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The Portuguese Grand Prix 2020 was the 12th round of the 2020 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal, on October 25th.
Lewis Hamilton won the race from the pole, followed by Valtteri Bottas, and Max Verstappen completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
There were a total of 25 pit stops during the race.
The most popular pit stop windows were:
- Laps 23-28: 8 stops
The fastest pit stop was Alexander Albon's, stopping the clock at 25.882 seconds during his pit stop on lap 46, while the slowest one was was Lance Stroll's, who stopped the clock at 37.483 seconds, 11.601 seconds slower than Albon, during his pit stop on lap 34.
These times include the time the driver spent going through the pit lane, as well as the actual time he stopped for the mechanics to work on his car.
Strategy
We saw a variety of options in terms of pit stop strategies during this race, however most drivers chose a 1 stop. Only Sergio Pérez, Lance Stroll, Lando Norris, Alexander Albon and Daniil Kvyat decided to try something different with a 2 stops strategy.
The race winner, Lewis Hamilton, was on a 1 stop strategy.
1 stop
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5Kimi Räikkönen
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1Daniel Ricciardo
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-Max Verstappen
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2Nicholas Latifi
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1Romain Grosjean
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1Carlos Sainz
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5Sebastian Vettel
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2Antonio Giovinazzi
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4Pierre Gasly
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3Kevin Magnussen
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-Charles Leclerc
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-George Russell
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-Lewis Hamilton
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-Valtteri Bottas
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3Esteban Ocon
2 stops
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2Sergio Pérez
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8Lance Stroll
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5Lando Norris
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6Alexander Albon
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6Daniil Kvyat
Excluding those drivers who could not finish the race, those on a 1 stop strategy gained 1.8 positions on average, while those on a 2 stops strategy lost an average of 4.75 positions.
This difference in possitions gained, together with a deeper nalaysis of each strategy, reinforces the conclusion that a 1 stop strategy was the best option.
It is important to note that this might not always be the case for other races held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, as the conditions might change from year to year, in terms of wheel degradation, accidents, safety cars, etc.
Incidents
There race went on mostly with no incidents. Only 1 divers were involved in circumstances that were severe enough to prevented them from finishing the race.
These included, .
Collision damage
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Lance StrollLap 51
Qualifying
Lewis Hamilton managed to get the pole position by 0.102 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:16.652. Valtteri Bottas was right behind him, helping Mercedes score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and 12 out of the 15 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. That being said, the changing conditions of the track made it difficult to find these limits, and only 3 drivers were able to improve their Q2 times.