Jehan Daruvala Wins 2020 Sakhir Sprint as Mick Schumacher Crowned 2020 F2 Champion

Jehan Daruvala claimed a stunning maiden F2 victory in a Carlin one-two finish as PREMA’s Mick Schumacher sealed the title in a dramatic Sakhir Sprint thriller.

Dan Ticktum led from pole ahead of Schumacher who climbed past Daruvala but a lock-up at Turn Four saw him concede position and forced to fend off title rival – Callum Ilott, only for further lock-ups to force him to pit at the end of lap 20.

Schumacher ultimately finished 18th but it was enough for the title as Ilott struggled to climb into the top two positions to give himself a shot at snatching the title, with the Brit’s tyres eventually fading as he slid to a 10th placed finish at the flag.

Tsunoda meanwhile launched a late charge to snatch second at the final corner from Ticktum who had been passed by Daruvala on lap 25 for victory.

Guanyu Zhou, Robert Shwartzman, Giuliano Alesi, Luca Ghiotto and Felipe Drugovich round out the top eight as Schumacher recovered to 18th, which was enough for him to be crowned champion after Ilott failed to finish in the top two.

Speaking on his title success, Schumacher said; “To be champion is

Schumacher takes the title from fellow Ferrari junior, Ilott by 14 points as the Brit edged out Tsunoda by one point to be 2020 Vice-Champion, whilst Shwartzman took fourth ahead of Nikita Mazepin who is joining Schumacher in F1 next season at Haas.

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Ticktum got a clean start to lead from pole as Schumacher raced up to second only for a lock-up at Turn Four to cause him serious issues as Daruvala quickly repassed him for second, leaving Schumacher to fend off Ilott despite suffering further lock-ups on laps 17 and 18.

Ilott soon proceeded to make the pass a lap later with Zhou and Shwartzman immediately following him through as Schumacher pitted for softs, which carried him to 18th at the flag as everyone else behind him looked after their tyres for the opening 20 laps whilst Mazepin and Tsunoda tussled over eighth repeatedly.

Up front, Ticktum and Daruvala dueled throughout the race even whilst Ilott tried to catch up to the duo once passed Schumacher but his tyres ultimately faded, sending him sliding to an eventual tenth placed finish.

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Daruvala meanwhile wasn’t sitting back and launched a move on Ticktum into Turn 10 on lap 25 before fending off the Brit’s fightback down the main straight, from which he was soon able to bridge the gap to claim his first F2 victory.

Ticktum’s tyres eventually gave way and he ultimately found himself fighting Tsunoda with the Japanese driver getting past at Turn 10 on the penultimate lap, only for Ticktum to reclaim second into Turn One but Tsunoda snatched second round the outside of Turn 10 to ensure a Carlin one-two finish.

Zhou eventually edged out Shwartzman for fourth as the Russian struggled for tyre life in the closing laps but finished ahead of Alesi and Ghiotto who climbed from eighth row of grid to finish sixth and seventh as Drugovich claimed the last point of this 2020 season.

 

2020 Sakhir Sprint Race Result

Position	Driver	Team	Laps	Time
1	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	34	37m 26.570
2	Yuki Tsunoda	Carlin	34	+ 3.561
3	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	34	+ 3.902
4	Guanyu Zhou	UNI Virtuosi	34	+ 5.615
5	Robert Shwartzman	PREMA	34	+ 7.585
6	Giuliano Alesi	MP Motorsport	34	+ 9.040
7	Luca Ghiotto	Hitech GP	34	+ 11.093
8	Felipe Drugovich	MP Motorsport	34	+ 13.878
9	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech GP	34	+ 14.536
10	Callum Ilott	UNI Virtuosi	34	+ 16.023
11	Pedro Piquet	Charouz	34	+ 16.157
12	Christian Lundgaard	ART GP	34	+ 17.051
13	Louis Deletraz	Charouz	34	+ 20.176
14	Marcus Armstrong	ART GP	34	+ 21.844
15	Roy Nissany	Trident	34	+ 23.639
16	Marino Sato	Trident	34	+ 26.089
17	Sean Gelael	DAMS	34	+ 26.759
18	Mick Schumacher	PREMA	34	+ 28.529
19	Guilherme Samaia	Campos	34	+ 35.936
20	Artem Markelov	HWA Racelab	34	+ 59.769
21	Theo Pourchaire	HWA Racelab	33	+ 1 Lap
	Ralph Boschung	Campos	9	Suspension