Formula uno drivers#
Formula uno driver#

Robert Kubica left Williams at the end of the 2019 championship and joined Alfa Romeo Racing as a reserve driver.

Formula uno driver#

Driver changes Īfter a year's absence, Esteban Ocon returned to racing in Formula One after signing a contract with Renault, replacing Nico Hülkenberg.

The name is derived from Red Bull's AlphaTauri fashion brand. The team uses the constructor name 'AlphaTauri'. Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, renamed Toro Rosso as ' Scuderia AlphaTauri'. Schumacher and Callum Ilott were entered to appear in the first practice session for the Eifel Grand Prix, driving for Alfa Romeo Racing and Haas, respectively, but the session was cancelled due to bad weather conditions. Jack Aitken and Roy Nissany both drove for Williams at one and three Grands Prix respectively, Robert Kubica drove for Alfa Romeo Racing at five Grands Prix and Mick Schumacher drove for Haas at one Grand Prix.

Formula uno drivers#

Teams and drivers that competed in the 2020 World Championship EntrantĪcross the season, four drivers drove as a test or third driver in free practice sessions. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. The following teams and drivers competed in the 2020 World Championship.

7.4 World Constructors' Championship standings.

7.3 World Drivers' Championship standings.

4.2 Race postponements and cancellations.

2.1 Changes from the 2019 calendar to the original 2020 calendar.

Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's record of seven World Drivers' Championships at the Turkish Grand Prix and broke Schumacher's previous record of 91 career wins at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Mercedes also maintained the distinction of being the only team to win the championship since the 2014 turbo-hybrid engine regulation changes were enacted. At the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Mercedes secured their seventh consecutive Constructors' Championship making them the only team to win seven consecutive championships, breaking Ferrari's record from 1999 to 2004. Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes entered the season as the reigning World Drivers' and World Constructors' champions respectively, after they both won their sixth championship in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first eight rounds of the championship were run behind closed doors, with the rest of the races being run at a reduced capacity or also behind closed doors due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season started in July with the Austrian Grand Prix and ended in December with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The season was due to be contested over a record of 22 Grands Prix, but as some races were cancelled and new races were added to replace them, a total of 17 races were run.

The championship was originally due to start in March, but the start was postponed until July in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. The championship was recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. It marked the 70th anniversary of the first Formula One World Drivers' Championship. The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which was the 71st running of the Formula One World Championship. Mercedes secured their seventh Constructors' Championship at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, breaking the record for most consecutive constructors' championships