The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix started December 12th, 2021 at 14:00 on Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Max Verstappen started from pole position with Lewis Hamilton next to him. Lando Norris started from third place.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 17 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Lewis Hamilton in second and Carlos Sainz in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Max Verstappen in a time of 1:26.103.
After the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 395.5 points. Verstappen is 8 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 17 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Lewis Hamilton in second and Carlos Sainz in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Max Verstappen in a time of 1:26.103.
After the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 395.5 points. Verstappen is 8 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date
December 12th, 2021 at 14:00
Round
22/22
Winner
Max Verstappen
Winning time
1:30:17.345
Pole position
Max Verstappen
Fastest lap
Max Verstappen 1:26.103
Fastest pitstop
Max Verstappen 21.152 (lap 13)
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30:17.345 | 1 | 58 | 26 |
2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +2.256 | 2 | 58 | 18 |
3 2 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +5.173 | 5 | 58 | 15 |
4 4 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +5.692 | 8 | 58 | 12 |
5 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +6.531 | 12 | 58 | 10 |
6 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +7.463 | 6 | 58 | 8 |
7 4 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | +59.200 | 3 | 58 | 6 |
8 3 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | +1:01.708 | 11 | 58 | 4 |
9 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | +1:04.026 | 9 | 58 | 2 |
10 3 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +1:06.057 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
11 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +1:07.527 | 15 | 58 | 0 |
12 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +1 Lap | 10 | 57 | 0 |
13 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1 Lap | 13 | 57 | 0 |
14 5 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 19 | 57 | 0 |
15 11 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Engine | 4 | 55 | 0 |
- | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 50 | 0 |
- | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Gearbox) | 14 | 33 | 0 |
- | #63 George Russell | Williams | DNF (Gearbox) | 17 | 26 | 0 |
- | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Brakes) | 18 | 25 | 0 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.322 | 1:22.800 | 1:22.109 | |
2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.845 | 1:23.145 | 1:22.480 | +0.371 |
3 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:23.553 | 1:23.256 | 1:22.931 | +0.822 |
4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:23.350 | 1:23.135 | 1:22.947 | +0.838 |
5 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:23.624 | 1:23.174 | 1:22.992 | +0.883 |
6 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:23.117 | 1:23.246 | 1:23.036 | +0.927 |
7 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.467 | 1:23.202 | 1:23.122 | +1.013 |
8 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:23.428 | 1:23.404 | 1:23.220 | +1.111 |
9 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.764 | 1:23.420 | 1:23.389 | +1.280 |
10 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:23.829 | 1:23.448 | 1:23.409 | +1.300 |
11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.846 | 1:23.460 | ||
12 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:23.489 | 1:24.043 | ||
13 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:24.061 | 1:24.066 | ||
14 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.118 | 1:24.251 | ||
15 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:24.225 | 1:24.305 | ||
16 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:24.338 | |||
17 | #63 George Russell | Williams | 1:24.423 | |||
18 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.779 | |||
19 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:24.906 | |||
20 | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.685 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.274 | 23 | |
2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.488 | +0.214 | 23 |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.025 | +0.751 | 21 |
4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:24.047 | +0.773 | 21 |
5 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:24.106 | +0.832 | 17 |
6 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:24.223 | +0.949 | 22 |
7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:24.251 | +0.977 | 22 |
8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:24.595 | +1.321 | 20 |
9 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:24.733 | +1.459 | 16 |
10 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:24.758 | +1.484 | 21 |
11 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:24.821 | +1.547 | 22 |
12 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:24.834 | +1.560 | 18 |
13 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.037 | +1.763 | 23 |
14 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.048 | +1.774 | 18 |
15 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:25.094 | +1.820 | 19 |
16 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:25.115 | +1.841 | 25 |
17 | #63 George Russell | Williams | 1:25.220 | +1.946 | 22 |
18 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:25.322 | +2.048 | 19 |
19 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.340 | +2.066 | 18 |
20 | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:26.332 | +3.058 | 19 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.691 | 26 | |
2 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:24.034 | +0.343 | 29 |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.083 | +0.392 | 29 |
