| 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test | ||
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| Test Information | ||
| Date | 8 - 10 December 2020[1] | |
| Circuit |  Bahrain International Circuit
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| Location | Sakhir, Southern Governorate, Bahrain
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| Lap length | 5.412 km (3.363 mi) | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Jehan Daruvala
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| Time | Day | Laps |
| 1:41.686 | 2 | 210 |
| Testing Guide | ||
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The 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test, formally known as the 2020 Formula 2 Post-Season Test, was a three day test staged after the conclusion of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Southern Governorate, Bahrain on 8 - 10 December 2020.[1] The test would see all eleven teams that raced in the 2020 season take part, primarily to evaluate potential drivers for the 2021 season after they were all confirmed to be competing in the fifth F2 campaign.[2]
Jehan Daruvala ended the test as the fastest driver across the three days, recording a 1:41.686 on the second day.[3] The Indian racer also recorded an impressive tally of 210 laps across the three days, a total that was matched by his temporary Carlin teammate Dan Ticktum.[4]
In terms of the F2 rookies it was Hitech Grand Prix's New Zealander Liam Lawson who set the best effort, claiming a 1:42.177 on day two.[3] He was one of eight drivers who got their first taste of F2 equipment at the Test, while Roberto Merhi made his F2 return having not driven in the series since 2018.[5]
Background[]
After the Covid-19 Pandemic caused widespread chaos to the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship, resulting in the final two rounds being staged at the Bahrain International Circuit at the end of November and early December.[1] As a result, the Bahraini circuit was chosen to host the traditional post-season test for F2, which would be staged over three days after the second of set of races in Sakhir.[1] In terms of circuit layout the F2 field would use the full Bahrain International Circuit, rather than use the experimental Outer Circuit which staged the 2020 Season Finale.[5]
Scheduled Plans[]
A total of eighteen hours of running would be scheduled for the Test, with six hours a day for each of the three days.[5] The first and second days would split the sessions into two three hour runs, the first beginning at 9:00 AM, while the second would start at 2:00 PM local time.[5] For day three the first session would also start at 9:00 AM, while the afternoon session would start earlier at 1:00 PM.[5]
Elsewhere, each car would be issued with eight sets of Pirelli tyres for the entire three day test, all of which would be the hard compound to reduce expense and allow better comparison between drivers.[5]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test is displayed below:
Day One[]
Report[]
Results[]
Below is the full result from the first day of the 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test:
| 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test Day One Times | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Time | Gap | |
| 1st | 7 | Jehan Daruvala
|
 Carlin
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52 | 1:41.848 | — | |
| 2nd | 8 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin
|
51 | 1:41.954 | +0.106s | |
| 3rd | 15 |  Louis Delétraz
|
 MP Motorsport
|
43 | 1:42.251 | +0.403s | |
| 4th | 21 |  Robert Shwartzman
|
 Prema Racing
|
46 | 1:42.253 | +0.405s | |
| 5th | 20 |  Oscar Piastri
|
Prema Racing
|
44 | 1:42.424 | +0.576s | |
| 6th | 11 | Callum Ilott
|
 Charouz Racing System
|
46 | 1:42.450 | +0.602s | |
| 7th | 9 | Ralph Boschung
|
 Campos Racing
|
53 | 1:42.480 | +0.632s | |
| 8th | 3 |  Guanyu Zhou
|
UNI-Virtuosi
|
60 | 1:42.520 | +0.672s | |
| 9th | 4 |  Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi
|
57 | 1:42.718 | +0.870s | |
| 10th | 6 |  Christian Lundgaard
|
 ART Grand Prix
|
53 | 1:42.856 | +1.008s | |
| 11th | 25 |  Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix
|
50 | 1:42.879 | +1.031s | |
| 12th | 14 |  Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport
|
55 | 1:42.907 | +1.061s | |
| 13th | 24 |  Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix
|
43 | 1:42.972 | +1.124s | |
| 14th | 2 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS
|
42 | 1:43.018 | +1.170s | |
| 15th | 22 | Clément Novalak
|
Trident
|
35 | 1:43.049 | +1.201s | |
| 16th | 5 | Théo Pourchaire
|
ART Grand Prix
|
55 | 1:43.075 | +1.227s | |
| 17th | 1 |  Roy Nissany
|
DAMS
|
50 | 1:43.078 | +1.230s | |
| 18th | 10 |  Logan Sargeant
|
Campos Racing
|
47 | 1:43.137 | +1.289s | |
| 19th | 12 | David Beckmann
|
Charouz Racing System
|
43 | 1:43.309 | +1.461s | |
| 20th | 17 | Matteo Nannini
|
BWT HWA Racelab
|
41 | 1:43.497 | +1.649s | |
| 21st | 16 | Roberto Merhi
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BWT HWA Racelab
|
33 | 1:44.179 | +2.331s | |
| 22nd | 23 |  Marino Sato
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Trident
|
39 | 1:44.428 | +2.580s | |
| Source:[6] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a drivers fastest time during the test-day.
