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The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is due to be the 71st running of the Formula One World Championship. The season will mark the 70th anniversary of the first Formula One season and throughout the season Formula One will use a special logo.[1] The championship is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Taking place from March to November, the championship is due to be contested over 22 Grands Prix,[a] which would make the 2020 championship the longest in the sport's history. Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively.
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are the reigning World Drivers' and World Constructors' champions respectively, after they both won their sixth championships in 2019.
Entries
The following teams and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2020 World Championship. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.[2]
Withdrawals as a result of the cornavirus pandemic
McLaren withdrew from the 2020 Australian Grand Prix after one of their team members tested positive for covid-19.[43]
Team changes
Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, renamed Toro Rosso as "Scuderia AlphaTauri". The team uses the constructor name "AlphaTauri".[33] The name is derived from Red Bull's AlphaTauri fashion brand.[44]
Driver changes
After a year's absence, Esteban Ocon returned to racing in Formula One after signing a contract with Renault, replacing Nico Hülkenberg.[36] Robert Kubica left Williams at the end of the 2019 championship and joined Alfa Romeo Racing as a reserve driver.[3] Nicholas Latifi, the 2019 Formula 2 Championship runner-up, replaced Kubica at Williams.[39][45]
Calendar
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The following 22 Grands Prix are due to be run as part of the 2020 World Championship. The length of each race is the minimum number of laps that exceeds a total distance of 305 km (189.5 mi); the only exception to this is the Monaco Grand Prix, for which the distance is 260 km (161.6 mi).[46]
Calendar changes
After purchasing the commercial rights to the sport from CVC Capital Partners in January 2017, Liberty Media announced plans to expand the Formula One calendar using a concept they termed "destination races" and modelled on the Singapore Grand Prix.[49] Under the "destination races" model, Grands Prix would be established in or near key tourist destinations and integrate racing, entertainment and social functions with the aim of making the sport more accessible and appealing to a wider audience. Several countries and venues announced plans to bid for a Grand Prix,[50][51] with two bids being successful:
- The Vietnamese Grand Prix was announced as the first new race created under Liberty's management.[52] The race was given a provisional date of April 2020 and is planned to take place on a street circuit in the capital Hanoi.[53]
- The Dutch Grand Prix is due to be revived,[54] with the race taking place at the Circuit Zandvoort.[55][56] The 2020 race would mark the first time the Dutch Grand Prix has been run since 1985.
Liberty Media initially expected that the 2020 calendar would consist of twenty-one Grands Prix and that any new races would come at the expense of existing events, but later negotiated an agreement with the teams to allow up to twenty-two Grands Prix. Several further changes were made between the 2019 and 2020 calendars, with the German Grand Prix discontinued and the Mexican Grand Prix rebranded as the "Mexico City Grand Prix".[57][58]
Calendar changes as a reaction to coronavirus pandemic
The Chinese Grand Prix was originally due to take place on 19 April but was postponed because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.[47] Prior to the start of the season, Ferrari and AlphaTauri expressed concern about the spread of the virus and its effect on the championship. Both teams are based in Italy, which has suffered one of the worst outbreaks of the virus outside China,[59][60] and so both Ferrari and AlphaTauri were therefore concerned over the ability of their staff to leave a quarantine zone that was established in northern Italy. Ross Brawn, the managing director of the sport, announced that Grands Prix would not go ahead if a team were blocked from entering a host nation, but that events could go ahead if a team voluntarily chose not to enter a host nation.[61]
Regulation changes
Sporting regulations
Teams will be allowed to use one more MGU-K compared to 2019 to compensate for the increased demands of contesting twenty-two races.[62][63]
Drivers who participate in free practice sessions will be eligible for additional FIA Super Licence points. Any driver who completes a minimum 100 km (62 mi) during a free practice session will receive an additional Super Licence point on the condition that they do not commit a driving infraction.[64] Drivers may only accrue ten Super Licence points per year from free practice sessions.
As a result of the expanded calendar, the two pre-season tests due to take place at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will be reduced in length from four days to three days each, whilst the two in-season tests that took place at Bahrain International Circuit and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2019 have been discontinued. Teams will also no longer be allowed to hide their cars during testing.[65] The amount of time in which car mechanics are not allowed to work on the car has been extended from eight to nine hours.[63]
The rules surrounding jump starts and the weighbridge have been relaxed with the race stewards now being able to hand out less severe punishments for missing the weighbridge and jump starts.[63]
Technical regulations
In order to reduce the risk of punctures, the last 50 mm (2.0 in) of the front wing can no longer contain any metal. Brake ducts can no longer be outsourced and must be made and designed by the team. The amount of fuel that can be outside of the fuel tank has been reduced from 2 litres (3.5 imp pt) to 250 millilitres (0.44 imp pt). The level of driver aids at the start will also be decreased.[63]
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers and the driver who set the fastest lap. The points are awarded for every race using the following system:[66]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
World Drivers' Championship standings
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Notes:
- † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
World Constructors' Championship standings
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Notes:
- † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
- Rows are not related to the drivers: within each constructor, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and sprint).
Notes
- ^ a b The Chinese Grand Prix was originally due to take place on 19 April. It was postponed to an unannounced date in response to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.[47]
- ^ Racing Point F1 Team uses Mercedes-AMG F1 M11 EQ Performance power units. For sponsorship purposes, these engines are rebadged as "BWT Mercedes".[26]
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