The 2020 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2020) was the 7th round of the 2020 Formula One Season and the 64th Belgian Grand Prix overall. It was held from 28th to 30th August 2020.
Background[]
In the previous race at Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton won ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas, extending his championship lead to 37 points. Mercedes also extended their constructors' championship lead to 86 points.
Following a lengthy negotiation, all ten teams signed the Concorde Agreement on August 19.
On August 21, the Williams team has been sold to private US investment firm named Dorilton Capital, the firm stating in a statement that they recognize "the importance of respecting and retaining Williams’ heritage", and that there are no plans to relocate its base at Grove.
It was also announced on August 25 that the final four races of the 2020 Formula One Season has been announced, including the return of the Turkish Grand Prix, where F1 last raced at Istanbul Park in 2011.
The build-up to the race weekend was also overshadowed by the death of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert in last year's event. The Renault junior driver was involved in a high-speed collision in the Feature Race and was pronounced dead later, with Charles Leclerc taking an emotional maiden victory the following day. A tribute to Hubert is expected before the F3, F2 and F1 races, with a special logo created and to be featured on all F1, F2 and F3 cars.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Practice Results[]
The full practice results for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix are outlined below:
No | Driver | Team | |||||||||||
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Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:45.225 | 9 | 1:43.792 | 2 | 1:43.973 | 7 | |||||
4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1:45.274 | 10 | 1:44.168 | 7 | 1:43.641 | 3 | |||||
5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:46.179 | 15 | 1:45.683 | 17 | 1:45.420 | 20 | |||||
6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:46.488 | 16 | 1:45.774 | 18 | 1:44.771 | 13 | |||||
7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:45.704 | 13 | 1:44.896 | 14 | 1:44.932 | 16 | |||||
8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | No time | 19 | 1:45.834 | 19 | 1:44.844 | 15 | |||||
10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:45.503 | 12 | 1:44.600 | 10 | 1:44.508 | 11 | |||||
11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1:44.629 | 4 | 1:44.137 | 5 | 1:44.180 | 10 | |||||
16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:45.759 | 14 | 1:45.440 | 15 | 1:45.147 | 17 | |||||
18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1:44.868 | 5 | 1:44.678 | 11 | 1:43.988 | 8 | |||||
20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | No time | 18 | 1:46.242 | 20 | 1:44.841 | 14 | |||||
23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:45.049 | 6 | 1:44.134 | 4 | 1:43.731 | 4 | |||||
26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:45.447 | 11 | 1:44.826 | 12 | 1:44.543 | 12 | |||||
31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:45.099 | 7 | 1:44.208 | 8 | 1:43.485 | 2 | |||||
33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:44.574 | 3 | 1:43.744 | 1 | 1:43.896 | 6 | |||||
44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:44.562 | 2 | 1:43.840 | 3 | 1:43.255 | 1 | |||||
55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | McLaren-Renault | 1:45.222 | 8 | 1:44.474 | 9 | 1:44.006 | 9 | |||||
63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1:46.570 | 17 | 1:45.463 | 16 | 1:45.157 | 18 | |||||
77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:44.493 | 1 | 1:44.162 | 6 | 1:43.813 | 5 | |||||
99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | No time | 20 | 1:44.861 | 13 | 1:45.190 | 19 | |||||
Source: [2][3][4] |
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2020 Belgian 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 | 1:42.323 | 1 | 1:42.014 | 1 | 1:41.252 | 1 | |||
2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 1:42.534 | 2 | 1:42.126 | 2 | 1:41.763 | 2 | |||
3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 3 | 1:43.197 | 4 | 1:42.473 | 3 | 1:41.778 | 3 | |||
4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 7 | 1:43.309 | 6 | 1:42.487 | 4 | 1:42.061 | 4 | |||
5 | 23 | Alexander Albon | AlphaTauri-Honda | 10 | 1:43.418 | 3 | 1:42.193 | 5 | 1:42.264 | 5 | |||
6 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 11 | 1:43.505 | 8 | 1:42.534 | 6 | 1:42.396 | 6 | |||
7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | McLaren-Renault | 8 | 1:43.322 | 5 | 1:42.478 | 7 | 1:42.438 | 7 | |||
8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 9 | 1:43.349 | 9 | 1:42.670 | 8 | 1:42.532 | 8 | |||
9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 5 | 1:43.265 | 7 | 1:42.491 | 9 | 1:42.603 | 9 | |||
10 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 12 | 1:43.514 | 10 | 1:42.722 | 10 | 1:42.657 | 10 | |||
11 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri-Honda | 6 | 1:43.267 | 11 | 1:42.730 | 11 | |||||
