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The 2020 Russian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2020) was the 10th round of the 2020 Formula One season and the 7th Russian Grand Prix overall. It was held from September 25th to 27th.

In qualifying, after a late move up into the top ten in Q2 following a red flag for an accident involving Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton took his ninety-sixth pole position ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas.

In the race, Bottas jumped Verstappen at the start and almost took the lead of Hamilton at the second corner, but went wide and lost the place back to his teammate. The safety car was almost immediately deployed for the first five laps following two crashes on the opening lap: Carlos Sainz, Jr. hitting the barrier whilst taking to the escape road at Turn 2, and Lance Stroll being spun into the wall at Turn 5 by Charles Leclerc. Not long after, Hamilton was given two five-second time penalties, that he would serve during his pit stop at the end of lap 16, for illegally doing practice starts on the pit lane exit before the race. Following everyone else's pit stops, he was left in third place. The virtual safety car was also briefly deployed on lap 43 after Romain Grosjean ran through the boards on the escape road at Turn 2. With a faultless race, Bottas crossed the finish line to take his ninth victory and also his fifteenth fastest lap ahead of Verstappen and Hamilton.


Background[]

Lewis Hamilton, who was recently included in the TIME Magazine's Top 100 influential people for 2020, still retains his championship lead ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 55 points after a third triple-header weekend. During the pre-race press conference, Hamilton has revealed that former McLaren Team principal Martin Whitmarsh is one of the 14 members of his own commission that he had set up in efforts to overcome racism and improve diversity in motorsport.

Some news reports stated that former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is due to replace Chase Carey as the CEO of Liberty Media at the end of 2020, although Formula One has yet to issue a statement. The move was officially announced on Friday.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2020 Russian 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
8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas F1 Team Haas VF-20 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
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
Source: [1]

Practice Overview[]

Practice Results[]

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

No Driver Team FP1 FP2 FP3
Time Pos Time Pos Time Pos
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 1:35.430 2 1:34.577 3 1:34.787 10
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:37.110 13 1:34.847 5 1:35.981 20
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 1:36.323 9 1:35.183 10 1:34.594 7
6 Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:37.784 20 1:35.563 15 1:35.292 15
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:37.230 15 1:35.516 14 1:35.599 18
8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas-Ferrari 1:37.649 18 1:36.858 20 1:35.257 14
10 France Pierre Gasly Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 1:36.706 10 1:35.210 11 1:34.792 11
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 1:35.796 4 1:34.890 6 1:34.252 5
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 1:36.896 11 1:35.052 8 1:34.806 12
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 1:35.965 5 1:35.627 17 1:34.732 8
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 1:37.430 16 1:35.729 18 1:35.451 16
23 Thailand Alexander Albon Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:36.254 8 1:35.242 12 1:35.603 19
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 1:36.230 7 1:35.461 13 1:34.768 9
31 France Esteban Ocon France Renault 1:36.061 6 1:35.139 9 1:34.239 4
33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:35.577 3 1:35.048 7 1:34.306 6
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:37.716 19 1:33.786 2 1:33.279 1
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:36.970 12 1:34.723 4 1:34.096 3
63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:37.595 17 1:35.575 16 1:34.979 13
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 1:34.923 1 1:33.519 1 1:34.055 2
99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:37.201 14 1:36.053 19 1:35.590 17
Source: [2][3][4]
  • Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

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

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
Pos. Time Pos. Time Pos. Time
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:3 4 1:32.835 1 1:31.304 1
2 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:3 9 1:33.157 2 1:31.867 2
3 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 1:3 2 1:32.405 3 1:31.956 3
4 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 1:3 5 1:33.038 4 1:32.317 4
5 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 1:3 1 1:32.218 5 1:32.364 5
6 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:3 3 1:32.757 6 1:32.550 6
7 31 France Esteban Ocon France Renault 1:3 10 1:33.196 7 1:32.624 7
8 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 1:3 6 1:33.081 8 1:32.847 8
9 10 France Pierre Gasly Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 1:3 7 1:33.139 9 1:33.000 9
10 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:3 8 1:33.153 10 1:33.008 15 *
11 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 1:3 11 1:33.239 10
12 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 1:3 12 1:33.249 11
13 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-Mercedes 1:3 13 1:33.364 12
14 63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:3 14 1:33.583 13
15 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 1:3 15 1:33.609 14
16 8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas-Ferrari 16 1:34.592 16
17 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 17 1:34.594 17
18 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 18 1:34.861 18
19 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 19 1:35.066 20 *
20 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 20 1:35.267 19
Source:[5]
  • * Albon and Latifi are given 5-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.

Grid[]

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

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 53 1h 34m 00.364s 3 26*
2 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 53 +7.729s 2 18
3 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 53 +22.729s 1 15
4 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 53 +30.558s 4 12
5 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo France Renault 53 +52.065s 5 10
6 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 53 +62.186s 10 8
7 31 France Esteban Ocon France Renault 53 +68.006s 7 6
8 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 53 +68.740s 11 4
9 10 France Pierre Gasly Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 53 +89.766s 9 2
10 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 53 +97.860s 15 1
11 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 17
12 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 18
13 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Italy Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 14
14 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 19
15 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 52 +1 Lap 8
16 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 52 +1 Lap 20
17 8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 16
18 63 United Kingdom George Russell United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 52 +1 Lap 13
Ret 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 0 Accident 6
Ret 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 0 Collision 12
Source: [6]
  • * 25 points for the win and 1 point for the fastest lap.
  • Ricciardo and Albon were each given five-second time penalties for not obeying the race director's instructions at Turn 2, but the penalties did not affect their final classifications. Hamilton has given 10-second time penalty for unsafe start to qualifying.[6]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

World Championship for Drivers
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 205
2 Finland Valtteri Bottas 161
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen 128
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris 65
5 Thailand Alex Albon 64
6 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 63 ▲1
7 Monaco Charles Leclerc 57 ▲1
8 Canada Lance Stroll 57 ▼2
9 Mexico Sergio Pérez 56
10 France Pierre Gasly 45
11 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. 41
12 France Esteban Ocon 36
13 Germany Sebastian Vettel 17
14 Russia Daniil Kyvat 14
15 Germany Nico Hulkenberg 6
16 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 2
17 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi 2
18 Denmark Kevin Magnussen 1
World Championship for Constructors
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
1 Germany Mercedes 366
2 Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda 192
3 United Kingdom McLaren-Renault 106
4 United Kingdom Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 104
5 France Renault 99
6 Italy Ferrari 74
7 Italy AlphaTauri-Honda 59
8 Italy Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 4
9 United States Haas-Ferrari 1

Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. 2020 Russian Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  2. "2020 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 25 September 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/practice-1.html. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. "2020 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 25 September 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/practice-2.html. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. "2020 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 26 September 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/practice-3.html. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. 2020 Russian Grand Prix - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Russia Grand Prix 2020 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 27 September 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/race-result.html. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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 Russia Russian Grand Prix
Circuits Sochi Autodrom (2014-2021) • Igora Drive (2023 onwards)
Russian Grand Prix 2014
Races 201420152016201720182019202020212022


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