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2020 Barcelona Formula 2 round

{{Infobox FIA Formula 2 race report

| Type_r1 = Feature race

| Type_r2 = Sprint race

| Country = Spain

| Name = Barcelona

| Round_No = 6

| Season_No = 12

| Image = Formula1 Circuit Catalunya.svg

| Caption = Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

| Year = 2020

| Location = Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 2.892

| Course_km = 4.655

| Date_r1 = 15 August

| Laps_r1 = 35

| Pole_driver_country_r1 = GBR

| Pole_driver_r1 = Callum Ilott

| Pole_team_r1 = UNI-Virtuosi Racing

| Pole_Time_r1 = 1:28.381

| First_driver_country_r1 = JPN

| First_driver_r1 = Nobuharu Matsushita

| First_team_r1 = MP Motorsport

| Second_driver_country_r1 = RUS

| Second_driver_r1 = Robert Shwartzman

| Second_team_r1 = Prema Racing

| Third_driver_country_r1 = CHN

| Third_driver_r1 = Guanyu Zhou

| Third_team_r1 = UNI-Virtuosi Racing

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = JPN

| Fast_driver_r1 = Nobuharu Matsushita

| Fast_team_r1 = MP Motorsport

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:32.902

| Fast_lap_r1 = lap 35

| Date_r2 = 16 August

| Laps_r2 = 26

| First_driver_country_r2 = BRA

| First_driver_r2 = Felipe Drugovich

| First_team_r2 = MP Motorsport

| Second_driver_country_r2 = ITA

| Second_driver_r2 = Luca Ghiotto

| Second_team_r2 = Hitech Grand Prix

| Third_driver_country_r2 = DEU

| Third_driver_r2 = Mick Schumacher

| Third_team_r2 = Prema Racing

| Fast_driver_r2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

| Fast_team_r2 = BWT HWA Racelab

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:33.413

| Fast_lap_r2 = 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

= Qualifying =

Callum Ilott continued to score poles, outpacing Robert Shwartzman in the Barcelona Qualifying.{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Peter |title=Ilott beats Shwartzman for another F2 pole at Barcelona |url=https://formulascout.com/ilott-beats-shwartzman-for-another-f2-pole-at-barcelona/66301 |accessdate=16 August 2020 |work=formulascout.com |publisher=Formula Scout |date=16 August 2020}}

= Feature race =

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.{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Peter |title=Matsushita takes unlikely Barcelona F2 feature race win from 18th |url=https://formulascout.com/matsushita-takes-unlikely-barcelona-f2-feature-race-win-from-18th/66385 |accessdate=16 August 2020 |work=formulascout.com |publisher=Formula Scout |date=15 August 2020}} 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 =

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.{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Peter |title=Felipe Drugovich takes second F2 sprint race win at Barcelona |url=https://formulascout.com/felipe-drugovich-takes-second-f2-sprint-race-win-at-barcelona/66384 |access-date=6 December 2020 |work=formulascout.com |publisher=Formula Scout |date=6 December 2020}}

