2021 Italian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 12 September 2021 |
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| Circuit | Monza, 53 laps |
| Round | 14 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2021 Italian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | 1hr 21m 54.365s | 26 FL |
| 2 | +1 |  Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +1.747s | 18 |
| 3 | +16 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 53 | +4.921s | 15 |
| 4 | +1 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 53 | +7.309s | 12 |
| 5 | +3 |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 53 | +8.723s (5.000s) | 10 |
| 6 |  Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 53 | +10.535s | 8 | |
| 7 | +2 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 53 | +15.804s | 6 |
| 8 | +2 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 53 | +17.201s | 4 |
| 9 | +5 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 53 | +19.742s | 2 |
| 10 | +2 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 53 | +20.868s | 1 |
| 11 | +2 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 53 | +23.743s | |
| 12 | -1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 53 | +24.621s | |
| 13 | -6 |  Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 53 | +27.216s | |
| 14 | +3 |  Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 53 | +29.769s | |
| 15 | +3 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 53 | +51.088s | |
| R |  Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 25 | DNF | ||
| R |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 3 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | |||||
Notes
- Sergio Perez received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. He originally finished P3.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | ||
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | ||
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | ||
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | ||
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | ||
| 7 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | ||
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | ||
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | ||
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | ||
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | ||
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | ||
| 13 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | ||
| 14 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | ||
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | ||
| 17 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | ||
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | ||
| 19 | -10 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |
| Started from the pit lane | ||||
| Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-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.
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 18 | 27m 54.078s | 3 | |
| 2 | +1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 18 | +2.325s | 2 |
| 3 | +2 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 18 | +14.534s | 1 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 18 | +18.835s | ||
| 5 | -3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 18 | +20.011s | |
| 6 | +2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 18 | +23.442s | |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 18 | +27.952s | ||
| 8 | +2 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 18 | +31.089s | |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 18 | +31.680s | ||
| 10 | +2 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 18 | +38.671s | |
| 11 | +2 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 18 | +39.795s | |
| 12 | -1 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 18 | +41.177s | |
| 13 | +1 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 18 | +43.373s | |
| 14 | +2 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 18 | +45.977s | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 18 | +46.821s | ||
| 16 | +1 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 18 | +49.977s | |
| 17 | +3 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 18 | +1m 02.599s | |
| 18 | +1 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 18 | +1m 05.096s | |
| 19 | -1 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 18 | +1m 06.154s | |
| R | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
Qualifying result
The qualifying results below decided the starting grid for the Qualifying Sprint (shown above), not Sunday’s Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:19.555 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.651 | 0.096 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1:19.966 | 0.411 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.989 | 0.434 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.995 | 0.440 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:20.260 | 0.705 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:20.462 | 0.907 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:20.510 | 0.955 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 1:20.611 | 1.056 |
| 10 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:20.808 | 1.253 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:20.913 | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:21.020 | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:21.069 | |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:21.103 | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.392 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.925 | |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:21.973 | |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:22.248 | |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:22.530 | |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 1:22.716 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2021 Italian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | 226.5 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 221.5 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 141 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 132 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | 118 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | 104 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | 97.5 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | 83 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | 66 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 50 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | 45 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | 35 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | 24 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | 18 |
| 15 | George Russell | 15 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | 7 |
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen | 2 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 362.5 |
| 2 |  Red Bull-Honda | 344.5 |
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 215 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 201.5 |
| 5 | Alpine-Renault | 95 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri-Honda | 84 |
| 7 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 59 |
| 8 | Williams-Mercedes | 22 |
| 9 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Robert Kubica
- Wins
- 8th for Daniel Ricciardo (first since 2018; first for McLaren)
- 183rd for McLaren (first since 2012)
- Race 1-2
- 48th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 64th for Valtteri Bottas, 32nd for Daniel Ricciardo (first for McLaren), 5th for Lando Norris
- 492nd & 493rd for McLaren, 254th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 11th for Max Verstappen
- 71st for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 16th for Daniel Ricciardo (first for McLaren)
- 159th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 25th for Max Verstappen, 10th for Daniel Ricciardo (61st driver to achieve ten front row starts, 4th Australian driver; first since 2018; first for McLaren)
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Daniel Ricciardo (first since 2018; first Australian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 2018)