2021 Belgian Grand Prix
1,047th World Championship race, 66th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix, 54th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 29 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda |
| Pole position: | Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda |
| Fastest lap: |  Nikita Mazepin Haas-Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Spa-Francorchamps, 1 lap |
| Round: | 12 of 22 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1 | 3m 27.071s | 12.5 | |
| 2 |  George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1 | +1.995s | 9 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +2.601s | 7.5 | |
| 4 |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | +4.496s | 6 | |
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1 | +7.479s | 5 | |
| 6 |  Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1 | +10.177s | 4 | |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1 | +11.579s | 3 | |
| 8 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | +12.608s | 2 | |
| 9 |  Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1 | +15.485s | 1 | |
| 10 |  Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1 | +16.166s | 0.5 | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1 | +20.590s | ||
| 12 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | +22.414s | ||
| 13 |  Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1 | +24.163s | ||
| 14 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | +27.110s | ||
| 15 |  Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1 | +28.329s | ||
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1 | +29.507s | ||
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 1 | +31.993s | ||
| 18 | PL | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1 | +36.054s | |
| 19 | PL |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 1 | +38.205s | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1 | +44.108s (10.000s) |
- Lance Stroll received a 10-second time penalty as his car was modified under red flag conditions.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1:59.765 | |
| 2 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 2:00.086 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2:00.099 | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 2:00.864 | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 2:00.935 | |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 2:01.164 | |
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 2:03.513 | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:57.721 | |
| 10 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:58.056 | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:58.137 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:58.205 | |
| 13 | -5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2:02.502 |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2:02.306 | |
| 15 | -5 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | – |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 2:02.413 | |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 2:03.973 | |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 2:04.939 | |
| 19 | -5 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:58.231 |
| Started from the pit lane | ||||
| Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2:04.452 | ||
| Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | |||
- Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll each received five-place grid penalties for causing a collision in the previous race.
- Lando Norris received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
- Kimi Raikkonen was required to start from the pit lane after changes were made to his car under Parc Ferme conditions.
- Sergio Perez was set to not start the race after crashing on his way to the grid. However, a delayed race start meant his car was able to be fixed and he was allowed to start the race from the pit lane.
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1:59.765 | |
| 2 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 2:00.086 | 0.321 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2:00.099 | 0.334 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 2:00.864 | 1.099 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 2:00.935 | 1.170 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 2:01.164 | 1.399 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 2:02.112 | 2.347 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2:02.502 | 2.737 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 2:03.513 | 3.748 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | – | – |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:57.721 | |
| 12 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:58.056 | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:58.137 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:58.205 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:58.231 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2:02.306 | |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 2:02.413 | |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 2:03.973 | |
| 19 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2:04.452 | |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 2:04.939 | |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 202.5 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 199.5 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | 113.0 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | 108.0 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | 104.0 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | 83.5 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | 82.0 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | 56.0 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | 54.0 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | 42.0 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 38.0 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | 35.0 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | 18.0 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | 18.0 |
| 15 | George Russell | 13.0 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | 7.0 |
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen | 2.0 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1.0 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 310.5 |
| 2 | Red Bull-Honda | 303.5 |
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 169.0 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 165.5 |
| 5 | Alpine-Renault | 80.0 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri-Honda | 72.0 |
| 7 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 53.0 |
| 8 | Williams-Mercedes | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 3.0 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 200th for Daniel Ricciardo, 50th for Lando Norris & George Russell
- Wins
- Driver: 16th for Max Verstappen
- Constructor: 71st for Red Bull
- Podiums
- Driver: 174th for Lewis Hamilton, 51st for Max Verstappen, 1st for George Russell (215th different podium finisher, 41st British driver)
- Constructor: 314th for Williams, 251st for Mercedes, 194th for Red Bull
- Poles
- Driver: 9th for Max Verstappen
- Constructor: 69th for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st for Nikita Mazepin (136th different fastest lap setter, 3rd Russian driver)
- Constructor: 3rd for Haas
- Front row starts
- Driver: 23rd for Max Verstappen, 2nd for George Russell