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2021 Mexico City Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMexico City, 71 laps
Round18 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,053rd World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Mexico City Grand Prix
  • 21st World Championship race at Mexico City
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda711hr 38m 39.086s25
2 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes71+16.555s18
3+1(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda71+17.752s15
4+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda71+1m 03.845s12
5+3(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari71+1m 21.037s10
6 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari70+1 lap8
7+2(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes70+1 lap6
8+2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari70+1 lap4
9+3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault70+1 lap2
10+8(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes70+1 lap1
11 (ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari70+1 lap 
12-5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes70+1 lap 
13+6(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault70+1 lap 
14+6(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes69+2 laps 
15-14(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes69+2 laps 
16 (GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps 
17-4(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps 
18-3(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari68+3 laps 
R (DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari0DNF 
R (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • George Russell and Lance Stroll received five-place grid penalties for use of additional power unit elements.
  • Yuki Tsunoda, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, and Lance Stroll were required to start the race from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:15.875 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:16.0200.145
3(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:16.2250.350
4(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:16.3420.467
5(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:16.4560.581
6(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:16.7610.886
7(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.7630.888
8(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:16.8370.962
9(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1:17.1581.283
10(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.83020.955
Q2
11(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:17.746 
12(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:17.958 
13(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:18.172 
14(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:18.290 
15(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:18.405 
Q1
16(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:18.452 
17(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:18.756 
18(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:18.858 
19(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:19.303 
20(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:20.873 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen312.5
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton293.5
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas185
4(MEX) Sergio Perez165
5(GBR) Lando Norris150
6(MCO) Charles Leclerc138
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz130.5
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo105
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly86
10(ESP) Fernando Alonso60
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon46
12(DEU) Sebastian Vettel42
13(CAN) Lance Stroll26
14(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda20
15(GBR) George Russell16
16(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen10
17(CAN) Nicholas Latifi7
18(ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes478.5
2Red Bull-Honda477.5
3McLaren-Mercedes255
4Ferrari268.5
5Alpine-Renault106
6AlphaTauri-Honda106
7Aston Martin-Mercedes68
8Williams-Mercedes23
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari11

Stats & milestones

Wins
19th for Max Verstappen
74th for Red Bull
Podiums
178th for Lewis Hamilton
56th for Max Verstappen
15th for Sergio Perez
258th for Mercedes
201st & 202nd for Red Bull
Poles
19th for Valtteri Bottas
132nd for Mercedes
1-2 start
80th for Mercedes (1st constructor to start 1-2 in 80 races)
Fastest laps
19th for Valtteri Bottas (last for Mercedes)
93rd for Mercedes
Front row starts
170th for Lewis Hamilton (1st driver to achieve 170 front row starts, 1st British driver)
44th for Valtteri Bottas
Points finishes
219th and last for Kimi Raikkonen