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2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBaku, 51 laps
Round6 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,041st World Championship race
  • 4th World Championship Azerbaijan Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Baku
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+5(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda512hr 13m 34.410s25
2+9(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes51+1.385s18
3+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda51+2.762s15
4-3(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari51+3.828s12
5+4(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes51+4.754s10
6+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault51+6.382s8
7 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda51+6.624s6
8-3(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari51+7.709s4
9+4(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes51+8.874s2
10+4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari51+9.576s1
11+9(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari51+10.254s 
12-2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes51+11.264s 
13+4(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari51+14.241s 
14+4(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari51+14.315s 
15-13(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes51+17.668s 
16 (CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes51+42.379s (30.000s) 
17-2(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes48DNF 
18-15(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda45DNF 
R (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes29DNF 
R (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault3DNF 

Notes

  • Nicholas Latifi received a post-race 30-second time penalty for failing to serve a 10-second stop-and-go penalty during the race. He originally finished P13.
  • George Russell ended lap 48 in P15 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Max Verstappen ended lap 45 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Lando Norris received a three-place grid penalty for failing to correctly follow red flag procedures during qualifying.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:41.218 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:41.4500.232
3(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:41.5630.345
4(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:41.5650.347
5(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:41.5760.358
6(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:41.7470.529
7(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:41.9170.699
8(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1:42.2110.993
9(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:42.3271.109
10(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:42.6591.441
Q2
11(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:42.224 
12(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:42.273 
13(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:42.558 
14(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:42.587 
15(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:42.758 
Q1
16(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:43.128 
17(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:44.158 
18(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:44.238 
19(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes– 
20(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen105
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton101
3(MEX) Sergio Perez69
4(GBR) Lando Norris66
5(MCO) Charles Leclerc52
6(FIN) Valtteri Bottas47
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz42
8(FRA) Pierre Gasly31
9(DEU) Sebastian Vettel28
10(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo26
11(ESP) Fernando Alonso13
12(FRA) Esteban Ocon12
13(CAN) Lance Stroll9
14(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda8
15(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen1
16(ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Honda174
2Mercedes148
3Ferrari94
4McLaren-Mercedes92
5AlphaTauri-Honda39
6Aston Martin-Mercedes37
7Alpine-Renault25
8Alfa Romeo-Ferrari2

Stats & milestones

Wins
2nd for Sergio Perez
67th for Red Bull
Podiums
122nd and last for Sebastian Vettel (only podium for Aston Martin; last German podium finisher until 2025)
11th for Sergio Perez (first for Red Bull)
3rd for Pierre Gasly (last for AlphaTauri)
189th for Red Bull
2nd for AlphaTauri
1st for Aston Martin (60th different podium finisher)
Poles
9th for Charles Leclerc
230th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
12th for Max Verstappen
70th for Red Bull (6th constructor to set 70 fastest laps)
Front row starts
163rd for Lewis Hamilton
9th for Charles Leclerc (first since 2019)