Hungarian Grand Prix
2021 · Round 11 · Budapest, Hungary · Jul 30 - Aug 1, 2021Race summary
Ocon won the race from 8th on the grid, 2.736s ahead of Hamilton. Sainz was the standout mover, climbing from 15th to 3rd. Verstappen lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 9th (down 6 places). The safety car was deployed on lap 1. The race was stopped with a red flag on laps 2-3. The race started dry but rain fell as it progressed. The winner made 3 pit stops: on lap 2 (intermediate → intermediate), on lap 3 (intermediate → medium), on lap 37 (medium → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 40, with 20.8s pit lane time. Gasly set the fastest lap, in 1:18.394.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | 70 | 2:04:43.199 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 70 | +2.736 | 18 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 15 | 70 | +15.018 | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 70 | +15.651 | 12 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly 1:18.394 | AlphaTauri | 5 | 70 | +1:03.614 | 11 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16 | 70 | +1:15.803 | 8 |
| 7 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | 70 | +1:17.910 | 6 |
| 8 | George Russell | Williams | 17 | 70 | +1:19.094 | 4 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | 70 | +1:20.244 | 2 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 11 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | – | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Lando Norris | McLaren | 6 | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10 | 70 | Disqualified | 0 |