2020 Italian Grand Prix
The 2020 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 6 September 2020 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy.[1] The race was the eighth round in the 2020 Formula One World Championship.
| 2020 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 17[a] in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Monza circuit | |||||
| Race details[2] | |||||
| Date | 6 September 2020 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020 | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.793 km (3.600 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.587 miles) | ||||
| Attendance | 0[b] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:18.887 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:22.746 on lap 34 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | AlphaTauri-Honda | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Renault | ||||
| Third | Racing Point-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
This was the first race since the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix to not have a Red Bull, Mercedes, or Ferrari driver on the podium. That race saw a top three finish of Lewis Hamilton (then at McLaren), Kimi Räikkönen, and Romain Grosjean (both at Lotus).
Background
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The opening rounds of the 2020 championship were heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed after the aborted opening round in Australia, prompting the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile to draft a new calendar. However, the Italian Grand Prix was not impacted by this change and kept its original date.[3]
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[4] Roy Nissany drove for Williams in the first practice session, replacing George Russell.[5]
Tyres
Pirelli brought the C2, C3 and C4 tyres for the race weekend.[6]
Regulation changes
Prior to the race, the governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, issued a technical directive banning qualifying-specific engine modes from the Italian Grand Prix onwards. The ban was initially planned for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix but it was delayed by one race.[7]
Practice
The first practice session was interrupted briefly when Max Verstappen crashed at the Ascari chicane. The session ended with Valtteri Bottas fastest ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull driver Alexander Albon third fastest.[8]
The second practice session ran without major incidents and concluded with Hamilton fastest, followed by Bottas and Lando Norris of McLaren.[9]
Bottas was again fastest in third practice, followed by Carlos Sainz Jr. of McLaren and his teammate Norris. The session was briefly red flagged after Daniel Ricciardo stopped his Renault R.S.20 due to a mechanical failure.[10]
Qualifying
Lewis Hamilton took pole, 0.069s ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr. took third with Sergio Pérez fourth for Racing Point. Max Verstappen was fifth in his Red Bull followed by Lando Norris. The rest of the top ten were Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo, Lance Stroll, Alexander Albon and Pierre Gasly in the AlphaTauri. Daniil Kvyat finished 11th, with Esteban Ocon 12th and Charles Leclerc 13th for Ferrari. Alfa’s Kimi Räikkönen managed 14th with Kevin Magnussen 15th for Haas. Out in the first part of qualifying were Romain Grosjean, Sebastian Vettel, Antonio Giovinazzi and both Williams drivers.[11]
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:19.514 | 1:19.092 | 1:18.887 | 1 |
| 2 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Mercedes | 1:19.786 | 1:18.952 | 1:18.956 | 2 |
| 3 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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McLaren-Renault | 1:20.099 | 1:19.705 | 1:19.695 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:20.048 | 1:19.718 | 1:19.720 | 4 |
| 5 | 33 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:20.193 | 1:19.780 | 1:19.795 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Renault | 1:20.344 | 1:19.962 | 1:19.820 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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Renault | 1:20.548 | 1:20.031 | 1:19.864 | 7 |
| 8 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
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Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:20.400 | 1:19.924 | 1:20.049 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:21.104 | 1:20.064 | 1:20.090 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |  Pierre Gasly
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AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:20.145 | 1:19.909 | 1:20.177 | 10 |
| 11 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:20.307 | 1:20.169 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Renault | 1:20.747 | 1:20.234 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari | 1:20.443 | 1:20.273 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
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Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | 1:21.010 | 1:20.926 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.869 | 1:21.573 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:21.139 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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Ferrari | 1:21.151 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 99 |  Antonio Giovinazzi
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Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | 1:21.206 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 63 | George Russell
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.587 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.717 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 107% time: 1:25.079 | |||||||
| Source:[12][13] | |||||||
Race
The brakes on Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari's failed going into Turn 1, while Charles Leclerc crashed into Parabolica, bringing out the red flag later in the race. Lewis Hamilton and Antonio Giovinazzi were given 10-second stop and go penalties for pitting while the pitlane was closed, which they took after the restart of the race.
All podium finishers took their second podiums of their career, with Pierre Gasly taking his first Formula One victory and giving AlphaTauri their first win as a constructor and second win as a team, over 12 years since Sebastian Vettel won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix with the constructor name of Scuderia Toro Rosso. Gasly's victory was the first for a French driver in Formula One since Olivier Panis at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix. The race also marked the first time that Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull all failed to score a podium finish since the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix. It was also the first time since Kimi Räikkönen won the 2013 Australian Grand Prix driving for Lotus that the race winner did not drive for Ferrari, Mercedes or Red Bull.
Race classification
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- ^ The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic saw several Grands Prix cancelled or rescheduled. The revised calendar consists of seventeen races.
- ^ The Grand Prix was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
- ^ Racing Point was deducted 15 points after a protest from Renault was upheld regarding the legality of their car.[15]
References
- ^ "F1 Schedule 2020 - latest information". www.formula1.com. 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Italy - 2020". Formula1.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "F1 Calendar 2020 - Enjoy a Record-breaking 22 Races in the 2020 Season". www.formula1.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2020 Italian Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nissany set for second FP1 appearance of season with Williams at Monza". formula1.com. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix?". formula1.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Rencken, Dieter; Collantine, Keith (21 August 2020). "Technical directive bans 'quali modes' from Italian GP". Race Fans. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FP1: Bottas leads Mercedes 1-2 over Hamilton as Verstappen crashes at Monza". formula1.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FP2: Hamilton heads Bottas as Norris takes impressive third in second practice at Monza". formula1.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "FP3: McLaren closest to Mercedes as Ricciardo stops on track in third practice at Monza". formula1.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Qualifying report: Supreme Hamilton edges out Bottas as Ferrari struggle at Monza". formula1.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020 – Starting Grid". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Racing Point deducted 15 points and fined heavily as Renault protest into car legality upheld". formula1.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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