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Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Valtteri Bottas
Race date
August 16, 2020
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Sebastian Vettel from P11 to P7 (+4), Antonio Giovinazzi from P20 to P16 (+4), and Daniel Ricciardo from P13 to P11 (+2) 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 14 +1 lap, 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, and 1 Electrical. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.183 on lap 66. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:31:45.27925
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:32:09.45618
3Valtteri BottasMercedes1:32:30.03116
4Lance StrollRacing Point+1 lap12
5Sergio PérezRacing Point+1 lap10
6Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren+1 lap8
7Sebastian VettelFerrari+1 lap6
8Alexander AlbonRed Bull+1 lap4
9Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri+1 lap2
10Lando NorrisMcLaren+1 lap1
11Daniel RicciardoRenault+1 lap0
12Daniil KvyatAlphaTauri+1 lap0
13Esteban OconRenault+1 lap0
14Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
15Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
16Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
17George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
18Nicholas LatifiWilliams+2 laps0
19Romain GrosjeanHaas+2 laps0
DNFCharles LeclercFerrariElectrical0