2020 British Grand Prix

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Race Details

Date

August 2, 2020

Race Number

1022

Official Name

Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2020

Location

Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, Northants/Bucks, UK

Course

Permanent racing facility
5.901km (3.667mi)

Distance

52 laps, 306.747km (190.644 miles)

Pole Position

Driver

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Time

1:24.303

Fastest Lap

Driver

Max Verstappen

Red Bull-Honda

Time

1:27.097 on lap 52

Podium

Lap Leaders

No race-code specified

The 2020 British Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2020)^[1] was the fourth race of the 2020 Formula One season, the seventy-fifth time the British Grand Prix was held, and the fifty-sixth time it was held at the Silverstone Circuit. It was held between 31 July and 2 August 2020.

Prior to the race, Racing Point driver Sergio Pérez was tested positive for COVID-19, resulting him to miss the race while being self-isolated. As a result, former driver Nico Hülkenberg was called in to replace him.

Lewis Hamilton had a spin during Q2 but was still able to take pole position. He won the race despite suffering a puncture on the final lap, just being able to win ahead of Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc completed the podium as Valtteri Bottas suffered the same puncture a lap earlier, resulting him finishing outside the points.

Background[]

Weather Conditions
Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3
Sunny	Sunny	Partly Cloudy

Qualifying	Race
Partly Cloudy	Sunny

Entry List[]

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault DP World F1 Team	Renault	R.S.20	Renault	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6 t	P
4	Lando Norris	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL35	Renault	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6 t	P
5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	SF1000	Ferrari	065 1.6L V6 t	P
6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Racing	Williams	FW43	Mercedes	M11 1.6L V6 t	P
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo	C39	Ferrari	065 1.6L V6 t	P
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-20	Ferrari	065 1.6L V6 t	P
10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	AlphaTauri	AT01	Honda	RA260H 1.6L V6 t	P
11	Sergio Pérez	BWT Racing Point F1 Team	Racing Point	RP20	BWT Mercedes	M11 1.6L V6 t	P
16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	SF1000	Ferrari	065 1.6L V6 t	P
18	Lance Stroll	BWT Racing Point F1 Team	Racing Point	RP20	BWT Mercedes	M11 1.6L V6 t	P
20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-20	Ferrari	065 1.6L V6 t	P
23	Alexander Albon	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB16	Honda	RA260H 1.6L V6 t	P
26	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	AlphaTauri	AT01	Honda	RA260H 1.6L V6 t	P
31	Esteban Ocon	Renault DP World F1 Team	Renault	R.S.20	Renault	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6 t	P
33	Max Verstappen	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB16	Honda	RA260H 1.6L V6 t	P
44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes	W11	Mercedes	M11 1.6L V6 t	P
55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL35	Renault	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6 t	P
63	George Russell	Williams Racing	Williams	FW43	Mercedes	M11 1.6L V6 t	P
77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes	W11	Mercedes	M11 1.6L V6 t	P
99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo	C39	Ferrari	065 1.6L V6 t	P
Source:^[2]

Practice Overview[]

FP1[]

FP2[]

FP3[]

Practice Results[]

No	Driver	Team	FP1		FP2		FP3
No	Driver	Team	Time	Pos	Time	Pos	Time	Pos
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:28.575	8	1:28.112	9	1:26.841	8
4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Renault	1:28.990	13	1:28.169	11	1:2.798	7
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	No time	20	1:28.860	18	1:27.251	14
6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams-Mercedes	1:30.703	19	1:29.958	20	1:28.112	20
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	1:29.746	16	1:28.159	10	1:27.976	19
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1:29.576	15	1:28.564	16	1:27.537	15
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri-Honda	1:28.909	11	1:27.997	8	1:27.046	10
16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:28.221	5	1:27.570	4	1:26.771	6
18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	1:28.004	3	1:27.274	1	1:26.576	4
20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:29.532	14	1:28.898	19	1:27.860	18
23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull-Honda	1:28.129	4	1:27.364	2	1:27.178	13
26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri-Honda	1:28.868	10	1:28.426	15	1:27.076	11
27	Nico Hülkenberg	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	1:28.592	9	1:27.910	7	1:26.872	9
33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-Honda	1:27.422	1	1:28.390	14	1:26.173	3
44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:27.896	2	1:27.581	5	1:26.011	2
55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	McLaren-Renault	1:28.988	12	1:27.820	6	1:26.664	5
63	George Russell	Williams-Mercedes	1:29.899	17	1:28.771	17	1:27.738	16
77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:28.519	6	1:27.431	3	1:25.873	1
99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	1:29.925	18	1:28.256	13	1:27.825	17
Source: ^[3]^[4]^[5]

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Pos	Time	Pos	Time	Pos	Time	Grid
Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1		Q2		Q3		Grid
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	1:25.900	2	1:25.347	1	1:24.303	1
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1	1:25.801	1	1:25.015	2	1:24.616	2
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-Honda	3	1:26.115	3	1:26.144	3	1:25.325	3
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	9	1:26.550	5	1:26.203	4	1:25.427	4
5	4	Lando Norris	Mclaren-Renault	15	1:26.855	8	1:26.420	5	1:25.782	5
6	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	4	1:26.243	10	1:26.501	6	1:25.839	6
7	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Mclaren-Renault	12	1:26.715	4	1:26.149	7	1:25.965	7
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	11	1:26.677	7	1:26.339	8	1:26.009	8
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	7	1:26.396	6	1:26.252	9	1:26.209	9
10	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	8	1:26.469	9	1:26.455	10	1:26.339	10
11	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri-Honda	6	1:26.343	11	1:26.501			11
12	23	Alex Albon	Red Bull-Honda	10	1:26.565	12	1:26.545			12
13	27	Nico Hülkenburg	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	5	1:26.327	13	1:26.566			13
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri-Honda	14	1:26.774	14	1:26.744			19*
15	63	George Russell	Williams-Mercedes	13	1:26.732	15	1:27.092			20**
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	16	1:27.158					14
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	17	1:27.164					15
18	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	18	1:27.366					16
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	19	1:27.643					17
20	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams-Mercedes	20	1:27.705					18
107% time: 1:31.807
Source: ^[6]

* Kvyat was given a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
** Russell was given a 5-place grid penalty for failing to slow down for yellow flags during Q1.

