2020 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 71st World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Lewis Hamilton (7th title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Mercedes (7th title) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Lewis Hamilton |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Mercedes |
| Races: | 17 |
| Winning drivers: | Lewis Hamilton (11)  Valtteri Bottas (2)  Max Verstappen (2)  Pierre Gasly (1)  Sergio Perez (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Mercedes (13)  Red Bull (2)  AlphaTauri (1) Racing Point (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Pierre Gasly Sergio Perez |
| First-time winners (constructor): | AlphaTauri Racing Point |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Spielberg | 05 July | 2020 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 2 | Styria | Spielberg | 12 July | 2020 Styrian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 19 July | 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 4 | Britain | Silverstone | 02 August | 2020 British Grand Prix |
| 5 | 70th Anniversary | Silverstone | 09 August | 70th Anniversary Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Spain | Catalunya | 16 August | 2020 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 30 August | 2020 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | 06 September | 2020 Italian Grand Prix |
| 9 | Tuscany | Mugello | 13 September | 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Russia | Sochi | 27 September | 2020 Russian Grand Prix |
| 11 | Eifel | Nurburgring | 11 October | 2020 Eifel Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Portugal | Portimao | 25 October | 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 13 | Emilia Romagna CT | Imola | 01 November | 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Turkey DT | Istanbul | 15 November | 2020 Turkish Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Bahrain | Sakhir | 29 November | 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 16 | Sakhir | Sakhir | 06 December | 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix |
| 17 |  Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | 13 December | 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Cancelled races
The following Grands Prix were set to feature during the 2020 season but were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne |
| 2 |  Vietnam | Hanoi |
| 3 |  China | Shanghai |
| 4 | Netherlands | Zandvoort |
| 5 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | Baku |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal |
| 8 | France | Le Castellet |
| 9 |  Singapore | Marina Bay |
| 10 |  Japan | Suzuka |
| 11 |  USA | Austin |
| 12 | Mexico | Mexico City |
| 13 |  Brazil | Interlagos |
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
 Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | All |
| Kimi Raikkonen | All | |
| AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly | All |
| Daniil Kvyat | All | |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | All |
| Sebastian Vettel | All | |
| Haas | Pietro Fittipaldi | 16-17 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1-15 | |
 Kevin Magnussen | All | |
| McLaren | Lando Norris | All |
| Carlos Sainz | All | |
| Mercedes | Valtteri Bottas | All |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1-15, 17 | |
| George Russell | 16 | |
| Racing Point | Nico Hulkenberg | 4-5, 11 |
| Sergio Perez | 1-4, 6-15 | |
| Lance Stroll | All | |
| Red Bull |  Alexander Albon | All |
| Max Verstappen | All | |
| Renault | Esteban Ocon | All |
| Daniel Ricciardo | All | |
| Williams | Jack Aitken | 16 |
| Nicholas Latifi | All | |
| George Russell | 1-15, 17 |
Free practice drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo |  Robert Kubica | 2-3, 5, 15, 17 |
| Mick Schumacher | 11* | |
| Haas | Callum Ilott | 11* |
| Mick Schumacher | 17 | |
| Williams | Jack Aitken | 2 |
 Roy Nissany | 6, 8, 15 |
- * Both Ilott and Schumacher were due to take part in free practice at the Eifel Grand Prix but did not feature due to bad weather and session cancellations.
