2020 Styrian Grand Prix
The 2020 Styrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Großer Preis der Steiermark 2020) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 12 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria. It was the second round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. It was the first running of the Styrian Grand Prix, and was held exactly one week after the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix on the same track, due to the rescheduling of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2020 Styrian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 17 in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Red Bull Ring | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 12 July 2020 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Pirelli Grosser Preis der Steiermark 2020 | ||||
| Location |
Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.318 km (2.683 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 306.452 km (190.420 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:19.273 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:05.619 on lap 68 (lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-Honda | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
In the race, Lewis Hamilton won from pole position, ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. The result saw Hamilton close to within 6 points of the championship leader, Bottas, and Mercedes extend their lead in the Constructors' Championship to 41 points.