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Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2020
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 27 Sep 2020
- Name
- Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2020
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/1028
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2020 · Sirius Autodrom
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2020 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34:00.364 · 53 laps · mercedes | 26 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34:08.093 · 53 laps · honda | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34:23.093 · 53 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:34:30.922 · 53 laps · bwt-mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:34:52.429 · 53 laps · renault | 10 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:35:02.550 · 53 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:35:08.370 · 53 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:35:09.104 · 53 laps · honda | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:35:30.130 · 53 laps · honda | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:35:38.224 · 53 laps · honda | 1 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · bwt-mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:32.983 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.630 · 21 laps · honda | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:32.656 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Q1 1:33.704 · 15 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | Q1 1:33.650 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | Q1 1:33.967 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | Q1 1:33.557 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:33.804 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:33.734 · 21 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.919 · 19 laps · honda | |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.071 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:33.511 · 16 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | Q1 1:33.852 · 11 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:34.020 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.134 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:34.592 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:34.594 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:34.681 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 1:35.066 · 5 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:35.267 · 5 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.304 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.867 · honda | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.956 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:32.317 · bwt-mercedes | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:32.364 · renault | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1:32.550 · renault | |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:32.624 · renault | |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.847 · renault | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:33.000 · honda | |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.239 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:33.249 · honda | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:33.364 · bwt-mercedes | |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams | 1:33.583 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.609 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:33.008 · honda | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:34.592 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.594 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34.681 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.267 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:35.066 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 205 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 161 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 128 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 65 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 64 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 63 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 57 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 57 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 56 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 41 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | 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 | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:34.923 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:35.430 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:35.577 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:35.796 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 5 | 1:35.965 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 6 | 1:36.061 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 7 | 1:36.230 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 8 | 1:36.254 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:36.323 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 10 | 1:36.706 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 11 | 1:36.896 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 12 | 1:36.970 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 13 | 1:37.110 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 14 | 1:37.201 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 | 1:37.230 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:37.430 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:37.595 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 18 | 1:37.649 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 19 | 1:37.716 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 20 | 1:37.784 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:33.519 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:33.786 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:34.577 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:34.723 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 5 | 1:34.847 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 6 | 1:34.890 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:35.048 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 8 | 1:35.052 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 9 | 1:35.139 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 1:35.183 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 11 | 1:35.210 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Albon | 12 | 1:35.242 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 13 | 1:35.461 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 14 | 1:35.516 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicholas Latifi | 15 | 1:35.563 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 16 | 1:35.575 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 17 | 1:35.627 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 18 | 1:35.729 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 19 | 1:36.053 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 20 | 1:36.858 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:33.279 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:34.055 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 3 | 1:34.096 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 4 | 1:34.239 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 5 | 1:34.252 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:34.306 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 7 | 1:34.594 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 8 | 1:34.732 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:34.768 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:34.787 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 11 | 1:34.792 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 12 | 1:34.806 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 13 | 1:34.979 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:35.257 |
| freePractice3Results | Nicholas Latifi | 15 | 1:35.292 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:35.451 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 17 | 1:35.590 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 18 | 1:35.599 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Albon | 19 | 1:35.603 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 20 | 1:35.981 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Russell | 1 | 1 | 30.165 |
| Alexander Albon | 1 | 1 | 30.211 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 1 | 37.108 |
| George Russell | 2 | 14 | 29.433 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 15 | 30.112 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 16 | 41.352 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 16 | 29.767 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 17 | 30.054 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 17 | 29.862 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 18 | 30.068 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 18 | 29.770 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 19 | 30.188 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 20 | 29.602 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 25 | 28.748 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 26 | 29.750 |
| Alexander Albon | 2 | 27 | 30.111 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 28 | 30.261 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 1 | 30 | 29.662 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 30 | 29.395 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 35 | 33.317 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 42 | 29.409 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 42 | 29.988 |
| Lando Norris | 2 | 47 | 31.368 |
| George Russell | 3 | 50 | 29.675 |