Russian Grand Prix 2020 — Race Aftermath

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) wins the Russian Grand Prix by 7.729 seconds from Max Verstappen.

Championship after this race:
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 205 pts
P2: Valtteri Bottas — 161 pts
P3: Max Verstappen — 128 pts
P4: Lando Norris — 65 pts
P5: Alexander Albon — 64 pts

Championship gap: 44 points between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.

Winners:
- Valtteri Bottas — P1, gained 2 places from the grid
- Max Verstappen — P2
- Lewis Hamilton — P3

Losers:
- Lando Norris — dropped 7 places from P8 to P15
- George Russell — dropped 5 places from P13 to P18
- Carlos Sainz — dropped 13 places from P6 to P19
- Lance Stroll — dropped 8 places from P12 to P20

Key race moments:
- Albon, Alexander gained 5 positions (P15 → P10)
- Giovinazzi, Antonio gained 6 positions (P17 → P11)
- Magnussen, Kevin gained 6 positions (P18 → P12)
- Räikkönen, Kimi gained 5 positions (P19 → P14)

The championship moves to the Eifel Grand Prix next.