2020 British Grand Prix

The 2020 British Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2020) was the fourth race of the 2020 Formula One season, the seventy-fifth time the British Grand Prix was held, and the fifty-sixth time it was held at the Silverstone Circuit. It was held between 31 July and 2 August 2020.
Prior to the race, Racing Point driver Sergio Pérez was tested positive for COVID-19, resulting him to miss the race while being self-isolated. As a result, former driver Nico Hülkenberg was called in to replace him.
Lewis Hamilton had a spin during Q2 but was still able to take pole position. He won the race despite suffering a puncture on the final lap, just being able to win ahead of Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc completed the podium as Valtteri Bottas suffered the same puncture a lap earlier, resulting him finishing outside the points.
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==Background==
===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 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	BWT Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP20 	BWT 	M11 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 	
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 	 	1:28.575	8 	1:28.112	9 	1:26.841	8 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:28.990	13 	1:28.169	11 	1:2.798 	7 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	No time 	20 	1:28.860	18 	1:27.251	14 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:30.703	19 	1:29.958	20 	1:28.112	20 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:29.746	16 	1:28.159	10 	1:27.976	19 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:29.576	15 	1:28.564	16 	1:27.537	15 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:28.909	11 	1:27.997	8 	1:27.046	10 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:28.221	5 	1:27.570	4 	1:26.771	6 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:28.004	3 	1:27.274	1 	1:26.576	4 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:29.532	14 	1:28.898	19 	1:27.860	18 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:28.129	4 	1:27.364	2 	1:27.178	13 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:28.868	10 	1:28.426	15 	1:27.076	11 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:28.592	9 	1:27.910	7 	1:26.872	9 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:27.422	1 	1:28.390	14 	1:26.173	3 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:27.896	2 	1:27.581	5 	1:26.011	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:28.988	12 	1:27.820	6 	1:26.664	5 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:29.899	17 	1:28.771	17 	1:27.738	16 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:28.519	6 	1:27.431	3 	1:25.873	1 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:29.925	18 	1:28.256	13 	1:27.825	17 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
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 	 	 	2 	1:25.900 	 	2 	1:25.347 	 	1 	1:24.303 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	 	1 	1:25.801 	 	1 	1:25.015 	 	2 	1:24.616 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Honda 	 	3 	1:26.115 	 	3 	1:26.144 	 	3 	1:25.325 	3
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	 	9 	1:26.550 	 	5 	1:26.203 	 	4 	1:25.427 	4
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	Mclaren-Renault 	 	15 	1:26.855 	 	8 	1:26.420 	 	5 	1:25.782 	5
6 	18 	Lance Stroll 	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	 	4 	1:26.243 	 	10 	1:26.501 	 	6 	1:25.839 	6
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Mclaren-Renault 	 	12 	1:26.715 	 	4 	1:26.149 	 	7 	1:25.965 	7
8 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault 	 	11 	1:26.677 	 	7 	1:26.339 	 	8 	1:26.009 	8
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	Renault 	 	7 	1:26.396 	 	6 	1:26.252 	 	9 	1:26.209 	9
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Ferrari 	 	8 	1:26.469 	 	9 	1:26.455 	 	10 	1:26.339 	10
11 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	AlphaTauri-Honda 	 	6 	1:26.343 	 	11 	1:26.501 	 	 	 	11
12 	23 	Alex Albon 	Red Bull-Honda 	 	10 	1:26.565 	 	12 	1:26.545 	 	 	 	12
13 	27 	Nico Hülkenburg 	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	 	5 	1:26.327 	 	13 	1:26.566 	 	 	 	13
14 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	AlphaTauri-Honda 	 	14 	1:26.774 	 	14 	1:26.744 	 	 	 	19*
15 	63 	George Russell 	Williams-Mercedes 	 	13 	1:26.732 	 	15 	1:27.092 	 	 	 	20**
16 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas-Ferrari 	 	16 	1:27.158 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
17 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	 	17 	1:27.164 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
18 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	 	18 	1:27.366 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
19 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas-Ferrari 	 	19 	1:27.643 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams-Mercedes 	 	20 	1:27.705 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
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* * Kvyat was given a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
* ** Russell was given a 5-place grid penalty for failing to slow down for yellow flags during Q1.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
When the cars were being started for the formation lap, the engine of the of Nico Hülkenberg refused to start, making him a non-starter. It was later determined that a bolt in the clutch had broken, lodging in a spot that prevented the engine from turning over.
Giles Peroni Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	52 	1:28:01.283 	1 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	52 	+ 5.856 	3 	19FL
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	52 	+ 18.474 	4 	15
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	52 	+ 19.650 	8 	12
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	52 	+ 22.277 	5 	10
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	52 	+ 26.937 	9 	8
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	52 	+ 31.188 	11 	6
8 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	52 	+ 32.670 	12 	4
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	52 	+ 37.311 	6 	2
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	+ 41.857 	10 	1
11 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	+ 42.167 	2 	
12 	63 	George Russell 	 	52 	+ 52.004 	20 	
13 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	52 	+ 53.370 	7 	
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	52 	+ 54.205 * 	15 	
15 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	52 	+ 54.549 	18 	
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	52 	+ 55.050 	17 	
17 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	51 	+ 1 lap 	16 	
Ret 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	11 	Accident 	19 	
Ret 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1 	Collision 	14 	
DNS 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	0 	Clutch 	13 	
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* * Giovinazzi was given a 5-second penalty for a safety car session infringement.
==Milestones==
*Lewis Hamilton's 87th victory, and seventh British Grand Prix title.
* won their 106th race, and eighth British win.
*Alan Permane's 500th Grand Prix.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	88 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	58 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	52 	
4 	Lando Norris 	36 	
5 	Charles Leclerc 	33 	3
6 	Alex Albon 	26 	1
7 	Sergio Pérez 	22 	1
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	20 	3
9 	Lance Stroll 	20 	2
10 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	15 	1
11 	Esteban Ocon 	12 	2
12 	Pierre Gasly 	12 	
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	10 	3
14 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	2 	
15 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
16 	Daniil Kyvat 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	146 	
2 	 	78 	
3 	 	51 	
4 	 	43 	
5 	 	32 	1
6 	 	27 	1
7 	 	13 	
8 	 	2 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
Category:2020 Grands Prix
Category:British Grand Prix
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