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(This Race Has Been Called Off)The '''2020 Australian Grand Prix''' (formally known as the '''Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2020/Australia.html|title=Australia|website=formula1.com|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref> is a [[Formula One racing|Formula One motor race]] that is due to be held on 15 March 2020 in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]. The race will be contested at the [[Albert Park Circuit]] and is the first round of the [[2020 Formula One World Championship]].<ref name="calendar">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.record-breaking-22-race-f1-calendar-set-for-2020.7vdbREiAYJKP5Ey8whglC2.html|title=Record-breaking 22 race F1 calendar set for 2020|date=29 August 2019|website=formula1.com|accessdate=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829083653/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.record-breaking-22-race-f1-calendar-set-for-2020.7vdbREiAYJKP5Ey8whglC2.html|archive-date=29 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The race marks the 85th race in the combined history of the [[Australian Grand Prix]]&mdash;which dates back to the [[1928 Australian Grand Prix|100 Miles Road Race]] of 1928&mdash;as well the 25th time the event has been held at the Albert Park circuit and the 36th time the Australian Grand Prix had been a part of the Formula One World Championship.(This Race Has Been Called Off)
(This Race Has Been Called Off)The '''2020 Australian Grand Prix''' (formally known as the '''Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2020/Australia.html|title=Australia|website=formula1.com|accessdate=15 February 2019}}</ref> is a [[Formula One racing|Formula One motor race]] that is due to be held on 15 March 2020 in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]. The race will be contested at the [[Albert Park Circuit]] and is the first round of the [[2020 Formula One World Championship]].<ref name="calendar">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.record-breaking-22-race-f1-calendar-set-for-2020.7vdbREiAYJKP5Ey8whglC2.html|title=Record-breaking 22 race F1 calendar set for 2020|date=29 August 2019|website=formula1.com|accessdate=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829083653/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.record-breaking-22-race-f1-calendar-set-for-2020.7vdbREiAYJKP5Ey8whglC2.html|archive-date=29 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The race marks the 85th race in the combined history of the [[Australian Grand Prix]]&mdash;which dates back to the [[1928 Australian Grand Prix|100 Miles Road Race]] of 1928&mdash;as well the 25th time the event has been held at the Albert Park circuit and the 36th time the Australian Grand Prix had been a part of the Formula One World Championship.


[[Lewis Hamilton]] enters the round as the defending [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Champion]] and his team, [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], are the defending [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Champions]]. His team-mate [[Valtteri Bottas]] is the defending race winner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47600736|title=Valtteri Bottas wins Australian GP after Lewis Hamilton overtake|date=17 March 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref>
[[Lewis Hamilton]] enters the round as the defending [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Champion]] and his team, [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]], are the defending [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Champions]]. His team-mate [[Valtteri Bottas]] is the defending race winner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47600736|title=Valtteri Bottas wins Australian GP after Lewis Hamilton overtake|date=17 March 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:52, 12 March 2020

2020 Australian Grand Prix
Race 1 of 22[a] in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Albert Park Circuit
Layout of the Albert Park Circuit
Race details
Date 15 March 2020
Official name Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020
Location Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.303 km (3.295 miles)
Scheduled distance 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles)

(This Race Has Been Called Off)The 2020 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020)[2] is a Formula One motor race that is due to be held on 15 March 2020 in Melbourne, Victoria. The race will be contested at the Albert Park Circuit and is the first round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship.[3] The race marks the 85th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix—which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928—as well the 25th time the event has been held at the Albert Park circuit and the 36th time the Australian Grand Prix had been a part of the Formula One World Championship.

Lewis Hamilton enters the round as the defending World Drivers' Champion and his team, Mercedes, are the defending World Constructors' Champions. His team-mate Valtteri Bottas is the defending race winner.[4]

Background

The Australian Grand Prix was officially confirmed as the first of twenty-two races of the 2020 Formula One World Championship at an FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris in December 2019. The race is due to take place at the fifteen-turn, 5.303 km (3.295 mi) Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria on 15 March 2020.[3]

Entrants

Further information: 2020 Formula One World Championship § Entries

Ten teams each with two drivers entered the race.[5] Scuderia AlphaTauri are due to make their début as a constructor having previously competed under the name Scuderia Toro Rosso.[6] Esteban Ocon is due to return to the championship, replacing Nico Hülkenberg at Renault.[7] Nicholas Latifi will make his competitive début with Williams, taking the seat previously filled by Robert Kubica.[8]

Mission Winnow, the title sponsor of Ferrari was banned for the race as it did not comply with local laws governing tobacco sponsorship.[9]

Impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Further information: 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

