Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 — Race Aftermath

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) wins the Bahrain Grand Prix by 1.254 seconds from Max Verstappen.

Championship after this race:
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 332 pts
P2: Valtteri Bottas — 201 pts
P3: Max Verstappen — 189 pts
P4: Daniel Ricciardo — 102 pts
P5: Sergio Perez — 100 pts

Championship gap: 131 points between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.

Winners:
- Lewis Hamilton — P1
- Max Verstappen — P2, gained 1 places from the grid
- Alexander Albon — P3, gained 1 places from the grid

Losers:
- Valtteri Bottas — dropped 6 places from P2 to P8
- Sergio Perez — dropped 13 places from P5 to P18
- Lance Stroll — dropped 6 places from P13 to P19

Key race moments:
- Close finish: Hamilton, Lewis held off Verstappen, Max
- Norris, Lando gained 5 positions (P9 → P4)
- Sainz, Carlos gained 10 positions (P15 → P5)
- Latifi, Nicholas gained 6 positions (P20 → P14)

The championship moves to the Sakhir Grand Prix next.