United States Grand Prix
2021 · Round 17 · Austin, United States · Oct 22-24, 2021Race summary
Verstappen won the race from 1st on the grid, 1.333s ahead of Hamilton. Vettel was the standout mover, climbing from 18th to 10th. Sainz lost the most ground, from 5th on the grid down to 7th (down 2 places). A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on lap 28. The winner made 2 pit stops: on lap 10 (medium → hard), on lap 29 (hard → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Alonso (Alpine F1 Team) on lap 39, with 23.3s pit lane time. Hamilton set the fastest lap, in 1:38.485.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | 1:34:36.552 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton 1:38.485 | Mercedes | 2 | 56 | +1.333 | 19 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 3 | 56 | +42.223 | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 56 | +52.246 | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6 | 56 | +1:16.854 | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 9 | 56 | +1:20.128 | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +1:23.545 | 6 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | 56 | +1:24.395 | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 10 | 55 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 16 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 19 | 49 | Rear wing | 0 |
| – | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 40 | Mechanical | 0 |
| – | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 8 | 14 | Suspension | 0 |