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Home / Seasons / 2021 F1 World Championship Season / 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

DateSunday, 18 April 2021
Winner
  • Max Verstappen
  • Red Bull-Honda
Pole position
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
CircuitImola, 63 laps
Round2 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,037th World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
  • 29th World Championship race at Imola
More 2021 season
More Emilia Romagna Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda632hr 02m 34.598s25
2-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes63+22.000s19 FL
3+4(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes63+23.702s15
4 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari63+25.579s12
5+6(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari63+27.036s10
6 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes63+51.220s8
7-2(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda63+52.818s6
8+2(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes63+56.909s (5.000s)4
9 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault63+1m 05.704s2
10+5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault63+1m 06.561s1
11-9(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda63+1m 07.151s 
12+8(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda63+1m 13.184s (5.000s) 
13+3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari63+1m 34.773s (30.000s) 
14+3(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari62+1 lap 
15PL(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes61DNF 
16+2(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari61+2 laps 
17+2(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari61+2 laps 
R (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes30DNF 
R (GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes30DNF 
R (CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes0DNF 

Notes

  • Lance Stroll received a post-race five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage while overtaking Pierre Gasly. He originally finished P7.
  • Kimi Raikkonen received a post-race 30-second time penalty for a rolling start infringement. He originally finished P9.
  • Yuki Tsunoda received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits. His final race position was unaffected.
  • Sebastian Vettel ended lap 61 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Yuki Tsunoda received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change and was required to start from the back of the grid.
  • Sebastian Vettel started from the pit lane due to brake issues that meant his car was not ready to start the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:14.411 
2(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:14.4460.035
3(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:14.4980.087
4(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:14.7400.329
5(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:14.7900.379
6(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:14.8260.415
7(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:14.8750.464
8(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:14.8980.487
9(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:15.2100.799
10(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes––
Q2
11(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:15.199 
12(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:15.261 
13(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:15.394 
14(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:15.593 
15(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:15.593 
Q1
16(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:15.974 
17(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:16.122 
18(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:16.279 
19(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:16.797 
20(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton44
2(NLD) Max Verstappen43
3(GBR) Lando Norris27
4(MCO) Charles Leclerc20
5(FIN) Valtteri Bottas16
6(ESP) Carlos Sainz14
7(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo14
8(MEX) Sergio Perez10
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly6
8(CAN) Lance Stroll5
11(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda2
12(FRA) Esteban Ocon2
13(ESP) Fernando Alonso1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes60
2Red Bull-Honda53
3McLaren-Mercedes41
4Ferrari34
5AlphaTauri-Honda8
6Aston Martin-Mercedes5
7Alpine-Renault3

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
150th for Alfa Romeo (20th constructor to start 150 races)
Wins
11th for Max Verstappen
65th for Red Bull
Podiums
167th for Lewis Hamilton
44th for Max Verstappen
2nd for Lando Norris
489th for McLaren
239th for Mercedes
185th for Red Bull
Poles
99th for Lewis Hamilton
127th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
54th for Lewis Hamilton
86th for Mercedes
Front row starts
160th for Lewis Hamilton (1st driver to achieve 160 front row starts, 1st British driver)
1st for Sergio Perez (153rd different front row starter, 3rd Mexican driver)

See also

  • Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
  • Imola circuit
  • 2021 World Championship season

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