Race · Round 22 of 22 ·
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Yas Marina Circuit. 4 of the starters were not classified. This round settled the drivers' title for Max Verstappen.
- Circuit
- Yas Marina CircuitAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Winner
- Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Max Verstappen
- Fastest lap
- Max Verstappen
- Entries
- 2015 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | RB16B | 1 | 58 | Finished | 26 | fastest lap |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | F1 W12 | 2 | 58 | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | SF21 | 5 | 58 | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT02 | 8 | 58 | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT02 | 12 | 58 | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | F1 W12 | 6 | 58 | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | MCL35M | 3 | 58 | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | A521 | 11 | 58 | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | A521 | 9 | 58 | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | SF21 | 7 | 58 | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | AMR21 | 15 | 58 | Finished | 0 | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | MCL35M | 10 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | AMR21 | 13 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | VF-21 | 19 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | RB16B | 4 | 55 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| DNF | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | FW43B | 16 | 50 | Accident | 0 | |
| DNF | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | C41 | 14 | 33 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| DNF | George Russell | Williams | FW43B | 17 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| DNF | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | C41 | 18 | 25 | Brakes | 0 | |
| DNS | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | VF-21 | — | — | Withdrew | 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 | 1:23.322 | 1:22.800 | 1:22.109 | — | — |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:22.845 | 1:23.145 | 1:22.480 | +0.371 | +0.371 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:23.553 | 1:23.256 | 1:22.931 | +0.822 | +0.451 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:23.350 | 1:23.135 | 1:22.947 | +0.838 | +0.016 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:23.624 | 1:23.174 | 1:22.992 | +0.883 | +0.045 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:23.117 | 1:23.246 | 1:23.036 | +0.927 | +0.044 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:23.467 | 1:23.202 | 1:23.122 | +1.013 | +0.086 |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:23.428 | 1:23.404 | 1:23.220 | +1.111 | +0.098 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:23.764 | 1:23.420 | 1:23.389 | +1.280 | +0.169 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:23.829 | 1:23.448 | 1:23.409 | +1.300 | +0.020 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:23.846 | 1:23.460 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:23.489 | 1:24.043 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:24.061 | 1:24.066 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:24.118 | 1:24.251 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:24.225 | 1:24.305 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:24.338 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:24.423 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:24.779 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:24.906 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:25.685 | — | — | — | — |
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. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. 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 | 13 · 14 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Carlos Sainz | 2 · 5 | 2 · 3 | 14 · 19 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Lando Norris | 2 · 3 | 2 · 7 | 14 · 17 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Carlos Sainz | 4 · 5 | 15 · 3 | 21 · 19 | Carlos Sainz | Swapped places |
| Carlos Sainz · Yuki Tsunoda | 5 · 8 | 3 · 4 | 19 · 23 | Carlos Sainz | Kept their order |
| Carlos Sainz · Valtteri Bottas | 5 · 6 | 3 · 6 | 19 · 30 | Carlos Sainz | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Yuki Tsunoda | 7 · 8 | 10 · 4 | 15 · 23 | Charles Leclerc | Swapped places |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Pierre Gasly | 8 · 12 | 4 · 5 | 23 · 36 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Esteban Ocon | 8 · 9 | 4 · 9 | 23 · 15 | Esteban Ocon | Kept their order |
| Valtteri Bottas · Pierre Gasly | 6 · 12 | 6 · 5 | 30 · 36 | Valtteri Bottas | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Pierre Gasly | 11 · 12 | 8 · 5 | 36 · 36 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Pierre Gasly · Lance Stroll | 12 · 13 | 5 · 13 | 36 · 21 | Lance Stroll | Kept their order |
| Lando Norris · Valtteri Bottas | 3 · 6 | 7 · 6 | 17 · 30 | Lando Norris | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Charles Leclerc | 6 · 7 | 6 · 10 | 30 · 15 | Charles Leclerc | Kept their order |
| Lando Norris · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 11 | 7 · 8 | 17 · 36 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Lando Norris · Sergio Perez | 3 · 4 | 7 · 15 | 17 · 21 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Esteban Ocon · Fernando Alonso | 9 · 11 | 9 · 8 | 15 · 36 | Esteban Ocon | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Fernando Alonso | 10 · 11 | 12 · 8 | 18 · 36 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Charles Leclerc · Esteban Ocon | 7 · 9 | 10 · 9 | 15 · 15 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Esteban Ocon · Daniel Ricciardo | 9 · 10 | 9 · 12 | 15 · 18 | Esteban Ocon | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Sebastian Vettel | 7 · 15 | 10 · 11 | 15 · 23 | Charles Leclerc | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Sebastian Vettel | 10 · 15 | 12 · 11 | 18 · 23 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Lance Stroll | 10 · 13 | 12 · 13 | 18 · 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Mick Schumacher | 13 · 19 | 13 · 14 | 21 · 10 | Mick Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Mick Schumacher | 4 · 19 | 15 · 14 | 21 · 10 | Mick Schumacher | Swapped places |
