# 2020 Monza Formula 2 round

The 2020 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 5-6 September 2020 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the eighth round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.

## Report

Ilott repeated his previous year success in Monza qualifying, grabbing another pole. But pit stop struggles left him without the chance of taking the podium. The race was won by Schumacher, who was victorious in the feature race for the first time. He was accompanied by Ghiotto and Lundgaard on podium, with the former equalling the all-time record of 23 podiums by last year's champion Nyck de Vries.
In the sprint race Ticktum crossed the finish line first after dominating the race, but he was disqualified due to a lack of fuel. Ilott inherited the win and retook the lead in the championship from Shwartzman.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:31.929 | | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 1:31.959 | +0.030 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:32.127 | +0.198 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.200 | +0.271 | 4 |
| 5 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident | 1:32.226 | +0.297 | 5 |
| 6 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:32.267 | +0.338 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 1:32.277 | +0.348 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 1:32.308 | +0.379 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:32.342 | +0.413 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 1:32.373 | +0.444 | 10 |
| 11 | 1 | Jüri Vips | DAMS | 1:32.381 | +0.452 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 1:32.412 | +0.483 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 1:32.420 | +0.491 | 13 |
| 14 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident | 1:32.534 | +0.605 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.592 | +0.663 | 15 |
| 16 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 1:32.597 | +0.668 | 16 |
| 17 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 1:32.602 | +0.673 | 17 |
| 18 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 1:32.610 | +0.681 | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 1:32.623 | +0.694 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | BWT HWA Racelab | 1:32.626 | +0.697 | 20 |
| 21 | 16 | Artem Markelov | BWT HWA Racelab | 1:33.311 | +1.382 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 1:33.501 | +1.572 | 22 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 30 | 48:24.641 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 30 | +3.185 | 3 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +7.321 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 30 | +9.279 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 30 | +12.553 | 17 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 30 | +15.145 | 1 | 8 (4) |
| 7 | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 30 | +15.291 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +17.561 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 30 | +18.238 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 30 | +21.154 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Jüri Vips | DAMS | 30 | +23.947 | 11 | |
| 12 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +25.004 | 18 | |
| 13 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 30 | +27.859 | 19 | |
| 14 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +28.379 | 15 | |
| 15 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 30 | +28.666 | 13 | |
| 16 | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 30 | +29.257 | 12 | |
| 17 | 16 | Artem Markelov | BWT HWA Racelab | 30 | +29.927 | 21 | |
| 18 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | BWT HWA Racelab | 30 | +30.343 | 20 | |
| 19 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident Racing | 30 | +33.081 | 5 | |
| 20 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident Racing | 30 | +51.408 | 14 | |
| 21 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 30 | +52.406 | 22 | |
| DNF | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | Engine | 6 | |
| Fastest lap： Luca Ghiotto (Hitech Grand Prix) — 1:34.181（Lap 25） ||||||||

#### Note：

* ^1 - Marcus Armstrong originally finished eleventh, but was given a five-second-overtime penalty for forcing Guanyu Zhou off the track.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Callum Ilott | UNI-Virtuosi | 21 | 34:12.598 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +5.299 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Prema Racing | 21 | +6.615 | 8 | 10 (2) |
| 4 | 11 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +7.072 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 21 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 21 | +7.338 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Jehan Daruvala | Carlin | 21 | +10.989 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | Jack Aitken | Campos Racing | 21 | +16.962 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 24 | Nikita Mazepin | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +18.782 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Jüri Vips | DAMS | 21 | +19.685 | 11 | |
| 10 | 22 | Roy Nissany | Trident Racing | 21 | +30.844 | 19 | |
| 11 | 14 | Nobuharu Matsushita | MP Motorsport | 21 | +31.080 | 15 | |
| 12 | 17 | Giuliano Alesi | BWT HWA Racelab | 21 | +32.331 | 18 | |
| 13 | 23 | Marino Sato | Trident Racing | 21 | +33.113 | 20 | |
| 14 | 10 | Guilherme Samaia | Campos Racing | 21 | +41.766 | 21 | |
| 15 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +1:00.054 | 7 | |
| 16 | 16 | Artem Markelov | BWT HWA Racelab | 20 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 17 | 12 | Pedro Piquet | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 18 | 5 | Marcus Armstrong | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +1 lap | 14 | |
| DNF | 15 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 16 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNF | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Carlin | 15 | Mechanical | 5 | |
| DNF | 3 | Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi | 13 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| DSQ | 2 | Dan Ticktum | DAMS | 21 | Disqualified | 2 | |
| Fastest lap: Yuki Tsunoda (Carlin) — 1:34.194（lap 14) ||||||||

#### Note：

* ^2 - Dan Ticktum originally finished first, but he was later disqualified due to lack of fuel on finish.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Callum Ilott | 149 |
| 1 | 2 | Mick Schumacher | 143 |
| 2 | 3 | Robert Shwartzman | 140 |
| 1 | 4 | Yuki Tsunoda | 123 |
| 2 | 5 | Christian Lundgaard | 116 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 283 |
| | 2 | UNI-Virtuosi | 251 |
| | 3 | Hitech Grand Prix | 173 |
| 1 | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 150 |
| 1 | 5 | Carlin | 146 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.