Day Two[]
Report[]
Results[]
Below is the full result from the second day of the 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test:
| 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test Day Two Times | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Time | Gap | |
| S1 | S2 | ||||||
| 1st | 7 | Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin
|
77 | 1:42.271 | 1:41.686 | — |
| 2nd | 21 | Robert Shwartzman
|
Prema Racing
|
64 | 2:03.206 | 1:41.853 | +0.167s |
| 3rd | 8 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin
|
79 | 1:43.018 | 1:42.050 | +0.364s |
| 4th | 25 | Liam Lawson
|
Hitech Grand Prix
|
74 | 1:42.337 | 1:42.177 | +0.491s |
| 5th | 9 | Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing
|
64 | 1:42.244 | 1:42.635 | +0.558s |
| 6th | 2 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS
|
81 | 1:42.961 | 1:42.281 | +0.595s |
| 7th | 4 | Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi
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74 | 1:42.931 | 1:42.373 | +0.687s |
| 8th | 15 | Louis Delétraz
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MP Motorsport
|
64 | 1:43.464 | 1:42.375 | +0.689s |
| 9th | 11 | David Beckmann
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Charouz Racing System
|
77 | 1:43.316 | 1:42.398 | +0.712s |
| 10th | 12 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System
|
76 | 1:43.718 | 1:42.415 | +0.729s |
| 11th | 22 | Clément Novalak
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Trident
|
69 | 1:43.277 | 1:42.467 | +0.781s |
| 12th | 10 | Logan Sargeant
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Campos Racing
|
78 | 1:43.099 | 1:42.512 | +0.826s |
| 13th | 24 | Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix
|
69 | 1:42.550 | 1:42.672 | +0.864s |
| 14th | 3 | Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi
|
100 | 1:47.579 | 1:42.629 | +0.943s |
| 15th | 20 | Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing
|
79 | 1:48.139 | 1:42.719 | +1.033s |
| 16th | 6 | Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix
|
73 | 1:42.819 | 1:42.888 | +1.133s |
| 17th | 23 | Marino Sato
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Trident
|
94 | 1:43.095 | 1:42.869 | +1.183s |
| 18th | 1 | Roy Nissany
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DAMS
|
66 | 1:43.082 | 1:42.876 | +1.190s |
| 19th | 14 | Lirim Zendeli
|
MP Motorsport
|
62 | 1:44.650 | 1:43.068 | +1.382s |
| 20th | 5 | Théo Pourchaire
|
ART Grand Prix
|
68 | 1:43.117 | 1:44.519 | +1.431s |
| 21st | 17 | Matteo Nannini
|
BWT HWA Racelab
|
53 | 1:43.855 | 1:43.744 | +2.058s |
| 22nd | 16 | Roberto Merhi
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BWT HWA Racelab
|
36 | 1:45.844 | 1:44.981 | +3.295s |
| Source:[3] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a drivers fastest time during the test-day.
