Round 10 · 27 September 2020
2020 Russian Grand Prix: results
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) won the 2020 Russian Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship, held on 27 September 2020 at Sochi Autodrom (Russia), starting from position 3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Valtteri Bottas (1:37.030).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 1:34:00.364 | 26 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | +7.729 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +22.729 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 4 | +30.558 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 5 | +52.065 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 10 | +62.186 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 7 | +68.006 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 11 | +68.740 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | +89.766 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 15 | +97.860 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 6 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 12 | — | — | Collision |
Tyres and strategy at the Russian Grand Prix 2020
Valtteri Bottas won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-26), hard (laps 27-53). The top ten used 4 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 35 ± 4, medium 20 ± 6.
- 1. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-26), hard (laps 27-53)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-25), hard (laps 26-53)
- 3. Lewis Hamilton: soft (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-53)
- 4. Sergio Pérez: soft (laps 1-20), hard (laps 21-53)
- 5. Daniel Ricciardo: soft (laps 1-15), hard (laps 16-53)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.