2020 Australian Grand Prix

 2020 Australian Grand Prix

Racing data
1st of 17 races of the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020
Date:	March 15, 2020
Place:	Melbourne
Course:	Albert Park Circuit
Length:	307.574 km in 58 laps of 5.303 km

The Australian Grand Prix 2020 (official Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix in 2020 ) should be on 15 March at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne occur and the first race of the Formula 1 World Championship 2020 to be.

Two days before the event, the race was initially postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later canceled entirely.

report

backgrounds

In the run-up to the race, cancellations of sports and other major events increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic . However, those responsible initially decided to run the race, which met with great criticism. At the official press conference in Melbourne on March 12th, Lewis Hamilton replied to the question why the race was not canceled with “Cash is king.” (In German, money rules the world.).

After a McLaren Racing employee who showed symptoms in Australia and was isolated in his hotel room tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus , the team canceled its participation on the Thursday before the race.

On Friday morning, the FIA , Formula 1 and the local organizers announced that the event would not take place as planned.

Nicholas Latifi ( Williams ) was to make his Formula 1 World Championship debut at this Grand Prix. Esteban Ocon would have returned to the Formula 1 World Championship as a regular driver after a season as a test and reserve driver at Mercedes and would have contested his first race for Renault .

With Sebastian Vettel (three times), Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen (twice each) and Valtteri Bottas (once), four former winners were registered for this Grand Prix.

The race stewards were Dennis Dean (USA), Gerd Ennser (DEU), Emanuele Pirro (ITA) and Matthew Salley (AUS).

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance	Mercedes-AMG F1 M11 EQ Performance	P
	77	Valtteri Bottas
Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	05	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF1000	Ferrari 065	P
	16	Charles Leclerc
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB16	Honda RA620H	P
	23	Alexander Albon
McLaren F1 Team	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	McLaren MCL35	Renault E-Tech 20	P
	04th	Lando Norris
Renault DP World F1 Team	03	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault RS20	Renault E-Tech 20	P
	31	Esteban Ocon
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri AT01	Honda RA620H	P
	26th	Daniil Kvyat
BWT Racing Point F1 Team	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point RP20	BWT Mercedes	P
	18th	Lance Stroll
Alfa Romeo Racing	07th	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo Racing C39	Ferrari 065	P
	99	Antonio Giovinazzi
Haas F1 team	08th	Romain Grosjean	Haas VF-20	Ferrari 065	P
	20th	Kevin Magnussen
ROKiT Williams Racing	63	George Russell	Williams FW43	Mercedes-AMG F1 M11 EQ Performance	P
	06th	Nicholas Latifi

Individual evidence

1. ^ FIA, Formula 1 and Australian Grand Prix Corporation joint statement. FIA , March 13, 2020, accessed March 13, 2020 . 
2. ↑ F1 and coronavirus FAQ: Everything you need to know | Formula 1®. Retrieved April 29, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Christian Nimmervoll: Lewis Hamilton criticizes F1 as greedy and calls for Melbourne to be canceled. Motorsport-Total.com, March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Christian Nimmervoll: Official: McLaren does not take part in the Australian Grand Prix! Motorsport-Total.com, March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 .