Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2021 · Round 22 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Dec 10-12, 2021Race summary
Verstappen won the race from 1st on the grid, 2.256s ahead of Hamilton. Gasly was the standout mover, climbing from 12th to 5th. Pérez lost the most ground, from 4th on the grid down to 15th (down 11 places). The safety car was deployed on laps 53-57. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on laps 36-37. The winner made 3 pit stops: on lap 13 (soft → hard), on lap 36 (hard → hard), on lap 53 (hard → soft). The fastest pit stop went to Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 13, with 21.1s pit lane time. Verstappen set the fastest lap, in 1:26.103.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen 1:26.103 | Red Bull | 1 | 58 | 1:30:17.345 | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 58 | +2.256 | 18 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +5.173 | 15 |
| 4 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | 58 | +5.692 | 12 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 12 | 58 | +6.531 | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | 58 | +7.463 | 8 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 58 | +59.200 | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 58 | +1:01.708 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 58 | +1:04.026 | 2 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | 58 | +1:06.057 | 1 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 15 | 58 | +1:07.527 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4 | 55 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | 50 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | George Russell | Williams | 17 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 25 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 0 | Illness | 0 |