2020 Styrian Grand Prix

The 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, (officially the Formula 1 Pirelli Grosser Preis Der Steiermark 2020)"Formula 1 Pirelli Grosser Preis Der Steiermark 2020" formula1.com (Formula 1 World Championship Limited) 
https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2020/Styria.html (Accessed 06/08/2020)
 was the second round of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 12 July 2020.'F1 confirms first 8 races of revised 2020 calendar, starting with Austria double header', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 02/06/2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1-confirms-first-8-races-of-revised-2020-calendar-starting-with-austria.36X98qZnFFhNxQ8O2WdCON.html, (Accessed 26/06/2020) The race was the second of the season to be held at the Red Bull Ring as result of a heavily revised calendar, and took its name from the region of Styria in Austria where the Red Bull Ring is located.
In qualifying, the circuit was hit with wet weather that already cancelled FP3. Lewis Hamilton bravely took pole position about 1.2 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, Jr.. Hamilton went on to win for the first time in the season, as Verstappen came in third after being passed by Valtteri Bottas near the end of the race, who started fourth. Behind Bottas, there was drama unfolding for the last two laps. Sergio Pérez broke his front wing while attempting to pass Alexander Albon for fourth, while Pérez' team-mate Lance Stroll ran deep while trying to pass Daniel Ricciardo for sixth. All the drama allowed Lando Norris to come in 5th place ahead of Pérez, with the latter, Stroll and Ricciardo crossing the line three-wide. Both s retired from the race after Charles Leclerc collided into Sebastian Vettel on the first lap, Leclerc damaging his car's floor after knocking off Vettel's rear wing. Ricciardo's team-mate Esteban Ocon was the other retirement of the race from a cooling issue.
==Background==
The fall-out from the COVID-19 Pandemic had heavily affected the calendar for the 2020 season, and resulted in the extraordinary decision to run a second race at the Red Bull Ring, marking the first time that a single circuit had hosted two World Championship rounds. However, to avoid confusion with the Austrian Grand Prix which would open the season, the second race at the Red Bull Ring would be named the Styrian Grand Prix after the region of Styria, Austria's second largest region and the home of the Red Bull Ring. Otherwise, there would be no changes to the circuit other than a change of name to the event, with the same timetable, track layout and rules, after a bid to implement reverse-grid rules was scuppered by .
===Ferrari Floundering===
 revealed that they would bring a major upgrade to the second race of the season, an enforced change to their upgrade schedule after their miserable showing in the opening race.'We have to respond immediately' – Ferrari aiming to bring big update to Austria ahead of schedule', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 06/07/2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.we-have-to-respond-immediately-ferrari-aiming-to-bring-big-update-to-austria.44WBmZABalMXfvWjy9Z3Wu.html, (Accessed 07/07/2020) Indeed, while Charles Leclerc had claimed a podium finish at the opening race, the two scarlet cars were a second off the pace in qualifying, while Sebastian Vettel failed to get into Q3, and spun during the race. The update was expected to feature some re-profiling of the aerodynamics to reduce drag and improve stability.
===Reserve Runners===
Ahead of the second race of the season announced that their main test and reserve driver Jack Aitken would take part in FP1 for the Styrian Grand Prix, taking over the #63 car of George Russell for the session.Adam Cooper, 'Williams to give Aitken FP1 run at second Austrian F1 event', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 06/07/2020), https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/williams-aitken-fp1-styria-austria/4826605/?utm_source=home-page-widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_campaign=widget-6, (Accessed 07/07/2020) The decision had been made for a variety of reasons, although primarily because of new rules regarding the "bubble system" implemented by the series, which could rule out a driver from competing at a race if they had a positive COVID-19 test at the start of a race meeting. It was therefore seen as a priority for Williams to have their lead reserve driver gain track time with the FW43, and after a full meetings running at the Red Bull Ring a week earlier, it would not cost Russell any time to setup the car.
Another team to take up the option of running their reserve driver in FP1 would be , who would put veteran reserve racer Robert Kubica in Antonio Giovinazzi's car.Alex Kalinauckas, 'Kubica to make F1 race weekend return with Alfa', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 07/07/2020), https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/kubica-f1-race-return-alfa/4827729/?utm_source=home-page-widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_campaign=widget-22, (Accessed 07/07/2020)
===Alonso Arrival?===
Elsewhere, there were widespread reports that Fernando Alonso would return to the F1 paddock in , with having approached the former Champion about their available race seat.Andrew Benson, 'Fernando Alonso to return to Formula 1 with Renault in 2021', bbc.co.uk/sport, (British Broadcasting Corporation, 07/07/2020), https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/53325412, (Accessed 07/07/2020) The Spaniard, who had left the Championship at the end of to pursue the Triple Crown of Motorsport, had been associated with since his exit, and had hinted at wanting to return to the Championship after winning the World Endurance Championship in 2018/19. A formal announcement about his signing was expected during the Styrian Grand Prix weekend.
===Opening Observations===
Valtteri Bottas led the Championship after claiming victory at the opening round, with his pole to victory run earning him 25 points. Charles Leclerc was a surprise second in-spite of a poor showing in qualifying, while Lando Norris was in third having claimed the bonus point for fastest lap. Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz, Jr. then completed the top five, with Sergio Pérez, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Antonio Giovinazzi and Sebastian Vettel also on the scoresheet.
In the Constructors' Championship it was who led the way after the opening day, having scored 37 points courtesy of Bottas and Hamilton. were next up in second, sat on 26, while were in third on eighteen. , , and then completed the scorers.
