Russian Grand Prix
2020 · Round 10 · Sochi, Russia · Sep 25-27, 2020Race summary
Victory went to Bottas (from 3rd on the grid), with a 7.729s margin. Giovinazzi made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 11th (up 6 places). Norris had a difficult race, dropping from 8th to 15th. The safety car was deployed on laps 1-5. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on lap 43. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 26 (medium → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 25, with 28.7s pit lane time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Bottas (1:37.030).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas 1:37.030 | Mercedes | 3 | 53 | 1:34:00.364 | 26 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 53 | +7.729 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | +22.729 | 15 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 4 | 53 | +30.558 | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 5 | 53 | +52.065 | 10 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | +1:02.186 | 8 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 7 | 53 | +1:08.006 | 6 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 11 | 53 | +1:08.740 | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | 53 | +1:29.766 | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 15 | 53 | +1:37.860 | 1 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 6 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 |