Race · Round 17 of 22 ·
2021 United States Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Circuit of The Americas. 3 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Circuit of The AmericasAustin, Texas, United States of America
- Winner
- Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Max Verstappen
- Fastest lap
- Sir Lewis Hamilton
- Entries
- 2017 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | RB16B | 1 | 56 | Finished | 25 | |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | F1 W12 | 2 | 56 | Finished | 19 | fastest lap |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | RB16B | 3 | 56 | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | SF21 | 4 | 56 | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | MCL35M | 6 | 56 | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | F1 W12 | 9 | 56 | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | SF21 | 5 | 56 | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | MCL35M | 7 | 56 | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT02 | 10 | 55 | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | AMR21 | 18 | 55 | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | C41 | 12 | 55 | Finished | 0 | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | AMR21 | 13 | 55 | Finished | 0 | |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | C41 | 15 | 55 | Finished | 0 | |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | FW43B | 20 | 55 | Finished | 0 | |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | FW43B | 14 | 55 | Finished | 0 | |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | VF-21 | 16 | 54 | Finished | 0 | |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | VF-21 | 17 | 54 | Finished | 0 | |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | A521 | 19 | 49 | Rear wing | 0 | |
| DNF | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | A521 | 11 | 40 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| DNF | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT02 | 8 | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:34.352 | 1:33.464 | 1:32.910 | — | — |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:34.579 | 1:33.797 | 1:33.119 | +0.209 | +0.209 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:34.369 | 1:34.178 | 1:33.134 | +0.224 | +0.015 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:34.590 | 1:33.959 | 1:33.475 | +0.565 | +0.341 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:34.153 | 1:33.928 | 1:33.606 | +0.696 | +0.131 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:34.558 | 1:34.126 | 1:33.792 | +0.882 | +0.186 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:34.407 | 1:34.643 | 1:33.808 | +0.898 | +0.016 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:34.551 | 1:33.880 | 1:33.887 | +0.977 | +0.079 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:34.567 | 1:34.583 | 1:34.118 | +1.208 | +0.231 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:35.360 | 1:35.137 | 1:34.918 | +2.008 | +0.800 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:35.747 | 1:35.377 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:35.281 | 1:35.500 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:35.920 | 1:35.794 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:35.756 | 1:44.549 | — | — | — |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:35.746 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:35.983 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:35.995 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:36.311 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:36.499 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:36.796 | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 1 · 2 | 1 · 2 | 10 · 13 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Sergio Perez | 2 · 3 | 2 · 3 | 13 · 12 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Charles Leclerc | 3 · 4 | 3 · 4 | 12 · 12 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Daniel Ricciardo | 4 · 6 | 4 · 5 | 12 · 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Carlos Sainz | 4 · 5 | 4 · 7 | 12 · 11 | Carlos Sainz | Kept their order |
| Carlos Sainz · Daniel Ricciardo | 5 · 6 | 7 · 5 | 11 · 11 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Valtteri Bottas | 6 · 9 | 5 · 6 | 11 · 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Lando Norris | 6 · 7 | 5 · 8 | 11 · 10 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Carlos Sainz · Valtteri Bottas | 5 · 9 | 7 · 6 | 11 · 15 | Carlos Sainz | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Yuki Tsunoda | 9 · 10 | 6 · 9 | 15 · 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Carlos Sainz · Lando Norris | 5 · 7 | 7 · 8 | 11 · 10 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Lando Norris · Yuki Tsunoda | 7 · 10 | 8 · 9 | 10 · 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Sebastian Vettel | 10 · 18 | 9 · 10 | 9 · 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Antonio Giovinazzi · Sebastian Vettel | 12 · 18 | 11 · 10 | 8 · 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Swapped places |
| Nikita Mazepin · Sebastian Vettel | 17 · 18 | 17 · 10 | 1 · 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Swapped places |
| Antonio Giovinazzi · Lance Stroll | 12 · 13 | 11 · 12 | 8 · 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Kimi Raikkonen | 13 · 15 | 12 · 13 | 18 · 12 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Nicholas Latifi | 13 · 14 | 12 · 15 | 18 · 5 | Nicholas Latifi | Kept their order |
| Nicholas Latifi · Kimi Raikkonen | 14 · 15 | 15 · 13 | 5 · 12 | Nicholas Latifi | Swapped places |
| Kimi Raikkonen · George Russell | 15 · 20 | 13 · 14 | 12 · 9 | George Russell | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Mick Schumacher | 15 · 16 | 13 · 16 | 12 · 11 | Mick Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Nicholas Latifi · George Russell | 14 · 20 | 15 · 14 | 5 · 9 | Nicholas Latifi | Swapped places |
| Nicholas Latifi · Mick Schumacher | 14 · 16 | 15 · 16 | 5 · 11 | Nicholas Latifi | Kept their order |
