2020 Russian Grand Prix

The 2020 Russian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2020) was the 10th round of the 2020 Formula One season and the 7th Russian Grand Prix overall. It was held from September 25th to 27th.
In qualifying, after a late move up into the top ten in Q2 following a red flag for an accident involving Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton took his ninety-sixth pole position ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas.
In the race, Bottas jumped Verstappen at the start and almost took the lead of Hamilton at the second corner, but went wide and lost the place back to his teammate. The safety car was almost immediately deployed for the first five laps following two crashes on the opening lap: Carlos Sainz, Jr. hitting the barrier whilst taking to the escape road at Turn 2, and Lance Stroll being spun into the wall at Turn 5 by Charles Leclerc. Not long after, Hamilton was given two five-second time penalties, that he would serve during his pit stop at the end of lap 16, for illegally doing practice starts on the pit lane exit before the race. Following everyone else's pit stops, he was left in third place. The virtual safety car was also briefly deployed on lap 43 after Romain Grosjean ran through the boards on the escape road at Turn 2. With a faultless race, Bottas crossed the finish line to take his ninth victory and also his fifteenth fastest lap ahead of Verstappen and Hamilton.
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==Background==
Lewis Hamilton, who was recently included in the TIME Magazine's Top 100 influential people for 2020, still retains his championship lead ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 55 points after a third triple-header weekend. During the pre-race press conference, Hamilton has revealed that former McLaren Team principal Martin Whitmarsh is one of the 14 members of his own commission that he had set up in efforts to overcome racism and improve diversity in motorsport.
Some news reports stated that former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is due to replace Chase Carey as the CEO of Liberty Media at the end of 2020, although Formula One has yet to issue a statement. The move was officially announced on Friday.
===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 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:35.430	2 	1:34.577	3 	1:34.787	10 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:37.110	13 	1:34.847	5 	1:35.981	20 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:36.323	9 	1:35.183	10 	1:34.594	7 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:37.784	20 	1:35.563	15 	1:35.292	15 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:37.230	15 	1:35.516	14 	1:35.599	18 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:37.649	18 	1:36.858	20 	1:35.257	14 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:36.706	10 	1:35.210	11 	1:34.792	11 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:35.796	4 	1:34.890	6 	1:34.252	5 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:36.896	11 	1:35.052	8 	1:34.806	12 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:35.965	5 	1:35.627	17 	1:34.732	8 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:37.430	16 	1:35.729	18 	1:35.451	16 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:36.254	8 	1:35.242	12 	1:35.603	19 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:36.230	7 	1:35.461	13 	1:34.768	9 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:36.061	6 	1:35.139	9 	1:34.239	4 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:35.577	3 	1:35.048	7 	1:34.306	6 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:37.716	19 	1:33.786	2 	1:33.279	1 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:36.970	12 	1:34.723	4 	1:34.096	3 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:37.595	17 	1:35.575	16 	1:34.979	13 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:34.923	1 	1:33.519	1 	1:34.055	2 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:37.201	14 	1:36.053	19 	1:35.590	17 	 	 	 	 	
Source:	Source: 	Source:	Source: 	Source:	Source: 	Source:	Source: 	Source:	Source:	Source:	Source:	Source:	Source:
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
==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 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	4 	1:32.835 	 	1 	1:31.304 	1
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	9 	1:33.157 	 	2 	1:31.867 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	2 	1:32.405 	 	3 	1:31.956 	3
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	5 	1:33.038 	 	4 	1:32.317 	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	1 	1:32.218 	 	5 	1:32.364 	5
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	3 	1:32.757 	 	6 	1:32.550 	6
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	10 	1:33.196 	 	7 	1:32.624 	7
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	6 	1:33.081 	 	8 	1:32.847 	8
9 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	7 	1:33.139 	 	9 	1:33.000 	9
10 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	8 	1:33.153 	 	10 	1:33.008 	15 *
11 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	11 	1:33.239 	 	 	 	10
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	12 	1:33.249 	 	 	 	11
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	13 	1:33.364 	 	 	 	12
14 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	14 	1:33.583 	 	 	 	13
15 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	 	1:3 	 	15 	1:33.609 	 	 	 	14
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:34.592 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	17 	1:34.594 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	18 	1:34.861 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	19 	1:35.066 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20 *
20 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	20 	1:35.267 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1054/russia/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020.)
* * Albon and Latifi are given 5-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.
===Grid===
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	1h 34m 00.364s	3 	26*
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	+7.729s 	2 	18
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+22.729s 	1 	15
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+30.558s 	4 	12
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	53 	+52.065s† 	5 	10
6 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	53 	+62.186s 	10 	8
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	53 	+68.006s 	7 	6
8 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	53 	+68.740s 	11 	4
9 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	53 	+89.766s 	9 	2
10 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	53 	+97.860s† 	15 	1
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	52 	+1 Lap 	17 	
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	18 	
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	14 	
14 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	19 	
15 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	8 	
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	20 	
17 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	16 	
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	13 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	0 	Accident 	6 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	0 	Collision 	12 	
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** 25 points for the win and 1 point for the fastest lap.
*† Ricciardo and Albon were each given five-second time penalties for not obeying the race director's instructions at Turn 2, but the penalties did not affect their final classifications. Hamilton has given 10-second time penalty for unsafe start to qualifying.
==Milestones==
* Kimi Räikkönen's 322nd race start, equaling Rubens Barrichello's record.
* Sebastian Vettel's 250th race start.
* Valtteri Bottas' 9th race win.
* 's first podium in the Russian 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 	205 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	161 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	128 	
4 	Lando Norris 	65 	
5 	Alex Albon 	64 	
6 	Daniel Ricciardo 	63 	1
7 	Charles Leclerc 	57 	1
8 	Lance Stroll 	57 	2
9 	Sergio Pérez 	56 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	45 	
11 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	41 	
12 	Esteban Ocon 	36 	
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	17 	
14 	Daniil Kyvat 	14 	
15 	Nico Hulkenberg 	6 	
16 	Kimi Räikkönen 	2 	
17 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	2 	
18 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	366 	
2 	 	192 	
3 	 	106 	
4 	 	104 	
5 	 	99 	
6 	 	74 	
7 	 	59 	
8 	 	4 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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