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2021 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 53 laps
Round14 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,049th World Championship race
  • 72nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 71st World Championship race at Monza
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes531hr 21m 54.365s26 FL
2+1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes53+1.747s18
3+16(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes53+4.921s15
4+1(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari53+7.309s12
5+3(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda53+8.723s (5.000s)10
6 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari53+10.535s8
7+2(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes53+15.804s6
8+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault53+17.201s4
9+5(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes53+19.742s2
10+2(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault53+20.868s1
11+2(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes53+23.743s 
12-1(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes53+24.621s 
13-6(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari53+27.216s 
14+3(POL) Robert KubicaAlfa Romeo-Ferrari53+29.769s 
15+3(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari53+51.088s 
R (RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari41DNF 
R (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes25DNF 
R (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda25DNF 
R (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda3DNF 
Did not start
  (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda   

Notes

  • Sergio Perez received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. He originally finished P3.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Valtteri Bottas was penalised ten grid places and was required to start the race from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements.
  • Pierre Gasly 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 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1827m 54.078s3
2+1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda18+2.325s2
3+2(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes18+14.534s1
4 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes18+18.835s 
5-3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes18+20.011s 
6+2(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari18+23.442s 
7 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari18+27.952s 
8+2(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari18+31.089s 
9 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda18+31.680s 
10+2(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes18+38.671s 
11+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault18+39.795s 
12-1(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes18+41.177s 
13+1(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault18+43.373s 
14+2(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes18+45.977s 
15 (GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes18+46.821s 
16+1(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda18+49.977s 
17+3(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari18+1m 02.599s 
18+1(POL) Robert KubicaAlfa Romeo-Ferrari18+1m 05.096s 
19-1(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari18+1m 06.154s 
R (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda0DNF 

Qualifying result

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

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:19.555 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:19.6510.096
3(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:19.9660.411
4(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.9890.434
5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.9950.440
6(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:20.2600.705
7(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:20.4620.907
8(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:20.5100.955
9(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:20.6111.056
10(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:20.8081.253
Q2
11(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:20.913 
12(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:21.020 
13(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:21.069 
14(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:21.103 
15(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:21.392 
Q1
16(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:21.925 
17(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1:21.973 
18(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:22.248 
19(POL) Robert KubicaAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:22.530 
20(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:22.716 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen226.5
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton221.5
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas141
4(GBR) Lando Norris132
5(MEX) Sergio Perez118
6(MCO) Charles Leclerc104
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz97.5
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo83
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly66
10(ESP) Fernando Alonso50
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon45
12(DEU) Sebastian Vettel35
13(CAN) Lance Stroll24
14(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda18
15(GBR) George Russell15
16(CAN) Nicholas Latifi7
17(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen2
18(ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes362.5
2Red Bull-Honda344.5
3McLaren-Mercedes215
4Ferrari201.5
5Alpine-Renault95
6AlphaTauri-Honda84
7Aston Martin-Mercedes59
8Williams-Mercedes22
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari3

Stats & milestones

Last start
Robert Kubica
Wins
8th and last for Daniel Ricciardo (first since 2018; only win for McLaren)
183rd for McLaren (first since 2012)
Race 1-2
48th for McLaren
Podiums
64th for Valtteri Bottas
32nd and last for Daniel Ricciardo (only podium for McLaren; last Australian podium finisher until 2023)
5th for Lando Norris
492nd & 493rd for McLaren
254th for Mercedes
Poles
11th for Max Verstappen
71st for Red Bull
Fastest laps
16th and last for Daniel Ricciardo (only fastest lap for McLaren)
159th for McLaren
Front row starts
25th for Max Verstappen
10th and last for Daniel Ricciardo (61st driver to achieve ten front row starts, 4th Australian driver; first since 2018; only front row start for McLaren; last Australian front row starter until 2023)
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Daniel Ricciardo (first since 2018; first Australian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 2018)