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

scope=row|1

|align=center|4

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

|UNI-Virtuosi Racing

|1:28.381

|

|align=center|1

scope=row|2

|align=center|21

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman

|Prema Racing

|1:28.564

| +0.183

|align=center|2

scope=row|3

|align=center|3

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou

|UNI-Virtuosi Racing

|1:28.601

| +0.220

|align=center|3

scope=row|4

|align=center|15

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich

|MP Motorsport

|1:28.767

| +0.386

|align=center|4

scope=row|5

|align=center|20

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Mick Schumacher

|Prema Racing

|1:28.889

| +0.508

|align=center|5

scope=row|6

|align=center|7

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda

|Carlin

|1:28.903

| +0.522

|align=center|6

scope=row|7

|align=center|9

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

|Campos Racing

|1:28.979

| +0.598

|align=center|7

scope=row|8

|align=center|2

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum

|DAMS

|1:28.986

| +0.605

|align=center|8

scope=row|9

|align=center|24

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|Hitech Grand Prix

|1:29.033

| +0.652

|align=center|9

scope=row|10

|align=center|11

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Louis Delétraz

|Charouz Racing System

|1:29.199

| +0.818

|align=center|10

scope=row|11

|align=center|16

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov

|BWT HWA Racelab

|1:29.297

| +0.916

|align=center|11

scope=row|12

|align=center|8

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|Carlin

|1:29.308

| +0.927

|align=center|12

scope=row|13

|align=center|1

|{{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael

|DAMS

|1:29.316

| +0.935

|align=center|13

scope=row|14

|align=center|6

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Christian Lundgaard

|ART Grand Prix

|1:29.333

| +0.952

|align=center|14

scope=row|15

|align=center|22

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|Trident

|1:29.469

| +1.088

|align=center|15

scope=row|16

|align=center|23

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato

|Trident

|1:29.493

| +1.112

|align=center|16

scope=row|17

|align=center|12

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Charouz Racing System

|1:29.524

| +1.143

|align=center|17

scope=row|18

|align=center|14

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita

|MP Motorsport

|1:29.641

| +1.260

|align=center|18

scope=row|19

|align=center|5

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong

|ART Grand Prix

|1:29.686

| +1.305

|align=center|19

scope=row|20

|align=center|25

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

|Hitech Grand Prix

|1:29.690

| +1.309

|align=center|20

scope=row|21

|align=center|17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|BWT HWA Racelab

|1:29.748

| +1.367

|align=center|21

scope=row|22

|align=center|10

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Samaia

|Campos Racing

|1:30.093

| +1.712

|align=center|22

colspan="7" |Source:{{cite web |title=2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Barcelona |url=https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2020-barcelona/classification/6265b03c-dc19-4243-95c2-81c81a10b53e |website=results.motorsportstats.com |publisher=Motorsport Network |access-date=6 December 2020}}

= Feature race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita

|MP Motorsport

|align="center" |35

|1:02:14.783

|align="center" |18

|align="center" |25 (2)

2

|align="center" |21

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman

|Prema Racing

|align="center" |35

| +1.599

|align="center" |2

|align="center" |18

3

|align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou

|UNI-Virtuosi Racing

|align="center" |35

| +6.166

|align="center" |3

|align="center" |15

4

|align="center" |7

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda

|Carlin

|align="center" |35

| +7.796

|align="center" |6

|align="center" |12

5

|align="center" |4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

|UNI-Virtuosi Racing

|align="center" |35

| +7.954

|align="center" |1

|align="center" |10 (4)

6

|align="center" |20

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Mick Schumacher

|Prema Racing

|align="center" |35

| +8.471

|align="center" |5

|align="center" |8

7

|align="center" |15

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich

|MP Motorsport

|align="center" |35

| +8.831

|align="center" |4

|align="center" |6

8

|align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

|Hitech Grand Prix

|align="center" |35

| +8.992

|align="center" |20

|align="center" |4

9

|align="center" |2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum

|DAMS

|align="center" |35

| +9.438

|align="center" |8

|align="center" |2

10

|align="center" |11

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Louis Delétraz

|Charouz Racing System

|align="center" |35

| +9.494

|align="center" |10

|align="center" |1

11

|align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Christian Lundgaard

|ART Grand Prix

|align="center" |35

| +9.658

|align="center" |14

|align="center" |

12

|align="center" |16

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov

|BWT HWA Racelab

|align="center" |35

| +10.552

|align="center" |11

|align="center" |

13

|align="center" |24

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|Hitech Grand Prix

|align="center" |35

| +10.661{{ref|1|1}}

|align="center" |9

|align="center" |

14

|align="center" |12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Charouz Racing System

|align="center" |35

| +14.389

|align="center" |17

|align="center" |

15

|align="center" |23

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato

|Trident Racing

|align="center" |35

| +15.157

|align="center" |16

|align="center" |

16

|align="center" |10

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Samaia

||Campos Racing

|align="center" |35

| +15.327

|align="center" |22

|align="center" |

17

|align="center" |8

| {{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|Carlin

|align="center" |35

| +18.437

|align="center" |12

|align="center" |

18{{ref|2|2}}

|align="center" |9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

||Campos Racing

|align="center" |34

| Collision

|align="center" |7

|align="center" |

19{{ref|2|2}}

|align="center" |1

| {{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael

|DAMS

|align="center" |34

| Collision

|align="center" |13

|align="center" |

DNF

|align="center" |22

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|Trident Racing

|align="center" |30

|Accident

|align="center" |15

|align="center" |

DNF

|align="center" |17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|BWT HWA Racelab

|align="center" |23

|Collision

|align="center" |21

|align="center" |

DNF

|align="center" |5

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong

|ART Grand Prix

|align="center" |0

|Spun off

|align="center" |19

|align="center" |

colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap： {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita (MP Motorsport) − 1:32.902 (lap 35)

