2021 Formula One World Championship

The 2021 Formula One World Championship was the 72nd season of the Formula One World Championship. The motor racing championship is the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.

Grands Prix results[change | change source]

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
2	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
3	Portuguese Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
6	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
7	French Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
8	Styrian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Sergio Pérez	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Pierre Gasly	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	Report
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	None	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen^[a]	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
15	Russian Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
16	Turkish Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas^[b]	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Report
17	United States Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
18	Mexico City Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
19	São Paulo Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	Sergio Pérez	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
20	Qatar Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
21	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
22	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report

World Drivers' Championship standings[change | change source]

Pos.	Driver	BHR	EMI	POR	ESP	MON	AZE	FRA	STY	AUT	GBR	HUN	BEL^‡	NED	ITA	RUS	TUR	USA	MXC	SAP	QAT	SAU	ABU	Points
1	Max Verstappen	2^P	1	2	2^F	1	18^F	1^P^F	1^P	1^P^F	Ret^{1 P}	9	1^P	1^P	Ret^{2 P}	2	2	1^P	1	2²	2^F	2	1^P^F	395.5
2	Lewis Hamilton	1	2^P^F	1	1^P	7^F	15	2	2^F	4	1²	2^P	3	2^F	Ret	1	5	2^F	2	1	1^P	1^P^F	2	387.5
3	Valtteri Bottas	3^F	Ret	3^P^F	3	Ret	12	4	3	2	3³	Ret	12	3	3¹	5	1^P^F	6	15^P^F	3^{1 P}	Ret	3	6	226
4	Sergio Pérez	5	11	4	5	4	1	3	4	6	16^F	Ret	19	8	5	9	3	3	3	4^F	4	Ret	15	190
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	8	5	11	7	2	8	11	6	5	6	3	10	7	6	3	8	7	6	6³	7	8	3	164.5
6	Lando Norris	4	3	5	8	3	5	5	5	3	4	Ret	14	10	2	7^P^F	7	8	10	10	9	10	7	160
7	Charles Leclerc	6	4	6	4	DNS^P	4^P	16	7	8	2	Ret	8	5	4	15	4	4	5	5	8	7	10	159
8	Daniel Ricciardo	7	6	9	6	12	9	6	13	7	5	11	4	11	1^{3 F}	4	13	5	12	Ret	12	5	12	115
9	Pierre Gasly	17	7	10	10	6	3	7	Ret	9	11	5^F	6	4	Ret	13	6	Ret	4	7	11	6	5	110
10	Fernando Alonso	Ret	10	8	17	13	6	8	9	10	7	4	11	6	8	6	16	Ret	9	9	3	13	8	81
11	Esteban Ocon	13	9	7	9	9	Ret	14	14	Ret	9	1	7	9	10	14	10	Ret	13	8	5	4	9	74
12	Sebastian Vettel	15	15	13	13	5	2	9	12	17	Ret	DSQ	5	13	12	12	18	10	7	11	10	Ret	11	43
13	Lance Stroll	10	8	14	11	8	Ret	10	8	13	8	Ret	20	12	7	11	9	12	14	Ret	6	11	13	34
14	Yuki Tsunoda	9	12	15	Ret	16	7	13	10	12	10	6	15	Ret	DNS	17	14	9	Ret	15	13	14	4	32
15	George Russell	14	Ret	16	14	14	17	12	Ret	11	12	8	2	17	9	10	15	14	16	13	17	Ret	Ret	16
16	Kimi Räikkönen	11	13	Ret	12	11	10	17	11	15	15	10	18	WD		8	12	13	8	12	14	15	Ret	10
17	Nicholas Latifi	18	Ret	18	16	15	16	18	17	16	14	7	9	16	11	19	17	15	17	16	Ret	12	Ret	7
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	12	14	12	15	10	11	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	13	16	11	11	11	14	15	9	Ret	3
19	Mick Schumacher	16	16	17	18	18	13	19	16	18	18	12	16	18	15	Ret	19	16	Ret	18	16	Ret	14	0
20	Robert Kubica													15	14									0
21	Nikita Mazepin	Ret	17	19	19	17	14	20	18	19	17	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	18	20	17	18	17	18	Ret	WD	0
Pos.	Driver	BHR	EMI	POR	ESP	MON	AZE	FRA	STY	AUT	GBR	HUN	BEL^‡	NED	ITA	RUS	TUR	USA	MXC	SAP	QAT	SAU	ABU	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Blue	Not classified (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Notes:

– Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
– Half points were awarded at the Belgian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed. Fastest laps were not recognised in the final classification.

Notes[change | change source]

↑ Valtteri Bottas finished first in sprint qualifying, but was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. Max Verstappen was promoted to pole position in his place.^[1]
↑ Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in qualifying, but received a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of internal combustion engines.^[2] Valtteri Bottas was promoted to pole position in his place.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ "Verstappen set for pole position for Italian Grand Prix as penalty-hit Bottas wins Monza Sprint". Formula1. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
↑ "Hamilton set for Turkish GP grid penalty after taking new Mercedes engine". Formula1. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
↑ "Bottas claims pole for Turkish GP as fastest driver Hamilton takes grid penalty". Formula1. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

[2] Valtteri Bottas finished first in sprint qualifying, but was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. Max Verstappen was promoted to pole position in his place.^[1]

[5] Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in qualifying, but received a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of internal combustion engines.^[2] Valtteri Bottas was promoted to pole position in his place.^[3]

[1] "Verstappen set for pole position for Italian Grand Prix as penalty-hit Bottas wins Monza Sprint". Formula1. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[3] "Hamilton set for Turkish GP grid penalty after taking new Mercedes engine". Formula1. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

[4] "Bottas claims pole for Turkish GP as fastest driver Hamilton takes grid penalty". Formula1. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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