Qatar Grand Prix
2021 · Round 20 · Lusail, Qatar · Nov 19-21, 2021Race summary
Hamilton won the race from 1st on the grid, 25.7s ahead of Verstappen. Pérez was the standout mover, climbing from 11th to 4th. Gasly lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 11th (down 9 places). A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on laps 55-57. The race started dry but rain fell as it progressed. The winner made 2 pit stops: on lap 18 (medium → hard), on lap 42 (hard → medium). The fastest pit stop went to Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 41, with 25.1s pit lane time. Verstappen set the fastest lap, in 1:23.196.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 57 | 1:24:28.471 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen 1:23.196 | Red Bull | 7 | 57 | +25.743 | 19 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 3 | 57 | +59.457 | 15 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 11 | 57 | +1:02.306 | 12 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 57 | +1:20.570 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 12 | 57 | +1:21.274 | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 57 | +1:21.911 | 6 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 13 | 57 | +1:23.126 | 4 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 56 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10 | 56 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 2 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 14 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 17 | 50 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | 48 | Damage | 0 |