2020 Tuscan Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Mugello‘s first Formula 1 Grand Prix delivered a breathless afternoon, with two red flags and three standing starts before Lewis Hamilton claimed victory. Valtteri Bottas completed a Mercedes one-two, while Alexander Albon earned his first podium as Ferrari marked its 1,000th World Championship Grand Prix.

Race Guide

Season: 2020 F1 World Championship
Race date: 13 September 2020
Race start time: 15:10 local time (UTC+02:00)
Circuit: Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Laps: 59 laps
Circuit length: 5.245 km
Previous winner: None — inaugural Grand Prix

Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:15.144
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:18.833 on lap 58
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
11 September 2020	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
11 September 2020	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
12 September 2020	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
12 September 2020	Qualifying	15:00 – 16:00
13 September 2020	Race	15:10

All times are local (UTC+02:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

The Tuscan Grand Prix brought the championship to the fast, flowing Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello for the first time. Ferrari celebrated its milestone with a special burgundy livery, and a limited number of spectators returned after the season’s closed-door opening races. Hamilton led Bottas by 47 points, with Monza winner Pierre Gasly arriving fresh from his breakthrough success.

Race entries

All ten teams used their regular race drivers, with no practice substitutes. The unfamiliar venue meant a full programme of learning for the entire field before qualifying and the race.

Free Practice

Valtteri Bottas led FP1 with a 1:17.879, just 0.048s ahead of Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc was third as drivers learned Mugello‘s demanding sequence of fast corners.

Bottas remained quickest in FP2 on a 1:16.989, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen. Sergio Perez received a one-place grid penalty after a collision with Kimi Räikkönen during the session.

Bottas completed a practice sweep with a 1:16.530 in FP3. Verstappen was only 0.017s behind and Hamilton another 0.066s back, setting up a close qualifying contest.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix FP1, 11 September 2020

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:17.879	33
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.048s	32
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.307s	27
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.530s	28
5	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+0.797s	30
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	+0.926s	28
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	+0.960s	31
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.102s	30
9	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.189s	34
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.261s	25
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.340s	21
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.345s	25
13	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.388s	27
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.443s	28
15	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.578s	33
16	63	George Russell	Williams	+1.599s	29
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.672s	25
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.957s	23
19	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.961s	29
20	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+2.155s	32

Free Practice 2 Classification

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix FP2, 11 September 2020

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:16.989	28
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.207s	29
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.246s	25
4	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+0.982s	28
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.050s	32
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	+1.126s	29
7	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.209s	34
8	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+1.255s	30
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.396s	38
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.411s	27
11	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.473s	37
12	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.509s	39
13	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.662s	32
14	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.669s	9
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	+1.747s	33
16	63	George Russell	Williams	+1.854s	33
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.955s	35
18	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+1.994s	31
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.124s	32
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.268s	5

Free Practice 3 Classification

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix FP3, 12 September 2020

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:16.530	17
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.017s	10
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.083s	14
4	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+0.582s	10
5	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+0.696s	14
6	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+0.811s	14
7	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.958s	15
8	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.008s	11
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	+1.097s	17
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.105s	19
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	+1.216s	13
12	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.238s	19
13	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.282s	15
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.313s	17
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.509s	17
16	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+1.542s	16
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.612s	12
18	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.656s	15
19	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.296s	19
20	63	George Russell	Williams		1

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton denied Valtteri Bottas pole with a 1:15.144, beating his team-mate by 0.059s. Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon secured the second row for Red Bull Racing, while Charles Leclerc qualified fifth for Ferrari.

Late yellow flags after Esteban Ocon spun restricted improvements on the final runs. Sergio Perez‘s practice penalty affected the order behind the leading five, while Monza winner Pierre Gasly suffered an early exit in Q1. Mugello had already produced a very different competitive picture from the previous weekend.

Qualifying Classification

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Qualifying, 12 September 2020

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:15.778	1:15.309	1:15.144	14
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:15.749	1:15.322	1:15.203	11
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:16.335	1:15.471	1:15.509	12
4	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	1:16.527	1:15.914	1:15.954	14
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:16.698	1:16.324	1:16.270	18
6	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:16.596	1:16.489	1:16.311	16
7	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:16.701	1:16.271	1:16.356	14
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:16.981	1:16.243	1:16.543	14
9	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:16.993	1:16.522	1:17.870	17
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	1:16.825	1:16.297	No time	14
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:16.895	1:16.640	—	12
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	1:16.928	1:16.854	—	11
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:17.059	1:16.854	—	12
14	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:17.072	1:16.858	—	12
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:17.069	1:17.254	—	12
16	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:17.125	—	—	6
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:17.220	—	—	6
18	63	George Russell	Williams	1:17.232	—	—	9
19	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:17.320	—	—	9
20	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:17.348	—	—	6

Sergio Perez received a one-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Kimi Räikkönen during the second practice session.

