2021 French Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2021 French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard on 20 Jun 2021 for Red Bull, from pole position; Lewis Hamilton was second and Sergio Pérez third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.

Verstappen took the lead for good on lap 52 of 53, from Lewis Hamilton; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Verstappen stopped 2 times, on laps 18 and 32; 18 of 20 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 18. The fastest lap was Max Verstappen's, 1:36.404 on lap 35. 20 of 20 starters were classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 131 points, 12 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with 15 rounds left.

Date

20 Jun 2021

Circuit

Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France

Round

7 of 22

Winner

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Tyre compounds

C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source

Pole position

Max Verstappen (1:29.990)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 1 driver: Yuki Tsunoda qualified 20th, started from the pit lane. 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

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 18, 32), stints of 18, 14, 21 laps

2nd

Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 19), stints of 19, 34 laps

3rd

Sergio Pérez: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24, 29 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 18 · 2 stops: 2

First stops

median lap 18 of 53

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2021 standings