2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 1 August 2021 |
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| Circuit | Hungaroring, 70 laps |
| Round | 11 of 23 |
| Race numbers | The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +7 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 70 | 2hr 04m 43.199s | 25 |
| DQ |  Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 70 | +1.859s | ||
| 2 | -1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 70 | +2.736s | 18 |
| 3 | +12 |  Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 70 | +15.018s | 15 |
| 4 | +5 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 70 | +15.651s | 12 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 70 | +1m 03.614s | 11 FL | |
| 6 | +10 |  Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 70 | +1m 15.803s | 8 |
| 7 | +11 |  Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 70 | +1m 17.910s | 6 |
| 8 | +9 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 70 | +1m 19.094s | 4 |
| 9 | -6 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 70 | +1m 20.244s | 2 |
| 10 | +3 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | +8 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | |
| 13 |  Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | ||
| R |  Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Sebastian Vettel was disqualified post-race as Aston Martin were unable to provide a sufficient fuel sample following the race.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 20 | -5 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari |
Notes
- Mick Schumacher received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:15.419 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:15.734 | 0.315 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1:15.840 | 0.421 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 1:16.421 | 1.002 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:16.483 | 1.064 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.489 | 1.070 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:16.496 | 1.077 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:16.653 | 1.234 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:16.715 | 1.296 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:16.750 | 1.331 |
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| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.871 | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:16.893 | |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:17.564 | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:17.583 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | – | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:17.919 | |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1:17.944 | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:18.036 | |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 1:18.922 | |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | – | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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 Robert Kubica |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 195 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 187 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | 113 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | 108 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | 104 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | 83 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | 80 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | 50 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | 50 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | 39 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 38 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | 30 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | 18 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | 18 |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | 6 |
| 16 | George Russell | 4 |
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen | 2 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 303 |
| 2 |  Red Bull-Honda | 291 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 163 |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 163 |
| 5 | Alpine-Renault | 77 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri-Honda | 68 |
| 7 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 48 |
| 8 | Williams-Mercedes | 10 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 1st for Esteban Ocon (111th different winner, 14th French driver)
- 1st for Alpine (38th different winner)
- Podiums
- 173rd for Lewis Hamilton, 4th for Carlos Sainz, 2nd for Esteban Ocon
- 776th for Ferrari, 250th for Mercedes (4th constructor to score 250 podiums), 1st for Alpine (60th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 101st for Lewis Hamilton
- 130th for Mercedes
- Qualifying 1-2
- 79th for Mercedes EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ferrari)
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Pierre Gasly (first since 2019; first for AlphaTauri)
- 1st for AlphaTauri (42nd different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 167th for Lewis Hamilton, 42nd for Valtteri Bottas
- Points finishes
- 1st for Nicholas Latifi (345th different point scorer, 4th Canadian driver)