2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Race 17 of 17 [lower-alpha 1] in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Circuit Yas-Island.svg
Race details
Date13 December 2020
Official name Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020
Location Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.554 km (3.451 miles)
Distance 55 laps, 305.355 km (189.738 miles)
Weather Clear
Attendance 0 [lower-alpha 2]
Pole position
Driver
 Red Bull Racing-Honda
Time 1:35.246
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Renault
Time 1:40.926 on lap 55
Podium
First
 Red Bull Racing-Honda
Second
 Mercedes
Third
 Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 December 2020 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race was the seventeenth and final race of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the race and led every lap from pole position, followed by Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton who completed the podium. Red Bull Racing got their first victory at Yas Marina in seven years. McLaren secured third place in the Constructors' Championship which saw them score their highest finish in the Constructors' Championship since 2012. This also meant that for the first time since 2015, a team other than Mercedes, Ferrari, and Red Bull finished in the top three in the Constructors' Championship. [1] This race also marked the last time the original configuration of the Yas Marina circuit which had been used since the first Grand Prix at the venue in 2009 was used by Formula One. Grands Prix would be held on a revised layout from 2021 onwards.

Contents

Background

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship were heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed after the aborted opening round in Australia, prompting the FIA to draft a new calendar. The Bahrain Grand Prix was moved to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix's original date, delaying the race by two weeks. Due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, organisers announced that the Grand Prix would take place behind closed doors. [2]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the pre-season entry list with the only exception being Romain Grosjean, who was replaced by Pietro Fittipaldi at the Sakhir Grand Prix. [3] Mick Schumacher drove for Haas in the first practice session, in place of Kevin Magnussen, [4] while Robert Kubica drove for Alfa Romeo Racing, in place of Antonio Giovinazzi. [5] Robert Shwartzman, who competed in Formula 2, was also due to appear in the first practice session, driving for Haas. [6] However, he did not appear on the entry list. [3] Lewis Hamilton was confirmed as an entrant shortly before the race, having tested negative for the coronavirus, which had caused him to miss the previous round in Sakhir, [7] where Williams driver George Russell took his place. [8]

This was the last Grand Prix appearance for Fittipaldi and Daniil Kvyat; Fittipaldi returned to his reserve driver duties for Haas the following year, while Kvyat exited AlphaTauri after the season ended. This was also the final race as Racing Point for the Silverstone-based team and as Renault for the Enstone-based team, as they were rebranded as Aston Martin and Alpine, respectively, for 2021. The race also marked the 100th Grand Prix start for Haas and the 400th for Renault. [9]

Tyres

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli provided the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest selection available) for use in dry conditions. [10] Pirelli tested the 2021 tyre compounds during the second practice session. [11]

Penalties

Charles Leclerc incurred a three-place grid penalty for the race after causing a collision with Sergio Pérez at the Sakhir Grand Prix. [12] Pérez and Kevin Magnussen were required to start from the back of the grid for exceeding their quotas of power unit elements. [13]

Practice

The first practice session ended with Max Verstappen fastest ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon. [14] The second practice session was red-flagged for 10 minutes after Kimi Räikkönen's Alfa Romeo Racing C39 caught fire, and ended with Valtteri Bottas fastest ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. [15] Verstappen set the fastest time in the third free practice session, followed by his teammate Alexander Albon and Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo. [16]

Qualifying

Max Verstappen of Red Bull got pole position for the first time since the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix and the third of his career overall. This was the only pole position of the season achieved by a car not powered by a Mercedes engine and the first time since 2013 that Mercedes have not taken pole at the Yas Marina Circuit. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton qualified 2nd and 3rd for Mercedes with Lando Norris of McLaren in 4th, Alexander Albon in the other Red Bull 5th and Carlos Sainz Jr. 6th. Sebastian Vettel started his last race for Ferrari from 13th place. George Russell qualified 18th fastest on his return to Williams ahead of Pietro Fittipaldi of Haas and teammate Nicholas Latifi. [17]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
133 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:35.9931:35.6411:35.2461
277 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:35.6991:35.5271:35.2712
344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:35.5281:35.4661:35.3323
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Renault 1:36.0161:35.8491:35.4974
523 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:36.1061:35.6541:35.5715
655 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren-Renault 1:36.5171:36.1921:35.8156
726 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri-Honda 1:36.4591:36.2141:35.9637
818 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 1:36.5021:36.1431:36.0468
916 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:35.8811:35.9321:36.06512 1
1010 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1:36.5451:36.2821:36.2429
1131 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Renault 1:36.7831:36.359N/A10
123 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:36.7041:36.406N/A11
135 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:36.6551:36.631N/A13
1499 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:37.0751:38.248N/A14
1511 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 1:36.034No timeN/A19 2
167 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:37.555N/AN/A15
1720 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:37.836N/AN/A20 2
1863 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1:38.045N/AN/A16
1951 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Haas-Ferrari 1:38.173N/AN/A17
206 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:38.443N/AN/A18
107% time: 1:42.214
Source: [18] [19]
Notes

Race

Race summary

Verstappen led every lap of the race from pole. Bottas and Hamilton completed the podium with the top 3 remaining in grid order. Albon managed to overtake Lando Norris for 4th place. Norris finished fifth ahead of his teammate Sainz in 6th, with McLaren finishing third in the Constructors' Championship, helped by the fact that Racing Point's Sergio Pérez retired with a technical problem on lap 9. Renault driver Ricciardo, who achieved the fastest lap, was next in 7th with Gasly in 8th. Ocon passed Stroll for 9th on the final lap. Kimi Räikkönen's Alfa Romeo was the lead Ferrari-powered car, finishing 12th ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel. Pietro Fittipaldi was the last of all the finishers in 19th place, two laps down of race winner Verstappen. [20] [21]

This was Daniil Kvyat's last race in Formula One before he was replaced by Yuki Tsunoda in 2021, after his contract with AlphaTauri-Honda was not renewed. Kvyat went to the FIA World Endurance Championship shortly after.

Post-race

The Race reported that Hamilton was criticised after the race for saying that he was not feeling "100%" since he had COVID-19, although he felt grateful to be alive. [22] Verstappen was pleased with victory but did not necessarily think the team would be title challengers in 2021. Ironically, he ended up winning the Drivers' Championship in 2021. [23] George Russell said he found readapting to the Williams for this event much tougher than adapting to the Mercedes for the Sakhir Grand Prix. [24]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
133 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 551:36:28.645125
277 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 55+15.976218
344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 55+18.415315
423 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing-Honda 55+19.987512
54 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Renault 55+1:00.729410
655 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren-Renault 55+1:05.66268
73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Renault 55+1:13.748117 1
810 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 55+1:29.71894
931 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Renault 55+1:41.069102
1018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 55+1:42.73881
1126 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri-Honda 54+1 lap7
127 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 54+1 lap15
1316 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 54+1 lap12
145 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 54+1 lap13
1563 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Williams-Mercedes 54+1 lap16
1699 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 54+1 lap14
176 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 54+1 lap18
1820 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 54+1 lap20
1951 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi Haas-Ferrari 53+2 laps17
Ret11 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 8Power unit19
Fastest lap: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) – 1:40.926 (lap 55)
Source: [19] [25] [26]
Notes

Final Championship standings

Notes

  1. ↑ The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic saw some Grands Prix cancelled or rescheduled. The revised calendar consisted of seventeen races.
  2. ↑ The Grand Prix was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
  3. ↑ Racing Point was deducted 15 points after a protest from Renault was upheld regarding the legality of their car. [28]

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