12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 4 | 1:43.262 | 12 | 1:42.745 | 12 | |||||
13 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 15 | 1:43.656 | 13 | 1:42.996 | 13 | |||||
14 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 13 | 1:43.567 | 14 | 1:43.261 | 14 | |||||
15 | 63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 14 | 1:43.630 | 15 | 1:43.468 | 15 | |||||
16 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 16 | 1:43.743 | 16 | |||||||
17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 17 | 1:43.838 | 17 | |||||||
18 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 18 | 1:43.950 | 18 | |||||||
19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 19 | 1:44.138 | 19 | |||||||
20 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 20 | 1:44.314 | 20 | |||||||
Source: [5] |
- Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
Grid[]
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
2 | 44. Hamilton | |
77. Bottas | ______________ | |
Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
4 | 33. Verstappen | |
3. Ricciardo | ______________ | |
Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
6 | 23. Albon | |
31. Ocon | ______________ | |
Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
8 | 55. Sainz | |
11. Pérez | ______________ | |
Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
10 | 18. Stroll | |
4. Norris | ______________ | |
Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
12 | 26. Kvyat | |
10. Gasly | ______________ | |
Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
14 | 16. Leclerc | |
5. Vettel | ______________ | |
Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
16 | 63. Russell | |
7. Räikkönen | ______________ | |
Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
18 | 8. Grosjean | |
99. Giovinazzi | ______________ | |
Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
20 | 6. Latifi | |
20. Magnussen | ______________ |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full results for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:24:08.761 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 44 | + 8.448 | 2 | 18 |
3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 44 | + 15.455 | 3 | 15 |
4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 44 | + 18.877 | 4 | 13FL |
5 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 44 | + 40.650 | 6 | 10 |
6 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 44 | + 42.712 | 5 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 44 | + 43.774 | 10 | 6 |
8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 44 | + 47.371 | 12 | 4 |
9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 44 | + 52.603 | 9 | 2 |
10 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 44 | + 53.179 | 8 | 1 |
11 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri-Honda | 44 | + 1:10.200 | 11 | |
12 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 44 | + 1:11.504 | 16 | |
13 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 44 | + 1:12.894 | 14 | |
14 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 44 | + 1:14.920 | 13 | |
15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | + 1:16.793 | 17 | |
16 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | + 1:17.795 | 19 | |
17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | + 1:25.540 | 20 | |
DNF | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 9 | Accident | 18 | |
DNF | 63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 9 | Accident | 15 | |
DNS | 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | McLaren-Renault | — | Exhaust | 7 | |
Source: [6] |
Milestones[]
- Lewis Hamilton's 93rd pole and 89th win.
- Hamilton has also extended his consecutive points finish to 40 races, and surpassed Michael Schumacher's record for the furthest distance led at 24,287 km (15,091 mi).
- Third 1-2 finish for Mercedes at Spa.
- Renault's first fastest lap since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.
- 1000th race for Ferrari powered engines.
Standings[]
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Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 2020 Belgian Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ "2020 Belgian Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 28 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1051/belgium/practice-1.html. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Belgian Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 28 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1051/belgium/practice-2.html. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Belgian Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1051/belgium/practice-3.html. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Belgian Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1051/belgium/qualifying.html. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Belgium Grand Prix 2020 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 29 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1051/belgium/race-result.html. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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