Daniil Kvyat and Kimi Räikkönen set identical times in Q2; Kvyat was classified ahead as he set his lap time before Räikkönen.

What happened in the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton survived two stoppages and repeated restarts to take his 90th Grand Prix victory. Valtteri Bottas finished second, while Alexander Albon passed Daniel Ricciardo late on to claim his maiden Formula 1 podium.

Bottas beat Hamilton away from the initial start. Behind them, Verstappen lost power and was caught in a collision involving several cars, with both he and Gasly retiring. A separate incident left Carlos Sainz facing the wrong way and damaged Sebastian Vettel‘s front wing.

The safety-car restart brought a much larger accident. Cars towards the back accelerated before the pack ahead had properly launched, then encountered slowing traffic. Sainz, Kevin Magnussen, Antonio Giovinazzi and Nicholas Latifi were eliminated, and the race was red-flagged. Esteban Ocon also retired during the stoppage with a brake problem.

At the next standing start, Hamilton used Bottas’s slipstream and swept around the outside at Turn 1 to take the lead. Leclerc initially ran third but fell back as the race developed. Ricciardo moved into podium contention, while Lance Stroll and Albon were also firmly in the fight.

A later accident for Stroll brought out another safety car and then the second red flag. The remaining drivers faced one final standing restart, giving Bottas another opportunity to challenge Hamilton and reopening the contest for third.

Hamilton held the lead, while Ricciardo briefly passed Bottas before the Mercedes driver recovered second. Albon then overtook Ricciardo to secure third. Hamilton also took the fastest lap, completing a maximum-points afternoon after a race that required him to win the lead back and defend it repeatedly.

Perez finished fifth, followed by Norris and Kvyat. Leclerc was eighth after a penalty demoted Räikkönen to ninth, while Vettel completed the points. George Russell narrowly missed out in 11th after losing places at the final restart. Hamilton’s lead over Bottas grew to 55 points after Mugello‘s dramatic debut.

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix race results

The 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix was held on 13 September 2020, with a scheduled start of 15:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	59	2:19:35.060	26
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	59	+4.880s	18
3	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	59	+8.064s	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	59	+10.417s	12
5	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	59	+15.650s	10
6	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	59	+18.883s	8
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	59	+21.756s	6
8	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	59	+28.345s	4
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	59	+29.770s	2
10	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	59	+29.983s	1
11	63	George Russell	Williams	59	+32.404s	0
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	59	+42.036s	0
Ret	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	42	Tyre/Accident	0
Ret	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	7	Brakes	0
Ret	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	6	Collision damage	0
Ret	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	5	Collision	0
Ret	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	5	Collision	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	5	Collision	0
Ret	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	0	Collision	0
Ret	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	0	Collision	0

Lewis Hamilton earned the additional point for fastest lap.

Kimi Räikkönen finished eighth on the track, but received a five-second time penalty for crossing the pit entry line.

2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	58	17:31:41	1:18.833	239.518
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	53	17:25:01	1:19.432	237.712
3	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	51	17:22:22	1:20.039	235.909
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	57	17:30:29	1:20.426	234.774
5	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	59	17:33:16	1:20.632	234.175
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	59	17:33:25	1:21.164	232.640
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	59	17:33:19	1:21.198	232.542
8	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	59	17:33:30	1:21.202	232.531
9	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	50	17:21:11	1:21.229	232.453
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	51	17:22:29	1:21.458	231.800
11	63	George Russell	Williams	58	17:32:11	1:21.645	231.269
12	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	42	16:44:58	1:22.068	230.077
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	59	17:33:42	1:22.263	229.532
14	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	6	15:26:54	2:11.365	143.736
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Renault	6	15:26:50	2:11.793	143.270
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	4	15:22:29	2:13.809	141.111
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	4	15:22:27	2:13.812	141.108
18	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	5	15:24:44	2:14.103	140.802

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2020 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix.

2020 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	190
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	135
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	110
4	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	65
5	Alexander Albon	THA	Red Bull Racing	63
6	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	57
7	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	53
8	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	49
9	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	44
10	Pierre Gasly	FRA	AlphaTauri	43
11	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	41
12	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Renault	30
13	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	17
14	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	AlphaTauri	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Racing Point	6
16	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	2
17	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	2
18	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	1
19	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams	0
20	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0
21	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	0

2020 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	325
2	Red Bull Racing	173
3	McLaren	106
4	Racing Point	92
5	Renault	83
6	Ferrari	66
7	AlphaTauri	53
8	Alfa Romeo Racing	4
9	Haas	1
10	Williams	0

Racing Point’s constructors’ total includes the 15-point deduction imposed over its rear brake ducts. The drivers’ points were unaffected.