2021 Formula 1 World Championship

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Total races

Driver champion

Max Verstappen

Constructor champion

Mercedes

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2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

First race

Mar 28, 2021

Date first race

2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Last race

Dec 12, 2021

Date last race

VER (10)

Most wins

VER (10)

Most pole positions

VER (18)

Most podiums

SAI (20), HAM (20)

Most in points

HAM (6), VER (6)

Most fastest laps

MAZ (5)

Most DNF

2021 standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	10	18	395.5
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	8	17	387.5	-8
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1	11	226	-169.5
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1	5	190	-205.5
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	0	4	164.5	-231
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	0	4	160	-235.5
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	0	1	159	-236.5
8	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1	1	115	-280.5
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	0	1	110	-285.5
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	0	1	81	-314.5
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1	1	74	-321.5
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	0	1	43	-352.5
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	0	0	34	-361.5
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	0	0	32	-363.5
15	George Russell	Williams	0	1	16	-379.5
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	0	0	10	-385.5
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	0	0	7	-388.5
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-392.5
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	0	0	0	-395.5
20	Robert Kubica	Alfa Romeo	0	0	0	-395.5
21	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	0	0	0	-395.5

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mercedes	Mercedes	9	28	613.5
2	Red Bull	Honda	11	23	585.5	-28
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	5	323.5	-290
4	McLaren	Mercedes	1	5	275	-338.5
5	Alpine	Renault	1	2	155	-458.5
6	AlphaTauri	Honda	0	1	142	-471.5
7	Aston Martin	Mercedes	0	1	77	-536.5
8	Williams	Mercedes	0	1	23	-590.5
9	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	0	0	13	-600.5
10	Haas	Ferrari	0	0	0	-613.5

2021 schedule

	Race	Date	Winner	2nd	3rd	Pole position
1	2021 Bahrain Grand Prix	Mar 28	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen
2	2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Apr 18	#33 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Lando Norris	Lewis Hamilton
3	2021 Portuguese Grand Prix	May 2	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas
4	2021 Spanish Grand Prix	May 9	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton
5	2021 Monaco Grand Prix	May 23	#33 Max Verstappen	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Lando Norris
6	2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Jun 6	#11 Sergio Pérez	Sebastian Vettel	Pierre Gasly	Charles Leclerc
7	2021 French Grand Prix	Jun 20	#33 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Sergio Pérez	Max Verstappen
8	2021 Styrian Grand Prix	Jun 27	#33 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen
9	2021 Austrian Grand Prix	Jul 4	#33 Max Verstappen	Valtteri Bottas	Lando Norris	Max Verstappen
10	2021 British Grand Prix (s)	Jul 18	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen
11	2021 Hungarian Grand Prix	Aug 1	#31 Esteban Ocon	Lewis Hamilton	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Lewis Hamilton
12	2021 Belgian Grand Prix	Aug 29	#33 Max Verstappen	George Russell	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen
13	2021 Dutch Grand Prix	Sep 5	#33 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen
14	2021 Italian Grand Prix (s)	Sep 12	#3 Daniel Ricciardo	Lando Norris	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen
15	2021 Russian Grand Prix	Sep 26	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Lando Norris
16	2021 Turkish Grand Prix	Oct 3	#77 Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen	Sergio Pérez	Valtteri Bottas
17	2021 United States Grand Prix	Oct 24	#33 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Sergio Pérez	Max Verstappen
18	2021 Mexican Grand Prix	Nov 7	#33 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Sergio Pérez	Valtteri Bottas
19	2021 São Paulo Grand Prix (s)	Nov 14	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas
20	2021 Qatar Grand Prix	Nov 21	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Fernando Alonso	Lewis Hamilton
21	2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Dec 5	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton
22	2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Dec 12	#33 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Max Verstappen

(s) = Sprint weekend

Position heatmap

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
VER	652	330	95	13	4	10	12	4	8	18	27	28	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
HAM	297	527	137	89	70	49	58	10	12	1	4	1	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
BOT	79	124	324	187	67	29	30	36	43	53	17	35	38	37	19	5	4	7	0	0
PER	46	68	244	336	116	78	59	63	30	28	17	36	16	11	7	7	3	8	12	1
SAI	12	48	97	82	121	356	141	175	103	51	52	11	26	11	6	1	1	0	0	0
NOR	31	80	146	149	183	58	108	101	97	120	36	14	44	21	19	3	4	0	0	9
LEC	60	23	130	147	260	120	86	60	67	48	32	42	18	9	4	24	3	12	0	0
RIC	48	9	2	42	216	135	65	69	113	109	146	124	100	14	17	34	11	13	0	0
GAS	0	0	4	142	120	223	85	80	97	41	83	62	37	40	22	35	13	20	20	2
ALO	2	12	43	48	37	67	162	118	129	91	147	80	104	73	58	49	33	4	0	0
OCO	66	7	32	5	16	33	76	127	151	172	78	85	66	111	72	8	22	16	4	5
VET	4	68	12	10	67	22	109	51	58	101	135	125	142	116	70	44	80	31	18	0
STR	0	0	0	22	7	55	148	196	71	83	111	83	78	112	83	79	25	8	0	0
TSU	0	0	1	22	9	46	75	52	95	89	44	40	87	154	146	81	68	30	31	8
RUS	0	1	12	0	0	1	19	31	92	63	82	85	93	157	230	136	52	59	22	6
RAI	0	0	0	0	1	6	16	74	57	105	135	211	131	124	79	52	40	14	12	4
LAT	0	0	18	2	1	2	12	35	4	11	40	38	39	41	70	276	347	137	105	13
GIO	0	0	0	0	0	4	32	7	50	92	92	150	199	191	182	98	40	93	22	2
MSC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	11	4	5	37	15	72	162	116	405	137	158
KUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	9	15	33	24	18	5	0	0
MAZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	4	17	16	60	222	191	386	102

Laps in the lead

Pos.	Driver	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	652
2	Lewis Hamilton	297
3	Valtteri Bottas	79
4	Esteban Ocon	66
5	Charles Leclerc	60
6	Daniel Ricciardo	48
7	Sergio Pérez	46
8	Lando Norris	31
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	12
10	Sebastian Vettel	4
11	Fernando Alonso	2

Max Verstappen is the 2021 Formula 1 World Champion. Verstappen won 10 out of 22 races and scored a total of 395.5 points. With 8 points behind Lewis Hamilton finished the season in second place and Valtteri Bottas as third. Mercedes won the 2021 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 613.5 points.

The season started with the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28. The last race of the season was the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 12.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
VER	652	330	95	13	4	10	12	4	8	18	27	28	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
HAM	297	527	137	89	70	49	58	10	12	1	4	1	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
BOT	79	124	324	187	67	29	30	36	43	53	17	35	38	37	19	5	4	7	0	0
PER	46	68	244	336	116	78	59	63	30	28	17	36	16	11	7	7	3	8	12	1
SAI	12	48	97	82	121	356	141	175	103	51	52	11	26	11	6	1	1	0	0	0
NOR	31	80	146	149	183	58	108	101	97	120	36	14	44	21	19	3	4	0	0	9
LEC	60	23	130	147	260	120	86	60	67	48	32	42	18	9	4	24	3	12	0	0
RIC	48	9	2	42	216	135	65	69	113	109	146	124	100	14	17	34	11	13	0	0
GAS	0	0	4	142	120	223	85	80	97	41	83	62	37	40	22	35	13	20	20	2
ALO	2	12	43	48	37	67	162	118	129	91	147	80	104	73	58	49	33	4	0	0
OCO	66	7	32	5	16	33	76	127	151	172	78	85	66	111	72	8	22	16	4	5
VET	4	68	12	10	67	22	109	51	58	101	135	125	142	116	70	44	80	31	18	0
STR	0	0	0	22	7	55	148	196	71	83	111	83	78	112	83	79	25	8	0	0
TSU	0	0	1	22	9	46	75	52	95	89	44	40	87	154	146	81	68	30	31	8
RUS	0	1	12	0	0	1	19	31	92	63	82	85	93	157	230	136	52	59	22	6
RAI	0	0	0	0	1	6	16	74	57	105	135	211	131	124	79	52	40	14	12	4
LAT	0	0	18	2	1	2	12	35	4	11	40	38	39	41	70	276	347	137	105	13
GIO	0	0	0	0	0	4	32	7	50	92	92	150	199	191	182	98	40	93	22	2
MSC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	11	4	5	37	15	72	162	116	405	137	158
KUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	9	15	33	24	18	5	0	0
MAZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	4	17	16	60	222	191	386	102

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
VER	652	330	95	13	4	10	12	4	8	18	27	28	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
HAM	297	527	137	89	70	49	58	10	12	1	4	1	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
BOT	79	124	324	187	67	29	30	36	43	53	17	35	38	37	19	5	4	7	0	0
PER	46	68	244	336	116	78	59	63	30	28	17	36	16	11	7	7	3	8	12	1
SAI	12	48	97	82	121	356	141	175	103	51	52	11	26	11	6	1	1	0	0	0
NOR	31	80	146	149	183	58	108	101	97	120	36	14	44	21	19	3	4	0	0	9
LEC	60	23	130	147	260	120	86	60	67	48	32	42	18	9	4	24	3	12	0	0
RIC	48	9	2	42	216	135	65	69	113	109	146	124	100	14	17	34	11	13	0	0
GAS	0	0	4	142	120	223	85	80	97	41	83	62	37	40	22	35	13	20	20	2
ALO	2	12	43	48	37	67	162	118	129	91	147	80	104	73	58	49	33	4	0	0
OCO	66	7	32	5	16	33	76	127	151	172	78	85	66	111	72	8	22	16	4	5
VET	4	68	12	10	67	22	109	51	58	101	135	125	142	116	70	44	80	31	18	0
STR	0	0	0	22	7	55	148	196	71	83	111	83	78	112	83	79	25	8	0	0
TSU	0	0	1	22	9	46	75	52	95	89	44	40	87	154	146	81	68	30	31	8
RUS	0	1	12	0	0	1	19	31	92	63	82	85	93	157	230	136	52	59	22	6
RAI	0	0	0	0	1	6	16	74	57	105	135	211	131	124	79	52	40	14	12	4
LAT	0	0	18	2	1	2	12	35	4	11	40	38	39	41	70	276	347	137	105	13
GIO	0	0	0	0	0	4	32	7	50	92	92	150	199	191	182	98	40	93	22	2
MSC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	11	4	5	37	15	72	162	116	405	137	158
KUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	9	15	33	24	18	5	0	0
MAZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	4	17	16	60	222	191	386	102

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
VER	652	330	95	13	4	10	12	4	8	18	27	28	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
HAM	297	527	137	89	70	49	58	10	12	1	4	1	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
BOT	79	124	324	187	67	29	30	36	43	53	17	35	38	37	19	5	4	7	0	0
PER	46	68	244	336	116	78	59	63	30	28	17	36	16	11	7	7	3	8	12	1
SAI	12	48	97	82	121	356	141	175	103	51	52	11	26	11	6	1	1	0	0	0
NOR	31	80	146	149	183	58	108	101	97	120	36	14	44	21	19	3	4	0	0	9
LEC	60	23	130	147	260	120	86	60	67	48	32	42	18	9	4	24	3	12	0	0
RIC	48	9	2	42	216	135	65	69	113	109	146	124	100	14	17	34	11	13	0	0
GAS	0	0	4	142	120	223	85	80	97	41	83	62	37	40	22	35	13	20	20	2
ALO	2	12	43	48	37	67	162	118	129	91	147	80	104	73	58	49	33	4	0	0
OCO	66	7	32	5	16	33	76	127	151	172	78	85	66	111	72	8	22	16	4	5
VET	4	68	12	10	67	22	109	51	58	101	135	125	142	116	70	44	80	31	18	0
STR	0	0	0	22	7	55	148	196	71	83	111	83	78	112	83	79	25	8	0	0
TSU	0	0	1	22	9	46	75	52	95	89	44	40	87	154	146	81	68	30	31	8
RUS	0	1	12	0	0	1	19	31	92	63	82	85	93	157	230	136	52	59	22	6
RAI	0	0	0	0	1	6	16	74	57	105	135	211	131	124	79	52	40	14	12	4
LAT	0	0	18	2	1	2	12	35	4	11	40	38	39	41	70	276	347	137	105	13
GIO	0	0	0	0	0	4	32	7	50	92	92	150	199	191	182	98	40	93	22	2
MSC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	11	4	5	37	15	72	162	116	405	137	158
KUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	9	15	33	24	18	5	0	0
MAZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	4	17	16	60	222	191	386	102