The 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020) was the fifteenth race of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on 29 November 2020.
Having won the drivers' championship title at Turkey, Lewis Hamilton took pole position with Valtteri Bottas second alongside him. The race was immediately red-flagged at the start after the Haas of Romain Grosjean crashed heavily into the barriers after Turn 3. The Frenchman was sent spearing into the barriers after tangling with AlphaTauri's Daniil Kvyat, the impact breaking the car into two and bursting into flames, but Grosjean climbed out and walked away largely unhurt despite minor burns.
As Grosjean was airlifted to hospital in Manama, the race restarted after nearly an hour and a half, and the safety car was deployed after Kvyat flipped Lance Stroll, resulting in a 10-second penalty. Bottas, who initially dropped back before the red flag, suffered a puncture on the restart and recovered up to 8th. Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez looked set to finish on the podium until with three laps remaining, Perez' engine went up in flames, hence failing to finish. The Safety Car was deployed as a result, with the race finishing behind it and Hamilton won ahead of Verstappen, with Alexander Albon inheriting the final podium place, making it the first time since the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix both Red Bull drivers finished on the podium.
Background[]
Originally scheduled on March 22 as the second round, the Bahrain Grand Prix, alongside the Vietnam Grand Prix were postponed on March 13 [1], the same day the Australian Grand Prix was called off after one of McLaren's team members tested positive for COVID-19.
On August 25, the FIA announced the remaining races of the revised 2020 calendar, with the Bahrain Grand Prix being rescheduled on November 29. As with Red Bull Ring and Silverstone, the Bahrain International Circuit will serve as the same venue for back-to-back race weekends, with the second race using a different layout of the circuit and being named as the Sakhir Grand Prix.
In an unusual move on October 16, almost two months after the FIA announced the remaining races of the 2020 season which excluded the Vietnam Grand Prix, Vietnam Grand Prix officials announced their 2020 running of the event was canceled.[2]
Prior to the postponement, on March 8, Bahrain Grand Prix organizers announced in a statement that the race will initially be run as a closed-door event, meaning spectators will be barred from entering [3].
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Practice Results[]
The full practice results for the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix are outlined below:
No | Driver | Team | |||||||||||
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Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:30.508 | 10 | 1:29.462 | 5 | 1:29.684 | 11 | |||||
4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1:31.392 | 18 | 1:29.841 | 7 | 1:29.567 | 7 | |||||
5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:30.628 | 12 | 1:30.110 | 12 | 1:29.859 | 13 | |||||
6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:32.472 | 19 | 1:30.973 | 18 | 1:30.917 | 20 | |||||
7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | DNP | 1:30.928 | 17 | 1:30.823 | 19 | ||||||
8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:30.832 | 14 | 1:31.119 | 19 | 1:30.652 | 17 | |||||
10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:30.049 | 5 | 1:29.551 | 6 | 1:29.472 | 6 | |||||
11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1:30.000 | 3 | 1:29.403 | 4 | 1:29.672 | 10 | |||||
16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.589 | 11 | 1:30.407 | 14 | 1:30.183 | 15 | |||||
18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1:30.426 | 9 | 1:29.871 | 8 | 1:29.660 | 9 | |||||
20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:30.854 | 15 | 1:30.849 | 16 | 1:30.759 | 18 | |||||
23 | Alexander Albon | 1:30.302 | 7 | 1:30.014 | 10 | 1:29.018 | 4 | ||||||
26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:31.020 | 17 | 1:29.900 | 9 | 1:29.585 | 8 | |||||
31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:30.384 | 8 | 1:30.085 | 11 | 1:29.691 | 12 | |||||
33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:30.294 | 6 | 1:29.318 | 2 | 1:28.355 | 1 | |||||
40 | Roy Nissany | Williams Racing | 1:32.801 | 20 | DNP | DNP | |||||||
44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.033 | 1 | 1:28.971 | 1 | 1:28.618 | 2 | |||||
55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | McLaren-Renault | 1:30.018 | 4 | 1:30.271 | 13 | 1:29.455 | 5 | |||||
63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | DNP | 1:31.636 | 20 | 1:30.559 | 16 | ||||||
77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.482 | 2 | 1:29.336 | 3 | 1:28.721 | 3 | |||||
88 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:30.732 | 13 | DNP | DNP | |||||||
99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:30.896 | 16 | 1:30.627 | 15 | 1:29.970 | 14 | |||||
Source: [5][6][7] |
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
