2021 Qatar Grand Prix

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2021 Qatar Grand Prix
Race 20 of 22 [1] in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Losail.svg
The circuit layout
Race details [2]
Date21 November 2021
Official name Formula 1 Ooredoo Qatar Grand Prix 2021
Location Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Al Daayen, Qatar
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.380 km (3.343 miles)
Distance 57 laps, 306.660 km (190.550 miles)
Weather Clear
Attendance 80,000 [3]
Pole position
Driver
 Mercedes
Time 1:20.827
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda
Time 1:23.196 on lap 57 (lap record)
Podium
First
 Mercedes
Second
 Red Bull Racing-Honda
Third
 Alpine-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 2021 Qatar Grand Prix

The 2021 Qatar Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Ooredoo Qatar Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race, held on 21 November 2021 at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. The inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, it was the 20th round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, while Alpine's Fernando Alonso scored his first podium since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, [4] as well as his first podium with Team Enstone since the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix.

As a result of Hamilton's victory, Losail became the 30th different circuit where he has won a Grand Prix. [5]

Background

The Qatar Grand Prix did not feature on the original calendar, but was added in place of the Australian Grand Prix, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first Qatar Grand Prix, with a 10-year contract to host the Qatar Grand Prix from 2023 at a new purpose-built circuit; [6] there was no Qatar Grand Prix in 2022, as the country hosted the FIFA World Cup. [7] [8] [9]

Championship standings

Heading into the race, Max Verstappen led the World Drivers' Standings with 332.5 points, 14 points ahead of second-placed Lewis Hamilton. Valtteri Bottas was in third on 203 points, too far behind Verstappen to be able to win the title but 25 points ahead of Sergio Pérez in fourth, with Lando Norris fifth on 151 points. In the World Constructors' Standings, Mercedes led with 521.5 points, 11 points ahead of second-placed Red Bull Racing. Ferrari were third with 287.5 points ahead of McLaren on 256. Alpine and AlphaTauri were fifth and sixth with 112 points each, with Alpine being ahead courtesy of a win, compared to no wins for AlphaTauri. [10]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race or practice. [11]

Tyre choices

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C1, C2, and C3 compounds of tyre to be used during this Grand Prix weekend. [12]

Practice

The event held three practice sessions, each lasting one hour. The first two practice sessions were on Friday, 19 November at 13:30 and 17:00 local time (UTC+03:00) respectively. The first practice session ended with Max Verstappen fastest for Red Bull Racing, ahead of AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. [13] Second practice ended with Valtteri Bottas fastest, then Gasly and Verstappen. [14] In the third practice session, held on Saturday from 14:00, Bottas was again fastest, with his teammate Hamilton second. [15]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 17:00 local time, and lasted one hour, with Hamilton qualifying on pole. Verstappen, who qualified second, received a five-grid place penalty for not respecting double yellow flags in Q3. [15]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:21.9011:21.6821:20.8271
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:21.9961:21.9841:21.4247 1
377 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:22.0161:21.9911:21.4786 2
410 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1:22.5351:21.7281:21.6402
514 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:22.4221:21.8941:21.6703
64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.8391:22.2161:21.7324
755 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:22.3041:22.2411:21.8405
822 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 1:22.4581:22.0581:21.8818
931 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:22.5651:22.0121:22.0289
105 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:22.5491:22.1461:22.78510
1111 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:22.3981:22.346N/A11
1218 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:22.5511:22.460N/A12
1316 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:22.7421:22.463N/A13
143 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.6881:22.597N/A14
1563 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1:22.8631:22.756N/A15
167 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:23.156N/AN/A16
176 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:23.213N/AN/A17
1899 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:23.262N/AN/A18
1947 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:23.407N/AN/A19
209 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg   Nikita Mazepin [lower-alpha 1] Haas-Ferrari 1:25.589N/AN/A20
107% time: 1:27.634
Source: [17] [18]

Notes

Race

The race began at 17:00 local time and was contested over 57 laps. [15] The race was noted for four front-left tyre failures, as teams attempted to run one-stop strategies against Pirelli's advice. [21] [22] [23] Hamilton won the race, leading every lap, but Verstappen, who finished second, denied him a grand slam by setting the fastest lap. Fernando Alonso finished third, taking his first podium since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 571:24:28.471125
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 57+25.743719 1
314 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 57+59.457315
411 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 57+1:02.3061112
531 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 57+1:20.570910
618 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 57+1:21.274128
755 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 57+1:21.91156
816 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 57+1:23.126134
94 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 56+1 lap42
105 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 56+1 lap101
1110 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 56+1 lap2
123 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 56+1 lap14
1322 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 56+1 lap8
147 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 56+1 lap16
1599 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 56+1 lap18
1647 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 56+1 lap19
1763 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Williams-Mercedes 55+2 laps15
189 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg   Nikita Mazepin [lower-alpha 1] Haas-Ferrari 55+2 laps20
Ret6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 50Puncture17
Ret77 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 48Puncture damage6
Fastest lap: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-Honda) – 1:23.196 (lap 57)
Source: [18] [24] [25]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nikita Mazepin is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to the state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes. [16]

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