Bahrain Grand Prix
2020 · Round 15 · Sakhir, Bahrain · Nov 27-29, 2020Race summary
Hamilton won the race from 1st on the grid, 1.254s ahead of Verstappen. Sainz was the standout mover, climbing from 15th to 5th. Pérez lost the most ground, from 5th on the grid down to 18th (down 13 places). The safety car was deployed on laps 3-8 and on laps 55-57. The race was stopped with a red flag on laps 1-2. The winner made 3 pit stops: on lap 1 (medium → medium), on lap 19 (medium → medium), on lap 35 (medium → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Albon (Red Bull) on lap 34, with 23.8s pit lane time. Verstappen set the fastest lap, in 1:32.014.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 57 | 2:59:47.515 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen 1:32.014 | Red Bull | 3 | 57 | +1.254 | 19 |
| 3 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 4 | 57 | +8.005 | 15 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 9 | 57 | +11.337 | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 15 | 57 | +11.787 | 10 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 8 | 57 | +11.942 | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 6 | 57 | +19.368 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 57 | +19.680 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 7 | 57 | +22.803 | 2 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 12 | 56 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 10 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | George Russell | Williams | 14 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 11 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 20 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 5 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 13 | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 0 | Collision | 0 |