2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2019) was the twenty-first and final race of the 2019 Formula One season, and the eleventh time the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held. It was held between 29 November and 1 December 2019.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his eighty-eighth pole position, his first since the earlier in the year. Valtteri Bottas qualified second, but with a number of grid penalties for engine changes, he was put to the back of the grid, promoting Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc to second and third on the grid respectively.
In the race, Hamilton kept the lead ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc, but Leclerc soon overtook Verstappen on the back straight. Lance Stroll made contact with Pierre Gasly at the first corner, spinning the latter into Sergio Pérez. While the three all continued racing, Gasly lost his front wing upon colliding with Pérez and had to pit for a new nose. Due to technical issues, DRS was not enabled until lap 18. Leclerc and Verstappen soon swapped positions after the former pitted earlier than the latter. Hamilton went on to take his eighty-fourth victory, also the first Grand Chelem since the 2017 British Grand Prix and since points were applied for ten-top runners setting the fastest lap. Verstappen and Leclerc finished second and third respectively, though Leclerc was immediately investigated by the stewards for an incorrect amount of fuel measured by the FIA before starting the race. He was allowed to keep his position, but the team was fined €50,000 for breaching the regulations.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	2 	3 	8 	Bottas 	1 	4 	8
Vettel 	1 	4 	8 	Leclerc 	2 	3 	8
Verstappen	1 	4 	8 	Albon 	1 	4 	8
Ricciardo 	1 	4 	8 	Hülkenberg	2 	3 	8
Magnussen 	1 	4 	8 	Grosjean 	2 	3 	8
Sainz 	1 	4 	8 	Norris 	2 	3 	8
Pérez 	2 	3 	8 	Stroll 	2 	3 	8
Räikkönen 	1 	4 	8 	Giovinazzi	2 	3 	8
Kvyat 	1 	3 	9 	Gasly 	2 	2 	9
Russell 	2 	2 	9 	Kubica 	1 	3 	9
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After failing to finish the due to oil pressure, Bottas had a new engine fitted to his car. With excessive use of various power unit components, he was ordered by the stewards to start the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the back of the grid. He later had another ICE, MGU-H, MGU-K and turbocharger fitted after a pneumatic leak was found on his car after FP2.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:40.850	19 	1:38.400	16 	1:37.615	8 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:39.628	11 	1:37.918	12 	1:38.100	13 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:38.906	5 	1:36.691	4 	1:36.975	5 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:39.888	13 	1:38.415	17 	1:38.514	16 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:39.146	6 	1:37.601	7 	1:37.768	11 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:40.401	16 	1:37.770	10 	1:37.736	10 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:39.901	14 	1:37.637	8 	1:37.516	7 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:39.249	7 	1:36.642	3 	1:37.010	6 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:39.864	12 	1:37.985	13 	1:38.462	15 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:39.350	8 	1:38.080	14 	1:38.198	14 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:38.084	4 	1:37.288	6 	1:36.927	4 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:39.969	15 	1:37.651	9 	1:37.963	12 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:39.505	10 	1:38.122	15 	1:38.580	17 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:37.492	2 	1:36.807	5 	1:36.566	1 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:37.591	3 	1:36.566	2 	1:36.640	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:40.687	17 	1:37.834	11 	1:37.691	9 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:41.362	20 	1:39.512	19 	1:39.206	19 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:36.957	1 	1:36.256	1 	1:36.655	3 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:40.792	18 	1:40.455	20 	1:39.859	20 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:39.423	9 	1:38.464	18 	1:38.782	18 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	1 	1:35.851 	 	2 	1:35.634 	 	1 	1:34.779 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	3 	1:36.200 	 	3 	1:35.674 	 	2 	1:34.973 	20*
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:36.390 	 	5 	1:36.275 	 	3 	1:35.139 	2
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	5 	1:36.478 	 	1 	1:35.543 	 	4 	1:35.219 	3
5 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	7 	1:36.963 	 	4 	1:35.786 	 	5 	1:35.339 	4
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	2 	1:36.102 	 	7 	1:36.718 	 	6 	1:35.682 	5
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	13 	1:37.545 	 	8 	1:36.764 	 	7 	1:36.436 	6
8 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	8 	1:37.106 	 	9 	1:36.785 	 	8 	1:36.456 	7
9 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	10 	1:37.358 	 	6 	1:36.308 	 	9 	1:36.459 	8
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	11 	1:37.506 	 	10 	1:36.859 	 	10 	1:36.710 	9
11 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	6 	1:36.961 	 	11 	1:37.055 	 	 	 	10
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	9 	1:37.198 	 	12 	1:37.089 	 	 	 	11
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	12 	1:37.528 	 	13 	1:37.103 	 	 	 	12
14 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	14 	1:37.683 	 	14 	1:37.141 	 	 	 	13
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	15 	1:37.710 	 	15 	1:37.254 	 	 	 	14
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:38.051 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	17 	1:38.114 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	18 	1:38.383 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	19 	1:38.717 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	20 	1:39.236 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
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** Bottas was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his fourth ICE, fourth turbocharger and fourth MGU-H, and later using his fifth ICE, fifth turbocharger, fifth MGU-H and third MGU-K.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Post-race===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	1h 34m 05.715s	1 	26*
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	55 	+16.772s 	2 	18
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	55 	+43.435s 	3 	15
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	55 	+44.379s 	20 	12
5 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	55 	+64.357s 	4 	10
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	55 	+69.205s 	5 	8
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	10 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	6 	4
9 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	13 	2
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	8 	1
11 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	7 	
12 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	9 	
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	17 	
14 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	14 	
15 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	15 	
16 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	54 	+1 Lap 	16 	
17 	63 	George Russell 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	18 	
18 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	53 	+2 Laps 	11 	
19 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	53 	+2 Laps 	19 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	45 	Brakes 	12 	
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** 25 points for the win and 1 point for the fastest lap.
==Milestones==
*Lewis Hamilton's 250th entry and start, 88th pole, 50th double and 6th Grand Chelem.
*Robert Kubica's final race.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	413 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	326 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	278 	
4 	Charles Leclerc 	264 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	240 	
6 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	96 	1
7 	Pierre Gasly 	95 	1
8 	Alexander Albon 	92 	
9 	Daniel Ricciardo 	54 	
10 	Sergio Pérez 	52 	
11 	Lando Norris 	49 	
12 	Kimi Räikkönen 	43 	
13 	Daniil Kvyat 	37 	1
14 	Nico Hülkenberg 	37 	1
15 	Lance Stroll 	21 	
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	20 	
17 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	14 	
18 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
19 	Robert Kubica 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	739 	
2 	 	504 	
3 	 	417 	
4 	 	145 	
5 	 	91 	
6 	 	85 	
7 	 	73 	
8 	 	57 	
9 	 	28 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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