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2021 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 52 laps
Round10 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,045th World Championship race
  • 72nd World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 56th World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes521hr 58m 23.284s25
2+2(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari52+3.871s18
3 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes52+11.125s15
4+1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes52+28.573s12
5+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes52+42.624s10
6+4(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari52+43.454s8
7 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault52+1m 12.093s6
8+6(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes52+1m 14.289s4
9 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault52+1m 16.162s2
10+6(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda52+1m 22.065s1
11 (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda52+1m 25.327s 
12 (GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes51+1 lap 
13+2(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari51+1 lap 
14+3(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes51+1 lap 
15-2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari51+1 lap 
16PL(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda51+1 lap 
17+2(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari51+1 lap 
18 (DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari51+1 lap 
R (DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes40DNF 
R (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • George Russell received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Carlos Sainz during sprint qualifying.
  • Sergio Perez was required to start from the pit lane after changes were made to his car under parc ferme conditions.

Sprint Qualifying

The Sprint Qualifying result determined the starting grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1725m 38.426s3
2-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes17+1.430s2
3 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes17+7.502s1
4 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari17+11.278s 
5+1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes17+24.111s 
6+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes17+30.959s 
7+4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault17+43.527s 
8+2(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes17+44.439s 
9-1(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes17+46.652s 
10+3(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault17+47.395s 
11-2(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari17+47.798s 
12 (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda17+48.763s 
13+4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari17+50.677s 
14+1(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes17+52.179s 
15-1(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari17+53.225s 
16 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda17+53.567s 
17+1(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes17+55.162s 
18+1(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari17+1m 08.213s 
19+1(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari17+1m 17.648s 
20-15(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda16DNF 

Qualifying result

The qualifying results below decided the starting grid for the Qualifying Sprint (shown above), not Sunday’s Grand Prix.

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:26.134 
2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:26.2090.075
3(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:26.3280.194
4(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:26.8280.694
5(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:26.8440.710
6(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:26.8970.763
7(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:26.8990.765
8(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:26.9710.837
9(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:27.0070.873
10(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:27.1791.045
Q2
11(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:27.245 
12(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:27.273 
13(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:27.340 
14(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:27.617 
15(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:27.665 
Q1
16(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1:28.043 
17(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:28.062 
18(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:28.254 
19(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:28.738 
20(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:29.051 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen185
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton177
3(GBR) Lando Norris113
4(FIN) Valtteri Bottas108
5(MEX) Sergio Perez104
6(MCO) Charles Leclerc80
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz68
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo50
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly39
10(DEU) Sebastian Vettel30
11(ESP) Fernando Alonso26
12(CAN) Lance Stroll18
13(FRA) Esteban Ocon14
14(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda10
15(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen1
16(ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Honda289
2Mercedes285
3McLaren-Mercedes163
4Ferrari148
5AlphaTauri-Honda49
6Aston Martin-Mercedes48
7Alpine-Renault40
8Alfa Romeo-Ferrari2

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for Antonio Giovinazzi (140th driver to start 50 races, 20th Italian driver)
Wins
99th for Lewis Hamilton
119th for Mercedes
Podiums
172nd for Lewis Hamilton
62nd for Valtteri Bottas
13th for Charles Leclerc
775th for Ferrari
248th & 249th for Mercedes
Poles
8th for Max Verstappen
68th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
5th for Sergio Perez (first since 2017; first Mexican driver to set a fastest lap since 2017; first for Red Bull)
73rd for Red Bull
Front row starts
166th for Lewis Hamilton
22nd for Max Verstappen