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Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon at Bahrain International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Alexander Albon
Race date
November 29, 2020
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Max Verstappen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Alexander Albon 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Carlos Sainz Jr. from P15 to P5 (+10), Nicholas Latifi from P20 to P14 (+6), and Lando Norris from P9 to P4 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 8 +1 lap, 2 Collision, and 1 Power unit. Max Verstappen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.014 on lap 48. 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 HamiltonMercedes2:59:47.51525
2Max VerstappenRed Bull2:59:48.76919
3Alexander AlbonRed Bull2:59:55.52015
4Lando NorrisMcLaren2:59:58.85212
5Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren2:59:59.30210
6Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri2:59:59.4578
7Daniel RicciardoRenault3:00:6.8836
8Valtteri BottasMercedes3:00:7.1954
9Esteban OconRenault3:00:10.3182
10Charles LeclercFerrari+1 lap1
11Daniil KvyatAlphaTauri+1 lap0
12George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
13Sebastian VettelFerrari+1 lap0
14Nicholas LatifiWilliams+1 lap0
15Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
16Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
17Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
18Sergio PérezRacing PointPower unit0
DNFLance StrollRacing PointCollision0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasCollision0