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2020 Tuscan Grand Prix — Formula One race

September 13, 2020

The 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix was Ferrari's 1000th Formula One race, the first F1 race at Mugello, and saw Alexander Albon become the first Thai driver to podium.

Quick Facts

Year
2020
Category
general

Key Facts

Race winner
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Round of 2020 championship
9th
Number of red flags
2 (first since 2016 Brazilian GP)
Standing starts
3
First podium for
Alexander Albon — first Thai and first non-Japanese Asian driver
Ferrari milestone
1000th Formula One race entry

By the Numbers

9
Round of 2020 championship
2
Number of red flags
3
Standing starts
1,000
Ferrari milestone

Location

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Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

Ferrari chose the Mugello circuit — which they own — to host a special commemorative race marking their 1000th Formula One World Championship entry. The 2020 season's compressed calendar created an opportunity to add new venues, and Mugello was selected partly for its symbolic significance to the Ferrari team.

Event

Held on 13 September 2020 at Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, the race featured two red flags and three standing starts — the first time since the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix that a race had been stopped twice. Lewis Hamilton won ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas for Mercedes' third 1–2 finish of the season, with Alexander Albon of Red Bull third.

Consequence

Alexander Albon became the first Thai driver and the first Asian driver outside Japan to achieve a Formula One podium finish. The race remained, as of 2026, the only Tuscan Grand Prix ever staged and the only Formula One race held at Mugello. It was also the first race of the 2020 season to admit spectators.

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