Carlin’s Jehan Daruvala capped off his rookie campaign in F2 with a brilliant first win in the Sakhir Sprint Race, as Mick Schumacher sealed his promotion into Formula 1 with HAAS as champion, despite a tricky race where he finished down in 18th. Daruvala came out on top of a race-long battle with Dan Ticktum to win by 2.9s, while the DAMS’ driver ended up in third after a late overtake from Feature Race winner Yuki Tsunoda, who secured a Carlin one-two. For a moment, it looked as if the title was slipping out of Schumacher’s fingers, after an early lock-up damaged his tyres and forced him into an unwanted pitstop. The German ended up in 18th, but Callum Ilott was unable to secure enough points to snatch the crown, dropping down from third and ending his F2 career with a 10th place finish.
Schumacher clinched the title with a tally of 215 points, 14 ahead of Ilott on 201. Tsunoda finished just one point behind Ilott in third, ahead of Shwartzman and Nikita Mazepin. PREMA Racing are Teams’ Champions on 392 points, ahead of UNI-Virtuosi on 352.5 and Carlin on 272. Hitech Grand Prix were fourth and ART Grand Prix fifth. Fans will get their first glimpse of the potential 2021 F2 grid at post-season testing in Sakhir on Tuesday, December 8. Meanwhile, Schumacher and Mazepin will both step up to F1 in 2021 with HAAS.
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Yes @SchumacherMick, you really are #F2 champion! 🏆🎉#SakhirGP 🇧🇭 #RoadToF1 pic.twitter.com/JWSUORFTJ6
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Mick Schumacher, 2020 Formula 2 Champion 🏆
The moment @SchumacherMick has worked all year towards 🎉#SakhirGP 🇧🇭 #F2 pic.twitter.com/skakHj6O6X
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2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Round 12 – Sprint Race Drivers Championship
