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Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Daniel Ricciardo
Race date
October 11, 2020
Pole
Valtteri Bottas
Fastest lap
Max Verstappen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Daniel Ricciardo 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Nico Hülkenberg from P20 to P8 (+12), Romain Grosjean from P16 to P9 (+7), and Kimi Räikkönen from P19 to P12 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Valtteri Bottas started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 15 Finished, 2 Power unit, 1 Collision, 1 Hydraulics, and 1 Radiator. Max Verstappen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.139 on lap 60. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:35:49.64125
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:35:54.11119
3Daniel RicciardoRenault1:36:04.25415
4Sergio PérezRacing Point1:36:05.71112
5Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren1:36:11.54610
6Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:36:12.4078
7Charles LeclercFerrari1:36:20.4556
8Nico HülkenbergRacing Point1:36:22.2374
9Romain GrosjeanHaas1:36:28.7222
10Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo1:36:29.6761
11Sebastian VettelFerrari1:36:30.4510
12Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo1:36:31.1170
13Kevin MagnussenHaas1:36:39.2260
14Nicholas LatifiWilliams1:36:44.0900
15Daniil KvyatAlphaTauri1:36:45.2290
DNFLando NorrisMcLarenPower unit0
DNFAlexander AlbonRed BullRadiator0
DNFEsteban OconRenaultHydraulics0
DNFValtteri BottasMercedesPower unit0
DNFGeorge RussellWilliamsCollision0