It took Lewis Hamilton a minute and 55 seconds to three-wheel his way around the last lap of the British Grand Prix following his dramatic puncture.
Behind him Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the race as he tried to catch Hamilton. But the 34-second deficit he began the final lap with was just too much. He took 28 seconds out of Hamilton.Even so, had the Mercedes driver’s tyre failed a few corners earlier, the outcome might have been different. Valtteri Bottas had the misfortune to suffer a similar tyre a few laps earlier just as he was passing the pit lane entrance. That cost him two minutes and six seconds, plus a pit stop.
The timing of the second Safety Car period, triggered by Daniil Kvyat’s crash, meant almost all the drivers ended up on the same strategy. It was striking that the two Mercedes drivers both suffered similar failures as they tried to make their hard tyres last 40 laps, as did Carlos Sainz Jnr.
A curious feature of the race was the poor pace of Racing Point. Nico Hulkenberg’s pre-race demise meany the team only had Lance Stroll running, but had it not been for the late tyre failures, he would have slipped out of the points by the end of the race.
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2020 British Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of each driver on every lap. Click name to highlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
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2020 British Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. Very large gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
2020 British Grand Prix lap times
All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers using the control below:
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2020 British Grand Prix fastest laps
Each driver’s fastest lap:
| Rank | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Gap | On lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1’27.097 | 52 | |
| 2 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull-Honda | 1’28.689 | 1.592 | 52 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’29.238 | 2.141 | 45 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’29.265 | 2.168 | 41 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1’29.482 | 2.385 | 49 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1’29.491 | 2.394 | 50 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1’29.603 | 2.506 | 52 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1’29.782 | 2.685 | 49 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’29.813 | 2.716 | 49 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren-Renault | 1’29.948 | 2.851 | 47 |
| 11 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’29.973 | 2.876 | 49 |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1’30.058 | 2.961 | Set on 2 laps |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’30.475 | 3.378 | 44 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1’30.501 | 3.404 | 44 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’30.537 | 3.440 | 44 |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1’30.862 | 3.765 | Set on 2 laps |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’30.977 | 3.880 | 49 |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1’32.443 | 5.346 | 11 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1’43.754 | 16.657 | 1 |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Racing Point-Mercedes |
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2020 British Grand Prix tyre strategies
The tyre strategies for each driver:
| Stint 1 | Stint 2 | Stint 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | C2 (13) | C1 (39) | |
| Max Verstappen | C2 (13) | C1 (37) | C3 (2) |
| Charles Leclerc | C2 (13) | C1 (39) | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | C3 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| Lando Norris | C3 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| Esteban Ocon | C3 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| Pierre Gasly | C2 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| Alexander Albon | C2 (6) | C1 (24) | C2 (22) |
| Lance Stroll | C2 (13) | C1 (39) | |
| Sebastian Vettel | C3 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| Valtteri Bottas | C2 (13) | C1 (37) | C3 (2) |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | C2 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| George Russell | C2 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | C3 (13) | C1 (38) | C2 (1) |
| Nicholas Latifi | C2 (12) | C1 (40) | |
| Romain Grosjean | C2 (36) | C1 (16) | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | C2 (12) | C1 (35) | C3 (4) |
| Daniil Kvyat | C2 (11) | ||
| Kevin Magnussen | C2 (1) | ||
| Nico Hulkenberg |
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2020 British Grand Prix pit stop times
How long each driver’s pit stops took:
| Driver | Team | Pit stop time | Gap | On lap | |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 28.208 | 13 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 28.273 | 0.065 | 50 |
| 3 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 28.355 | 0.147 | 12 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren | 28.487 | 0.279 | 13 |
| 5 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 28.716 | 0.508 | 13 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 28.805 | 0.597 | 13 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 28.834 | 0.626 | 6 |
| 8 | George Russell | Williams | 29.302 | 1.094 | 12 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 29.414 | 1.206 | 12 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 29.439 | 1.231 | 12 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 29.520 | 1.312 | 13 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 29.559 | 1.351 | 12 |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 30.289 | 2.081 | 12 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 30.571 | 2.363 | 13 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 30.768 | 2.560 | 12 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 31.371 | 3.163 | 12 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 33.308 | 5.100 | 30 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 33.602 | 5.394 | 50 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 33.816 | 5.608 | 36 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren | 36.278 | 8.070 | 51 |
| 21 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 36.590 | 8.382 | 12 |
| 22 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 44.085 | 15.877 | 47 |
2020 British Grand Prix
- Racing Point given 15-point deduction and fined £360,000 as stewards uphold Renault protest
- Missed chance to avoid Hamilton’s puncture “a mistake that could have cost us dearly”
- 2020 British Grand Prix Star Performers
- Silverstone restoring Becketts kerb to previous specification following tyre cuts
- Pirelli investigation reveals ‘highest forces ever’ contributed to Silverstone punctures
David (@davidjwest)
2nd August 2020, 22:30
Hamilton lost half a minute in that final half lap. Had the puncture been one corner earlier, Max wins that.
Bulgarian (@bulgarian)
2nd August 2020, 22:32
This race is the 20th GP race for Lewis Hamilton where he has lead from start to finish. It is the most in F1 history! F1 icon Ayrton Senna had lead 19 GPs, Sebastian Vettel 15 GPs and Jim Clark 13 GPs. Lewis Hamilton can track down some of the toughest F1 records if he and Mercedes team stay super focused.
Wooolfy1
2nd August 2020, 23:30
He is now just one podium short of MSC’s record of 155.
Bulgarian (@bulgarian)
3rd August 2020, 1:47
That would be so fitting if he gets on level terms with MSC on 70th Anniversary GP. Still, with softer tyres and warmer weather there will some surprises next Sunday.
Andrew Blankley
3rd August 2020, 11:29
While your car is a second a lap faster than the nearest rival team, it’s not too difficult to break records.
Hassan Kakooza
6th August 2020, 18:30
Of course just like Bottas is doing.
juan fanger (@juan-fanger)
3rd August 2020, 8:36
Renault super quick at the end of the race. Looks like not getting their tyres warmed up at the start of stints helps at the end.
lubhz (@lubhz)
3rd August 2020, 12:46
Albon’s last stint is impressive, basically a flat line, meaning he was lapping the same times as Hamilton. He was matching that pace for 20 laps, and being the fastest of all for 10 laps. But the boy (and maybe Red Bull) has to answer why he was so far behind to start with, which made him unable to challenge for more points.
Bastian
3rd August 2020, 15:43
He was running on fresh softer tires , while Lewis,Max and Bottas were running on very old hard tires. I don’t think it was that impressive.
Rob
3rd August 2020, 14:57
Can we have the lower laps for this race? It would be useful.
Cheers and keep the great job!
Bobby (@f1bobby)
3rd August 2020, 22:22
What was Ham’s last lap time? Not displaying properly on my phone.
Tim28 (@tim28)
4th August 2020, 14:19
It was 1’55″484.