70th Anniversary Grand Prix

70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Race 5 of 17[a] in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Race details
Date 9 August 2020
Official name Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.891 km (3.660 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 0[b]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:25.154
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:28.451 on lap 43
Podium
First Red Bull Racing-Honda
Second Mercedes
Third Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (officially known as the Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020) was a one-off Formula One motor race held on 9 August 2020 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom, the second of two back to back races at the venue, after the 2020 British Grand Prix seven days earlier.[1] The race was the fifth round of the rescheduled 2020 Formula One World Championship. It was held as a 70-year commemoration race of the first Formula One World Championship race which was held at the same circuit in 1950.

The race was won by Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen.[2] This was the first non-Mercedes victory in 2020, the first victory for Red Bull at Silverstone in the 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid engine era and their first win at the venue since the 2012 British Grand Prix (won by Mark Webber), and the first Honda-powered win at the track since the 1989 British Grand Prix.[3] At this race, runner-up Lewis Hamilton equalled the record for most Formula One podiums (155), previously accomplished by Michael Schumacher.[4]


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  1. ^ "F1 confirms first 8 races of revised 2020 calendar". Formula One. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Max Verstappen roars to spectacular victory in 70th Anniversary Grand Prix". Guardian. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "70th Anniversary Grand Prix race report and highlights: Max Verstappen defeats Mercedes duo for brilliant Silverstone win". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "70th Anniversary GP Facts & Stats: Hamilton matches Schumacher podium record". Formula1.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.