| Mick Schumacher · Nikita Mazepin | 16 · 17 | 16 · 17 | 11 · 1 | Nikita Mazepin | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:34.874 | — | — | 17 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:34.919 | +0.045 | +0.045 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:35.806 | +0.932 | +0.887 | 16 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:36.334 | +1.460 | +0.528 | 18 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:36.508 | +1.634 | +0.174 | 20 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:36.611 | +1.737 | +0.103 | 18 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:36.798 | +1.924 | +0.187 | 20 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:36.855 | +1.981 | +0.057 | 11 |
| 9 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:36.874 | +2.000 | +0.019 | 18 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:36.876 | +2.002 | +0.002 | 18 |
| 11 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:36.966 | +2.092 | +0.090 | 19 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:36.970 | +2.096 | +0.004 | 22 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:36.972 | +2.098 | +0.002 | 20 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:36.982 | +2.108 | +0.010 | 20 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:37.068 | +2.194 | +0.086 | 12 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:37.458 | +2.584 | +0.390 | 18 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:37.463 | +2.589 | +0.005 | 19 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:37.954 | +3.080 | +0.491 | 22 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:38.866 | +3.992 | +0.912 | 17 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:42.239 | +7.365 | +3.373 | 19 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:34.946 | — | — | 24 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:35.203 | +0.257 | +0.257 | 20 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:35.310 | +0.364 | +0.107 | 22 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:35.360 | +0.414 | +0.050 | 24 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:35.457 | +0.511 | +0.097 | 21 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:35.561 | +0.615 | +0.104 | 25 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:35.572 | +0.626 | +0.011 | 23 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:35.824 | +0.878 | +0.252 | 23 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:35.919 | +0.973 | +0.095 | 24 |
| 10 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:36.138 | +1.192 | +0.219 | 26 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:36.158 | +1.212 | +0.020 | 23 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:36.242 | +1.296 | +0.084 | 25 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:36.376 | +1.430 | +0.134 | 18 |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:36.558 | +1.612 | +0.182 | 25 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:36.718 | +1.772 | +0.160 | 30 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:36.983 | +2.037 | +0.265 | 24 |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:37.041 | +2.095 | +0.058 | 24 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:37.254 | +2.308 | +0.213 | 26 |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:37.490 | +2.544 | +0.236 | 21 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:38.026 | +3.080 | +0.536 | 23 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:34.701 | — | — | 13 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:34.805 | +0.104 | +0.104 | 16 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:34.912 | +0.211 | +0.107 | 13 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:34.945 | +0.244 | +0.033 | 13 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:34.988 | +0.287 | +0.043 | 15 |
| 6 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:35.219 | +0.518 | +0.231 | 16 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:35.345 | +0.644 | +0.126 | 11 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:35.398 | +0.697 | +0.053 | 17 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:35.688 | +0.987 | +0.290 | 17 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:35.711 | +1.010 | +0.023 | 10 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:35.851 | +1.150 | +0.140 | 18 |
| 12 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:36.023 | +1.322 | +0.172 | 9 |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:36.062 | +1.361 | +0.039 | 20 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:36.118 | +1.417 | +0.056 | 8 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:36.252 | +1.551 | +0.134 | 16 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:36.392 | +1.691 | +0.140 | 13 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:36.490 | +1.789 | +0.098 | 12 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:36.572 | +1.871 | +0.082 | 16 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:36.671 | +1.970 | +0.099 | 15 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 2:03.456 | +28.755 | +26.785 | 15 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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Red Bull Racing RB16
Alexander Albon-Red Bull RB16 (4) · Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0
Ferrari SF21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 16 Leclerc (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
McLaren MCL35
Lando Norris-McLaren MCL35 (3) · Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0
AlphaTauri AT02
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 10 Gasly (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Aston Martin AMR21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 5 Vettel · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Alfa Romeo Racing C41
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 7 Räikkönen (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Williams FW43
George Russell 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix - race day · Eustace Bagge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Haas VF-21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 47 Schumacher (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Alpine A521
Fernando Alonso, F1 British Grand Prix 2021 · Chris Down · CC BY 4.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 17 of 2021
- Grand Prix
- United States Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
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- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Honda
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.