2020 Bahrain Grand Prix

The 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020) was the fifteenth race of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on 29 November 2020.
Having won the drivers' championship title at Turkey, Lewis Hamilton took pole position with Valtteri Bottas second alongside him. The race was immediately red-flagged at the start after the of Romain Grosjean crashed heavily into the barriers after Turn 3. The Frenchman was sent spearing into the barriers after tangling with 's Daniil Kvyat, the impact breaking the car into two and bursting into flames, but Grosjean climbed out and walked away largely unhurt despite minor burns.
As Grosjean was airlifted to hospital in Manama, the race restarted after nearly an hour and a half, and the safety car was deployed after Kvyat flipped Lance Stroll, resulting in a 10-second penalty. Bottas, who initially dropped back before the red flag, suffered a puncture on the restart and recovered up to 8th. Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez looked set to finish on the podium until with three laps remaining, Perez' engine went up in flames, hence failing to finish. The Safety Car was deployed as a result, with the race finishing behind it and Hamilton won ahead of Verstappen, with Alexander Albon inheriting the final podium place, making it the first time since the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix both Red Bull drivers finished on the podium.
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==Background==
Originally scheduled on March 22 as the second round, the Bahrain Grand Prix, alongside the Vietnam Grand Prix were postponed on March 13 Formula 1: Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix postponed, https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.bahrain-and-vietnam-grands-prix-postponed.6M04wEKPBevqVc6Mg2kfgH.html, the same day the Australian Grand Prix was called off after one of McLaren's team members tested positive for COVID-19. 
On August 25, the FIA announced the remaining races of the revised 2020 calendar, with the Bahrain Grand Prix being rescheduled on November 29. As with Red Bull Ring and Silverstone, the Bahrain International Circuit will serve as the same venue for back-to-back race weekends, with the second race using a different layout of the circuit and being named as the Sakhir Grand Prix.
In an unusual move on October 16, almost two months after the FIA announced the remaining races of the 2020 season which excluded the Vietnam Grand Prix, Vietnam Grand Prix officials announced their 2020 running of the event was canceled.BBC Sport: Vietnamese Grand Prix: Organizers cancel race due to coronavirus pandemic, https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/54566243
Prior to the postponement, on March 8, Bahrain Grand Prix organizers announced in a statement that the race will initially be run as a closed-door event, meaning spectators will be barred from entering Motorsport.com: Bahrain F1 race to go ahead without spectators, https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/bahrain-grand-prix-no-spectators/4728805/.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault DP World F1 Team 	 	R.S.20 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF1000 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT01 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	BWT Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP20 	BWT 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF1000 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	BWT Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP20 	BWT 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT01 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Renault DP World F1 Team 	 	R.S.20 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 	 	W11 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 	 	W11 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
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40 	Roy Nissany 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Practice Overview==
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:30.508	10 	1:29.462	5 	1:29.684	11 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:31.392	18 	1:29.841	7 	1:29.567	7 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:30.628	12 	1:30.110	12 	1:29.859	13 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:32.472	19 	1:30.973	18 	1:30.917	20 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	 	1:30.928	17 	1:30.823	19 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:30.832	14 	1:31.119	19 	1:30.652	17 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:30.049	5 	1:29.551	6 	1:29.472	6 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:30.000	3 	1:29.403	4 	1:29.672	10 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:30.589	11 	1:30.407	14 	1:30.183	15 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:30.426	9 	1:29.871	8 	1:29.660	9 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:30.854	15 	1:30.849	16 	1:30.759	18 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:30.302	7 	1:30.014	10 	1:29.018	4 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:31.020	17 	1:29.900	9 	1:29.585	8 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:30.384	8 	1:30.085	11 	1:29.691	12 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:30.294	6 	1:29.318	2 	1:28.355	1 	 	 	 	 	
40 	Roy Nissany 	Williams Racing	1:32.801	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:29.033	1 	1:28.971	1 	1:28.618	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:30.018	4 	1:30.271	13 	1:29.455	5 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	 	 	1:31.636	20 	1:30.559	16 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:29.482	2 	1:29.336	3 	1:28.721	3 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:30.732	13 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:30.896	16 	1:30.627	15 	1:29.970	14 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:28.343 	 	1 	1:27.586 	 	1 	1:27.264 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	4 	1:28.767 	 	3 	1:28.063 	 	2 	1:27.553 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	5 	1:28.885 	 	2 	1:28.025 	 	3 	1:27.678 	3
4 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	3 	1:28.732 	 	5 	1:28.749 	 	4 	1:28.274 	4
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:29.178 	 	7 	1:28.894 	 	5 	1:28.322 	5
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	8 	1:29.005 	 	4 	1:28.648 	 	6 	1:28.417 	6
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:29.203 	 	8 	1:28.937 	 	7 	1:28.419 	7
8 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	6 	1:28.971 	 	10 	1:29.008 	 	8 	1:28.448 	8
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	15 	1:29.464 	 	6 	1:28.877 	 	9 	1:28.542 	9
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	11 	1:29.158 	 	9 	1:28.944 	 	10 	1:28.618 	10
11 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	10 	1:29.142 	 	11 	1:29.149 	 	 	 	11
12 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	9 	1:29.137 	 	12 	1:29.165 	 	 	 	12
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	2 	1:28.679 	 	13 	1:29.557 	 	 	 	13
14 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	14 	1:29.294 	 	14 	1:31.218 	 	 	 	14
15 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	7 	1:28.975 	 	15 	 	 	 	 	15
16 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	16 	1:29.491 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	17 	1:29.810 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	18 	1:30.111 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	19 	1:30.138 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	20 	1:30.182 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527 	107% Time: 1:34.527
Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1059/bahrain/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	57 	2:59:47.515 	1 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	57 	+ 1.254 	3 	19FL
3 	5 	Alexander Albon 	 	57 	+ 8.005 	4 	15
4 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	57 	+ 11.337 	9 	12
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	57 	+ 11.787 	15 	10
6 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	57 	+ 11.942 	8 	8
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	57 	+ 19.368 	6 	6
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	57 	+ 19.680 	2 	4
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	57 	+ 22.803 	7 	2
10 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	12 	1
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	10 	
12 	63 	George Russell 	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	14 	
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	11 	
14 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	20 	
15 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	17 	
16 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	16 	
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	56 	+ 1 lap 	18 	
18 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	Power unit 	5 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	2 	Collision 	13 	
Ret 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	0 	Collision 	19 	
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==Milestones==
*Lewis Hamilton's 98th pole and 95th race win.
*The first Bahrain Grand Prix to be red-flagged.
*The ninth time a race has finished behind the Safety Car.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	332 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	201 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	189 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	102 	2
5 	Sergio Pérez 	100 	1
6 	Charles Leclerc 	98 	1
7 	Lando Norris 	86 	1
8 	Alex Albon 	85 	1
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	85 	2
10 	Pierre Gasly 	71 	
11 	Lance Stroll 	59 	
12 	Esteban Ocon 	42 	
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	33 	
14 	Daniil Kyvat 	26 	
15 	Nico Hulkenberg 	10 	
16 	Kimi Räikkönen 	4 	
17 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	4 	
18 	Romain Grosjean 	2 	
19 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	533 	
2 	 	274 	
3 	 	171 	1
4 	 	154 	1
5 	 	144 	
6 	 	131 	
7 	 	97 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	3 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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