Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2021 · Round 6 · Baku, Azerbaijan · Jun 4-6, 2021Race summary
Pérez won the race from 6th on the grid, 1.385s ahead of Vettel. Vettel was the standout mover, climbing from 11th to 2nd. Hamilton lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 15th (down 13 places). The safety car was deployed on laps 31-35 and on lap 47. The race was stopped with a red flag on laps 48-49. The winner made 3 pit stops: on lap 13 (soft → hard), on lap 47 (hard → hard), on lap 48 (hard → soft). The fastest pit stop went to Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) on lap 47, with 14.8s pit lane time. Verstappen set the fastest lap, in 1:44.481.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 6 | 51 | 2:13:36.410 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 11 | 51 | +1.385 | 18 |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 4 | 51 | +2.762 | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 51 | +3.828 | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 9 | 51 | +4.754 | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | 51 | +6.382 | 8 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 7 | 51 | +6.624 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 51 | +7.709 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 13 | 51 | +8.874 | 2 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 51 | +9.576 | 1 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 51 | +10.254 | 0 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 10 | 51 | +11.264 | 0 |
| 13 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 51 | +14.241 | 0 |
| 14 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 51 | +14.315 | 0 |
| 15 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 51 | +17.668 | 0 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | 51 | +43.379 | 0 |
| – | George Russell | Williams | 15 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Max Verstappen 1:44.481 | Red Bull | 3 | 45 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 19 | 29 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 12 | 3 | Turbo | 0 |