Albon continued racing for Red Bull alongside Verstappen during the 2020 season. At the opening race in Austria, Albon started in fourth place and spent much of the race in third after teammate Verstappen retired. Whilst attempting to overtake Lewis Hamilton for second place, the two cars collided, sending Albon into the gravel, an incident for which Hamilton received a penalty. Albon was able to continue but later retired from the race with an electrical failure likely caused by the clash. Albon had an unremarkable weekend at the next race of the season, the Styrian Grand Prix. He qualified 5th in the wet, three places behind team mate Max Verstappen. In the race, Albon lacked pace compared to his teammate, finishing over 10 seconds behind despite making one less stop than the Dutch driver. At one stage he was coming under pressure from Sergio Pérez in his Racing Point RP20, before the Mexican fell back with front wing damage after contact with Albon following a failed overtake attempt, leaving Albon to finish 4th. Red Bull said they are unsure why Albon lacked pace in the race.