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Spielberg | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 2.700s |
| 2 | Styria | Spielberg | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 13.719s |
| 3 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 8.702s |
| 4 | Britain | Silverstone | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 5.856s |
| 5 | 70th Anniversary | Silverstone | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 4 | 11.326s |
| 6 | Spain | Catalunya | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 24.177s |
| 7 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 8.448s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 10 | 0.415s |
| 9 | Tuscany | Mugello | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 4.880s |
| 10 | Russia | Sochi | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 7.729s |
| 11 | Eifel | Nurburgring | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 4.470s |
| 12 | Portugal | Portimao | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 25.592s |
| 13 | Emilia Romagna | Imola | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 5.783s |
| 14 | Turkey | Istanbul | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | 31.633s |
| 15 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1.254s |
| 16 | Sakhir | Sakhir | Sergio Perez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 5 | 10.518s |
| 17 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1 | 15.976s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Spielberg | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 0.012s |
| 2 | Styria | Spielberg | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1.216s |
| 3 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.107s |
| 4 | Britain | Silverstone | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.313s |
| 5 | 70th Anniversary | Silverstone | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 0.063s |
| 6 | Spain | Catalunya | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.059s |
| 7 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.511s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | 0.069s |
| 9 | Tuscany | Mugello | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.059s |
| 10 | Russia | Sochi | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 0.563s |
| 11 | Eifel | Nurburgring | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | DNF | 0.256s |
| 12 | Portugal | Portimao | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.102s |
| 13 | Emilia Romagna | Imola | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 0.097s |
| 14 | Turkey | Istanbul | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 9 | 0.290s |
| 15 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 0.289s |
| 16 | Sakhir | Sakhir | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 8 | 0.026s |
| 17 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1 | 0.025s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (25), 2nd (18), 3rd (15), 4th (12), 5th (10), 6th (8), 7th (6), 8th (4), 9th (2), 10th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | AUT | STY | HUN | GBR | 70A | ESP | BEL | ITA | TUS | RUS | EIF | PRT | EMI | TUR | BHR | SKR | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 347 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | R | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 223 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | R | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | R | R | 2 | 2 | 3 | R | 6 | 2 | R | 1 | 214 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18R | 1 | R | 125 | ||
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | R | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 119 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6 | DNS | 2 | R | R | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 105 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | 13R | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 10 | R | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 105 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | 2 | R | 11 | 3 | 4 | R | 14 | R | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | R | 13 | 98 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 | R | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 97 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 7 | 15 | R | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | R | 9 | 6 | 5 | R | 13 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 75 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | R | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | R | R | R | 13 | 9 | R | 3 | 10 | 75 | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | 8 | R | 14 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | R | 7 | R | 8 | R | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 62 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | R | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 13 | R | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | 12R | 10 | 12 | R | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 32 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | DNS | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | R | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | R | 16 | R | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | R | 16 | 13 | 16 | 4 |
| 18 | George Russell | R | 16 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 17 | R | 14 | 11 | 18 | R | 14 | R | 16 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | R | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 14 | R | R | 2 | ||
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | R | 12 | 10 | R | R | 15 | 17 | R | R | 12 | 13 | 17 | R | 13R | 17 | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| 21 | Nicholas Latifi | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | R | 16 | 14 | 18 | 11 | R | 14 | R | 17 | |
| 22 | Jack Aitken | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Pietro Fittipaldi | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | AUT | STY | HUN | GBR | 70A | ESP | BEL | ITA | TUS | RUS | EIF | PRT | EMI | TUR | BHR | SKR | ABU | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 2020.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (25), 2nd (18), 3rd (15), 4th (12), 5th (10), 6th (8), 7th (6), 8th (4), 9th (2), 10th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| No. | Constructor | AUT | STY | HUN | GBR | 70A | ESP | BEL | ITA | TUS | RUS | EIF | PRT | EMI | TUR | BHR | SKR | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 573 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | R | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Red Bull-Honda | 13R | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 319 |
| R | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | R | R | 10 | R | 12 | R | 7 | 3 | R | 4 | |||
| 3 | McLaren-Renault | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 202 |
| 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | DNS | 4 | R | R | R | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Racing Point-Mercedes | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18R | 1 | 10 | 195 (210) |
| R | 7 | 7 | DNS | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | R | R | 8 | R | 13 | 9 | R | 3 | R | |||
| 5 | Renault | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 181 |
| R | R | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 8 | R | 7 | R | 9 | R | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Ferrari | 2 | R | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | R | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 131 |
| 10 | R | 11 | 10 | 12 | R | 14 | R | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 13 | R | 14 | |||
| 7 | AlphaTauri-Honda | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 107 |
| 12R | 15 | R | R | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | R | 9 | 15 | 19 | R | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| R | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | R | 16 | R | 14 | 12 | 15 | 10 | R | 16 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 9 | Haas-Ferrari | R | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 17R | 17 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| R | 13 | 16 | R | R | 19 | 17 | R | R | 17 | 13 | 17 | R | R | R | 17 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Williams-Mercedes | 11 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| R | 17 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18 | R | 14 | R | 18 | R | 18 | R | R | 14 | R | 17 | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUT | STY | HUN | GBR | 70A | ESP | BEL | ITA | TUS | RUS | EIF | PRT | EMI | TUR | BHR | SKR | ABU | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 2020.