Round 15 · 29 November 2020
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 29 November 2020 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Alexander Albon (Red Bull) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Max Verstappen (1:32.014).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 2:59:47.515 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | +1.254 s | 19 | Finished |
| 3 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 4 | +8.005 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 9 | +11.337 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 15 | +11.787 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 8 | +11.942 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 6 | +19.368 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | +19.680 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 7 | +22.803 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | George Russell | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 13 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 19 | — | — | Collision |
Tyres and strategy at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2020
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-35), hard (laps 36-57). The top ten used 4 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 121 ± 5, medium 63 ± 6.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-35), hard (laps 36-57)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-20), hard (laps 21-46), medium (laps 47-57)
- 3. Alexander Albon: medium (laps 1-34), hard (laps 35-57)
- 4. Lando Norris: medium (laps 1-38), hard (laps 39-57)
- 5. Carlos Sainz: soft (laps 1-21), medium (laps 22-39), hard (laps 40-57)
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.