Alfa Romeo Racing C39


The Alfa Romeo Racing C39 is a Formula One car constructed by Alfa Romeo Racing to compete in the 2020 Formula One World Championship. The car is being driven by Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi, returning for their second year with the team. Robert Kubica will act as the team's reserve driver. The car was planned to make its competitive début at the 2020 Australian Grand Prix, but this was delayed when the race was cancelled and the next three events in Bahrain, Vietnam and China were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The C39 made its début at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.
The pandemic also prompted the delay of technical regulations that had been planned for introduction in. Under an agreement reached between teams and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, 2020-specification cars—including the C39—will see their lifespan extended to compete in 2021.

Competition history

Prior to pre season testing, Alfa Romeo painted the car in a "snake skin" livery. The car then went back to its competition livery for pre season testing. At the season opening 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen's right front tyre came off prompting retirement. Antonio Giovinazzi finished 9th, giving Alfa Romeo two points. At the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, Räikkönen finished in 11th place and Giovinazzi finished 14th, both 1 lap down. At the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, Räikkönen was too far forward at the start, rendering him out of position. He was given a five second penalty for this during the race. The cars were the last two finishers, after qualifying on the back row.

Complete Formula One results

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