2021 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Aug 2021
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 12 of 22
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Max Verstappen (1:59.765)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1 | 3:27.071 | 3:27.071 | 12.5 |
| 2 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 2 | 1 | +1.995 | 9 | |
| 3 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 1 | +2.601 | 7.5 | |
| 4 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 4 | 1 | +4.496 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1 | +7.479 | 5 | |
| 6 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 6 | 1 | +10.177 | 4 | |
| 7 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 8q9 | 1 | +11.579 | 3 | |
| 8 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 9q11 | 1 | +12.608 | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 10q12 | 1 | +15.484 | 1 | |
| 10 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 11q13 | 1 | +16.166 | 0.5 | |
| 11 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 12q14 | 1 | +20.590 | 0 | |
| 12 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 13q8 | 1 | +22.414 | 0 | |
| 13 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14q16 | 1 | +24.163 | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 15q10 | 1 | +27.109 | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16q17 | 1 | +28.329 | 0 | |
| 16 | 47 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 17q18 | 1 | +29.507 | 0 | |
| 17 | 9 | MAZNikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 18q20 | 1 | +31.993 | 0 | |
| 18 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | PLq19 | 1 | +36.054 | 0 | |
| 19 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | PLq7 | 1 | +38.205 | 0 | |
| 20 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 19q15 | 1 | +44.108 | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 14 drivers: Sergio Pérez qualified 7th, started from the pit lane; Valtteri Bottas qualified 8th, started 13th; Esteban Ocon qualified 9th, started 8th; Lando Norris qualified 10th, started 15th; Charles Leclerc qualified 11th, started 9th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 12th, started 10th; Carlos Sainz qualified 13th, started 11th; Fernando Alonso qualified 14th, started 12th; Lance Stroll qualified 15th, started 19th; Antonio Giovinazzi qualified 16th, started 14th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 17th, started 16th; Mick Schumacher qualified 18th, started 17th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 19th, started from the pit lane; Nikita Mazepin qualified 20th, started 18th. 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.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:58.717 | 1:56.559 | 1:59.765 | +0.534 Q2 |
| 2 | George Russell | Williams | 1:59.864 | 1:56.950 | 2:00.086 | +0.925 Q2 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:59.218 | 1:56.229 | 2:00.099 | +0.204 Q2 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 2:01.583 | 1:57.127 | 2:00.864 | +1.102 Q2 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 2:00.175 | 1:56.814 | 2:00.935 | +0.789 Q2 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 2:00.387 | 1:56.440 | 2:01.164 | +0.415 Q2 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:59.334 | 1:56.886 | 2:02.112 | +0.861 Q2 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:59.870 | 1:56.295 | 2:02.502 | +0.270 Q2 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 2:01.824 | 1:57.354 | 2:03.513 | +1.329 Q2 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:58.301 | 1:56.025 | fastest Q2 | |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2:00.728 | 1:57.721 | +1.696 Q2 | |
| 12 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 2:00.966 | 1:58.056 | +2.031 Q2 | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2:01.184 | 1:58.137 | +2.112 Q2 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 2:01.653 | 1:58.205 | +2.180 Q2 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2:01.597 | 1:58.231 | +2.206 Q2 | |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 2:02.306 | +6.281 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 2:02.413 | +6.388 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 2:03.973 | +7.948 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 2:04.452 | +8.427 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 2:04.939 | +8.914 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 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | 202.5 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 6 | 199.5 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 113 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0 | 108 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 104 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 0 | 83.5 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 82 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 0 | 56 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 42 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 4 | 310.5 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 7 | 303.5 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 169 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 165.5 |
| 5 | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 80 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 72 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 0 | 53 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 0 |