Gridpedia2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Sergio Pérez won the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on 6 Dec 2020 for Racing Point, from 5th on the grid; Esteban Ocon was second and Lance Stroll third. Pole position: Valtteri Bottas.
Pérez took the lead for good on lap 64 of 87, from George Russell; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. There were 2 safety-car periods (laps 1 to 7, laps 64 to 69). Pérez stopped 2 times, on laps 1 and 47; 10 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 29. The fastest lap was George Russell's, 0:55.404 on lap 80. 17 of 20 starters were classified; 3 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 332 points, 127 ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with 1 round left.
- Date
- 6 Dec 2020
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
- Round
- 16 of 17
- Winner
- Sergio Pérez (Racing Point)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Valtteri Bottas (0:53.377)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Racing Point | 5 | 87 | 1:31:15.114 | 25 | |
| 2 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Renault | 11 | 87 | +10.518 | 18 | |
| 3 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Racing Point | 10 | 87 | +11.869 | 15 | |
| 4 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | McLaren | 8 | 87 | +12.580 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Renault | 7 | 87 | +13.330 | 10 | |
| 6 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Red Bull | 12 | 87 | +13.842 | 8 | |
| 7 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 6 | 87 | +14.534 | 6 | |
| 8 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 87 | +15.389 | 4 | |
| 9 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 87 | +18.556 | 0:55.404 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 19q15 | 87 | +19.541 | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | 87 | +20.527 | 0 | |
| 12 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 13 | 87 | +22.611 | 0 | |
| 13 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 87 | +24.111 | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 18q19 | 87 | +26.153 | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15q16 | 87 | +32.370 | 0 | |
| 16 | 89 | AITJack Aitken | Williams | 17q18 | 87 | +33.674 | 0 | |
| 17 | 51 | FITPietro Fittipaldi | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 87 | +36.858 | 0 | |
| R | 6 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 16q17 | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 5 drivers: Lando Norris qualified 15th, started 19th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 16th, started 15th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 17th, started 16th; Jack Aitken qualified 18th, started 17th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 19th, started 18th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Sergio Pérez: 2 stops (laps 1, 47), stints of 1, 46, 40 laps
- 2nd
- Esteban Ocon: 1 stop (lap 41), stints of 41, 46 laps
- 3rd
- Lance Stroll: 1 stop (lap 42), stints of 42, 45 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 5
- First stops
- median lap 29 of 87
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 1 (24.2 s), 47 (24.5 s) | 4640 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 1 | 41 (24.4 s) | 4146 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 42 (24.7 s) | 4245 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 28 (24.2 s), 55 (24.9 s) | 282732 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 29 (24.5 s), 55 (24.7 s) | 292632 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 2 | 47 (23.9 s), 62 (23.6 s) | 471525 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 2 | 27 (24.1 s), 53 (24.2 s) | 272634 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 49 (24.6 s), 62 (52.9 s) | 491325 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 4 | 45 (24.7 s), 62 (28.8 s), 63 (24.7 s), 78 (24.2 s) | 4517159 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 20 (24.9 s), 54 (24.2 s) | 203433 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 2 | 28 (25.1 s), 51 (24.6 s) | 282336 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 31 (26.2 s), 54 (28.1 s), 63 (24.8 s) | 3123924 |
| GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 26 (24.8 s), 54 (24.6 s) | 262833 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 3 | 23 (28.5 s), 54 (24.4 s), 62 (24.7 s) | 2331825 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 2 | 26 (25.5 s), 54 (25.5 s) | 262833 |
| AITJack Aitken | 3 | 31 (24.9 s), 54 (25.7 s), 59 (40.0 s) | 3123528 |
| FITPietro Fittipaldi | 3 | 31 (27.7 s), 53 (26.4 s), 63 (25.8 s) | 31221024 |
| LATNicholas Latifi | 1 | 27 (24.3 s) | 2725 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0:53.904 | 0:53.803 | 0:53.377 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 0:54.160 | 0:53.819 | 0:53.403 | +0.026 Q3 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0:54.037 | 0:53.647 | 0:53.433 | +0.056 Q3 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0:54.249 | 0:53.825 | 0:53.613 | +0.236 Q3 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 0:54.236 | 0:53.787 | 0:53.790 | +0.410 Q2 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 0:54.346 | 0:53.856 | 0:53.906 | +0.479 Q2 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 0:54.388 | 0:53.871 | 0:53.957 | +0.494 Q2 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 0:54.450 | 0:53.818 | 0:54.010 | +0.441 Q2 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 0:54.207 | 0:53.941 | 0:54.154 | +0.564 Q2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 0:54.595 | 0:53.840 | 0:54.200 | +0.463 Q2 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 0:54.309 | 0:53.995 | +0.618 Q2 | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 0:54.620 | 0:54.026 | +0.649 Q2 | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0:54.301 | 0:54.175 | +0.798 Q2 | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 0:54.523 | 0:54.377 | +1.000 Q2 | |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0:54.194 | 0:54.693 | +0.817 Q1 | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0:54.705 | +1.328 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0:54.796 | +1.419 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jack Aitken | Williams | 0:54.892 | +1.515 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 0:54.963 | +1.586 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas F1 Team | 0:55.426 | +2.049 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 11 | 332 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 205 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 189 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1 | 125 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 0 | 112 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 98 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 0 | 97 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 0 | 93 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 87 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 0 | 74 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 13 | 540 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 1 | 282 |
| 3 | Racing Point | 1 | 194 |
| 4 | McLaren | 0 | 184 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 172 |
| 6 | Ferrari | 0 | 131 |
| 7 | AlphaTauri | 1 | 103 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 0 |