2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020) was the 17th and final race of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Yas Marina Circuit in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 13 December 2020.
Max Verstappen took pole position and won the race without much incident, with Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, who returned to race after recovering from COVID-19 finishing second and third respectively.
==Background==
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is one of the few races in the original 2020 calendar to go ahead originally on November 29, although delayed to December 13 upon rescheduling due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Sergio Pérez took his shock maiden win at the previous race, although as of the weekend he is left without a drive in 2021. George Russell, who replaced Lewis Hamilton in the same weekend in and narrowly missed out a win following a pit stop mistake from Mercedes and a late puncture had also raised discussions on George's natural talent.
Following his fiery accident at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean had announced that he is sitting out of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend as a precaution, hence prematurely ending his period at F1.com: Grosjean announces he will miss Abu Dhabi GP to focus on recovery, bringing Haas career to a close. Prior to his announcement, Mercedes have stated that they would be willing to offer Grosjean a private test, with team principal Toto Wolff saying, “If we are allowed to do this and nobody else within his universe of teams that he raced would provide him with such an opportunity, we would do it.”Motorsport.com: Mercedes willing to give Grosjean farewell F1 test
Following the cancelation of Friday's free practice sessions at the Eifel Grand Prix, which denied recently crowned F2 champion Mick Schumacher and runner-up Callum Ilott's weekend debuts, they are set to appear again in the free practice session in the weekend.
Recent seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who had tested positive for COVID-19 following the Bahrain Grand Prix, was announced to return to race in the finale after his retest came back negative.
===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 	
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 	
51 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 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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50 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 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 	 	No Time 	20 	1:37.508	9 	1:36.877	3 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:39.352	13 	1:37.438	5 	1:36.994	5 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:39.670	14 	1:38.198	15 	1:37.728	14 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:41.063	17 	1:39.132	20 	1:38.765	19 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:39.199	10 	1:38.068	14 	1:38.269	17 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:39.160	9 	1:37.900	13 	1:37.371	13 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:38.956	7 	1:37.506	7 	1:37.227	10 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:39.344	12 	1:37.508	8 	1:37.270	12 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:38.831	6 	1:37.560	10 	1:37.030	7 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	 	1:38.504	16 	1:38.457	18 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:38.547	4 	1:37.263	4 	1:36.752	2 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:39.150	8 	1:37.596	11 	1:37.266	11 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Renault 	1:38.515	3 	1:37.505	6 	1:36.899	4 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:37.378	1 	1:37.046	3 	1:36.251	1 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:38.744	5 	1:36.479	2 	1:37.012	6 	 	 	 	 	
51 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	Haas F1 Team	1:44.069	19 	1:39.027	19 	1:39.159	20 	 	 	 	 	
50 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas F1 Team	1:41.235	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:39.330	11 	1:37.616	12 	1:37.068	8 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:40.446	16 	1:38.817	18 	1:37.886	15 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:37.412	2 	1:36.276	1 	1:37.085	9 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:39.905	15 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	 	 	1:38.564	17 	1:37.900	16 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:35.993 	 	3 	1:35.641 	 	1 	1:35.246 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:35.699 	 	2 	1:35.527 	 	2 	1:35.271 	2
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:35.528 	 	1 	1:35.466 	 	3 	1:35.332 	3
4 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	5 	1:36.016 	 	5 	1:35.849 	 	4 	1:35.497 	4
5 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	7 	1:36.106 	 	4 	1:35.654 	 	5 	1:35.571 	5
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	10 	1:36.517 	 	8 	1:36.192 	 	6 	1:35.815 	6
7 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	8 	1:36.459 	 	9 	1:36.214 	 	7 	1:35.963 	7
8 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	9 	1:36.502 	 	7 	1:36.143 	 	8 	1:36.046 	8
9 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	3 	1:35.881 	 	6 	1:35.932 	 	9 	1:36.065 	12†
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	11 	1:36.545 	 	10 	1:36.282 	 	10 	1:36.242 	9
11 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	14 	1:36.783 	 	11 	1:36.359 	 	 	 	10
12 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	13 	1:36.704 	 	12 	1:36.406 	 	 	 	11
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	12 	1:36.655 	 	13 	1:36.631 	 	 	 	13
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	15 	1:37.075 	 	14 	1:38.248 	 	 	 	14
15 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	6 	1:36.034 	 	15 	 	 	 	 	19*
16 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	16 	1:37.555 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	17 	1:37.863 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20*
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	18 	1:38.045 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
19 	51 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	 	 	19 	1:38.173 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	20 	1:38.443 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
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Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)	Source: - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1061/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021. Retrieved on 11 Dec 2021)
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Magnussen and Pérez required to start from back of grid for use of additional power unit elements.
*†Leclerc penalised three places for causing a collision at the previous round.
===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 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	55 	1:36:28.645 	1 	25
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	55 	+ 15.976 	2 	18
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	+ 18.415 	3 	15
4 	21 	Alexander Albon 	 	55 	+ 19.987 	5 	12
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	55 	+ 1:00.729 	4 	10
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	55 	+ 1:05.662 	6 	8
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	55 	+ 1:13.748 	11 	7FL
8 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	55 	+ 1:29.718 	9 	4
9 	7 	Esteban Ocon 	 	55 	+ 1:41.069 	10 	2
10 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	55 	+ 1:42.738 	8 	1
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	7 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	15 	
13 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	12 	
14 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	13 	
15 	63 	George Russell 	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	16 	
16 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	14 	
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	18 	
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	54 	+ 1 lap 	20 	
19 	51 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	 	53 	+ 2 laps 	17 	
Ret 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	8 	Power unit 	19 	
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==Milestones==
*Debut race weekend for Mick Schumacher.
*Final race for the following drivers in their respective teams:
**Sebastian Vettel in .
**Sergio Pérez in .
**Daniel Ricciardo in .
**Carlos Sainz, Jr. in .
**Kevin Magnussen in .
**Alexander Albon in .
**Daniil Kvyat in .
*Final race for the following teams before their respective rebranding:
**, before their transition into .
**, before their transition into .
*Final race for in engines.
*Max Verstappen's third pole position and tenth race win.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	347 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	223 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	214 	
4 	Sergio Pérez 	125 	
5 	Daniel Ricciardo 	119 	
6 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	105 	1
7 	Alex Albon 	105 	1
8 	Charles Leclerc 	98 	2
9 	Lando Norris 	97 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	75 	1
11 	Lance Stroll 	75 	1
12 	Esteban Ocon 	62 	
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	33 	
14 	Daniil Kyvat 	32 	
15 	Nico Hulkenberg 	10 	
16 	Kimi Räikkönen 	4 	
17 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	4 	
18 	George Russell 	3 	
19 	Romain Grosjean 	2 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	573 	
2 	 	319 	
3 	 	202 	1
4 	 	195 	1
5 	 	181 	
6 	 	131 	
7 	 	107 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	3 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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