F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | BHR | EMI | PRT | ESP | MCO | AZE | FRA | STY | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NLD | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MEX | SAO | QAT | SAU | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18R | 1 | 1 | 1 | R(3) | 9 | 1 | 1 | R(2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2(2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 395.5 |
| 2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1(2) | 2 | 3 | 2 | R | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 387.5 |
| 3 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) | 3 | R | 3 | 3 | R | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3(1) | R | 12 | 3 | 3(3) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3(3) | R | 3 | 6 | 226 |
| 4 | (MEX) Sergio Perez (Red Bull) | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | R | 19 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | R | 15R | 190 |
| 5 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6(1) | 7 | 8 | 3 | 164.5 |
| 6 | (GBR) Lando Norris (McLaren) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | R | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 160 |
| 7 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | DNS | 4 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | R | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 159 |
| 8 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 1(1) | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | R | 12 | 5 | 12 | 115 |
| 9 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) | 17R | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | R | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | R | 13 | 6 | R | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 110 |
| 10 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Alpine) | R | 10 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | R | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 81 |
| 11 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon (Alpine) | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | R | 14 | 14 | R | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | R | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 74 |
| 12 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) | 15 | 15R | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17R | R | DSQ | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | R | 11 | 43 |
| 13 | (CAN) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 8 | R | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | R | 20 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | R | 6 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 14 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) | 9 | 12 | 15 | R | 16 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 15 | R | DNS | 17 | 14 | 9 | R | 15 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 15 | (GBR) George Russell (Williams) | 14 | R | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17R | 12 | R | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 17R | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 17 | R | R | 16 |
| 16 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) | 11 | 13 | R | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | R | 10 | ||
| 17 | (CAN) Nicholas Latifi (Williams) | 18R | R | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 19R | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | R | 12 | R | 7 |
| 18 | (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 | R | 3 |
| 19 | (DEU) Mick Schumacher (Haas) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | R | 19 | 16 | R | 18 | 16 | R | 14 | – |
| 20 | (POL) Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) | 15 | 14 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (RUS) Nikita Mazepin (Haas) | R | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | R | 17 | R | R | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | R | DNS | – |
| # | Driver | BHR | EMI | PRT | ESP | MCO | AZE | FRA | STY | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NLD | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MEX | SAO | QAT | SAU | ABU | Points |
Table key, points system and championship rules
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- (3,2,1): points scored in sprint qualifying
- DSQ: Disqualified
- DNS: Did not start
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (25)
- 2nd (18)
- 3rd (15)
- 4th (12)
- 5th (10)
- 6th (8)
- 7th (6)
- 8th (4)
- 9th (2)
- 10th (1)
- fastest lap (1)
The fastest lap point was only awarded if the driver was also classified in the top ten for the race.
Notes
- Half points were awarded at the Belgian Grand Prix as the race didn’t reach 75% of the scheduled race distance.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 2021.
Sprint qualifying results
| # | Driver | GBR | ITA | SAO | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | (GBR) Lando Norris (McLaren) | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 7 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | (MEX) Sergio Perez (Red Bull) | 20R | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Alpine) | 7 | 11 | 12 | |
| 10 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| 11 | (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) | 15 | 8 | 13 | |
| 12 | (GBR) George Russell (Williams) | 9 | 15 | 17 | |
| 13 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon (Alpine) | 10 | 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | (CAN) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) | 14 | 10 | 14 | |
| 15 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) | 12 | R | 8 | |
| 16 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) | 13 | 18 | ||
| 17 | (CAN) Nicholas Latifi (Williams) | 17 | 14 | 16 | |
| 18 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
| 19 | (RUS) Nikita Mazepin (Haas) | 19 | 17 | 20 | |
| 20 | (DEU) Mick Schumacher (Haas) | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
| 21 | (POL) Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) | 18 | |||
| # | Driver | GBR | ITA | SAO | Points |
Points system and rules
The results of the sprint races determined the starting grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Points were awarded to the top three finishers in each race on a 3-2-1 basis and those points counted towards both championships.
No points were given for fastest lap.