2020 Spanish Grand Prix
| 2020 Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 6 of 13[a] in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 16 August 2020 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2020 | ||||
| Location |
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.655 km (2.892 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 66 laps, 307.104 km (190.825 miles) | ||||
| Attendance | 0[b] | ||||
The 2020 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2020) is a Formula One motor race that is scheduled to be held on 16 August 2020 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain.[1] The race will be the sixth round in the 2020 Formula One World Championship, and will take place one week after the previous round at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
Background
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The opening rounds of the 2020 championship were heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed after the aborted opening round in Australia, prompting the FIA to draft a new calendar. The Spanish Grand Prix was originally intended to be held on 10 May.[2]
Championship standings before the race
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads the drivers' championship by 30 points from Red Bull-Honda driver Max Verstappen. Four points behind Max Verstappen is Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas. In the constructors' championship, Mercedes lead by 67 points from Red Bull Racing. In third place is Ferrari, who are 58 points behind Red Bull and are ahead of fourth placed McLaren by two points.[3]
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as those on the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[4] Roy Nissany took part in the first practice session for Williams in place of George Russell.[5]
Tyres
The C1, C2 and C3 tyre compounds will be made available for teams to use by Pirelli, the same compounds used the year before.[6]
Notes
- ^ The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic saw several Grands Prix cancelled or rescheduled. The revised calendar currently consists of thirteen races but the sport's management announced that they expected the final calendar to have as many as eighteen.
- ^ The Grand Prix will be held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
References
- ^ "F1 Schedule 2020 - latest information". www.formula1.com. 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "F1 Calendar 2020 - Enjoy a Record-breaking 22 Races in the 2020 Season". www.formula1.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "F1 Constructor Standings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "2020 Spanish Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Roy Nissany to make Grand Prix weekend debut with FP1 outing in Barcelona for Williams". Formula1.com. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Adam. "Tyre compounds will switch for second F1 race of Silverstone double-header". Autosport.com.
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