United States Grand Prix

Round 17 · Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA

2021-10-24

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +1.333

Sergio Pérez

Red Bull · +42.223

Who won the 2021 United States Grand Prix?

The 2021 United States Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +1.333 behind, with Sergio Pérez completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1:38.485. 3 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 17 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, USA. Sebastian Vettel was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P18 to finish P10.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	1:34:36.552	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	—	+1.333	Finished	19
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	3	—	+42.223	Finished	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	—	+52.246	Finished	12
5	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	6	▲1	+1:16.854	Finished	10
6	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	9	▲3	+1:20.128	Finished	8
7	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	5	▼2	+1:23.545	Finished	6
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	▼1	+1:24.395	Finished	4
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	10	▲1	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	18	▲8	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	12	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	13	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	15	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
14	George Russell	Williams	20	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	14	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	16	—	—	+2 Laps	0
17	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	17	—	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	19	—	—	Rear wing	0
R	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	11	—	—	Mechanical	0
R	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	8	—	—	Suspension	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:34.352	1:33.464	1:32.910
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.579	1:33.797	1:33.119
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:34.369	1:34.178	1:33.134
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:34.590	1:33.959	1:33.475
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:34.153	1:33.928	1:33.606
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:34.558	1:34.126	1:33.792
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:34.407	1:34.643	1:33.808
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:34.551	1:33.880	1:33.887
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:34.567	1:34.583	1:34.118
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:35.360	1:35.137	1:34.918
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:35.747	1:35.377	—
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:35.281	1:35.500	—
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:35.920	1:35.794	—
14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:35.756	1:44.549	—
15	George Russell	Williams	1:35.746	—	—
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:35.983	—	—
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:35.995	—	—
18	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:36.311	—	—
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:36.499	—	—
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	1:36.796	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

2 stops

P2Hamilton

2 stops

P3Pérez

2 stops

P4Leclerc

2 stops

P5Ricciardo

2 stops

P6Bottas

2 stops

P7Sainz

2 stops

P8Norris

2 stops

P9Tsunoda

2 stops

P10Vettel

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 56

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Verstappen	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Pérez	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Leclerc	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Ricciardo	P5	P5	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2021 United States Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2021 United States Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2021 United States Grand Prix on 2021-10-24 at Circuit of the Americas.

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

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +1.333 behind. P3: Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), +42.223 behind.

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

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2021 United States Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2021 United States Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the 2021 United States Grand Prix with a time of 1:38.485.

Which team won the 2021 United States Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2021 United States Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Nikita Mazepin	1	1	14:05:35	30.673
Esteban Ocon	1	3	14:09:03	40.800
Nicholas Latifi	1	5	14:12:39	32.610
Fernando Alonso	1	7	14:16:03	23.576
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	8	14:17:44	23.993
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	14:19:23	23.802
George Russell	1	9	14:19:32	23.572
Max Verstappen	1	10	14:20:36	23.727
Lando Norris	1	10	14:21:01	24.385
Pierre Gasly	1	10	14:21:07	23.745
Daniel Ricciardo	1	11	14:22:38	24.176
Carlos Sainz	1	11	14:22:41	23.414
Mick Schumacher	1	11	14:23:10	24.293
Sergio Pérez	1	12	14:24:06	25.018
Charles Leclerc	1	12	14:24:15	24.011
Kimi Räikkönen	1	12	14:24:38	24.191
Lewis Hamilton	1	13	14:25:41	24.481
Valtteri Bottas	1	15	14:29:44	24.444
Sebastian Vettel	1	17	14:33:24	24.977
Lance Stroll	1	18	14:35:13	23.827
Nikita Mazepin	2	24	14:46:40	24.611
Esteban Ocon	2	25	14:47:50	23.919
Nicholas Latifi	2	25	14:47:47	23.653
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	26	14:49:12	23.502
Fernando Alonso	2	28	14:52:44	23.844
Max Verstappen	2	29	14:52:59	24.052
Carlos Sainz	2	29	14:53:43	26.866
Sergio Pérez	2	30	14:55:02	23.604
Daniel Ricciardo	2	30	14:55:23	24.036
Lando Norris	2	30	14:55:31	25.548
George Russell	2	31	14:58:07	24.980
Kimi Räikkönen	2	31	14:57:43	24.090
Yuki Tsunoda	2	32	14:59:23	23.529
Charles Leclerc	2	32	14:58:34	23.805
Lance Stroll	2	34	15:03:12	23.455
Mick Schumacher	2	34	15:03:41	24.247
Valtteri Bottas	2	34	15:02:17	23.619
Lewis Hamilton	2	37	15:06:30	23.676
Nikita Mazepin	3	37	15:09:52	24.169
Sebastian Vettel	2	38	15:09:49	23.849
Fernando Alonso	3	39	15:11:40	23.314