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Home / Seasons / 2021 F1 World Championship Season / Pole Positions

2021 F1 pole positions

Polesitters

#Grand PrixCircuitDriverConstructorRacePole margin
1BahrainSakhir(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda20.388s
2Emilia RomagnaImola(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes20.035s
3PortugalPortimao(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes30.007s
4SpainCatalunya(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes10.036s
5MonacoMonte Carlo(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrariDNS0.230s
6AzerbaijanBaku(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari40.232s
7FranceLe Castellet(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda10.258s
8StyriaSpielberg(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda10.194s
9AustriaSpielberg(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda10.048s
10BritainSilverstone(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-HondaDNFn/a
11HungaryHungaroring(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes20.315s
12BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda10.321s
13NetherlandsZandvoort(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda10.038s
14ItalyMonza(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-HondaDNFn/a
15RussiaSochi(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes70.517s
16TurkeyIstanbul(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes10.198s
17USAAustin(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda10.209s
18Mexico CityMexico City(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes150.145s
19Sao PauloInterlagos(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes3n/a
20QatarLosail(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes10.455s
21Saudi ArabiaJeddah(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes10.111s
22Abu DhabiYas Marina(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda10.371s
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Notes (drivers)

  • Max Verstappen took pole position for the British Grand Prix by winning sprint qualifying
  • Valtteri Bottas won sprint qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix but was forced to start the race from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements. Therefore, Max Verstappen, who finished second in sprint qualifying, was promoted to pole position
  • Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by winning sprint qualifying
First pole position (drivers)
Lando Norris
Last pole position (drivers)
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
Lando Norris
First pole position (constructors)
No constructor took their first pole position in 2021
Last pole position (constructors)
McLaren
First pole position since…
2012 for McLaren
2019 for Charles Leclerc and Ferrari
First pole position by a…
Monegasque driver since 2019

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