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2021 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAustin, 56 laps
Round17 of 22
Race numbers

The 2021 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,052nd World Championship race
  • 42nd World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Austin
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda561hr 34m 36.552s25
2 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes56+1.333s19 FL
3 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda56+42.223s15
4 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari56+52.246s12
5+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes56+1m 16.854s10
6+3(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes56+1m 20.128s8
7-2(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari56+1m 23.545s6
8-1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes56+1m 24.395s4
9 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda55+1 lap2
10+8(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes55+1 lap1
11+1(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari55+1 lap 
12+1(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes55+1 lap 
13+2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari55+1 lap 
14+6(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes55+1 lap 
15-1(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes55+1 lap 
16 (DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari54+2 laps 
17 (RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari54+2 laps 
R (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault49DNF 
R (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault40DNF 
R (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda14DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Valtteri Bottas received a five-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.
  • Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, and George Russell were required to start the race from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:32.910 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:33.1190.209
3(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda1:33.1340.224
4(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:33.4750.565
5(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:33.6060.696
6(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:33.7920.882
7(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.8080.898
8(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.8870.977
9(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-Honda1:34.1181.208
10(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda1:34.9182.008
Q2
11(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:35.377 
12(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:35.500 
13(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:35.794 
14(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:44.549 
15(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes– 
Q1
16(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:35.983 
17(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:35.995 
18(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:36.311 
19(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:36.499 
20(RUS) Nikita MazepinHaas-Ferrari1:36.796 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen287.5
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton275.5
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas185
4(MEX) Sergio Perez150
5(GBR) Lando Norris149
6(MCO) Charles Leclerc128
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz122.5
8(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo105
9(FRA) Pierre Gasly74
10(ESP) Fernando Alonso58
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon46
12(DEU) Sebastian Vettel36
13(CAN) Lance Stroll26
14(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda20
15(GBR) George Russell16
16(CAN) Nicholas Latifi7
17(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen6
18(ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes460.5
2Red Bull-Honda437.5
3McLaren-Mercedes254
4Ferrari250.5
5Alpine-Renault104
6AlphaTauri-Honda94
7Aston Martin-Mercedes62
8Williams-Mercedes23
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari7

Statistics & milestones

Wins
18th for Max Verstappen
73rd for Red Bull
Podiums
177th for Lewis Hamilton
55th for Max Verstappen
14th for Sergio Perez
257th for Mercedes
199th & 200th for Red Bull (5th constructor to score 200 podiums)
Poles
12th for Max Verstappen
72nd for Red Bull
Fastest laps
58th for Lewis Hamilton
92nd for Mercedes
Front row starts
169th for Lewis Hamilton,  27th for Max Verstappen
Pole & win
8th for Max Verstappen