===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 	
Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only	Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only	Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only	Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only	Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only	Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only	Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only	Test Drivers for Practice Sessions Only
40 	Jack Aitken 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 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 	 	1:05.769	9 	No time 	20 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:05.908	14 	1:04.541	8 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:05.770	10 	1:05.613	16 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:09.598	19 	1:05.655	17 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:06.441	15 	1:05.152	13 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:06.446	16 	1:06.096	19 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
10 	
 Pierre Gasly 	 	1:05.698	8 	1:04.757	11 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:04.867	1 	1:03.877	3 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:05.837	12 	1:04.706	9 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:05.396	5 	1:04.241	4 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	No time 	20 	1:05.790	18 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:05.483	6 	1:04.437	7 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:05.815	11 	1:05.050	12 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:05.874	13 	1:04.746	10 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:04.963	2 	1:03.660	1 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
40 	
 Jack Aitken 	 	1:06.768	17 	 	 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:05.120	4 	1:04.348	6 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:05.602	7 	1:04.333	5 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	 	1:05.588	15 	 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:05.089	3 	1:03.703	2 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:06.797	18 	 	 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	 	1:05.365	14 	 	Cancelled	Cancelled	 	 	 	 	
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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 	1:18.188 	 	1 	1:17.825 	 	1 	1:19.273 	1
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:18.297 	 	2 	1:17.938 	 	2 	1:20.489 	2
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	4 	1:18.590 	 	7 	1:18.836 	 	3 	1:20.671 	3
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	5 	1:18.791 	 	4 	1:18.657 	 	4 	1:20.701 	4
5 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	7 	1:19.687 	 	6 	1:18.764 	 	5 	1:20.922 	5
6 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	3 	1:18.504 	 	3 	1:03.860 	 	6 	1:03.868 	9*
7 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	14 	1:20.882 	 	8 	1:19.014 	 	7 	1:21.011 	6
8 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	10 	1:20.192 	 	5 	1:18.744 	 	8 	1:21.028 	7
9 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:19.662 	 	9 	1:19.229 	 	9 	1:21.192 	8
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	11 	1:20.243 	 	10 	1:19.545 	 	10 	1:21.651 	10
11 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	13 	1:20.871 	 	11 	1:19.628 	 	 	 	14**
12 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	12 	1:20.382 	 	12 	1:19.636 	 	 	 	11
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	8 	1:19.697 	 	13 	1:19.645 	 	 	 	12
14 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	9 	1:19.824 	 	14 	1:19.717 	 	 	 	13
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	15 	1:21.140 	 	15 	1:20.211 	 	 	 	15
16 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	16 	1:21.372 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	17 	1:21.607 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	18 	1:21.759 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	19 	1:21.831 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20†
20 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL
107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661	107% time: 1:23.661
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Lando Norris was given a 3-place grid penalty for overtaking during yellow flags in FP1.
*** Charles Leclerc was given a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Daniil Kvyat during Q2.
*† Antonio Giovinazzi was given a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*As qualifying was held on a wet track, the 107% Rule was not enforced.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
Show Grid
Note - Norris penalised 3 places for overtaking under yellow flags in FP1. Leclerc penalised 3 places for impeding Kvyat during qualifying. Giovinazzi penalised 5 places for an unscheduled gearbox change. Grosjean required to start from the pit lane after car modified under parc ferme conditions.
==Race==
===Report===
Stephanie Travers Mercedes team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	1:22:50.683 	1 	25
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	71 	+ 13.719 	4 	18
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	+ 33.698 	2 	15
4 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	71 	+ 44.400 	6 	12
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	71 	+ 1:01.470 	9 	10
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	71 	+ 1:02.387 	17 	8
7 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	71 	+ 1:02.453 	12 	6
8 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	71 	+ 1:02.591 	8 	4
9 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	70 	+ 1 Lap 	3 	3FL
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	70 	+ 1 Lap 	13 	1
11 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	+ 1 Lap 	16 	
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	70 	+ 1 Lap 	15 	
13 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	70 	+ 1 Lap 	PL 	
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	70 	+ 1 Lap 	20 	
15 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	70 	+ 1 Lap 	7 	
16 	63 	George Russell 	 	69 	+ 2 Laps 	11 	
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	69 	+ 2 Laps 	18 	
Ret 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	24 	Radiator 	5 	
Ret 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	2 	Accident damage 	14 	
Ret 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1 	Accident damage 	10 	
Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GROSSER PREIS VON STEIEMARK 2020 - RACE RESULT', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1046/austria/race-result.html, (Accessed 12/07/2020)
*FL Indicates a driver scored points for Fastest Lap.
==Milestones==
*First Styrian Grand Prix to be staged.
*First time that one circuit has hosted two Grands Prix in one season.
*Lewis Hamilton's 89th pole and 85th race win.
**Hamilton has now won races in 14 consecutive seasons since his debut.
* secured their 104th win as a constructor.
**Also their 190th win as an engine supplier.
*Carlos Sainz, Jr. earned his first fastest lap.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Valtteri Bottas 	43 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	37 	2
3 	Lando Norris 	26 	
4 	Charles Leclerc 	18 	2
5 	Sergio Pérez 	16 	1
6 	Max Verstappen 	15 	14
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	13 	2
8 	Alex Albon 	12 	5
9 	Lance Stroll 	6 	9
10 	Pierre Gasly 	6 	3
11 	Daniel Ricciardo 	4 	8
12 	Esteban Ocon 	4 	4
13 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	2 	4
14 	Daniil Kyvat 	1 	2
15 	Sebastian Vettel 	1 	5
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	80 	
2 	 	39 	
3 	 	27 	7
4 	 	19 	1
5 	 	8 	1
6 	 	7 	1
7 	 	7 	3
8 	 	2 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
* Racing Point Penalty of -15 points from their total.
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