;Note：

  • {{note|1|1}} – Nikita 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.
  • {{note|2|2}} – Jack Aitken and Sean Gelael collided on the final lap, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

= Sprint race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|align="center" |15

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich

|MP Motorsport

|align="center" |26

|41:55.669

|align="center" |2

|align="center" |15

2

|align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

|Hitech Grand Prix

|align="center" |26

| +9.536

|align="center" |1

|align="center" |12

3

|align="center" |20

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Mick Schumacher

|Prema Racing

|align="center" |26

| +10.956

|align="center" |3

|align="center" |10

4

|align="center" |7

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda

|Carlin

|align="center" |26

| +14.924

|align="center" |5

|align="center" |8

5

|align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuharu Matsushita

|MP Motorsport

|align="center" |26

| +19.921

|align="center" |8

|align="center" |6

6

|align="center" |24

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|Hitech Grand Prix

|align="center" |26

| +23.231

|align="center" |13

|align="center" |4

7

|align="center" |12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Charouz Racing System

|align="center" |26

| +24.528

|align="center" |14

|align="center" |2

8

|align="center" |4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

|UNI-Virtuosi Racing

|align="center" |26

| +29.718

|align="center" |4

|align="center" |1

9

|align="center" |11

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Louis Delétraz

|Charouz Racing System

|align="center" |26

| +31.973

|align="center" |10

|align="center" |

10

|align="center" |2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Ticktum

|DAMS

|align="center" |26

| +32.155

|align="center" |9

|align="center" |(2)

11

|align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Christian Lundgaard

|ART Grand Prix

|align="center" |26

| +34.196{{ref|3|3}}

|align="center" |11

|align="center" |

12

|align="center" |22

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|Trident Racing

|align="center" |26

| +34.822

|align="center" |19

|align="center" |

13

|align="center" |21

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman

|Prema Racing

|align="center" |26

| +41.254

|align="center" |7

|align="center" |

14

|align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guanyu Zhou

|UNI-Virtuosi Racing

|align="center" |26

| +41.996

|align="center" |6

|align="center" |

15

|align="center" |5

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Armstrong

|ART Grand Prix

|align="center" |26

| +43.413

|align="center" |21

|align="center" |

16

|align="center" |16

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov

|BWT HWA Racelab

|align="center" |26

| +45.618

|align="center" |12

|align="center" |

17

|align="center" |8

| {{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|Carlin

|align="center" |26

| +46.219

|align="center" |17

|align="center" |

18

|align="center" |9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

||Campos Racing

|align="center" |26

| +48.431

|align="center" |18

|align="center" |

19

|align="center" |17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|BWT HWA Racelab

|align="center" |26

| +54.736

|align="center" |20

|align="center" |

20

|align="center" |10

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Samaia

||Campos Racing

|align="center" |26

| +1:09.082

|align="center" |16

|align="center" |

21

|align="center" |23

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Marino Sato

|Trident Racing

|align="center" |26

| +1:14.667

|align="center" |15

|align="center" |

DNS

|align="center" |1

| {{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael

|DAMS

|align="center" |

|Did not start{{ref|4|4}}

|align="center" |

|align="center" |

colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap： {{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi (BWT HWA Racelab) – 1:33.595 (lap 21)

;Note：

  • {{note|3|3}} – Christian 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.
  • {{note|4|4}} – Sean 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/37LsOr0fkjVv0eS1TM5t7q/update-on-sean-gelael|title=Update on Sean Gelael|date=16 August 2020|access-date=19 September 2022|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website|language=en}}

Standings after the event

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

| 121

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Robert Shwartzman

| 103

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Christian Lundgaard

| 87

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda

| 82

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Mick Schumacher

| 79

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"|1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} UNI-Virtuosi Racing

| 197

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"|2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing

| 182

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"|3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

| 121

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"|4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Hitech Grand Prix

| 118

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"|5

| {{flagicon|NLD}} MP Motorsport

| 109

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.fiaformula2.com}}

{{Formula Two round report

| Name_of_round = Barcelona Formula 2 round

| Year_of_round = 2020

| Previous_round_in_season = 2020 2nd Silverstone Formula 2 round

| Next_round_in_season = 2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

| Previous_year's_round = 2019 Barcelona Formula 2 round

| Next_year's_round = 2022 Barcelona Formula 2 round

}}

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