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2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitInterlagos, 71 laps
Round19 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,054th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Sao Paulo Grand Prix
  • 38th World Championship race at Interlagos
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+9(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes711hr 32m 22.851s25
2 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda71+10.496s18
3-2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes71+13.576s15
4 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda71+39.940s13 FL
5+1(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari71+49.517s10
6-3(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari71+51.820s8
7 (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda70+1 lap6
8 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault70+1 lap4
9+3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault70+1 lap2
10-5(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes70+1 lap1
11-2(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes70+1 lap 
12PL(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari70+1 lap 
13+4(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes70+1 lap 
14-1(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari70+1 lap 
15 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda70+1 lap 
16 (CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes70+1 lap 
17+2(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari69+2 laps 
18 (DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari69+2 laps 
R (AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes49DNF 
R (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes47DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit element.
  • Kimi Raikkonen was required to start from the pit lane due to changes 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+1(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes2429m 09.559s3
2-1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda24+1.170s2
3+2(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari24+18.723s1
4-1(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda24+19.787s 
5+15(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes24+20.872s 
6+1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes24+22.558s 
7-1(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari24+25.056s 
8-4(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda24+34.158s 
9+1(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault24+34.632s 
10+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes24+34.867s 
11-3(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes24+25.869s 
12-3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault24+36.578s 
13+1(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari24+41.880s 
14+1(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes24+44.037s 
15-3(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda24+46.150s 
16 (CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes24+46.760s 
17 (GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes24+47.739s 
18-5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari24+50.014s 
19-1(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari24+1m 01.680s 
20-1(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari24+1m 07.474s 

Qualifying result

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

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
DQ(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:07.934 
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:08.3720.438
2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:08.4690.535
3(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:08.4830.549
4(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:08.7770.843
5(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:08.8260.892
6(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:08.9601.026
7(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:08.9801.046
8(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:09.0391.105
9(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:09.1131.179
Q2
10(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:09.189 
11(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:09.399 
12(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1:09.483 
13(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:09.503 
14(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:10.227 
Q1
15(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:09.663 
16(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:09.897 
17(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:09.953 
18(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:10.329 
19(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:10.589 

Notes

  • Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from qualifying for a rear-wing rule infringement.

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen332.5
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton318.5
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas203
4(MEX) Sergio Perez178
5(GBR) Lando Norris151
6(MCO) Charles Leclerc148
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz139.5
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo105
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly92
10(ESP) Fernando Alonso62
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon50
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
1Mercedes521.5
2Red Bull-Honda510.5
3Ferrari287.5
4McLaren-Mercedes256
5Alpine-Renault112
6AlphaTauri-Honda112
7Aston Martin-Mercedes68
8Williams-Mercedes23
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari11

Stats & milestones

Wins
101st for Lewis Hamilton
122nd for Mercedes
Podiums
179th for Lewis Hamilton
66th for Valtteri Bottas
57th for Max Verstappen
259th & 260th for Mercedes
203rd for Red Bull
Poles
20th for Valtteri Bottas (15th driver to take 20 pole positions, 2nd Finnish driver; last for Mercedes)
133rd for Mercedes
Fastest laps
6th for Sergio Perez
74th for Red Bull
Front row starts
45th for Valtteri Bottas
28th for Max Verstappen