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 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:25.009 | — | — | 23 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:25.205 | +0.196 | +0.196 | 27 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:25.355 | +0.346 | +0.150 | 25 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:25.363 | +0.354 | +0.008 | 24 |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:25.378 | +0.369 | +0.015 | 23 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:25.625 | +0.616 | +0.247 | 26 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:25.822 | +0.813 | +0.197 | 28 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:25.846 | +0.837 | +0.024 | 20 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:25.886 | +0.877 | +0.040 | 26 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:26.007 | +0.998 | +0.121 | 26 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:26.025 | +1.016 | +0.018 | 25 |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:26.123 | +1.114 | +0.098 | 26 |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:26.189 | +1.180 | +0.066 | 25 |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:26.409 | +1.400 | +0.220 | 25 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:26.608 | +1.599 | +0.199 | 26 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:26.676 | +1.667 | +0.068 | 29 |
| 17 | Jack Aitken | Williams | 89 | 1:27.481 | +2.472 | +0.805 | 27 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:27.487 | +2.478 | +0.006 | 27 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:27.698 | +2.689 | +0.211 | 24 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:28.305 | +3.296 | +0.607 | 22 |
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 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:23.691 | — | — | 26 |
| 2 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:24.034 | +0.343 | +0.343 | 29 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:24.083 | +0.392 | +0.049 | 29 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:24.332 | +0.641 | +0.249 | 25 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:24.400 | +0.709 | +0.068 | 26 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:24.495 | +0.804 | +0.095 | 27 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:24.532 | +0.841 | +0.037 | 26 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:24.557 | +0.866 | +0.025 | 29 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:24.844 | +1.153 | +0.287 | 29 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:24.940 | +1.249 | +0.096 | 27 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:24.959 | +1.268 | +0.019 | 26 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:25.108 | +1.417 | +0.149 | 27 |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:25.153 | +1.462 | +0.045 | 27 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:25.195 | +1.504 | +0.042 | 27 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:25.385 | +1.694 | +0.190 | 26 |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:25.440 | +1.749 | +0.055 | 23 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:25.549 | +1.858 | +0.109 | 29 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:25.687 | +1.996 | +0.138 | 22 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:25.784 | +2.093 | +0.097 | 27 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:26.336 | +2.645 | +0.552 | 26 |
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 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:23.274 | — | — | 23 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:23.488 | +0.214 | +0.214 | 23 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:24.025 | +0.751 | +0.537 | 21 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:24.047 | +0.773 | +0.022 | 21 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:24.106 | +0.832 | +0.059 | 17 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:24.223 | +0.949 | +0.117 | 22 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:24.251 | +0.977 | +0.028 | 22 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:24.595 | +1.321 | +0.344 | 20 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:24.733 | +1.459 | +0.138 | 16 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:24.758 | +1.484 | +0.025 | 21 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:24.821 | +1.547 | +0.063 | 22 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:24.834 | +1.560 | +0.013 | 18 |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:25.037 | +1.763 | +0.203 | 23 |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:25.048 | +1.774 | +0.011 | 18 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:25.094 | +1.820 | +0.046 | 19 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:25.115 | +1.841 | +0.021 | 25 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:25.220 | +1.946 | +0.105 | 22 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:25.322 | +2.048 | +0.102 | 19 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:25.340 | +2.066 | +0.018 | 18 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:26.332 | +3.058 | +0.992 | 19 |
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
AlphaTauri AT02
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 10 Gasly (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
McLaren MCL35
Lando Norris-McLaren MCL35 (3) · Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0
Alpine A521
Fernando Alonso, F1 British Grand Prix 2021 · Chris Down · CC BY 4.0 · unchecked
Aston Martin AMR21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 5 Vettel · 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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Haas VF-21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 47 Schumacher (side) · 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 · unchecked
Williams FW43
George Russell 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix - race day · Eustace Bagge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 22 of 2021
- Grand Prix
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Reprofiled · 5.281 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Honda
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.