2021 Austrian Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Spielberg, 71 laps |
| Round | 9 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2021 Austrian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 71 | 1hr 23m 54.543s | 26 FL | |
| 2 | +3 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 71 | +17.973s | 18 |
| 3 | -1 | (GBR) Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +20.019s | 15 |
| 4 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | +46.452s | 12 | |
| 5 | +5 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 71 | +57.144s | 10 |
| 6 | -3 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 71 | +57.915s (10.000s) | 8 |
| 7 | +6 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +1m 00.395s | 6 |
| 8 | +4 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 71 | +1m 01.195s | 4 |
| 9 | -3 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 71 | +1m 01.844s | 2 |
| 10 | +4 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | -3 | (GBR) George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | -5 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 70 | +1 lap (5.000s) | |
| 13 | -4 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap (5.000s) | |
| 14 | +1 | (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +1 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap (20.000s) | |
| 16 | +2 | (CAN) Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap (30.000s) | |
| 17 | -6 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 70 | DNF | |
| 18 | +1 | (DEU) Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 19 | +1 | (RUS) Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +2 laps (30.000s) | |
| R | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Sergio Perez received a 10-second time penalty (two individual five-second-time penalties) for forcing another driver off the track. He originally finished P5.
- Lance Stroll received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. His final race position was unaffected.
- Yuki Tsunoda received a five-second time penalty for crossing the white line at the pit entry. His final race position was unaffected.
- Kimi Raikkonen received a drive-through penalty, which became a 20-second time penalty, for causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel. He originally finished P16.
- Nicholas Latifi and Nikita Mazepin received 10-second stop-and-go penalties, which became 30-second-time penalties, for not respecting double-waved yellow flags. Latifi originally finished P18, Mazepin’s final race position was unaffected.
- Sebastian Vettel ended lap 70 in P13 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | |
| 2 | (GBR) Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 3 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | |
| 4 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 5 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |
| 6 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | |
| 7 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | |
| 8 | (GBR) George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 9 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 10 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | |
| 11 | -3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes |
| 12 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 13 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 14 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | |
| 15 | (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 16 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 17 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 18 | (CAN) Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 19 | (DEU) Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 20 | (RUS) Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | |
Notes
- Sebastian Vettel received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Fernando Alonso during qualifying.
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| (GBR) Callum Ilott | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari |
| (ISR) Roy Nissany | Williams-Mercedes |
| (CHN) Guanyu Zhou | Alpine-Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | 182 |
| 2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 150 |
| 3 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | 104 |
| 4 | (GBR) Lando Norris | 101 |
| 5 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | 92 |
| 6 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | 62 |
| 7 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | 60 |
| 8 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 40 |
| 9 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | 39 |
| 10 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 30 |
| 11 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 20 |
| 12 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | 14 |
| 13 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | 12 |
| 14 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | 9 |
| 15 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 1 |
| 16 | (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Red Bull-Honda | 286 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 242 |
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 141 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 122 |
| 5 | AlphaTauri-Honda | 48 |
| 6 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 44 |
| 7 | Alpine-Renault | 32 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 200th for Sergio Perez (19th driver to start 200 races, 1st Mexican driver)
- Wins
- 15th for Max Verstappen
- 70th for Red Bull (6th constructor to win 70 races)
- Podiums
- 61st for Valtteri Bottas
- 50th for Max Verstappen (17th driver to score 50 podiums, 1st Dutch driver)
- 4th for Lando Norris
- 491st for McLaren
- 247th for Mercedes
- 193rd for Red Bull
- Poles
- 7th for Max Verstappen
- 67th for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 14th for Max Verstappen
- 72nd for Red Bull
- Front row starts
- 21st for Max Verstappen
- 1st for Lando Norris (154th different front row starter, 26th British driver)
- Pole & win
- 5th for Max Verstappen
- Win & fastest lap
- 4th for Max Verstappen
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 2nd for Max Verstappen