At the Russian Grand Prix, Ricciardo was fastest in the second qualifying segment, but only managed to qualify in 5th place. In the race, he finished in 5th place despite a 5 second penalty. At the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, Ricciardo qualified 6th before going on to score the team's first podium since the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix. This was Ricciardo's first podium since joining Renault, and his first since the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix. In the next race, the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, he started 10th after having a crash towards the end of second segment of qualifying, damaging his rear wing. He finished 9th in the race. He reached the podium a second time for Renault at the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Starting 5th on the grid, he overtook Pierre Gasly on the first lap, before being overcut by Pérez after being stuck behind traffic. However, a tyre failure and retirement of former teammate Max Verstappen and a strategy error by Pérez’s team Racing Point allowed him to finish in 3rd place. In the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, he started 6th, and overtook Valtteri Bottas on the first lap. However, following a red flag he had a poor second start, which dropped him down to 10th place. He eventually finished in 7th place. At the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, he had a chance of a podium after Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, and Sergio Pérez all collided in the first lap of the race. But a mistimed second pit stop caused Ricciardo to be overtaken, ending the race in 5th place. In his final race for Renault at the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he only managed 12th on the grid, however a good first stint allowed him to exit the pits in 7th place. He also took the fastest lap of the race on the final lap. He finished in 5th place in the championship standings with 119 points, 6 points behind Sergio Pérez in fourth.