2020 F1 Eifel Grand Prix race results

Hamilton’s 91^st F1 victory equals the all-time record of the legendary Michael Schumacher.

From pole position, Bottas only just held on to his lead as Hamilton lunged down his inside at the first corner and ran him wide. But Bottas clung on around the outside of the Turn 1 runoff, and grabbed the top spot with the preferred line into Turn 2.

Bottas led the opening stages but locked up at Turn 1 on Lap 13, and Hamilton quickly pounced, droving around the outside of him at Turn 2. That forced Bottas into the pits, having dropped 3s in just one lap, rejoining behind Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo.

A virtual safety car was required to remove George Russell’s stranded Williams, which had been hit by record-setting grand prix starter Kimi Raikkonen’s Alfa at Turn 1. Both Hamilton and second-placed Max Verstappen took advantage to pit, with the Red Bull gaining two seconds.

More drama unfolded as Daniil Kvyat straightlined the last chicane and was hit by Alex Albon’s Red Bull – swiping the front wing from the AlphaTauri. Albon, who was penalized, would later retire with a power unit issue.

Bottas then lost power, dropping to fifth, and then retiring into the pits a lap later. Also in trouble was third placed Lando Norris, who also lost power from his McLaren’s Renault power unit. He fell to sixth before pulling off on Lap 44, with smoke pouring from his sidepod.

That prompted a safety car, before which Hamilton had pulled away from Verstappen on the second stint, extending his lead to over 9s.

Ricciardo pitted immediately under the safety car, unlike Sergio Perez (Racing Point) – who stayed out for an extra lap. The race restart with 10 laps to go, Hamilton leading Verstappen, Ricciardo, Perez and Carlos Sainz (McLaren).

Hamilton pulled clear to take victory, as Verstappen had to fend off Ricciardo at the restart to finish second. Ricciardo scored his first podium finish with Renault, ahead of Perez, Sainz and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly.

F1 Eifel Grand Prix race results

Cla		#	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Gap	Interval	Pits	Points
1		44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	60			2	25
2		33	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	60	4.470	4.470	2	19
3		3	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	60	14.613	10.143	2	15
4		11	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	60	16.070	1.457	2	12
5		55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	60	21.905	5.835	2	10
6		10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	60	22.766	0.861	2	8
7		16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	60	30.814	8.048	2	6
8		27	Nico Hulkenberg		Racing Point	Mercedes	60	32.596	1.782	2	4
9		8	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	60	39.081	6.485	1	2
10		99	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	60	40.035	0.954	2	1
11		5	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	60	40.810	0.775	2
12		7	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	60	41.476	0.666	2
13		20	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	60	49.585	8.109	2
14		6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	60	54.449	4.864	2
15		26	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	60	55.588	1.139	2
	dnf	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	42	18 Laps	18 Laps	1
	dnf	23	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	23	37 Laps	19 Laps	2
	dnf	31	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	22	38 Laps	1 Lap	1
	dnf	77	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	18	42 Laps	4 Laps	2
	dnf	63	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	12	48 Laps	6 Laps	1
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F1 Eifel Grand Prix fastest laps

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	60	1'28.139			210.267
2	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	58	1'28.145	0.006	0.006	210.253
3	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	53	1'29.584	1.445	1.439	206.876
4	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	58	1'29.700	1.561	0.116	206.608
5	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	53	1'30.110	1.971	0.410	205.668
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	53	1'30.129	1.990	0.019	205.625
7	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	43	1'30.408	2.269	0.279	204.990
8	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	37	1'30.456	2.317	0.048	204.881
9	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	54	1'30.512	2.373	0.056	204.755
10	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	54	1'30.712	2.573	0.200	204.303
11	Nico Hulkenberg		Racing Point	Mercedes	58	1'30.733	2.594	0.021	204.256
12	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	38	1'30.909	2.770	0.176	203.861
13	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	39	1'31.377	3.238	0.468	202.816
14	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	54	1'31.562	3.423	0.185	202.407
15	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	8	1'31.884	3.745	0.322	201.697
16	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	41	1'32.214	4.075	0.330	200.975
17	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	40	1'32.328	4.189	0.114	200.727
18	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	9	1'32.330	4.191	0.002	200.723
19	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	21	1'33.189	5.050	0.859	198.873
20	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	6	1'34.526	6.387	1.337	196.060
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F1 Eifel Grand Prix as it happened