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Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020 · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020 · qualifying
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/1035-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020 · Yas Marina Circuit
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2020 Formula 1 World Championship · round 17
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:36:28.645 · 55 laps · honda | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:36:44.621 · 55 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36:47.060 · 55 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:36:48.632 · 55 laps · honda | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:37:29.374 · 55 laps · renault | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1:37:34.307 · 55 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:37:42.393 · 55 laps · renault | 7 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:37:58.363 · 55 laps · honda | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:38:09.714 · 55 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:38:11.383 · 55 laps · bwt-mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · 54 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | Time not recorded · 54 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Time not recorded · 54 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas | Time not recorded · 53 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Power unit · Time not recorded · 8 laps · bwt-mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.993 · 19 laps · honda | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:35.699 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:35.528 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:36.016 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | Q1 1:36.106 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | Q1 1:36.517 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:36.459 · 20 laps · honda | |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | Q1 1:36.502 · 15 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:35.881 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:36.545 · 20 laps · honda | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | Q1 1:36.783 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | Q1 1:36.704 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:36.655 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:37.075 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Q1 1:36.034 · 4 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:37.555 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:37.863 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:38.045 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas | Q1 1:38.173 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 1:38.443 · 7 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35.246 · honda | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:35.271 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.332 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.497 · renault | |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:35.571 · honda | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1:35.815 · renault | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:35.963 · honda | |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:36.046 · bwt-mercedes | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:36.242 · honda | |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:36.359 · renault | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:36.406 · renault | |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.065 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.631 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.248 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.555 · ferrari | |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 1:38.045 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas | 1:38.173 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:38.443 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Time not recorded · bwt-mercedes | |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:37.863 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 347 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 223 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 214 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 125 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 119 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 105 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 105 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 98 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 97 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 75 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 75 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 62 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 32 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 21 | Nicholas Latifi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Jack Aitken | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:37.378 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:37.412 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 3 | 1:38.515 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 4 | 1:38.547 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:38.744 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 6 | 1:38.831 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 1:38.956 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 8 | 1:39.150 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 9 | 1:39.160 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 10 | 1:39.199 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:39.330 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 12 | 1:39.344 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 13 | 1:39.352 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 14 | 1:39.670 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 15 | 1:39.905 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 16 | 1:40.446 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 17 | 1:41.063 |
| freePractice1Results | Mick Schumacher | 18 | 1:41.235 |
| freePractice1Results | Pietro Fittipaldi | 19 | 1:44.069 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:36.276 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:36.479 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:37.046 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Albon | 4 | 1:37.263 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 5 | 1:37.438 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 6 | 1:37.505 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 1:37.506 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 8 | 1:37.508 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 9 | 1:37.508 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 10 | 1:37.560 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 1:37.596 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 12 | 1:37.616 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 13 | 1:37.900 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 14 | 1:38.068 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | 1:38.198 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:38.504 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 17 | 1:38.564 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 18 | 1:38.817 |
| freePractice2Results | Pietro Fittipaldi | 19 | 1:39.027 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicholas Latifi | 20 | 1:39.132 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:36.251 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Albon | 2 | 1:36.752 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:36.877 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 4 | 1:36.899 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 5 | 1:36.994 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:37.012 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 7 | 1:37.030 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:37.068 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 9 | 1:37.085 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:37.227 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 1:37.266 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 12 | 1:37.270 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 13 | 1:37.371 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 14 | 1:37.728 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 15 | 1:37.886 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 16 | 1:37.900 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 17 | 1:38.269 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 18 | 1:38.457 |
| freePractice3Results | Nicholas Latifi | 19 | 1:38.765 |
| freePractice3Results | Pietro Fittipaldi | 20 | 1:39.159 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 10 | 21.289 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 10 | 21.587 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 10 | 22.406 |
| Alexander Albon | 1 | 10 | 21.508 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 10 | 21.840 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 10 | 22.140 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 10 | 22.036 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 10 | 22.000 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 10 | 25.724 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 10 | 21.615 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 10 | 22.012 |
| George Russell | 1 | 10 | 22.085 |
| Pietro Fittipaldi | 1 | 10 | 26.329 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 11 | 21.357 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 22 | 22.178 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 27 | 21.480 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 31 | 22.714 |
| Pietro Fittipaldi | 2 | 34 | 28.501 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 35 | 22.040 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 2 | 35 | 22.384 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 39 | 22.123 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 47 | 23.098 |
| Pietro Fittipaldi | 3 | 48 | 23.217 |