2020 2nd Spielberg Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	Austria
2nd Red Bull Ring
Round No:	2
Season No:	12
Year:	2020
Location:	Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course:	Permanent racing circuit
Course Mi:	2.683
Course Km:	4.318
Date R1:	11 July
Laps R1:	36 (Scheduled distance: 40 laps)
Pole Driver Country R1:	JPN
Pole Driver R1:	Yuki Tsunoda
Pole Team R1:	Carlin
Pole Time R1:	1:14.803
First Driver Country R1:	RUS
First Driver R1:	Robert Shwartzman
First Team R1:	Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R1:	JPN
Second Driver R1:	Yuki Tsunoda
Second Team R1:	Carlin
Third Driver Country R1:	CHN
Third Driver R1:	Guanyu Zhou
Third Team R1:	UNI-Virtuosi
Fast Driver Country R1:	ISR
Fast Driver R1:	Roy Nissany
Fast Team R1:	Trident
Fast Time R1:	1:27.030
Fast Lap R1:	lap 30
Date R2:	12 July
Laps R2:	28
First Driver Country R2:	DEN
First Driver R2:	Christian Lundgaard
First Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:	GBR
Second Driver R2:	Dan Ticktum
Second Team R2:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R2:	NZL
Third Driver R2:	Marcus Armstrong
Third Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R2:	ISR
Fast Driver R2:	Roy Nissany
Fast Team R2:	Trident
Fast Time R2:	1:16.419
Fast Lap R2:	lap 25

The 2020 2nd Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 11 and 12 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, in Austria as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the second round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	7	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	1:14.803		1
2	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	1:14.841	+0.038s	2
3	4	Callum Ilott	UNI-Virtuosi	1:14.888	+0.085s	3
4	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	1:14.974	+0.171s	4
5	9	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	1:14.976	+0.173s	5
6	21	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	1:14.978	+0.175s	6
7	8	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	1:15.063	+0.260s	7
8	6	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	1:15.099	+0.296s	8
9	20	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	1:15.141	+0.338s	9
10	15	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	1:15.189	+0.386s	10
11	23	Marino Sato	Trident	1:15.230	+0.427s	11
12	5	Marcus Armstrong	ART Grand Prix	1:15.265	+0.462s	12
13	22	Roy Nissany	Trident	1:15.274	+0.471s	13
14	14	Nobuharu Matsushita	MP Motorsport	1:15.304	+0.501s	14
15	2	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	1:15.305	+0.502s	15
16	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	1:15.332	+0.529s	16
17	12	Pedro Piquet	Charouz Racing System	1:15.399	+0.596s	18^[1]
18	11	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:15.490	+0.687s	19
19	24	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech Grand Prix	1:15.528	+0.725s	17
20	16	Artem Markelov	BWT HWA Racelab	1:15.681	+0.878s	20
21	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	1:15.721	+0.918s	21
22	10	Guilherme Samaia	Campos Racing	1:16.287	+1.484s	22
Source:^[2]

Feature Race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	36	56:32.840	6	25
2	7	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	36	+1.512	1	18 (6)
3	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	36	+18.228	2	15
4	20	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	36	+18.367	9	12
5	4	Callum Ilott	UNI-Virtuosi	36	+20.766	3	10
6	6	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	36	+22.271	8	8
7	5	Marcus Armstrong	ART Grand Prix	36	+24.710	12	6
8	2	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	36	+28.851	15	4
9	9	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	36	+31.738	5	2
10	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	36	+32.102	16	1
11	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	36	+33.012	4
12	8	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	36	+35.430	7
13	15	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	36	+38.963	10
14	24	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech Grand Prix	36	+42.978	17
15	22	Roy Nissany	Trident	36	+53.122	13
16	23	Marino Sato	Trident	36	+54.292	11
17	14	Nobuharu Matsushita	MP Motorsport	36	+54.659	14
18	12	Pedro Piquet	Charouz Racing System	36	+1:02.481	18
19	11	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	36	+1:11.498	19
20	10	Guilherme Samaia	Campos Racing	35	+1 lap	22
21	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	35	+1 lap	21
DNS	16	Artem Markelov	BWT HWA Racelab		Did not start
Fastest lap: Yuki Tsunoda (Carlin) — 1:27.457 (on lap 31)

Notes:

• – Artem Markelov could not start the race after spinning off into the gravel on the way to the starting grid. His grid slot was then left vacant.

Sprint race

		Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Christian Lundgaard	ART Grand Prix	28	36:51.582	3	15 (2)
2	2	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	28	+2.063	1	12
3	5	Marcus Armstrong	ART Grand Prix	28	+10.226	2	10
4	3	Guanyu Zhou	UNI-Virtuosi	28	+10.944	6	8
5	4	Callum Ilott	UNI-Virtuosi	28	+11.534	4	6
6	9	Jack Aitken	Campos Racing	28	+20.458	9	4
7	1	Sean Gelael	DAMS	28	+22.955	10	2
8	24	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech Grand Prix	28	+23.632	14	1
9	8	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	28	+24.180	12
10	25	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech Grand Prix	28	+27.770	11
11	14		MP Motorsport	28	+28.392	17
12	11	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	28	+29.247	19
13	15	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	28	+32.770	13
14	12	Pedro Piquet	Charouz Racing System	28	+34.113	18
15	17	Giuliano Alesi	BWT HWA Racelab	28	+41.821	21
16	16	Artem Markelov	BWT HWA Racelab	28	+49.240	22
17	10	Guilherme Samaia	Campos Racing	28	+50.818	20
18	22	Roy Nissany	Trident	28	+1:11.311	15
DNF	20	Mick Schumacher	Prema Racing	13	Fire extinguisher	5
DNF	7	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	9	Mechanical	7
DNF	23	Marino Sato	Trident	1	Mechanical	16
DNF	21	Robert Shwartzman	Prema Racing	0	Spun off	8
Fastest lap: Christian Lundgaard (ART Grand Prix) — 1:16.900 (on lap 5)

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
1	1	Robert Shwartzman	48
5	2	Christian Lundgaard	43
2	3	Callum Ilott	43
	4	Dan Ticktum	36
1	5	Marcus Armstrong	34

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	77
	2	UNI-Virtuosi Racing	70
1	3	Prema Racing	62
1	4	DAMS	39
2	5	MP Motorsport	27

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

See also

• 2020 Styrian Grand Prix
• 2020 2nd Spielberg Formula 3 round

References

1. News: 10 July 2020. Charouz Racing System duo handed one-place grid drop. fiaformula2.com. FIA Formula 2 Championship. 11 July 2020.
2. Web site: Formula 2 2020 Result for Round 1 : Austria, Spielberg 03-05 July 2020. 4 July 2020. FIA_F2 - The Official F2 Website. en.