FIA Formula One World Championship 2020

The starting lights go up on a delayed Formula 1 World Championship season that retains the promise of thrilling manoeuvres, breathtaking drama and unrivalled precision beginning with eight highly anticipated European races


Race schedule 	European races	World races

FIA aims to confirm up to nine further races as the sport recovers from the coronavirus pandemic

						2019 winner
1 Austria		Spielberg	Jul 5	Max Verstappen
2 Styria		Spielberg	Jul 12
3 Hungary 		Budapest	Jul 19	Lewis Hamilton
4 Britain		Silverstone	Aug 2	Lewis Hamilton
5 70th Anniversary GP 	Silverstone	Aug 9
6 Spain			Barcelona 	Aug 16 	Lewis Hamilton
7 Belgium 		Spa		Aug 30 	Charles Leclerc
8 Italy			Monza		Sep 6	Charles Leclerc

TO BE CONFIRMED
9 Russia		Sochi 		-	Lewis Hamilton
10 U.S.			Austin 		-	Valtteri Bottas
11 Mexico		Mexico City 	-	Lewis Hamilton
12 Brazil		Sâo Paulo 	-	Max Verstappen
13 Abu Dhabi		Yas Marina	-	Lewis Hamilton

POSTPONED 
Bahrain 		Sakhir 		-
Vietnam			Hanoi 		-
China 			Shanghai	-
Canada			Montreal	-

CANCELLED: Australia, Netherlands, Monaco, Azerbaijan, France, Singapore, Japan

Calendar correct as of Jun 18, 2020

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13


POINTS SYSTEM
25 1st place
18 2nd
15 3rd
12 4th
10 5th 
8 6th 
6 7th 
4 8th 
2 9th 
1 10th
Single point awarded for fastest lap – but driver must finish in top 10


Official Logistics Partner DHL estimates F1 cargo travels over 130,000km on up to six Boeing 747s during average season


CHEQUERED FLAG: British driver Lewis Hamilton will equal record of Michael Schumacher if he secures seventh title. Despite curtailed season he could also overhaul German legend’s total of race wins

Michael Schumacher	GER	Race wins: 91
Lewis Hamilton 		GBR 	84
Sebastian Vettel 	GER 	53
Alain Prost 		FRA 	51
Ayrton Senna 		BRA 	41
Fernando Alonso 	ESP	32
Nigel Mansell		GBR 	31


FORMULA ONE 1950 – 2020


Mercedes F1 W11
Innovative “dual-axis steering” system cleared for use in 2020 but banned from 2021


! NEW RULES 2020 !

MAJOR CHANGES:

Clutch control: Emphasis on driver’s skill rather than software assistance. Driver now controls 90% of engine’s torque – using clutch paddle, or paddles (A and B) – at start line

Fuel system: Amount of fuel allowed outside fuel survival cell limited to just 250ml to prevent teams from attempting to illegally boost performance

Curfew: Time limit for mechanics working on cars extended from eight hours to nine on pre-race days

Return of chequered flag

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Roll call of champions

Hamilton is among elite club of only five drivers with four or more World Championship titles. Britain heads list of national triumphs, with 19 crowns won by 10 different drivers

7 Michael Schumacher
Germany
1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

6 Lewis Hamilton
Britain
2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

5 Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957

4 Alain Prost
France
1985, 1986, 1989, 1993

4 Sebastian Vettel
Germany
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013


WINNERS BY COUNTRY
19 GBR	
12 GER	
8  BRA	
5  ARG	
4  AUS, AUT, FRA, FIN	
3  ITA	
2  USA, ESP	 
1  NZL, RSA, CAN
			

Teams and drivers
20 drivers compete for 10 constructors

MERCEDES
1st 413 		2nd 326
Lewis Hamilton		Valtteri Bottas
Key:
2019 finish 		2019 points

FERRARI
4th 264 		5th 240
Charles Leclerc 	Sebastian Vettel

RED BULL
3rd 278 		8th 92
Max Verstappen 		Alexander Albon

MCLAREN
6th 96 			11th 49
Carlos Sainz Jr. 	Lando Norris

RENAULT
9th 54			– –
Daniel Ricciardo 	Esteban Ocon

Ocon last F1 Championship 2018   

ALPHA TAURI
7th 95 			13th 37
Pierre Gasly 		Daniil Kyvat

RACING POINT
10th 52 		15th 21
Sergio Perez  		Lance Stroll

ALFA ROMEO
12th 43 		17th 14
Kimi Raikkonen 		Antonio Giovinazzi

HAAS
16th 20 		18th 8
Kevin Magnussen  	Romain Grosjean

WILLIAMS
20th 0 			– –
George Russell 		Nicholas Latifi (debut)


Pictures: Getty Images 
Sources: F1, Autosport
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