# 2020 Formula 2 Championship
The 2020 [FIA Formula 2 Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/fia-formula-2-championship) was the fourth season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA's second-tier single-seater series, and was won by Mick Schumacher of PREMA Racing with 215 points, 14 ahead of [Callum Ilott](https://www.edgepedia.org/callum-ilott)[1](https://liquipedia.net/formula1/2020_Formula_2_Championship) • [2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings). Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the season did not begin until July and ran as a twelve-round support series to the revised 2020 Formula 1 calendar[3](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/fia-formula-2-and-fia-formula-3-confirm-opening-eight-rounds-of-their.6GVZwfPJreqxplUtZsJFj8) • [2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Season | Fourth edition of the FIA Formula 2 Championship[1](https://liquipedia.net/formula1/2020_Formula_2_Championship) |
| Champion | Mick Schumacher (PREMA Racing), 215 points[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings) |
| Runner-up | Callum Ilott, 201 points; Yuki Tsunoda third on 200[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings) • [4](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/100-races-the-numbers-that-define-formula-2.3Nq7ip0Reh0RLAfBUr8jew) |
| Winning margin | 14 points, settled at the final round[4](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/100-races-the-numbers-that-define-formula-2.3Nq7ip0Reh0RLAfBUr8jew) |
| Teams' champion | PREMA Racing, 392 points; UNI-Virtuosi second with 352.5[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings) |
| Calendar | 12 rounds, July 3-5 (Red Bull Ring) to December 4-6 (Bahrain)[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings) • [5](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/double-header-in-bahrain-to-complete-2020-fia-formula-2-calendar.132qoE9IgEdOY0AN5nWfQU) |
| Car | Identical Dallara F2 2018 chassis, Mecachrome 3.4L turbocharged V6, new 18-inch Pirelli rims[6](https://f2.fandom.com/wiki/2020_Formula_2_Championship) • [7](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/new-tyres-big-names-and-rookies-everything-you-need-to-know-before-the-2020.2yjGVJ5J8H8HeO4IagOGeS.2yjGVJ5J8H8HeO4IagOGeS) |
## Calendar and the COVID-19 disruption
The original season calendar was published before the pandemic, but the outbreak of COVID-19 postponed the opening rounds. When Formula 1 announced its opening eight races of a revised 2020 calendar, Formula 2 and Formula 3 confirmed that their season would start on July 3-5 at the [Red Bull Ring](https://www.edgepedia.org/red-bull-ring) and continue alongside Formula 1 for the succeeding rounds[3](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/fia-formula-2-and-fia-formula-3-confirm-opening-eight-rounds-of-their.6GVZwfPJreqxplUtZsJFj8). The FIA World Motor Sport Council approved the COVID-19 Code of Conduct, added as Appendix S to the International Sporting Code, covering championships running at the same events, including Formula 2[8](https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-18).
The revised calendar grew through the year: Sochi was added for September 25-27 alongside Formula 1 at the Sochi Autodrom[9](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/sochi-added-to-the-fia-formula-2-2020-revised-calendar.7HysGz7vksoAN23hWOvG1p), and the season was completed with a double-header at the [Bahrain International Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/bahrain-international-circuit), back-to-back on November 27-29 and December 4-6[5](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/double-header-in-bahrain-to-complete-2020-fia-formula-2-calendar.132qoE9IgEdOY0AN5nWfQU). The final standings table lists twelve rounds: two at the Red Bull Ring, Hungary, two at Silverstone, Spain, Belgium, two at Monza, Sochi, and two in Bahrain[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings).
## Cars and technical changes
Formula 2 is a one-make championship: all twenty-two drivers used identical Dallara F2 2018 chassis powered by identical Mecachrome 3.4L turbocharged V6 engines, with the Dallara-Mecachrome package in its third season[6](https://f2.fandom.com/wiki/2020_Formula_2_Championship). The main technical change for 2020 was an increase in wheel rim size, moving away from the 13-inch wheels used since the 2005 [GP2 Series](https://www.edgepedia.org/gp2-series)[6](https://f2.fandom.com/wiki/2020_Formula_2_Championship). F2 debuted 18-inch Pirelli rims ahead of Formula 1, and the new Pirelli tires added 30 kg to the cars without a loss of performance[7](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/new-tyres-big-names-and-rookies-everything-you-need-to-know-before-the-2020.2yjGVJ5J8H8HeO4IagOGeS.2yjGVJ5J8H8HeO4IagOGeS).
On the grid, BWT HWA Racelab took over BWT Arden's entry for 2020 after a season of collaboration between the two operations[10](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/what-to-watch-for-in-2020.2dmN9P6WBmSCUQrWzZ56Xe).
## The drivers' title battle
Three drivers reached the final rounds in contention. Schumacher strengthened his position with his second win of the season in the Sochi Feature Race, beating pole-sitter Yuki Tsunoda of Carlin from third on the grid, with Ilott third[11](https://www.fia.com/news/f2-schumacher-storms-second-win-2020-sochi-feature-race-ahead-title-rivals-tsunoda-and-ilott). In the penultimate round's Sakhir Feature Race, Tsunoda took his third win of 2020, keeping the drivers' title alive until the final race[12](https://www.fia.com/news/f2-tsunoda-takes-third-win-2020-sakhir-feature-race-drivers-title-goes-down-final-race).
