From 10th on the grid, Albon used a one-stop strategy to gain track position and thereafter kept a train of cars behind him as he tried to make his second set of tyres last to the flag.
His single pit stop jumped him ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, which had started ahead.
Helped by his car’s inherent straightline form, Albon used all his racing guile in successfully keeping the chasing Esteban Ocon and the rest of the following group behind.
Albon stressed that the strategy was driven by the need to not do the same as his immediate rivals.
“To be honest, I do think we had similar pace to the McLarens the whole weekend,” he said when asked by Autosport about his race.
“Realistically, where we were, we had to do something different to them as they were in front to get the points.
"And yeah, we've had very good pace this weekend, but to get points is difficult. You've got those eight cars, the Astons, the Red Bulls, the Ferraris the Mercedes, the final two positions it normally feels like it's normally the Alpines now. So we had to stick to the one-stop.”
Source: Autosport