Qatar Grand Prix

Round 20 · Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar

2021-11-21

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +25.743

Fernando Alonso

Alpine F1 Team · +59.457

Who won the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix?

The 2021 Qatar Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Max Verstappen finished second, +25.743 behind, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Max Verstappen with a time of 1:23.196. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 20 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar. Sergio Pérez was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P11 to finish P4.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	1:24:28.471	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	7	▲5	+25.743	Finished	19
3	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	3	—	+59.457	Finished	15
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	11	▲7	+1:02.306	Finished	12
5	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	9	▲4	+1:20.570	Finished	10
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	12	▲6	+1:21.274	Finished	8
7	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	5	▼2	+1:21.911	Finished	6
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	13	▲5	+1:23.126	Finished	4
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	4	▼5	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	10	—	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	2	▼9	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	14	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	8	▼5	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	16	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	18	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	19	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
17	George Russell	Williams	15	▼2	—	+2 Laps	0
18	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	20	▲2	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	17	—	—	Puncture	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	6	—	—	Damage	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:21.901	1:21.682	1:20.827
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:21.996	1:21.984	1:21.282
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:22.016	1:21.991	1:21.478
4	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:22.535	1:21.728	1:21.640
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:22.422	1:21.894	1:21.670
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:22.839	1:22.216	1:21.731
7	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:22.304	1:22.241	1:21.840
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:22.458	1:22.058	1:21.881
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:22.565	1:22.012	1:22.028
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:22.549	1:22.146	1:22.785
11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:22.398	1:22.346	—
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:22.551	1:22.460	—
13	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:22.742	1:22.463	—
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:22.688	1:22.597	—
15	George Russell	Williams	1:22.863	1:22.756	—
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:23.156	—	—
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:23.213	—	—
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:23.262	—	—
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:23.407	—	—
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	1:25.859	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Verstappen

3 stops

P3Alonso

1 stop

P4Pérez

2 stops

P5Ocon

1 stop

P6Stroll

1 stop

P7Sainz

1 stop

P8Leclerc

1 stop

P9Norris

2 stops

P10Vettel

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 57

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Alonso	P3	P3	P3	P3	P6	P5	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3
Pérez	P8	P6	P5	P12	P7	P4	P3	P3	P7	P4	P4	P4
Ocon	P6	P7	P6	P6	P12	P8	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5

2021 Qatar Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix on 2021-11-21 at Losail International Circuit.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +25.743 behind. P3: Fernando Alonso (Alpine F1 Team), +59.457 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix.

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

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix with a time of 1:23.196.

Which team won the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	17:17:42	25.659
Kimi Räikkönen	1	10	17:19:14	26.174
Pierre Gasly	1	13	17:23:37	25.630
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	15	17:26:54	25.987
Max Verstappen	1	17	17:29:03	25.300
George Russell	1	17	17:30:00	26.121
Lewis Hamilton	1	18	17:30:21	25.235
Nicholas Latifi	1	18	17:31:31	25.811
Sergio Pérez	1	19	17:32:28	25.419
Mick Schumacher	1	22	17:37:38	25.881
Fernando Alonso	1	23	17:38:20	25.991
Lance Stroll	1	23	17:38:40	26.157
Esteban Ocon	1	24	17:40:07	25.517
Lando Norris	1	25	17:41:32	25.319
Daniel Ricciardo	1	26	17:43:19	25.562
Sebastian Vettel	1	26	17:43:20	25.726
Carlos Sainz	1	27	17:44:36	25.639
Charles Leclerc	1	27	17:44:46	25.799
Kimi Räikkönen	2	30	17:49:40	25.633
Nikita Mazepin	1	31	17:51:36	26.515
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	32	17:52:43	25.347
Valtteri Bottas	1	33	17:53:44	36.341
Yuki Tsunoda	2	34	17:55:29	26.674
Pierre Gasly	2	35	17:56:42	26.109
Max Verstappen	2	41	18:04:20	25.175
Sergio Pérez	2	41	18:05:15	25.420
Lewis Hamilton	2	42	18:05:37	25.381
Lando Norris	2	49	18:17:08	26.552
George Russell	2	49	18:18:36	35.006
Max Verstappen	3	55	18:24:59	25.465