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The 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020) was the 17th and final race of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Yas Marina Circuit in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 13 December 2020.

Max Verstappen took pole position and won the race without much incident, with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, who returned to race after recovering from COVID-19 finishing second and third respectively.

Background[]

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is one of the few races in the original 2020 calendar to go ahead originally on November 29, although delayed to December 13 upon rescheduling due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Sergio Pérez took his shock maiden win at the previous race, although as of the weekend he is left without a drive in 2021. George Russell, who replaced Lewis Hamilton in the same weekend in Mercedes and narrowly missed out a win following a pit stop mistake from Mercedes and a late puncture had also raised discussions on George's natural talent.

Following his fiery accident at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean had announced that he is sitting out of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend as a precaution, hence prematurely ending his period at Haas[1]. Prior to his announcement, Mercedes have stated that they would be willing to offer Grosjean a private test, with team principal Toto Wolff saying, “If we are allowed to do this and nobody else within his universe of teams that he raced would provide him with such an opportunity, we would do it.”[2]

Following the cancelation of Friday's free practice sessions at the Eifel Grand Prix, which denied recently crowned F2 champion Mick Schumacher and runner-up Callum Ilott's weekend debuts, they are set to appear again in the free practice session in the weekend.

Recent seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who had tested positive for COVID-19 following the Bahrain Grand Prix, was announced to return to race in the finale after his retest came back negative.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is outlined below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault DP World F1 Team Renault R.S.20 Renault E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t P
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL35 Renault E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t P
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF1000 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
6 Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW43 Mercedes M11 1.6L V6t P
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Alfa Romeo C39 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
10 France Pierre Gasly Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda AlphaTauri AT01 Honda RA260H 1.6L V6t P
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom BWT Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point RP20 BWT Mercedes M11 1.6L V6t P
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF1000 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom BWT Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point RP20 BWT Mercedes M11 1.6L V6t P
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas F1 Team Haas VF-20 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
23 Thailand Alexander Albon Austria Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB16 Honda RA260H 1.6L V6t P
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda AlphaTauri AT01 Honda RA260H 1.6L V6t P
31 France Esteban Ocon France Renault DP World F1 Team Renault R.S.20 Renault E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t P
33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB16 Honda RA260H 1.6L V6t P
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes W11 Mercedes M11 1.6L V6t P
51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi United States Haas F1 Team Haas VF-20 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL35 Renault E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t P
63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW43 Mercedes M11 1.6L V6t P
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes W11 Mercedes M11 1.6L V6t P
99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Alfa Romeo C39 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only
50 Germany Mick Schumacher United States Haas F1 Team Haas VF-20 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
88 Poland Robert Kubica Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Alfa Romeo C39 Ferrari 065 1.6L V6t P
Source:[3]

Practice Overview[]

Practice Results[]

The full practice results for the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are outlined below:

No Driver Team FP1 FP2 FP3
Time Pos Time Pos Time Pos
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault No Time 20 1:37.508 9 1:36.877 3
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:39.352 13 1:37.438 5 1:36.994 5
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 1:39.670 14 1:38.198 15 1:37.728 14
6 Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:41.063 17 1:39.132 20 1:38.765 19
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:39.199 10 1:38.068 14 1:38.269 17
10 France Pierre Gasly Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 1:39.160 9 1:37.900 13 1:37.371 13
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 1:38.956 7 1:37.506 7 1:37.227 10
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 1:39.344 12 1:37.508 8 1:37.270 12
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 1:38.831 6 1:37.560 10 1:37.030 7
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari DNP 1:38.504 16 1:38.457 18
23 Thailand Alexander Albon

Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda

1:38.547 4 1:37.263 4 1:36.752 2
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 1:39.150 8 1:37.596 11 1:37.266 11
31 France Esteban Ocon France Renault 1:38.515 3 1:37.505 6 1:36.899 4
33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:37.378 1 1:37.046 3 1:36.251 1
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:38.744 5 1:36.479 2 1:37.012 6
51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi United States Haas F1 Team 1:44.069 19 1:39.027 19 1:39.159 20
50 Germany Mick Schumacher United States Haas F1 Team 1:41.235 18 DNP DNP
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:39.330 11 1:37.616 12 1:37.068 8
63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:40.446 16 1:38.817 18 1:37.886 15
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 1:37.412 2 1:36.276 1 1:37.085 9
88 Poland Robert Kubica Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:39.905 15 DNP DNP
99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi

Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari

DNP 1:38.564 17 1:37.900 16
Source: [4][5][6]


Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
Pos. Time Pos. Time Pos. Time
1 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 4 1:35.993 3 1:35.641 1 1:35.246 1
2 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 2 1:35.699 2 1:35.527 2 1:35.271 2
3 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1 1:35.528 1 1:35.466 3 1:35.332 3
4 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 5 1:36.016 5 1:35.849 4 1:35.497 4
5 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 7 1:36.106 4 1:35.654 5 1:35.571 5
6 55 Spain Carlos Sainz United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 10 1:36.517 8 1:36.192 6 1:35.815 6
7 26 Russian Automobile Federation Daniil Kvyat Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 8 1:36.459 9 1:36.214 7 1:35.963 7
8 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 9 1:36.502 7 1:36.143 8 1:36.046 8
9 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 3 1:35.881 6 1:35.932 9 1:36.065 12
10 10 France Pierre Gasly Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 11 1:36.545 10 1:36.282 10 1:36.242 9
11 31 France Esteban Ocon France Renault 14 1:36.783 11 1:36.359 10
12 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 13 1:36.704 12 1:36.406 11
13 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 12 1:36.655 13 1:36.631 13
14 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 15 1:37.075 14 1:38.248 14
15 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 6 1:36.034 15 19*
16 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 16 1:37.555 15
17 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 17 1:37.863 20*
18 63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 18 1:38.045 16
19 51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi United States Haas-Ferrari 19 1:38.173 17
20 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 20 1:38.443 18
107% Time: 1:42.215
Source:[7]
  • Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
  • * Magnussen and Pérez required to start from back of grid for use of additional power unit elements.
  • Leclerc penalised three places for causing a collision at the previous round.