The championship was decided at the last round on the Bahrain outer loop. Schumacher qualified 18th and fought back to sixth in the feature race[13](https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/how-schumacher-jr-earned-his-haas-f1-chance-5114774/5114774/), and he closed the season with 215 points to Ilott's 201, a margin of 14 points[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings) • [4](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/100-races-the-numbers-that-define-formula-2.3Nq7ip0Reh0RLAfBUr8jew). Tsunoda finished third on 200 points, [Robert Shwartzman](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-shwartzman) fourth on 177, [Nikita Mazepin](https://www.edgepedia.org/nikita-mazepin) fifth on 164, and Guanyu Zhou sixth on 151.5[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings).
## Teams' championship
PREMA Racing won the teams' title with 392 points, ahead of UNI-Virtuosi on 352.5[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings). PREMA's total reflected both of its drivers: Schumacher's 215 points and Shwartzman's 177, the two PREMA entries combining for 392[2](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings).
## Graduation to Formula 1
Formula 2 produced three more Formula 1 graduates in 2020, taking the series' tally to eight in four years, according to F2 CEO Bruno Michel, who noted that Formula 1 teams do not hesitate to incorporate a rookie coming directly from F2[14](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/bruno-michel-q-and-a-f2-ceo-on-a-new-era-and-the-latest-f1-graduates.1GX0IpuoSOukfMbt4px0XG). Schumacher's title underpinned his chance with Haas[13](https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/how-schumacher-jr-earned-his-haas-f1-chance-5114774/5114774/), and Guanyu Zhou, sixth in the championship, later stepped up to Formula 1 with [Alfa Romeo](https://www.edgepedia.org/alfa-romeo) in 2022[15](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/five-key-moments-on-guanyu-zhous-road-to-f1.5Sy3tDdbgZ8qgQRj2c33T4). The series' role as a direct feeder is a stated feature of the championship, though an exception is [Pietro Fittipaldi](https://www.edgepedia.org/pietro-fittipaldi), who made two Grand Prix starts for Haas in December 2020 without having competed in Formula 2[4](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/100-races-the-numbers-that-define-formula-2.3Nq7ip0Reh0RLAfBUr8jew) • [16](https://www.haasf1team.com/season/team/pietro-fittipaldi).
## References
1. [2020 Formula 2 Championship, Liquipedia Formula 1 Wiki](https://liquipedia.net/formula1/2020_Formula_2_Championship)
2. [Standings, Season 2020, FIA](https://www.fia.com/events/formula-2-championship/season-2020/standings)
3. [FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 confirm opening eight rounds of their revised 2020 calendars, fiaformula2.com](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/fia-formula-2-and-fia-formula-3-confirm-opening-eight-rounds-of-their.6GVZwfPJreqxplUtZsJFj8)
4. [100 Races: The numbers that define Formula 2, fiaformula2.com](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/100-races-the-numbers-that-define-formula-2.3Nq7ip0Reh0RLAfBUr8jew)
5. [Double-header in Bahrain to complete 2020 FIA Formula 2 calendar, fiaformula2.com](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/double-header-in-bahrain-to-complete-2020-fia-formula-2-calendar.132qoE9IgEdOY0AN5nWfQU)
6. [2020 Formula 2 Championship, Formula 2 Wiki (Fandom)](https://f2.fandom.com/wiki/2020_Formula_2_Championship)
7. [New tyres, big names and rookies: Everything you need to know before the 2020 F2 season starts, Formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/new-tyres-big-names-and-rookies-everything-you-need-to-know-before-the-2020.2yjGVJ5J8H8HeO4IagOGeS.2yjGVJ5J8H8HeO4IagOGeS)
8. [FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions, FIA](https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-18)
9. [Sochi added to the FIA Formula 2 2020 revised calendar, fiaformula2.com](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/sochi-added-to-the-fia-formula-2-2020-revised-calendar.7HysGz7vksoAN23hWOvG1p)
10. [What to watch for in 2020, fiaformula2.com](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/what-to-watch-for-in-2020.2dmN9P6WBmSCUQrWzZ56Xe)
11. [F2 - Schumacher storms to second win of 2020 in Sochi Feature Race, FIA](https://www.fia.com/news/f2-schumacher-storms-second-win-2020-sochi-feature-race-ahead-title-rivals-tsunoda-and-ilott)
12. [F2 - Tsunoda takes third win of 2020 in Sakhir Feature Race, FIA](https://www.fia.com/news/f2-tsunoda-takes-third-win-2020-sakhir-feature-race-drivers-title-goes-down-final-race)
13. [How Schumacher Jr earned his Haas F1 chance, Autosport](https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/how-schumacher-jr-earned-his-haas-f1-chance-5114774/5114774/)
14. [Bruno Michel Q&A: F2 CEO on a new era and the latest F1 graduates, fiaformula2.com](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/bruno-michel-q-and-a-f2-ceo-on-a-new-era-and-the-latest-f1-graduates.1GX0IpuoSOukfMbt4px0XG)
15. [Five key moments on Guanyu Zhou's Road to F1, fiaformula2.com](https://www.fiaformula2.com/en/latest/article/five-key-moments-on-guanyu-zhous-road-to-f1.5Sy3tDdbgZ8qgQRj2c33T4)
16. [Haas F1 Team, Pietro Fittipaldi](https://www.haasf1team.com/season/team/pietro-fittipaldi)
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