Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2020 · Round 17 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Dec 11-13, 2020Race summary
Verstappen won the race from 1st on the grid, 16.0s ahead of Bottas. Ricciardo was the standout mover, climbing from 11th to 7th. Kvyat lost the most ground, from 7th on the grid down to 11th (down 4 places). The safety car was deployed on laps 11-13. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on lap 10. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 10 (medium → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 10, with 21.2s pit lane time. Ricciardo set the fastest lap, in 1:40.926.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 55 | 1:36:28.645 | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 55 | +15.976 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 55 | +18.415 | 15 |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 5 | 55 | +19.987 | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 55 | +1:00.729 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 6 | 55 | +1:05.662 | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo 1:40.926 | Renault | 11 | 55 | +1:13.748 | 7 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | 55 | +1:29.718 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 10 | 55 | +11.351 | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 8 | 55 | +1.669 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 7 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 12 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 13 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 16 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 19 | 8 | Transmission | 0 |