Round 16 · 6 December 2020
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix: results
Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) won the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 6 December 2020 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 5. Esteban Ocon (Renault) and Lance Stroll (Racing Point) completed the podium. Pole position went to Valtteri Bottas. The fastest lap was set by George Russell (0:55.404).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 5 | 1:31:15.114 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 11 | +10.518 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 10 | +11.869 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 8 | +12.580 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 7 | +13.330 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 12 | +13.842 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 6 | +14.534 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | +15.389 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | +18.556 s | 3 | Finished |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 19 | +19.541 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | +20.527 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 13 | +22.611 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +24.111 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +26.153 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15 | +32.370 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Jack Aitken | Williams | 17 | +33.674 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas F1 Team | 20 | +36.858 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Collision |
Tyres and strategy at the Sakhir Grand Prix 2020
Sergio Pérez won with 2 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-1), medium (laps 2-47), hard (laps 48-87). The top ten used 5 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 31 ± 2, medium 23 ± 1, soft 16 ± 2.
- 1. Sergio Pérez: soft (laps 1-1), medium (laps 2-47), hard (laps 48-87)
- 2. Esteban Ocon: medium (laps 1-41), hard (laps 42-87)
- 3. Lance Stroll: soft (laps 1-42), medium (laps 43-87)
- 4. Carlos Sainz: soft (laps 1-28), medium (laps 29-87)
- 5. Daniel Ricciardo: soft (laps 1-29), medium (laps 30-55), hard (laps 56-87)
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.