2020 Italian Grand Prix

The 2020 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020) was the 8th round of the 2020 Formula One season and the 90th Italian Grand Prix overall. It was held from September 4th to 6th.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his ninety-fourth pole position ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz, Jr..
In the race, Hamilton soared out in front, but Bottas made a poor start and fell down to sixth behind Sainz, Lando Norris, Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo. The safety car was deployed on lap 20 when Kevin Magnussen stopped his car close to the pit entry with a technical issue, which also resulted in the race stewards not allowing the other drivers to pit while the pit entry was closed. Hamilton, however, did not notice any indication about this and came into the pits at the end of the lap along with Antonio Giovinazzi, getting back into the lead when the pit entry was reopened on lap 22 and most of the other drivers pitted. The safety car came in at the end of the next lap, but was almost immediately deployed again following a crash from Charles Leclerc at the Curva Parabolica at the end of lap 24, although the race was then red-flagged the following lap. In the process, Hamilton and Giovinazzi were given ten-second stop/go penalties for entering the pits while the pit entry was closed. The race was restarted with a standing start on lap 28, with Hamilton staying in the lead, though he would come in at the end of the lap to take his stop/go penalty, rejoining in last place and having to fight his way through the field to seventh place while Pierre Gasly took the lead. Sainz slowly gained on Gasly in the closing stages, but the Frenchman held on to take his maiden victory ahead of the Spaniard, whilst Stroll also took his second podium with third place.
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==Background==
On Thursday before the weekend, it was announced that the Williams family will be stepping down from their duties in the team after the race weekend. Their decision came only weeks after the team had been sold to private investment firm Dorilton Capital.
===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 	
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==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 	 	1:21.789	9 	1:22.080	15 	1:20.419	4 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:21.747	8 	1:21.089	3 	1:20.412	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:22.988	19 	1:21.733	12 	1:21.263	15 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:23.120	20 	1:22.825	19 	1:21.764	19 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:22.619	17 	1:22.147	17 	1:21.459	17 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:22.409	14 	1:22.254	18 	1:21.205	14 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:21.667	6 	1:21.121	4 	1:20.936	12 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:21.747	7 	1:21.594	10 	1:20.897	10 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:21.904	11 	1:21.503	9 	1:20.917	11 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:22.131	13 	1:21.389	8 	1:20.804	9 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:22.422	15 	1:22.088	16 	1:21.436	16 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:21.500	3 	1:21.883	14 	1:20.563	7 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:21.555	4 	1:21.376	7 	1:20.953	13 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:21.984	12 	1:21.697	11 	1:20.693	8 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:21.641	5 	1:21.228	5 	1:20.456	6 	 	 	 	 	
40 	Roy Nissany 	Williams Racing	1:22.826	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:20.948	2 	1:20.192	1 	1:20.439	5 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:21.821	10 	1:21.313	6 	1:20.318	2 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	 	 	1:22.927	20 	1:21.677	18 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:20.703	1 	1:20.454	2 	1:20.089	1 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:22.552	16 	1:21.786	13 	1:22.090	20 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	1:19.514	 	2 	1:19.092	 	1 	1:18.887	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:19.786	 	1 	1:18.952	 	2 	1:18.956	2
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	4 	1:20.099	 	3 	1:19.705	 	3 	1:19.695	3
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	3 	1:20.048	 	4 	1:19.718	 	4 	1:19.720	4
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	6 	1:20.193	 	5 	1:19.780	 	5 	1:19.795	5
6 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	8 	1:20.344	 	8 	1:19.962	 	6 	1:19.820	6
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	11 	1:20.548	 	9 	1:20.031	 	7 	1:19.864	7
8 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	9 	1:20.400	 	7 	1:19.924	 	8 	1:20.049	8
9 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	15 	1:21.104	 	10 	1:20.064	 	9 	1:20.090	9
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	5 	1:20.145	 	6 	1:19.909	 	10 	1:20.177	10
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	7 	1:20.307	 	11 	1:20.169	 	 	 	11
12 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	12 	1:20.747	 	12 	1:20.234	 	 	 	12
13 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	10 	1:20.443	 	13 	1:20.273	 	 	 	13
14 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	14 	1:21.010	 	14 	1:20.926	 	 	 	14
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	13 	1:20.869	 	15 	1:21.573	 	 	 	15
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:21.139	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	17 	1:21.151	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	 	18 	1:21.206	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	19 	1:21.587	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	20 	1:21.717	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
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==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	53 	1:47:06.056 	10 	25
2 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	53 	+ 0.415 	3 	18
3 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	53 	+ 3.358 	8 	15
4 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	53 	+ 6.000 	6 	12
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	+ 7.108 	2 	10
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	53 	+ 8.391 	7 	8
7 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+ 17.245 	1 	7FL
8 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	53 	+ 18.691 	12 	4
9 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	53 	+ 22.208 	11 	2
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+ 23.224 	4 	1
11 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	53 	+ 32.876 	20 	
12 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	53 	+ 35.164 	16 	
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	53 	+ 36.312 	14 	
14 	63 	George Russell 	 	53 	+ 36.593 	19 	
15 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	53 	+ 37.533 	9 	
16 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	53 	+ 55.199 	18 	
DNF 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	30 	Power unit 	5 	
DNF 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	23 	Accident 	13 	
DNF 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	17 	Power unit 	15 	
DNF 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	6 	Brakes 	17 	
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==Milestones==
*90th Italian Grand Prix held.
*Last race weekend for Frank and Claire Williams.
*First time since the 1984 Italian Grand Prix that neither Ferrari started in the top ten in Monza.
*First race since the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix to feature two standing starts.
*First race to be red-flagged since the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
*First race not won by Mercedes, Red Bull or Ferrari since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.
**Also the first race without any of those teams on the podium since the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.
*First win for Scuderia AlphaTauri since the 2008 Italian Grand Prix (and second overall).
*Maiden race victory for Pierre Gasly.
**Gasly becomes the first Frenchman to win a race since Olivier Panis in the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix.
*Second podiums for all of the podium finishers - Gasly, Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Lance Stroll.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	164 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	117 	1
3 	Max Verstappen 	110 	1
4 	Lance Stroll 	57 	3
5 	Lando Norris 	57 	
6 	Alex Albon 	48 	2
7 	Charles Leclerc 	45 	1
8 	Pierre Gasly 	43 	4
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	41 	2
10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	41 	2
11 	Sergio Pérez 	34 	2
12 	Esteban Ocon 	30 	2
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	16 	
14 	Nico Hulkenberg 	6 	
15 	Daniil Kyvat 	4 	
16 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	2 	
17 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	281 	
2 	 	158 	
3 	 	98 	
4 	 	82 	
5 	 	71 	1
6 	 	61 	1
7 	 	47 	
8 	 	2 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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