2021 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	72
Races	22
Drivers’ Champion	Max Verstappen (1st title; 34th different World Champion, 1st Dutch champion)
Constructors’ Champion	Mercedes (8th title)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Lewis Hamilton
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	Mercedes

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Bahrain	Sakhir	28 March
2	Emilia Romagna	Imola	18 April
3	Portugal	Portimao	02 May
4	Spain	Catalunya	09 May
5	Monaco	Monte Carlo	23 May
6	Azerbaijan	Baku	06 June
7	France	Le Castellet	20 June
8	Styria	Spielberg	27 June
9	Austria	Spielberg	04 July
10	Britain	Silverstone	18 July
11	Hungary	Hungaroring	01 August
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	29 August
13	Netherlands	Zandvoort	05 September
14	Italy	Monza	12 September
15	Russia	Sochi	26 September
16	Turkey	Istanbul	10 October
17	USA	Austin	24 October
18	Mexico City	Mexico City	07 November
19	Sao Paulo	Interlagos	14 November
20	Qatar	Losail	21 November
21	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	05 December
22	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	12 December

First race (Grand Prix): Mexico City; Qatar (only race); Sao Paulo; Saudi Arabia
First race (circuit): Jeddah (first Saudi Arabian circuit to host a World Championship race); Losail (only race; first Qatari circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (Grand Prix): Portugal; Qatar; Russia; Styria; Turkey
Last race (circuit): Istanbul; Losail; Portimao; Sochi
First Grand Prix since…: 1985 for Netherlands; 2019 for Azerbaijan, France, Monaco and USA
First race at a circuit since…: 1985 for Zandvoort; 2019 for Austin, Baku, Interlagos, Le Castellet, Mexico City and Monte Carlo

The following Grands Prix were set to feature during the 2021 season but were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Notes

The Turkish Grand Prix was originally set to replace the Canadian Grand Prix before being cancelled. It was later re-added to the calendar as the replacement for the Singapore Grand Prix.

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Bahrain	Result
2	Emilia Romagna	Result
3	Portugal	Result
4	Spain	Result
5	Monaco	Result
6	Azerbaijan	Result
7	France	Result
8	Styria	Result
9	Austria	Result
10	Britain	Result
11	Hungary	Result
12	Belgium	Result
13	Netherlands	Result
14	Italy	Result
15	Russia (1,050th World Championship race)	Result
16	Turkey	Result
17	USA	Result
18	Mexico City	Result
19	Sao Paulo	Result
20	Qatar	Result
21	Saudi Arabia	Result
22	Abu Dhabi (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)	Result

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 2021 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Alfa Romeo: (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi (All); (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (1-13, 15-22); (POL) Robert Kubica (13-14)
AlphaTauri: (FRA) Pierre Gasly (All); (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda (All) (Rookie)
Alpine: (ESP) Fernando Alonso (All); (FRA) Esteban Ocon (All)
Aston Martin: (CAN) Lance Stroll (All); (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (All)
Ferrari: (MCO) Charles Leclerc (All); (ESP) Carlos Sainz (All)
Haas: (RUS) Nikita Mazepin (All) (Rookie); (DEU) Mick Schumacher (All) (Rookie)
McLaren: (GBR) Lando Norris (All); (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (All)
Mercedes: (FIN) Valtteri Bottas (All); (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (All)
Red Bull: (MEX) Sergio Perez (All); (NLD) Max Verstappen (All)
Williams: (CAN) Nicholas Latifi (All); (GBR) George Russell (All)

Final season (drivers): Antonio Giovinazzi; Robert Kubica; Nikita Mazepin; Kimi Raikkonen
First entry (drivers) since…: 2018 for Fernando Alonso; 2019 for Robert Kubica
Debut season (constructors): Alpine
First entry (constructors) since…: 1960 for Aston Martin

The following drivers participated in a Friday practice session during the 2021 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Alfa Romeo: (GBR) Callum Ilott (3, 9) (Rookie); (POL) Robert Kubica (4, 8, 11)
Alpine: (CHN) Guanyu Zhou (9) (Rookie)
Williams: (ISR) Roy Nissany (4, 7, 9)

Driver	Grand Prix
Esteban Ocon (Alpine)	Hungary

Constructor	Grand Prix
Alpine (Esteban Ocon)	Hungary

Driver	Grand Prix
George Russell (Williams)	Belgium

Constructor	Grand Prix
Aston Martin (Sebastian Vettel)	Azerbaijan
Alpine (Esteban Ocon)	Hungary

Driver	Grand Prix
Lando Norris (McLaren)	Russia