Grid[]

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	44. Hamilton
	77. Bottas	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	33. Verstappen
	16. Leclerc	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	4. Norris
	18. Stroll	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	55. Sainz
	3. Ricciardo	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	31. Ocon
	5. Vettel	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	10. Gasly
	23. Albon	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	27. Hülkenberg
	20. Magnussen	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	99. Giovinazzi
	7. Räikkönen	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	8. Grosjean
	6. Latifi	______________
Row 10	______________	19
	20	26. Kvyat
	63. Russell	______________

Race[]

Report[]

When the cars were being started for the formation lap, the engine of the Racing Point of Nico Hülkenberg refused to start, making him a non-starter. It was later determined that a bolt in the clutch had broken, lodging in a spot that prevented the engine from turning over.^[7]

Giles Peroni Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.

Results[]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	52	1:28:01.283	1	25
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-Honda	52	+ 5.856	3	19^FL
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	52	+ 18.474	4	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	52	+ 19.650	8	12
5	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Renault	52	+ 22.277	5	10
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	52	+ 26.937	9	8
7	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri-Honda	52	+ 31.188	11	6
8	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull-Honda	52	+ 32.670	12	4
9	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	52	+ 37.311	6	2
10	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	52	+ 41.857	10	1
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	52	+ 42.167	2
12	63	George Russell	Williams-Mercedes	52	+ 52.004	20
13	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	McLaren-Renault	52	+ 53.370	7
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	52	+ 54.205 *	15
15	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams-Mercedes	52	+ 54.549	18
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	52	+ 55.050	17
17	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	51	+ 1 lap	16
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri-Honda	11	Accident	19
Ret	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1	Collision	14
DNS	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	0	Clutch	13
Source: ^[8]

* Giovinazzi was given a 5-second penalty for a safety car session infringement.

Milestones[]

Lewis Hamilton's 87th victory, and seventh British Grand Prix title.
Mercedes won their 106th race, and eighth British win.
Alan Permane's 500th Grand Prix.

Standings after race[]

Notes[]

↑ "Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2020". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2020/Great_Britain.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EL
↑ "2020 British Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 31 July 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/practice-1.html. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
↑ "2020 British Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 1 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/practice-2.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
↑ "2020 British Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 1 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/practice-3.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
↑ "2020 British Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 1 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/qualifying.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
↑ "Clutch bolt failure caused Hulkenberg's DNS at Silverstone". motorsport.com. 2 August 2020. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/clutch-bolt-failure-cost-hulkenberg-british-gp-start/4848640/. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
↑ "Britain Grand Prix 2020 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 2 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/race-result.html. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

V T E	2020 FIA Formula One World Championship
Teams	Alfa Romeo • AlphaTauri • Ferrari • Haas • McLaren • Mercedes • Racing Point • Red Bull • Renault • Williams
Engines	Ferrari • Honda • Mercedes • Renault
Drivers alphabetically	Albon • Bottas • Gasly • Giovinazzi • Grosjean • Hamilton • Hülkenberg • Kvyat • Latifi • Leclerc • Magnussen • Norris • Ocon • Pérez • Räikkönen • Ricciardo • Russell • Sainz • Stroll • Verstappen • Vettel
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	Buemi • Calderón • Câmara • Deletraz • Ilott • Kubica • R. Nissany • Mick Schumacher • Shwartzman • Sirotkin • Tsunoda • Vandoorne • Vips • Zhou
Cars	Alfa Romeo C39 • AlphaTauri AT01 • Ferrari SF1000 • Haas VF-20 • McLaren MCL35 • Mercedes W11 • Racing Point RP20 • Red Bull RB16 • Renault R.S.20 • Williams FW43
Tyres	Pirelli
Races	Austria • Styria • Hungary • Britain • 70th Anniversary • Spain • Belgium • Italy • Tuscany • Russia • Nürburgring • Portugal • Imola • Turkey • Bahrain • Sakhir • Abu Dhabi
Cancelled Races	Australia • Vietnam • China • Netherlands • Monaco • Azerbaijan • Canada • France • Singapore • Japan • United States • Mexico • Brazil
Tests	Pirelli • Barcelona 1 • Barcelona 2
See also	2019 Formula One Season • 2021 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	British Grand Prix
Circuits	Brooklands (1926 - 1927), Silverstone (1948 - Present), Aintree (1955 - 1962), Brands Hatch (1963 - 1986)
Races	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022
Non-Championship Races	1926 • 1927 • 1948 • 1949

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[1] "Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2020". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2020/Great_Britain.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[EL-2] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EL

[3] "2020 British Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 31 July 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/practice-1.html. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[4] "2020 British Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 1 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/practice-2.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[5] "2020 British Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 1 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/practice-3.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[GBR_quali-6] "2020 British Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 1 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/qualifying.html. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[7] "Clutch bolt failure caused Hulkenberg's DNS at Silverstone". motorsport.com. 2 August 2020. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/clutch-bolt-failure-cost-hulkenberg-british-gp-start/4848640/. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[results-8] "Britain Grand Prix 2020 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 2 August 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1048/great-britain/race-result.html. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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