Armstrong in action as FIA F2 hits the track for pre-season tests in Sakhir

FIA Formula 2 will make its long-awaited return on March 1, as pre-season testing gets underway for three days in Sakhir, Bahrain.

The now 22-strong grid was completed last week with the announcement of Williams test driver Roy Nissany at Trident alongside Marino Sato. The duo join a rich field, encompassing a blend of experience and youth.

Formula 3 Champion Robert Shwartzman will get his second taste of F2 machinery with PREMA Racing, alongside the returning Mick Schumacher, with the duo both tipped for a title challenge in 2020.

Guanyu Zhou was the highest placed rookie driver from 2019 and will return for a second season with UNI-Virtuosi for 2020, alongside Callum Ilott, who has made the switch from Charouz Racing System.

F3 vice-champion Marcus Armstrong will return to the track and will be looking to follow in the footsteps of Nyck de Vries, who won the Championship with ART Grand Prix in 2019. Meanwhile, his new teammate Christian Lundgaard has unfortunately been forced to withdraw from testing. He will be replaced for these tests by Sergey Sirotkin.

Carlin will boast an all-rookie line-up for the new campaign, with Red Bull juniors Yuki Tsunoda and Jehan Daruvala both stepping up from F3. Pedro Piquet (Charouz Racing System) and Felipe Drugovich (MP Motorsport) will also make the leap from F3.

Hitech Grand Prix became the Championship’s 11^th team back in January and their new F2 machinery will hit the circuit for the first time in Bahrain, driven by the returning duo of Nikita Mazepin and Luca Ghiotto.

FIA Formula 2 Championship, Sakhir pre-season Test: Driver Entry List