Round 15 · 2020

Bahrain Grand Prix

CircuitBahrain International Circuit Outer TrackLocationSakhir, BahrainDates27 Nov – 29 Nov 2020Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:32.014Verstappen · L52

Most laps led39Hamilton

Biggest gain+10Sainz P15→P5

Retirements3of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	57	2:59:47.515	3	25
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3	+1	57	+1.254 FL	4	19
3	Alexander Albon ALB	Red Bull Racing	4	+1	57	+8.005	3	15
4	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	9	+5	57	+11.337	3	12
5	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	15	+10	57	+11.787	3	10
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	8	+2	57	+11.942	2	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	6	-1	57	+19.368	3	6
8	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	2	-6	57	+19.680	4	4
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Renault (2016–20)	7	-2	57	+22.803	3	2
10	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	12	+2	56	+1 lap	3	1
11	Daniil Kvyat KVY	AlphaTauri	10	-1	56	+1 lap	3
12	George Russell RUS	Williams	14	+2	56	+1 lap	3
13	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	11	-2	56	+1 lap	3
14	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	20	+6	56	+1 lap	3
15	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	17	+2	56	+1 lap	3
16	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	16	0	56	+1 lap	3
17	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	18	+1	56	+1 lap	4
—	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	5		54	DNF · L54	3
—	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	13		2	DNF · L2	1
—	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	19		0	DNF · L0	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	16
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	16
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	15
4	Alexander Albon ALB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	18
5	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	—	—	—	20
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	17
7	Esteban Ocon OCO	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	14
8	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	14
9	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	17
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	17
11	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	11
12	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	11
13	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	—	—	—	11
14	George Russell RUS	Williams	—	—	—	11
15	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	—	—	—	5
16	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	6
17	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	6
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	6
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	6
20	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	—	—	—	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:28.355		11
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:28.618	+0.263	12
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:28.721	+0.366	14
4	Alexander Albon ALB	Red Bull Racing	1:29.018	+0.663	12
5	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:29.455	+1.100	12
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:29.472	+1.117	16
7	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:29.567	+1.212	8
8	Daniil Kvyat KVY	AlphaTauri	1:29.585	+1.230	17
9	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:29.660	+1.305	13
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:29.672	+1.317	12
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:29.684	+1.329	9
12	Esteban Ocon OCO	Renault (2016–20)	1:29.691	+1.336	11
13	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:29.859	+1.504	15
14	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:29.970	+1.615	10
15	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.183	+1.828	14
16	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:30.559	+2.204	16
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:30.652	+2.297	16
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:30.759	+2.404	12
19	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:30.823	+2.468	16
20	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:30.917	+2.562	19

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:28.971		28
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.318	+0.347	34
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:29.336	+0.365	30
4	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:29.403	+0.432	32
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:29.462	+0.491	27
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:29.551	+0.580	36
7	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:29.841	+0.870	30
8	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:29.871	+0.900	32
9	Daniil Kvyat KVY	AlphaTauri	1:29.900	+0.929	34
10	Alexander Albon ALB	Red Bull Racing	1:30.014	+1.043	17
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Renault (2016–20)	1:30.085	+1.114	30
12	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:30.110	+1.139	35
13	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:30.271	+1.300	33
14	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.407	+1.436	30
15	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:30.627	+1.656	33
16	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:30.849	+1.878	27
17	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:30.928	+1.957	34
18	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:30.973	+2.002	32
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:31.119	+2.148	28
20	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:31.636	+2.665	29

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:29.033		40
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:29.482	+0.449	41
3	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:30.000	+0.967	31
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:30.018	+0.985	31
5	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:30.049	+1.016	34
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.294	+1.261	18
7	Alexander Albon ALB	Red Bull Racing	1:30.302	+1.269	34
8	Esteban Ocon OCO	Renault (2016–20)	1:30.384	+1.351	28
9	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:30.426	+1.393	30
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:30.508	+1.475	30
11	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.589	+1.556	29
12	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:30.628	+1.595	24
13	Robert Kubica KUB	Alfa Romeo	1:30.732	+1.699	24
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:30.832	+1.799	28
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:30.854	+1.821	29
16	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:30.896	+1.863	27
17	Daniil Kvyat KVY	AlphaTauri	1:31.020	+1.987	37
18	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:31.392	+2.359	27
19	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:32.472	+3.439	29
20	Roy Nissany	Williams	1:32.801	+3.768	27

Session schedule

Practice 1Final27 Nov 2020 11:00 UTC

Practice 2Final27 Nov 2020 15:00 UTC

Practice 3Final28 Nov 2020 11:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal28 Nov 2020 14:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal29 Nov 2020 14:10 UTC

Championship after round 15

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	332
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	201
3	Max Verstappen VER	189
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	102	▲2
5	Sergio Pérez PER	100	▼1
6	Charles Leclerc LEC	98	▼1
7	Lando Norris NOR	86	▲1
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	85	▼1

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Alexander Albon ALB
Racing Point	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Lance Stroll STR
Renault (2016–20)	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Esteban Ocon OCO
AlphaTauri	Pierre Gasly GAS	—	Daniil Kvyat KVY
McLaren	Lando Norris NOR	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Charles Leclerc LEC
Williams	George Russell RUS	—	Nicholas Latifi LAT
Alfa Romeo	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Haas	Kevin Magnussen MAG	—	Romain Grosjean GRO

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2019	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	3
2018	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1
2017	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3
2016	Bahrain Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2
2015	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2014	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1