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Max Verstappen won the 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Valtteri Bottas
Race date
August 9, 2020
Pole
Valtteri Bottas
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Esteban Ocon from P14 to P8 (+6), Daniil Kvyat from P16 to P10 (+6), and Kimi Räikkönen from P20 to P15 (+5) 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 13 Finished, 6 +1 lap, and 1 Tyre shortage. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.451 on lap 43. 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
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:19:41.99325
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:19:53.31919
3Valtteri BottasMercedes1:20:01.22415
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:20:11.28212
5Alexander AlbonRed Bull1:20:21.13910
6Lance StrollRacing Point1:20:24.5318
7Nico HülkenbergRacing Point1:20:37.9446
8Esteban OconRenault1:20:46.7664
9Lando NorrisMcLaren1:20:47.5372
10Daniil KvyatAlphaTauri1:20:51.6621
11Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:20:52.6350
12Sebastian VettelFerrari1:20:55.3630
13Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren1:20:56.0630
14Daniel RicciardoRenault+1 lap0
15Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
16Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
17Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
18George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
19Nicholas LatifiWilliams+1 lap0
DNFKevin MagnussenHaasTyre shortage0