2020 2nd Silverstone Formula 2 round
# 2020 2nd Silverstone Formula 2 round

The 2020 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races involving Formula 2 cars that took place on 8 and 9 August 2020 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, Great Britain. The event is the fifth round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:39.062 | | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.177 | +0.115 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 1:39.278 | +0.216 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 1:39.326 | +0.264 | 4 |
| 5 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:39.362 | +0.300 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:39.394 | +0.332 | 6 |
| 7 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:39.410 | +0.348 | 7 |
| 8 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 1:39.448 | +0.386 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:39.474 | +0.412 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 1:39.494 | +0.432 | 10 |
| 11 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 1:39.525 | +0.463 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 1:39.526 | +0.464 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 1:39.621 | +0.559 | 13 |
| 14 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident | 1:39.679 | +0.617 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 | Sean Gelael | DAMS | 1:39.783 | +0.721 | 20 |
| 16 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 1:39.790 | +0.728 | 15 |
| 17 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 1:39.961 | +0.899 | 16 |
| 18 | 16 | Artem Markelov | BWT HWA Racelab | 1:40.094 | +1.032 | 17 |
| 19 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.299 | +1.237 | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | HWA Racelab | 1:40.485 | +1.423 | 19 |
| 21 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident | 1:40.615 | +1.553 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 1:41.061 | +1.999 | 22 |
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**Notes**

* ^1 Sean Gelael was given a five-place grid penalty for not having the correct number of tyres.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 29 | 51:12.407 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +8.574 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 29 | +12.303 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 29 | +15.020 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 29 | +16.644 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 29 | +17.010 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 29 | +19.232 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 29 | +20.033 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 29 | +20.428 | 6 | 2 (2) |
| 10 | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 29 | +24.127 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 29 | +26.418 | 17 | |
| 12 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 29 | +28.109 | 16 | |
| 13 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 29 | +36.114 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +41.725 | 19 | |
| 15 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 29 | +43.109 | 4 | |
| 16 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | HWA Racelab | 29 | +43.252 | 20 | |
| 17 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident | 29 | +50.048 | 20 | |
| 18 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident | 29 | +51.428 | 21 | |
| 19 | 16 | Artem Markelov | HWA Racelab | 29 | +1:14.193 | 18 | |
| 20 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 29 | +1:15.090 | 22 | |
| 21 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 28 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| DNF | 1 | Sean Gelael | DAMS | 21 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: Guanyu Zhou (UNI-Virtuosi) — 1:42.754 (on lap 25) ||||||||

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 21 | 36:15.140 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 21 | +3.120 | 2 | 12 (2) |
| 3 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 21 | +17.993 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +20.258 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +21.059 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | +22.154 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 21 | +22.913 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +25.201 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 21 | +28.672 | 12 | |
| 10 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +29.066 | 13 | |
| 11 | 16 | Artem Markelov | HWA Racelab | 21 | +33.686 | 19 | |
| 12 | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 21 | +34.776 | 10 | |
| 13 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 21 | +36.362 | 1 | |
| 14 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +37.995 | 14 | |
| 15 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident | 21 | +40.151 | 18 | |
| 16 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +43.748 | 21 | |
| 17 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident | 21 | +47.202 | 17 | |
| 18 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 21 | +1:00.275 | 11 | |
| 19 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 21 | +1:01.710 | 20 | |
| 20 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | HWA Racelab | 21 | +1:31.548 | 16 | |
| 21 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +1 lap | 7 | |
| DNS | 1 | Sean Gelael | DAMS | 0 | Did not start | 22 | |
| Fastest lap: Mick Schumacher (Prema Racing) — 1:41.887 (on lap 3) ||||||||

Notes:

* ^1 – Sean Gelael was making the formation lap, but later returned into the pits after suffering a mechanical issue, forcing him to rule out of the race as a consequence.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Callum Ilott | 106 |
| 1 | 2 | Christian Lundgaard | 87 |
| 2 | 3 | Robert Shwartzman | 85 |
| | 4 | Nikita Mazepin | 71 |
| 2 | 5 | Louis Delétraz | 64 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | UNI-Virtuosi | 167 |
| | 2 | Prema Racing | 146 |
| | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 121 |
| | 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 98 |
| 1 | 5 | Carlin | 80 |

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