Portuguese Grand Prix

Round 3 · Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal

2021-05-02

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +29.148

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes · +33.530

Who won the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix?

The 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 2nd on the grid. Max Verstappen finished second, +29.148 behind, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Valtteri Bottas with a time of 1:19.865. There was 1 retirement from the race. This was Round 3 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. Daniel Ricciardo was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P16 to finish P9.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	▲1	1:34:31.421	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	▲1	+29.148	Finished	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1	▼2	+33.530	Finished	16
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	4	—	+39.735	Finished	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	▲2	+51.369	Finished	10
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	8	▲2	+55.781	Finished	8
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	6	▼1	+1:03.749	Finished	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	13	▲5	+1.808	Finished	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	16	▲7	+1:15.369	Finished	2
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	9	▼1	+1:16.463	Finished	1
11	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	5	▼6	+1:18.955	Finished	0
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	12	—	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	10	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	17	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	14	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
16	George Russell	Williams	11	▼5	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	19	▲2	—	+2 Laps	0
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	18	—	—	+2 Laps	0
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	20	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	15	—	—	Collision damage	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:18.722	1:18.458	1:18.348
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:18.857	1:17.968	1:18.355
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:19.485	1:18.650	1:18.746
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:19.337	1:18.845	1:18.890
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:19.309	1:18.813	1:19.039
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:19.092	1:18.586	1:19.042
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:18.794	1:18.481	1:19.116
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:19.373	1:18.769	1:19.306
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:19.464	1:19.052	1:19.475
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:19.403	1:18.970	1:19.659
11	George Russell	Williams	1:19.797	1:19.109	—
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:19.410	1:19.216	—
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:19.728	1:19.456	—
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:19.684	1:19.463	—
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:19.748	1:19.812	—
16	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:19.839	—	—
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:19.913	—	—
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:20.285	—	—
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:20.452	—	—
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	1:20.912	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

3 stops

P2Verstappen

4 stops

P3Bottas

4 stops

P4Pérez

3 stops

P5Norris

3 stops

P6Leclerc

3 stops

P7Ocon

3 stops

P8Alonso

3 stops

P9Ricciardo

3 stops

P10Gasly

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 66

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	Final
Hamilton	P2	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P3	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2
Bottas	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3
Pérez	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P1	P1	P1	P4	P4	P4	P4
Norris	P6	P4	P5	P5	P9	P8	P8	P7	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2021 Portuguese Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix on 2021-05-02 at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +29.148 behind. P3: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), +33.530 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix?+

Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix?+

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix with a time of 1:19.865.

Which team won the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Valtteri Bottas	1	2	15:06:11	21.377
Lewis Hamilton	1	2	15:06:13	22.426
Max Verstappen	1	2	15:06:14	22.718
Carlos Sainz	1	2	15:06:16	22.029
Sergio Pérez	1	2	15:06:18	21.890
Lando Norris	1	2	15:06:19	21.407
Esteban Ocon	1	2	15:06:21	21.275
Charles Leclerc	1	2	15:06:23	21.323
Pierre Gasly	1	2	15:06:24	21.353
Sebastian Vettel	1	2	15:06:26	21.398
George Russell	1	2	15:06:27	23.532
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	2	15:06:29	22.485
Daniel Ricciardo	1	2	15:06:31	21.965
Fernando Alonso	1	2	15:06:34	21.452
Yuki Tsunoda	1	2	15:06:36	22.266
Lance Stroll	1	2	15:06:37	22.264
Nicholas Latifi	1	2	15:06:39	21.970
Mick Schumacher	1	2	15:06:40	22.019
Nikita Mazepin	1	2	15:06:42	21.372
Valtteri Bottas	2	3	15:08:34	22.072
Lewis Hamilton	2	3	15:08:36	22.164
Max Verstappen	2	3	15:08:37	22.104
Carlos Sainz	2	3	15:08:38	22.244
Sergio Pérez	2	3	15:08:39	22.100
Lando Norris	2	3	15:08:40	22.551
Esteban Ocon	2	3	15:08:42	22.240
Charles Leclerc	2	3	15:08:43	22.587
Pierre Gasly	2	3	15:08:45	22.319
Sebastian Vettel	2	3	15:08:48	21.750
George Russell	2	3	15:08:48	22.755
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	3	15:08:50	22.669
Daniel Ricciardo	2	3	15:08:51	22.355
Fernando Alonso	2	3	15:08:53	21.621
Yuki Tsunoda	2	3	15:08:55	22.542
Lance Stroll	2	3	15:08:57	22.176
Nicholas Latifi	2	3	15:08:58	21.730
Mick Schumacher	2	3	15:09:00	21.454
Nikita Mazepin	2	3	15:09:01	21.404
Carlos Sainz	3	21	15:36:07	25.892
Yuki Tsunoda	3	21	15:36:23	26.202
Lando Norris	3	22	15:37:29	26.952
Esteban Ocon	3	22	15:37:35	27.033
Sebastian Vettel	3	22	15:37:40	26.620
Antonio Giovinazzi	3	22	15:37:41	26.729
Pierre Gasly	3	24	15:40:23	26.172
Nicholas Latifi	3	24	15:40:50	26.595
Charles Leclerc	3	25	15:41:44	27.082
George Russell	3	28	15:46:30	26.843
Nikita Mazepin	3	31	15:50:54	27.186
Mick Schumacher	3	32	15:52:09	27.245
Max Verstappen	3	35	15:55:06	26.743
Valtteri Bottas	3	36	15:56:27	26.938
Lewis Hamilton	3	37	15:57:46	26.907
Lance Stroll	3	39	16:01:22	26.027
Fernando Alonso	3	40	16:02:37	26.442
Daniel Ricciardo	3	41	16:03:56	28.639
Nikita Mazepin	4	43	16:08:31	26.984
Sergio Pérez	3	51	16:17:18	26.607
Valtteri Bottas	4	63	16:33:39	26.573
Max Verstappen	4	64	16:34:55	26.319