2020 Austrian Grand Prix
The 2020 Austrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Großer Preis von Österreich 2020) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 5 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race was the opening round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship, and the 34th running of the Austrian Grand Prix (the 33rd as part of the World Championship since 1950) as well as the first of two consecutive races held at the Red Bull Ring, with the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix taking place the week after.
| 2020 Austrian Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 1 of 17 in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Red Bull Ring | ||||
| Race details | ||||
| Date | 5 July 2020 | |||
| Official name | Formula 1 Rolex Großer Preis von Österreich 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 | 1:02.939 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:07.475 on lap 71 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Mercedes | |||
| Second | Ferrari | |||
| Third | McLaren-Renault | |||
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Lap leaders | ||||
Lewis Hamilton entered the round as the defending World Drivers' Champion and his team, Mercedes as the defending World Constructors' Champion. Max Verstappen was the defending race winner, having won the 2018 and 2019 Austrian Grands Prix. The race was won by Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas with Charles Leclerc in second for Ferrari and Lando Norris finishing third for McLaren – his first podium in Formula One. Norris became the 3rd youngest driver to achieve a podium.