4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:24.332 | +0.641 | 25 |
5 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:24.400 | +0.709 | 26 |
6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:24.495 | +0.804 | 27 |
7 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:24.532 | +0.841 | 26 |
8 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:24.557 | +0.866 | 29 |
9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:24.844 | +1.153 | 29 |
10 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:24.940 | +1.249 | 27 |
11 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:24.959 | +1.268 | 26 |
12 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.108 | +1.417 | 27 |
13 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:25.153 | +1.462 | 27 |
14 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:25.195 | +1.504 | 27 |
15 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:25.385 | +1.694 | 26 |
16 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.440 | +1.749 | 23 |
17 | #63 George Russell | Williams | 1:25.549 | +1.858 | 29 |
18 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:25.687 | +1.996 | 22 |
19 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.784 | +2.093 | 27 |
20 | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:26.336 | +2.645 | 26 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25.009 | 23 | |
2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:25.205 | +0.196 | 27 |
3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.355 | +0.346 | 25 |
4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:25.363 | +0.354 | 24 |
5 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:25.378 | +0.369 | 23 |
6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:25.625 | +0.616 | 26 |
7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:25.822 | +0.813 | 28 |
8 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:25.846 | +0.837 | 20 |
9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:25.886 | +0.877 | 26 |
10 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:26.007 | +0.998 | 26 |
11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:26.025 | +1.016 | 25 |
12 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:26.123 | +1.114 | 26 |
13 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.189 | +1.180 | 25 |
14 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.409 | +1.400 | 25 |
15 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.608 | +1.599 | 26 |
16 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:26.676 | +1.667 | 29 |
17 | #89 Jack Aitken | Williams | 1:27.481 | +2.472 | 27 |
18 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:27.487 | +2.478 | 27 |
19 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:27.698 | +2.689 | 24 |
20 | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.305 | +3.296 | 22 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 10 | 18 | 395.5 | |
2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 8 | 17 | 387.5 | -8 |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 11 | 226 | -169.5 |
4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 5 | 190 | -205.5 |
5 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 164.5 | -231 | |
6 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 160 | -235.5 | |
7 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 159 | -236.5 | |
8 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 115 | -280.5 |
9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1 | 110 | -285.5 | |
10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 81 | -314.5 | |
11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 1 | 74 | -321.5 |
12 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1 | 43 | -352.5 | |
13 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 34 | -361.5 | ||
14 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 32 | -363.5 | ||
15 | #63 George Russell | Williams | 1 | 16 | -379.5 | |
16 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 10 | -385.5 | ||
17 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 7 | -388.5 | ||
18 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -392.5 | ||
19 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -395.5 | ||
20 | #88 Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -395.5 | ||
21 | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -395.5 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mercedes | 9 | 28 | 613.5 | |
2 | Red Bull | 11 | 23 | 585.5 | -28 |
3 | Ferrari | 5 | 323.5 | -290 | |
4 | McLaren | 1 | 5 | 275 | -338.5 |
5 | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 2 | 155 | -458.5 |
6 | AlphaTauri | 1 | 142 | -471.5 | |
7 | Aston Martin | 1 | 77 | -536.5 | |
8 | Williams | 1 | 23 | -590.5 | |
9 | Alfa Romeo | 13 | -600.5 | ||
10 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -613.5 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | George Russell | 1:26.993 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:28.391 - Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
2020 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:40.926 - Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen |
2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:39.283 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Max Verstappen | 1:40.867 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.650 - Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas |
2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.729 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:44.517 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | Valtteri Bottas | 1:44.496 - Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg |
2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg | 1:43.434 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
2012 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.964 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:42.612 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Jenson Button | 1:41.274 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:40.279 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |