Round 17 · 13 December 2020
2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 13 December 2020 at Yas Marina Circuit (UAE), starting from position 1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Daniel Ricciardo (1:40.926).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:36:28.645 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | +15.976 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | +18.415 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 5 | +19.987 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | +60.729 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 6 | +65.662 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 11 | +73.748 s | 7 | Finished |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | +89.718 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 10 | +11.351 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 8 | +1.669 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 20 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 19 | — | — | Transmission |
Tyres and strategy at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-55). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 85 ± 8, hard 46 ± 3.
- 1. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-55)
- 2. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-55)
- 3. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-55)
- 4. Alexander Albon: soft (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-55)
- 5. Lando Norris: soft (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-55)
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.