The first-ever Styrian Grand Prix, held at the Red Bull Ring in 2020, was staged as a second consecutive race on the same circuit to compensate for COVID-19 season disruptions.
Key Facts
- Race date
- 12 July 2020
- Championship round
- 2nd round of 2020 F1 World Championship
- Race winner
- Lewis Hamilton (from pole position)
- Podium 2nd place
- Valtteri Bottas
- Podium 3rd place
- Max Verstappen
- Mercedes Constructors' lead after race
- 41 points
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The COVID-19 pandemic forced a significant restructuring of the 2020 Formula One calendar. To recover lost rounds, organizers scheduled two consecutive races on the same Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria, creating the inaugural Styrian Grand Prix just one week after the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.
On 12 July 2020, Lewis Hamilton led the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix from pole position to victory at the Red Bull Ring, finishing ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the second round of the championship.
Hamilton's win reduced his deficit to championship leader Bottas to just 6 points, while Mercedes extended their Constructors' Championship advantage to 41 points, reinforcing the team's dominance early in the truncated 2020 season.