuosi) — 1:17.016 (on lap 37)

Notes:

• ^1 – Luca Ghiotto could not start the race after suffering a mechanical issue on the sighting lap. His grid slot was then left vacant.

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	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	+22.082	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	13	Mechanical	7
DNF	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	7	Collision	22
DNF	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	3	Mechanical	20
DNF	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	1	Engine	3
Fastest lap: Felipe Drugovich (MP Motorsport) — 1:17.277 (on lap 25)

Championship 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.

See also

• 2020 Austrian Grand Prix
• 2020 Spielberg Formula 3 round

External links

• Official website

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