Day Three[]
Report[]
Results[]
Below is the full result from the third day of the 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test:
| 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test Day Three Times | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Time | Gap | |
| S1 | S2 | ||||||
| 1st | 15 | Louis Delétraz
|
MP Motorsport
|
67 | 1:41.872 | 1:46.787 | — |
| 2nd | 8 | Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin
|
81 | 1:42.005 | 1:48.236 | +0.133s |
| 3rd | 24 | Jüri Vips
|
Hitech Grand Prix
|
82 | 1:42.145 | 1:47.727 | +0.273s |
| 4th | 7 | Dan Ticktum
|
Carlin
|
80 | 1:42.302 | 1:48.258 | +0.430s |
| 5th | 25 | Liam Lawson
|
Hitech Grand Prix
|
82 | 1:42.304 | 1:47.218 | +0.432s |
| 6th | 14 | Lirim Zendeli
|
MP Motorsport
|
73 | 1:42.409 | 1:45.504 | +0.537s |
| 7th | 4 | Felipe Drugovich
|
UNI-Virtuosi
|
65 | 1:42.697 | 1:42.435 | +0.563s |
| 8th | 9 | Ralph Boschung
|
Campos Racing
|
9 | 1:42.479 | — | +0.607s |
| 9th | 10 | Logan Sargeant
|
Campos Racing
|
79 | 1:42.524 | 1:47.387 | +0.652s |
| 10th | 12 | Guilherme Samaia
|
Charouz Racing System
|
77 | 1:42.606 | 1:43.612 | +0.734s |
| 11th | 6 | Christian Lundgaard
|
ART Grand Prix
|
86 | 1:42.695 | 1:48.074 | +0.823s |
| 12th | 20 | Oscar Piastri
|
Prema Racing
|
63 | 1:43.521 | 1:42.784 | +0.912s |
| 13th | 21 | Robert Shwartzman
|
Prema Racing
|
64 | 1:42.818 | 1:43.268 | +0.946s |
| 14th | 2 | Marcus Armstrong
|
DAMS
|
66 | 1:47.574 | 1:42.827 | +0.955s |
| 15th | 23 | Marino Sato
|
Trident
|
65 | 1:43.009 | 1:47.527 | +1.137s |
| 16th | 3 | Clément Novalak
|
UNI-Virtuosi
|
72 | 1:43.028 | 1:43.411 | +1.156s |
| 17th | 5 | Théo Pourchaire
|
ART Grand Prix
|
43 | 1:43.164 | 1:47.914 | +1.292s |
| 18th | 22 | Bent Viscaal
|
Trident
|
35 | 1:43.478 | — | +1.606s |
| 19th | 1 | Roy Nissany
|
DAMS
|
75 | 1:47.964 | 1:43.652 | +1.780s |
| 20th | 16 | Roberto Merhi
|
BWT HWA Racelab
|
48 | 1:43.704 | 1:43.665 | +1.793s |
| 21st | 11 | David Beckmann
|
Charouz Racing System
|
66 | 1:43.966 | 1:43.922 | +2.050s |
| 22nd | 17 | Matteo Nannini
|
BWT HWA Racelab
|
50 | 1:44.749 | 1:44.228 | +2.356s |
| Source:[4] | |||||||
- Bold indicates a drivers fastest time during the test-day.
Combined Results[]
Outlined below are the combined best laps and final lap tallies of all participants in the 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test:
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References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'Double-header in Bahrain to complete 2020 FIA Formula 2 calendar', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 25/08/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/132qoE9IgEdOY0AN5nWfQU/double-header-in-bahrain-to-complete-2020-fia-formula-2-calendar, (Accessed 27/08/2020)
- ↑ 'FIA Formula 2 Championship 2021-2023 teams’ announcement', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 01/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/5ItWzpaWDvVjuO2pF7GMUd/fia-formula-2-championship-2021-2023-teams-announcement, (Accessed 01/12/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'Daruvala quickest for the second day running in post-season testing', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 09/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/11QR4kaJGy3GZS6ktSfiKF/daruvala-quickest-for-the-second-day-running-in-post-season-testing, (Accessed 12/12/2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'Deletraz tops final day of post-season testing in Sakhir', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 10/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/7jAZYxSHXoOkuVCT8GrVfF/deletraz-tops-final-day-of-post-season-testing-in-sakhir, (Accessed 10/12/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 'FIA Formula 2 action continues in Bahrain post-season test', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 07/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/19QGwdUzRwowFnEl8c2sA3/fia-formula-2-action-continues-in-bahrain-post-season-test?fbclid=IwAR0JCUGpk776-_nHZFDK2Tkxzvec_kDkcAJaDOtZwJ3_bkosUZ6BE36xxoY, (Accessed 07/12/2020)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid
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