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10 September 2020

2020 Formula 1 Tuscan Grand Prix Factfile

Renault DP World F1 Team is in Mugello for the ninth race of the 2020 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the Tuscan Grand Prix.

Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello • Italy has hosted the most Grands Prix in Formula 1 history with three races based in the country this year. • The last circuit to make its debut on the F1 calendar was the Azerbaijan street circuit in Baku during the 2016 season. It was also the team’s first year back in the sport as a works team. • Andrea Dovizioso recorded the highest speed ever at the when he reached 356km/h during a MotoGP Free Practice session in 2019. • In comparison, this weekend, Formula 1 cars are projected to reach top speeds of 325 km/h around the 5.245km circuit. • Last year in Mugello, the fastest qualifying lap in MotoGP was a 1:45.519 set by Marc Marquez. On Saturday, it’s predicted that we will see qualifying lap times around the region of 1min 17seconds.

Team and Driver Facts • This weekend marks ’s 180th Grand Prix start in Formula 1, only four drivers of the current grid have started more races than the Australian. • Daniel has raced in Mugello before, competing in Formula during the 2007 season when he finished both races in fourth position. • Like many others on the grid, this will be ’s first ever appearance at the Mugello circuit. • Renault legend Jean Pierre Jabouille won the 1976 Mugello Grand Prix in the European Formula 2 Championship, driving an Elf-Jabouille with a Renault engine. René Arnoux and – who also later drove in Formula 1 for Renault - finished second and third in the same race driving Renault powered cars.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Renault DP World F1 Team press office [email protected] Renault DP World F1 Team media site www.renaultsport.com Username: renaultsport Password: mediaf1 • arrives in Mugello with an eight-point Championship lead in what is the final round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 season. The Australian would become the first Australian to win the FIA Formula 3 title, dating back to its inaugural season in 2012. • Following back-to-back podium finishes at last weekend’s two races at Monza, – who is currently fifth in the FIA Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship - will look to continue his strong form here this weekend. • Whilst Mugello is new for most Formula 2 teams, has history at the circuit having previously tested here and raced in Italian F4 back in 2015. • Away from Italy, and are racing in the in Magny-Cours. Caio – who is second in the Drivers’ Championship standings - claimed a Formula Renault Eurocup record for the most consecutive points finishes in the series at the third round of the championship at the Nürburgring. • Hadrien, meanwhile, prepares for his home race. In his most recent appearance at the the Magny- Cours circuit, Hadrien scored three podium finishes.

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