2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round
# 2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

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.

## Report

Yuki Tsunoda achieved his second pole, setting a time 0.128 seconds faster than Nikita Mazepin in qualifying. 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. 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. Schumacher returned to the podium, bringing Prema their first double on the finish of the sprint race. Guanyu Zhou completed the podium.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 1:57.593 | | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:57.721 | +0.128 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 1:57.844 | +0.251 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 1:57.861 | +0.268 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 1:58.014 | +0.421 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:58.022 | +0.429 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 1:58.076 | +0.483 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:58.080 | +0.487 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 1:58.137 | +0.544 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:58.168 | +0.575 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 1:58.194 | +0.601 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:58.259 | +0.666 | 12 |
| 13 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 1:58.318 | +0.725 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 1:58.391 | +0.798 | 14 |
| 15 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident | 1:58.578 | +0.985 | 15 |
| 16 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident | 1:58.959 | +1.366 | 16 |
| 17 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 1:59.007 | +1.414 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:59.079 | +1.486 | 18 |
| 19 | 16 | Artem Markelov | BWT HWA Racelab | 1:59.207 | +1.614 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | BWT HWA Racelab | 2:02.991 | +5.398 | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 2:30.794 | +33.201 | 21 |
| 22 | 1 | Jüri Vips | DAMS | no time | no time | 22 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 25 | 53:42.538 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 25 | +4.430 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 25 | +5.639 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 25 | +10.381 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 25 | +13.595 | 4 | 10 (2) |
| 6 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 25 | +16.218 | 14 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 25 | +16.453 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident Racing | 25 | +20.792 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 25 | +24.222 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 25 | +25.808 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Jüri Vips | DAMS | 25 | +28.877 | 21 | |
| 12 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 25 | +29.776 | 11 | |
| 13 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 25 | +36.613 | 17 | |
| 14 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident Racing | 25 | +38.942 | 16 | |
| 15 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +36.414 | 13 | |
| 16 | 16 | Artem Markelov | BWT HWA Racelab | 25 | +44.258 | 19 | |
| 17 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +46.051 | 18 | |
| 18 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | BWT HWA Racelab | 25 | +47.045 | 20 | |
| 19 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 25 | +1:32.794 | 9 | |
| DNF | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 15 | Retired | 22 | |
| DNF | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 3 | Collision | 3 | |
| DSQ | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 25 | Disqualified | 5 | |
| Fastest lap： Robert Shwartzman (Prema Racing) — 2:01.092（lap 12） ||||||||

**Note：**

* ^1 – Nikita Mazepin originally finished first, but was given a five second penalty for forcing Yuki Tsunoda off track and was classified second.
* ^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.
* ^3 – Nobuharu Matsushita collided with Felipe Drugovich on the third lap and was given a three place grid penalty for the sprint race.
* ^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.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 18 | 42:44.391 | 4 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 18 | +9.025 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 18 | +11.193 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 18 | +20.945 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 18 | +21.907 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 18 | +25.182 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +26.796 | 17 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Artem Markelov | BWT HWA Racelab | 18 | +30.492 | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 18 | +30.559 | 8 | |
| 10 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 18 | +32.126 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jüri Vips | DAMS | 18 | +32.331 | PL | |
| 12 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 18 | +32.832 | 12 | |
| 13 | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 18 | +33.041 | 21 | |
| 14 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | BWT HWA Racelab | 18 | +33.448 | 18 | |
| 15 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 18 | +34.729 | 20 | |
| 16 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 18 | +44.078 | 19 | |
| 17 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 18 | +1:16.304 | 13 | |
| DNF | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident Racing | 13 | Collision | 14 | |
| DNF | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 9 | Collision | 15 | |
| DNF | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident Racing | 3 | Collision | 1 | |
| DNF | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| DNS | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | | Did not start | | |
| Fastest lap： Jack Aitken (Campos Racing) — 2:00.884(lap 16) ||||||||

**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.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | 132 |
| 1 | 2 | Callum Ilott | 122 |
| 1 | 3 | Yuki Tsunoda | 111 |
| 1 | 4 | Mick Schumacher | 106 |
| 2 | 5 | Nikita Mazepin | 101 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Prema Racing | 238 |
| 1 | 2 | UNI-Virtuosi | 214 |
| 1 | 3 | Hitech Grand Prix | 152 |
| 2 | 4 | Carlin | 129 |
| 2 | 5 | ART Grand Prix | 123 |

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