70th Anniversary Grand Prix
The 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (officially known as the Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020) was a one-off Formula One motor race held on 9 August 2020 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom, the second of two back to back races at the venue, after the 2020 British Grand Prix seven days earlier. The race was the fifth round of the rescheduled 2020 Formula One World Championship. It was held as a 70-year commemoration race of the first Formula One World Championship race which was held at the same circuit in 1950.
| 70th Anniversary Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 5 of 17 in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Silverstone Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 9 August 2020 | ||||
| Official name | Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020 | ||||
| Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.891 km (3.660 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:25.154 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:28.451 on lap 43 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
| Second |
| Mercedes | |||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The race was won by Red Bull-Honda driver Max Verstappen. This was the first non-Mercedes victory in 2020, the first victory for Red Bull at Silverstone in the 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid engine era and their first win at the venue since the 2012 British Grand Prix (won by Mark Webber), and the first Honda-powered win at the track since the 1989 British Grand Prix. At this race, runner-up Lewis Hamilton equalled the record for most Formula One podiums (155), previously accomplished by Michael Schumacher.