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2021 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lapn/a
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 1 lap
Round12 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,047th World Championship race
  • 66th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 54th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda13m 27.071s12.5
2 (GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1+1.995s9
3 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1+2.601s7.5
4 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1+4.496s6
5 (DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1+7.479s5
6 (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1+10.177s4
7 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1+11.579s3
8 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1+12.608s2
9 (CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1+15.485s1
10 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1+16.166s0.5
11 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1+20.590s 
12 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1+22.414s 
13 (ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1+24.163s 
14 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1+27.110s 
15 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1+28.329s 
16 (DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1+29.507s 
17 (RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1+31.993s 
18PL(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1+36.054s 
19PL(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1+38.205s 
20 (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1+44.108s (10.000s) 

Notes

  • Lance Stroll received a 10-second time penalty as his car was modified under red flag conditions. He originally finished P18.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll 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 wasn’t going to start the race after crashing on his way to the grid. However, a delayed race start gave Red Bull time to repair his car, and he was allowed to start the race from the pit lane.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:59.765 
2(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes2:00.0860.321
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes2:00.0990.334
4(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes2:00.8641.099
5(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes2:00.9351.170
6(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda2:01.1641.399
7(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda2:02.1122.347
8(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes2:02.5022.737
9(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault2:03.5133.748
10(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes––
Q2
11(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:57.721 
12(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:58.056 
13(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:58.137 
14(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:58.205 
15(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:58.231 
Q1
16(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari2:02.306 
17(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda2:02.413 
18(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari2:03.973 
19(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari2:04.452 
20(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari2:04.939 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton202.5
2(NLD) Max Verstappen199.5
3(GBR) Lando Norris113
4(FIN) Valtteri Bottas108
5(MEX) Sergio Perez104
6(ESP) Carlos Sainz83.5
7(MCO) Charles Leclerc82
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo56
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly54
10(FRA) Esteban Ocon42
11(ESP) Fernando Alonso38
12(DEU) Sebastian Vettel35
13(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda18
14(CAN) Lance Stroll18
15(GBR) George Russell13
16(CAN) Nicholas Latifi7
17(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen2
18(ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes310.5
2Red Bull-Honda303.5
4McLaren-Mercedes169
3Ferrari165.5
5Alpine-Renault80
6AlphaTauri-Honda72
7Aston Martin-Mercedes53
8Williams-Mercedes20
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari3

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
200th for Daniel Ricciardo (20th driver to start 200 races, 2nd Australian driver)
50th for Lando Norris & George Russell (141st & 142nd drivers to start 50 races, 22nd & 23rd British drivers)
Wins
16th for Max Verstappen
71st for Red Bull
Podiums
174th for Lewis Hamilton
51st for Max Verstappen
1st for George Russell (215th different podium finisher, 41st British driver; only podium for Williams)
313th for Williams (first since 2017)
251st for Mercedes
194th for Red Bull
Poles
9th for Max Verstappen
69th for Red Bull
Front row starts
23rd for Max Verstappen
2nd for George Russell (only front row start for Williams)
Points finishes
75th for Carlos Sainz
Pole & win
6th for Max Verstappen