2021 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 18 Jul 2021
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 10 of 22
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft source
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:26.134)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2q1 | 52 | 1:58:23.284 | 25 | |
| 2 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 52 | +3.871 | 18 | |
| 3 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 52 | +11.125 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 5q6 | 52 | +28.573 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6q7 | 52 | +42.624 | 10 | |
| 6 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 10q9 | 52 | +43.454 | 8 | |
| 7 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 7q11 | 52 | +72.093 | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14q15 | 52 | +74.289 | 4 | |
| 9 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9q13 | 52 | +76.162 | 2 | |
| 10 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16 | 52 | +82.065 | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 11q12 | 52 | +85.327 | 0 | |
| 12 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 12q8 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 15q14 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 6 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 17q18 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 13q17 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | PLq5 | 51 | +1 Lap | 1:28.617 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | MAZNikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19q20 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 47 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18q19 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 8q10 | 40 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 1q2 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 17 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 1st, started 2nd; Max Verstappen qualified 2nd, started 1st; Sergio Pérez qualified 5th, started from the pit lane; Lando Norris qualified 6th, started 5th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 7th, started 6th; George Russell qualified 8th, started 12th; Carlos Sainz qualified 9th, started 10th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 10th, started 8th; Fernando Alonso qualified 11th, started 7th; Pierre Gasly qualified 12th, started 11th; Esteban Ocon qualified 13th, started 9th; Antonio Giovinazzi qualified 14th, started 15th; Lance Stroll qualified 15th, started 14th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 17th, started 13th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 18th, started 17th; Mick Schumacher qualified 19th, started 18th; Nikita Mazepin qualified 20th, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 2, 27), stints of 2, 25, 25 laps
- 2nd
- Charles Leclerc: 2 stops (laps 2, 29), stints of 2, 27, 23 laps
- 3rd
- Valtteri Bottas: 2 stops (laps 2, 22), stints of 2, 20, 30 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 16 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 2 of 52
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 2 (2048.4 s), 27 (40.3 s) | 2525 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 2 | 2 (2047.7 s), 29 (28.4 s) | 2723 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 2 (2049.1 s), 22 (28.2 s) | 2030 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 2 (2052.2 s), 21 (31.7 s) | 1931 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 2 (2051.3 s), 20 (28.8 s) | 1832 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 2 (2059.1 s), 28 (37.5 s) | 2624 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 2 (2058.6 s), 24 (29.7 s) | 2228 |
| STRLance Stroll | 2 | 2 (2067.9 s), 23 (28.2 s) | 2129 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 2 | 2 (2067.0 s), 19 (28.8 s) | 1733 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 2 | 2 (2075.7 s), 30 (29.1 s) | 2822 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 3 | 2 (2067.2 s), 28 (28.7 s), 46 (28.2 s) | 26186 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 2 | 2 (2072.5 s), 18 (27.8 s) | 1633 |
| GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 2 (2070.3 s), 23 (28.1 s) | 2128 |
| LATNicholas Latifi | 2 | 2 (2077.2 s), 19 (27.5 s) | 1732 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 2 (2063.0 s), 18 (28.1 s) | 1633 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 4 | 2 (2076.4 s), 18 (27.9 s), 38 (27.8 s), 48 (29.1 s) | 1620103 |
| MAZNikita Mazepin | 2 | 2 (2077.0 s), 25 (29.3 s) | 2326 |
| MSCMick Schumacher | 2 | 2 (2075.7 s), 24 (29.3 s) | 2227 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 2 (2055.2 s), 18 (28.1 s) | 1622 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Sprint results
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 17 | 25:38.426 | 3 |
| 2 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 17 | +1.430 | 2 |
| 3 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 17 | +7.502 | 1 |
| 4 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 17 | +11.278 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 6 | 17 | +24.111 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 7 | 17 | +30.959 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 17 | +43.527 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10 | 17 | +44.439 | 0 |
| 9 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 8 | 17 | +46.652 | 0 |
| 10 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 13 | 17 | +47.395 | 0 |
| 11 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 9 | 17 | +47.798 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 12 | 17 | +48.763 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 17 | +50.677 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 15 | 17 | +52.179 | 0 |
| 15 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 17 | +53.225 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16 | 17 | +53.567 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | 17 | +55.162 | 0 |
| 18 | 47 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 17 | +1:08.213 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | MAZNikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 17 | +1:17.648 | 0 |
| R | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 5 | 16 | Vibrations | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.786 | 1:26.023 | 1:26.134 | fastest Q2 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:26.751 | 1:26.315 | 1:26.209 | +0.186 Q3 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27.487 | 1:26.764 | 1:26.328 | +0.305 Q3 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.051 | 1:26.919 | 1:26.828 | +0.805 Q3 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:27.121 | 1:27.073 | 1:26.844 | +0.821 Q3 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:27.444 | 1:27.220 | 1:26.897 | +0.874 Q3 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:27.323 | 1:27.125 | 1:26.899 | +0.876 Q3 |
| 8 | George Russell | Williams | 1:27.671 | 1:27.080 | 1:26.971 | +0.948 Q3 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:27.337 | 1:26.848 | 1:27.007 | +0.825 Q2 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:27.493 | 1:27.103 | 1:27.179 | +1.080 Q2 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:27.580 | 1:27.245 | +1.222 Q2 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:27.600 | 1:27.273 | +1.250 Q2 | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:27.415 | 1:27.340 | +1.317 Q2 | |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.595 | 1:27.617 | +1.572 Q1 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.017 | 1:27.665 | +1.642 Q2 | |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:28.043 | +2.020 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.062 | +2.039 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:28.254 | +2.231 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.738 | +2.715 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.051 | +3.028 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | 185 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | 177 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 113 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0 | 108 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 104 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 80 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 0 | 68 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 0 | 50 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 0 | 30 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 6 | 289 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 4 | 285 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 163 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 148 |
| 5 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Aston Martin | 0 | 48 |
| 7 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 40 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 0 |