It was the ninth round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix.

For the first time since 2018 Sakhir Formula 2 round a team scored a one-two in the feature race with Mazepin first and Ghiotto second.

Both Ilott and Shwartzman failed to score points in the feature race, while Schumacher, by finishing in fifth, led the championship for the first time.

[1] The sprint race was won by Lundgaard ahead of Louis Delétraz and Jüri Vips.

Finishing ahead of his closest rivals Ilott and Shwartzman, Mick Schumacher extended his championship lead.