Grid[]

The starting grid of the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is as below:

Show Grid
Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Netherlands 33. Verstappen
Finland 77. Bottas ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 United Kingdom 44. Hamilton
United Kingdom 4. Norris ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Thailand 23. Albon
Spain 55. Sainz ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Russia 26. Kvyat
Canada 18. Stroll ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 France 10. Gasly
France 31. Ocon ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Australia 3. Ricciardo
Monaco 16. Leclerc ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Germany 5. Vettel
Italy 99. Giovinazzi ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Finland 7. Räikkönen
United Kingdom 63. Russell ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Brazil 51. Fittipaldi
Canada 6. Latifi ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Mexico 11. Pérez
Denmark 20. Magnussen ______________

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The full results for the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 55 1:36:28.645 1 25
2 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 55 + 15.976 2 18
3 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 55 + 18.415 3 15
4 21 Thailand Alexander Albon Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 55 + 19.987 5 12
5 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 55 + 1:00.729 4 10
6 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 55 + 1:05.662 6 8
7 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 55 + 1:13.748 11 7FL
8 10 France Pierre Gasly Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 55 + 1:29.718 9 4
9 7 France Esteban Ocon France Renault 55 + 1:41.069 10 2
10 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 55 + 1:42.738 8 1
11 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 54 + 1 lap 7
12 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 54 + 1 lap 15
13 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 54 + 1 lap 12
14 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 54 + 1 lap 13
15 63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 54 + 1 lap 16
16 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 54 + 1 lap 14
17 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 54 + 1 lap 18
18 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 54 + 1 lap 20
19 51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi United States Haas-Ferrari 53 + 2 laps 17
Ret 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 8 Power unit 19
Source:[8]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

World Championship for Drivers
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 347
2 Finland Valtteri Bottas 223
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen 214
4 Mexico Sergio Pérez 125
5 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 119
6 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. 105 ▲1
7 Thailand Alex Albon 105 ▲1
8 Monaco Charles Leclerc 98 ▼2
9 United Kingdom Lando Norris 97
10 France Pierre Gasly 75 ▲1
11 Canada Lance Stroll 75 ▼1
12 France Esteban Ocon 62
13 Germany Sebastian Vettel 33
14 Russia Daniil Kyvat 32
15 Germany Nico Hulkenberg 10
16 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 4
17 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi 4
18 United Kingdom George Russell 3
19 France Romain Grosjean 2
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen 1
World Championship for Constructors
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
1 Germany Mercedes 573
2 Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 319
3 United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 202 ▲1
4 United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 195 ▼1
5 France Renault 181
6 Italy Ferrari 131
7 Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 107
8 Italy Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 8
9 United States Haas-Ferrari 3

Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.

References[]

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V T E 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship
Teams Alfa RomeoAlphaTauriFerrariHaasMcLarenMercedesRacing PointRed BullRenaultWilliams
Engines FerrariHondaMercedesRenault
Drivers alphabetically AlbonBottasGaslyGiovinazziGrosjeanHamiltonHülkenbergKvyatLatifiLeclercMagnussenNorrisOconPérezRäikkönenRicciardoRussellSainzStrollVerstappenVettel
Drivers by number 3 Ricciardo • 4 Norris • 5 Vettel • 6 Latifi • 7 Räikkönen • 8 Grosjean • 10 Gasly • 11 Pérez • 16 Leclerc • 18 Stroll • 20 Magnussen • 23 Albon • 26 Kvyat • 27 Hülkenberg • 31 Ocon • 33 Verstappen • 44 Hamilton • 51 P. Fittipaldi • 55 Sainz • 63 Russell • 77 Bottas • 89 Aitken • 99 Giovinazzi
Other Drivers BuemiCalderónCâmaraDeletrazIlottKubicaR. NissanyMick SchumacherShwartzmanSirotkinTsunodaVandoorneVipsZhou
Cars Alfa Romeo C39AlphaTauri AT01Ferrari SF1000Haas VF-20McLaren MCL35Mercedes W11Racing Point RP20Red Bull RB16Renault R.S.20Williams FW43
Tyres Pirelli
Races AustriaStyriaHungaryBritain70th AnniversarySpainBelgiumItalyTuscanyRussiaNürburgringPortugalImolaTurkeyBahrainSakhirAbu Dhabi
Cancelled Races AustraliaVietnamChinaNetherlandsMonacoAzerbaijanCanadaFranceSingaporeJapanUnited StatesMexicoBrazil
Tests PirelliBarcelona 1Barcelona 2
See also 2019 Formula One Season2021 Formula One SeasonCategory
V T E United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Circuits Yas Marina Circuit (2009–present)
Yas Marina Circuit
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