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Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:28.343 | 1 | 1:27.586 | 1 | 1:27.264 | 1 | |||
2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 4 | 1:28.767 | 3 | 1:28.063 | 2 | 1:27.553 | 2 | |||
3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 5 | 1:28.885 | 2 | 1:28.025 | 3 | 1:27.678 | 3 | |||
4 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 3 | 1:28.732 | 5 | 1:28.749 | 4 | 1:28.274 | 4 | |||
5 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 12 | 1:29.178 | 7 | 1:28.894 | 5 | 1:28.322 | 5 | |||
6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 8 | 1:29.005 | 4 | 1:28.648 | 6 | 1:28.417 | 6 | |||
7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 13 | 1:29.203 | 8 | 1:28.937 | 7 | 1:28.419 | 7 | |||
8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 6 | 1:28.971 | 10 | 1:29.008 | 8 | 1:28.448 | 8 | |||
9 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 15 | 1:29.464 | 6 | 1:28.877 | 9 | 1:28.542 | 9 | |||
10 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri-Honda | 11 | 1:29.158 | 9 | 1:28.944 | 10 | 1:28.618 | 10 | |||
11 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 10 | 1:29.142 | 11 | 1:29.149 | 11 | |||||
12 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 9 | 1:29.137 | 12 | 1:29.165 | 12 | |||||
13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 2 | 1:28.679 | 13 | 1:29.557 | 13 | |||||
14 | 63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 14 | 1:29.294 | 14 | 1:31.218 | 14 | |||||
15 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren-Mercedes | 7 | 1:28.975 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
16 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 16 | 1:29.491 | 16 | |||||||
17 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 17 | 1:29.810 | 17 | |||||||
18 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 18 | 1:30.111 | 18 | |||||||
19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 19 | 1:30.138 | 19 | |||||||
20 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 20 | 1:30.182 | 20 | |||||||
107% Time: 1:34.527 | |||||||||||||
Source:[8] |
- Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
Grid[]
The starting grid of the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix is as below:
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
44. Hamilton | 2 | |
______________ | 77. Bottas | |
Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
33. Verstappen | 4 | |
______________ | 23. Albon | |
Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
11. Pérez | 6 | |
______________ | 3. Ricciardo | |
Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
31. Ocon | 8 | |
______________ | 10. Gasly | |
Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
4. Norris | 10 | |
______________ | 26. Kvyat | |
Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
5. Vettel | 12 | |
______________ | 16. Leclerc | |
Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
18. Stroll | 14 | |
______________ | 63. Russell | |
Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
55. Sainz | 16 | |
______________ | 99. Giovinazzi | |
Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
7. Räikkönen | 18 | |
______________ | 20. Magnussen | |
Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
8. Grosjean | 20 | |
______________ | 6. Latifi |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full results for the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix are outlined below:
Milestones[]
- Lewis Hamilton's 98th pole and 95th race win.
- The first Bahrain Grand Prix to be red-flagged.
- The ninth time a race has finished behind the Safety Car.
Standings[]
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Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ Formula 1: Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix postponed, https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.bahrain-and-vietnam-grands-prix-postponed.6M04wEKPBevqVc6Mg2kfgH.html
- ↑ BBC Sport: Vietnamese Grand Prix: Organizers cancel race due to coronavirus pandemic, https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/54566243
- ↑ Motorsport.com: Bahrain F1 race to go ahead without spectators, https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/bahrain-grand-prix-no-spectators/4728805/
- ↑ 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ "2020 Bahrain Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 11 September 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/practice-1.html. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Bahrain Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 11 September 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/practice-2.html. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Bahrain Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 12 September 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/practice-3.html. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)
- ↑ "Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/race-result.html.
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