The weeks before the Grand Prix saw several major sporting events either cancelled or postponed as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Motorsport events affected included the Chinese Grand Prix,[1] the World Endurance Championship,[10] the MotoGP World Championship,[11][12][13] the Formula E championship,[14][15][16] and the Japanese Super Formula championship.[17] The Victorian Department of Health announced that the Australian Grand Prix would go ahead as planned,[18] but Ferrari and AlphaTauri expressed concern as both teams were based in Italy, which had suffered one of the worst outbreaks of the virus outside China.[19][20] As the Australian government did not initially implement a travel ban for Italy the way it had for China, Iran and South Korea,[21][b] Ferrari and AlphaTauri were concerned over the ability of their staff to leave the quarantine zone established in northern Italy. Ross Brawn, the managing director of the sport, announced that Grands Prix would not go ahead if a team were blocked from entering a host nation, but added that a race could take place if a team voluntarily chose not to enter a host nation.[23] Organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which is scheduled to take place one week after the Australian race, announced that spectators would not be permitted to attend the event. Organisers of the Australian Grand Prix opted against similar measures, instead moving to minimise contact between spectators and competitors.[24] The rule was also applied to competitors in support categories, including the Supercars Championship, S5000 Championship and the TCR Australia Series.

Five crew members—four from Haas and one from McLaren—were entered into quarantine upon arriving in Melbourne when they displayed flu-like symptoms.[25][26] McLaren withdrew from the race when the team member's test returned positive.[27] A photographer later entered isolation as well.[28] Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was criticised for allowing the Grand Prix to go ahead, but responded by saying that cancelling the race would be a disproportionate reaction to the advice the state government had been given.[25] Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen were also critical of the decision to hold the race, citing the National Basketball Association's decision to indefinitely suspend its 2019–20 season.[29]

Notes

  1. ^ There are 22 Grands Prix included in the 2020 calendar; however, the Chinese Grand Prix does not have a date after it was postponed.[1]
  2. ^ The Australian government introduced a travel ban for Italy on 11 March, after teams and their personnel had left the country for Melbourne.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "Coronavirus fears force the postponement of the F1 Grand Prix in China in April". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Australia". formula1.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Record-breaking 22 race F1 calendar set for 2020". formula1.com. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Valtteri Bottas wins Australian GP after Lewis Hamilton overtake". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Australian Grand Prix – Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Mitchell, Scott (16 October 2019). "Toro Rosso's name change approved for 2020 Formula 1 season". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Esteban Ocon joins Renault F1 Team". renaultsport.com. Renault Sport. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Latifi to Williams for 2020: F2 racer replaces Kubica". formula1.com. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. ^ Matteo Senatore (9 March 2020). "Ferrari, niente Mission Winnow a Melbourne". formulapassion.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ Malsher, David. "Sebring WEC round cancelled after US imposes Europe travel ban". Autosport.com.
  11. ^ Duncan, Lewis. "Qatar MotoGP race cancelled due to coronavirus". Autosport.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ^ "MotoGP postpones GP of the Americas due to coronavirus". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Dorna confirms postponement of Thailand MotoGP". 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  14. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (2 February 2020). "Formula E postpones China race amid virus outbreak". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Statement on the 2020 Rome E-Prix". fiaformulae.com. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Formula E cancels Jakarta ePrix due to coronavirus". www.speedcafe.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  17. ^ Klein, Jamie. "Coronavirus postpones Super Formula season-opener". Autosport.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Australian GP boss reaffirms 'all systems go' for F1 race". 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  19. ^ Noble, Jonathan. "Ferrari wants assurances over coronavirus from F1 before travel". Autosport.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  20. ^ Noble, Jonathan. "Tost: Unfair if Australia goes ahead without all F1 teams". Autosport.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  21. ^ "South Korea added to Australia's coronavirus travel ban list, restrictions for travellers from Italy". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Italy added to Australia's coronavirus travel ban alongside China, Iran, South Korea". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  23. ^ "F1 would not race if team not allowed into country". 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  24. ^ "F1 to limit driver-fan contact amid coronavirus". www.speedcafe.com. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  25. ^ a b News, A. B. C. "Formula One team members quarantined due to coronavirus fears at Australian Grand Prix - ABC News". www.abc.net.au. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  26. ^ "Haas adopting wait and see approach on coronavirus results". 12 March 2020.
  27. ^ Collantine, Keith (12 March 2020). "Mclaren pulls out of Australian Grand Prix". RaceFans. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  28. ^ "Photographer latest to go into self-isolation at Australian GP". speedcafe.com. 12 March 2020.
  29. ^ Leeuwen, Jonathan Noble, Alex Kalinauckas, Andrew van. "Hamilton: F1 decision to hold Australian Grand Prix "shocking"". Autosport.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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