Max Verstappen won the first non-Mercedes victory of 2020, while Lewis Hamilton equalled Schumacher's record of 155 Formula One podiums.
Key Facts
- Race date
- 9 August 2020
- Championship round
- 5th round of 2020 F1 World Championship
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
- Last Red Bull win at Silverstone
- 2012 British Grand Prix (Mark Webber)
- Hamilton podiums record equalled
- 155 Formula One podiums
- Commemoration
- 70th anniversary of first F1 World Championship race (1950)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
To mark the 70th anniversary of the first Formula One World Championship race held at Silverstone in 1950, a special one-off commemorative Grand Prix was added as a second consecutive race at the circuit, following the 2020 British Grand Prix one week earlier.
On 9 August 2020, the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix was held at Silverstone Circuit. Max Verstappen drove his Red Bull to victory, ending Mercedes' winning streak in the 2020 season. Lewis Hamilton finished second, equalling Michael Schumacher's record of 155 Formula One podium finishes.
Verstappen's win marked Red Bull's first victory at Silverstone since 2012 and the first Honda-powered win at the track since 1989. It broke Mercedes' dominance in the 2020 season and highlighted Red Bull's competitiveness, while Hamilton's podium record tied him historically with Schumacher.