2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

The 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Emirates Gran Premio Dell'Emilia Romagna) was the thirteenth race of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on 1 November 2020. It marked the first time Formula One returned to the circuit since the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas took pole position during qualifying, which took place under a two-day weekend format, but during the race, Lewis Hamilton took the lead after staying out longer than his team-mate and pitting during the Virtual Safety Car period caused by Esteban Ocon retiring from a mechanical failure. Max Verstappen, who had been battling the Mercedeses suffered a puncture and retired, bringing out the safety car. Hamilton held to the lead after the restart and won the race, and with Bottas second, secured the 7th constructors' title for Mercedes. Ocon's team-mate Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium.
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==Background==
The historic Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, inaugurated in 1953, first hosted an F1 race in 1980 as a replacement for Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. The circuit has since been featured on the calendar every season as the San Marino Grand Prix until 2006. The track's original layout had remained the same until 1994, when Ayrton Senna tragically died in that year's event, which also claimed the life of Roland Ratzenberger. The circuit has since been revised and modified, including chicanes added to the Tamburello and Villeneuve corners where the former and latter lost their lives at the respective sites.
Following the final San Marino Grand Prix in 2006, the track had undergone a major renovation in 2007. The track has since played host to several other events, including the Superbike World Championship, International GT Open, TCR International Series, 6 Hours of Imola and 12 Hours of Imola. The circuit was given a 1T grade by the FIA in 2008, allowing tests to be held on the site, before receiving a Grade 1 for F1 races to be held in August 2011. Talks for Imola to return to the Formula One calendar began in 2015, given that Monza would not continue running the Italian Grand Prix.
On July 24th, 2020, Imola was announced to be officially making its return to Formula One, named as the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as part of the revised calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the announcement, owners of Imola had submitted a bid to replace the postponed (later canceled) Chinese Grand Prix in February, due to the development of the pandemic. The Emiligna-Romagna Grand Prix weekend however will see an extraordinary two-day weekend, with one free practice session and qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
Red Bull Racing junior member and Formula 2 Carlin driver Yuki Tsunoda is set to make his weekend debut in the free practice session of the event in AlphaTauri. Despite Honda having announced their withdrawal from F1 after 2021, Red Bull has insisted that the departure will not affect the Japanese driver's future within the programme.
Before the race weekend there were three drivers announced to have remained in their respective teams for 2021: Pierre Gasly, Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi. Gasly will be sporting a special helmet in tribute to Ayrton Senna.
===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 	
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 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:15.839	6 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:16.671	16 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:16.167	12 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:17.779	20 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:16.684	17 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:16.550	13 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:15.633	4 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:16.109	11 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:15.688	5 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:16.082	10 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:17.060	19 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:16.061	9 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:15.966	8 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:15.945	7 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:15.023	2 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:14.726	1 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:16.560	14 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:16.780	18 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:15.218	3 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:16.564	15 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	33 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1 	1:14.221 	 	1 	1:14.585 	 	1 	1:13.609 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:14.229 	 	2 	1:14.643 	 	2 	1:13.706 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:15.034 	 	6 	1:14.974 	 	3 	1:14.176 	3
4 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	5 	1:15.183 	 	3 	1:14.681 	 	4 	1:14.502 	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	11 	1:15.474 	 	5 	1:14.953 	 	5 	1:14.520 	5
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	8 	1:15.402 	 	4 	1:14.745 	 	6 	1:14.572 	6
7 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	4 	1:15.123 	 	7 	1:15.017 	 	7 	1:14.616 	7
8 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	10 	1:15.412 	 	8 	1:15.022 	 	8 	1:14.696 	8
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	6 	1:15.274 	 	10 	1:15.051 	 	9 	1:14.814 	9
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	12 	1:15.528 	 	9 	1:15.027 	 	10 	1:14.911 	10
11 	11 	
 Sergio Pérez 	 	 	9 	1:15.407 	 	11 	1:15.061 	 	 	 	11
12 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	7 	1:15.352 	 	12 	1:15.201 	 	 	 	12
13 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	14 	1:15.760 	 	13 	1:15.323 	 	 	 	13
14 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	13 	1:15.571 	 	14 	1:15.385 	 	 	 	14
15 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	15 	1:15.822 	 	15 	1:15.494 	 	 	 	15
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:15.918 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	17 	1:15.939 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	18 	1:15.953 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	19 	1:15.987 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	20 	1:16.208 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1057/italy/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 	 	63 	1:28:32.430 	2 	26FL
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	63 	+ 5.783 	1 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	63 	+ 14.320 	5 	15
4 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	63 	+ 15.141 	8 	12
5 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	63 	+ 19.111 	7 	10
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	63 	+ 19.652 	11 	8
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	 	63 	+ 20.230 	10 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	63 	+ 21.131 	9 	4
9 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	63 	+ 22.224 	18 	2
10 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	63 	+ 26.398 	20 	1
11 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	63 	+ 27.135 	19 	
12 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	63 	+ 28.453 	14 	
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	63 	+ 29.163 	15 	
14 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	63 	+ 32.935* 	16 	
15 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	63 	+ 57.284 	6 	
Ret 	63 	George Russell 	 	51 	Accident 	13 	
Ret 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	50 	Puncture/Spun off	3 	
Ret 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	47 	Gearbox/Illness 	17 	
Ret 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	27 	Gearbox 	12 	
Ret 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	8 	Coolant leak 	4 	
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** – Romain Grosjean finished 12th on the track, but received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
==Milestones==
*This will mark the second time in history that a country has hosted three championship Grands Prix in one season (USA-).
*The 100th time Italy has hosted an F1 championship race.
*Valtteri Bottas' 15th pole.
* secured their 7th constructors' title.
*Lewis Hamilton's 72nd win in Mercedes, equaling Michael Schumacher's record for the most wins in a single team.
* Lewis Hamilton also surpasses 5000 laps in the lead.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	282 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	197 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	162 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	95 	
5 	Charles Leclerc 	85 	
6 	Sergio Pérez 	82 	
7 	Lando Norris 	69 	
8 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	65 	2
9 	Alex Albon 	64 	1
10 	Pierre Gasly 	63 	1
11 	Lance Stroll 	57 	
12 	Esteban Ocon 	40 	
13 	Daniil Kyvat 	26 	1
14 	Sebastian Vettel 	18 	1
15 	Nico Hulkenberg 	10 	
16 	Kimi Räikkönen 	4 	2
17 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	4 	1
18 	Romain Grosjean 	2 	1
19 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	479 	
2 	 	226 	
3 	 	135 	2
4 	 	134 	
5 	 	134 	2
6 	 	103 	
7 	 	89 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	3 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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