2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 12 December 2021 |
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| Circuit | Yas Marina, 58 laps |
| Round | 22 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the
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| Next race | 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 58 | 1hr 30m 17.345s | 26 FL | |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 58 | +2.256s | 18 | |
| 3 | +2 |  Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 58 | +5.173s | 15 |
| 4 | +4 |  Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 58 | +5.692s | 12 |
| 5 | +7 |  Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 58 | +6.531s | 10 |
| 6 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 58 | +7.463s | 8 | |
| 7 | -4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +59.200s | 6 |
| 8 | +3 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 58 | +1m 01.708s | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 58 | +1m 04.026s | 2 | |
| 10 | -3 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 58 | +1m 06.057s | 1 |
| 11 | +4 |  Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 58 | +1m 07.527s | |
| 12 | -2 |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 13 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 57 | +1 lap | ||
| 14 | +5 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -11 |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 55 | DNF | |
| R | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 50 | DNF | ||
| R |  Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 25 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
 Nikita Mazepin | Haas-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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes |
| 18 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1:22.109 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.480 | 0.371 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.931 | 0.822 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 1:22.947 | 0.838 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:22.992 | 0.883 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:23.036 | 0.927 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.122 | 1.013 |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:23.220 | 1.111 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:23.389 | 1.280 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.409 | 1.300 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:23.460 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:24.043 | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:24.066 | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:24.251 | |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:24.305 | |
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| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:24.338 | |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1:24.423 | |
| 18 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:24.779 | |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:24.906 | |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 1:25.685 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Jack Aitken | Williams-Mercedes |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | 395.5 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 387.5 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 226 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | 190 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 164.5 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 160 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | 159 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | 115 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | 110 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 81 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | 74 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | 43 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | 34 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | 32 |
| 15 | George Russell | 16 |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | 10 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | 7 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 3 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 613.5 |
| 2 |  Red Bull-Honda | 585.5 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 323.5 |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 275 |
| 5 | Alpine-Renault | 155 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri-Honda | 142 |
| 7 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 77 |
| 8 | Williams-Mercedes | 23 |
| 9 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 13 |
Statistics & 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