2020 Vietnamese Grand Prix (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 Vietnamese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on April 5, 2020 at the Hanoi Street Circuit in Hanoi, Vietnam. The race was the third round of the 2020 season, and marked the first running it was held in the Formula One World Championship. It was the first time that the race has been held at the circuit and the first time that a Grand Prix has been held in Vietnam.
Charles Leclerc entered the round holding a 6-point lead in the World Drivers' Championship ahead of Max Verstappen. Leclerc's team, Ferrari, came in leading Red Bull by 7 points in the World Constructors' Championship. Leclerc went on to win the race. Max Verstappen finished 2nd while Lewis Hamilton finished 3rd.
== Qualifying ==
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Ferrari
2 	77	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes
3 	44	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
4 	16	 Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari
5 	33	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
6 	23	 Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
7 	55	 Carlos Sainz Jr. 	McLaren-Renault
8 	4 	 Lando Norris 	McLaren-Renault
9 	3 	 Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault
10	11	Sergio Perez 	Racing Point-Mercedes
11	31	Esteban Ocon 	Renault
12	20	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas-Ferrari
13	18	Lance Stroll 	Racing Point-Mercedes
14	7 	Kimi Raikkonen 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
15	8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas-Ferrari
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
17	10	Pierre Gasly 	Alpha Tauri-Honda
18	26	Daniil Kvyat 	Alpha Tauri-Honda
19	63	George Russell 	Williams-Mercedes
20	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams-Mercedes
== Race ==
=== Race classification ===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	55 	 	25 (1)
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Honda 	55 	+4.142 	18
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes 	55 	+5.391 	15
4 	23 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull-Honda 	55 	+6.418 	12
5 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Ferrari 	55 	+7.814 	10
6 	3 	 Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault 	55 	+1:00.366 	8
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	McLaren-Renault 	55 	+1:00.764 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Renault 	55 	+1:01.978 	4
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	Racing Point-Mercedes	54 	+1 lap 	2
10 	7 	Kimi Raikkonen 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	54 	+1 lap 	1
11 	11 	Sergio Perez 	Racing Point-Mercedes	54 	+1 lap 	
12 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	Renault 	54 	+1 lap^ 	
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas-Ferrari 	54 	+1 lap 	
14 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Alpha Tauri-Honda 	54 	+1 lap 	
15 	63 	George Russell 	Williams-Mercedes 	53 	+2 laps 	
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams-Mercedes 	53 	+2 laps 	
17 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	Alpha Tauri-Honda 	53 	+2 laps 	
18^ 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	52 	Collision 	
19^ 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas-Ferrari 	51 	Collision 	
Ret 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	11 	Engine 	
Fastest lap:  Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – (Lap 48)- Valtteri Bottas and Romain Grosjean were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
-Esteban Ocon originally finished 9th, but was penalized 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags and blocking Valtteri Bottas	Fastest lap:  Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – (Lap 48)- Valtteri Bottas and Romain Grosjean were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
-Esteban Ocon originally finished 9th, but was penalized 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags and blocking Valtteri Bottas	Fastest lap:  Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – (Lap 48)- Valtteri Bottas and Romain Grosjean were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
-Esteban Ocon originally finished 9th, but was penalized 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags and blocking Valtteri Bottas	Fastest lap:  Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – (Lap 48)- Valtteri Bottas and Romain Grosjean were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
-Esteban Ocon originally finished 9th, but was penalized 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags and blocking Valtteri Bottas	Fastest lap:  Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – (Lap 48)- Valtteri Bottas and Romain Grosjean were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
-Esteban Ocon originally finished 9th, but was penalized 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags and blocking Valtteri Bottas	Fastest lap:  Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – (Lap 48)- Valtteri Bottas and Romain Grosjean were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
-Esteban Ocon originally finished 9th, but was penalized 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags and blocking Valtteri Bottas	Fastest lap:  Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – (Lap 48)- Valtteri Bottas and Romain Grosjean were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
-Esteban Ocon originally finished 9th, but was penalized 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags and blocking Valtteri Bottas
== Championship standings after the race ==
; Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable"	Pos. 	Driver	Points
1	Charles Leclerc 	67 	
2	Max Verstappen 	54 	
3	Lewis Hamilton 	50 	
4	Alexander Albon 	35 	
5	Sebastian Vettel	35 	
; Note
;* Only the top five positions for each set of standings are shown
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