2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit on 13 Dec 2020 for Red Bull, from pole position; Valtteri Bottas was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.

Verstappen led every one of the 55 laps. There was one safety-car period (laps 12 to 14). Verstappen stopped once, on lap 10; 16 of 19 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 10. The fastest lap was Daniel Ricciardo's, 1:40.926 on lap 55. 19 of 20 starters were classified; 1 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton won the championship with 347 points, 124 ahead of Valtteri Bottas.

Date

13 Dec 2020

Circuit

Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Round

17 of 17

Winner

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Tyre compounds

C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source

Pole position

Max Verstappen (1:35.246)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 10 drivers: Charles Leclerc qualified 9th, started 12th; Pierre Gasly qualified 10th, started 9th; Esteban Ocon qualified 11th, started 10th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 12th, started 11th; Sergio Pérez qualified 15th, started 19th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 16th, started 15th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 17th, started 20th; George Russell qualified 18th, started 16th; Pietro Fittipaldi qualified 19th, started 17th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 20th, 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

Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 10), stints of 10, 45 laps

2nd

Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 10), stints of 10, 45 laps

3rd

Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 10), stints of 10, 45 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 16 · 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 10 of 55

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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.

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.

Full 2020 standings