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2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitYas Marina, 58 laps
Round22 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,057th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Yas Marina
  • 2021 Drivers’ title decider
  • 2021 Constructors’ title decider
More 2021 season
More Abu Dhabi Grands Prix
Next race2022 Bahrain Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda581hr 30m 17.345s26 FL
2 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes58+2.256s18
3+2(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari58+5.173s15
4+4(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda58+5.692s12
5+7(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda58+6.531s10
6 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes58+7.463s8
7-4(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes58+59.200s6
8+3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault58+1m 01.708s4
9 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault58+1m 04.026s2
10-3(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari58+1m 06.057s1
11+4(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes58+1m 07.527s 
12-2(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes57+1 lap 
13 (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes57+1 lap 
14+5(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari57+1 lap 
15-11(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda55DNF 
R (CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes50DNF 
R (ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari33DNF 
R (GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes26DNF 
R (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari25DNF 
Did not start
  (RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari   

Notes

  • Nikita Mazepin failed to start the race after testing positive for Covid-19.
  • Sergio Perez ended lap 55 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
3(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
4(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda
5(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari
6(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
7(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari
8(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda
9(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
10(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes
11(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault
12(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda
13(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
14(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
15(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes
16(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes
17(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes
18(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
19(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:22.109 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:22.4800.371
3(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:22.9310.822
4(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:22.9470.838
5(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:22.9920.883
6(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:23.0360.927
7(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:23.1221.013
8(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1:23.2201.111
9(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:23.3891.280
10(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:23.4091.300
Q2
11(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:23.460 
12(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:24.043 
13(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:24.066 
14(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:24.251 
15(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:24.305 
Q1
16(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:24.338 
17(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:24.423 
18(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:24.779 
19(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:24.906 
20(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:25.685 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Jack AitkenWilliams-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen395.5
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton387.5
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas226
4(MEX) Sergio Perez190
5(ESP) Carlos Sainz164.5
6(GBR) Lando Norris160
7(MCO) Charles Leclerc159
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo115
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly110
10(ESP) Fernando Alonso81
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon74
12(DEU) Sebastian Vettel43
13(CAN) Lance Stroll34
14(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda32
15(GBR) George Russell16
16(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen10
17(CAN) Nicholas Latifi7
18(ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes613.5
2Red Bull-Honda585.5
3Ferrari323.5
4McLaren-Mercedes275
5Alpine-Renault155
6AlphaTauri-Honda142
7Aston Martin-Mercedes77
8Williams-Mercedes23
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari13

Stats & milestones

Last start
Antonio Giovinazzi
Nikita Mazepin
Kimi Raikkonen
Milestone race start
100th for Lance Stroll (74th driver to start 100 races, 2nd Canadian driver)
World Champion
1st title for Max Verstappen (34th driver to win the World Championship, 1st Dutch champion)
8th title for Mercedes (4th constructor to win eight championships)
Wins
20th for Max Verstappen (17th driver to win 20 races, 1st Dutch driver)
75th for Red Bull
Podiums
182nd for Lewis Hamilton
60th for Max Verstappen (12th driver to score 60 podiums, 1st Dutch driver)
6th for Carlos Sainz
778th for Ferrari
264th for Mercedes
206th for Red Bull
Poles
13th for Max Verstappen
73rd for Red Bull
Fastest laps
16th for Max Verstappen
76th for Red Bull
Front row starts
173rd for Lewis Hamilton
29th for Max Verstappen
Pole & win
9th for Max Verstappen
Win & fastest lap
5th for Max Verstappen
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
3rd for Max Verstappen