Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Round 21 · Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2021-12-05

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +11.825

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes · +27.531

Who won the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

The 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Max Verstappen finished second, +11.825 behind, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium. Lewis Hamilton also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:30.734. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements. This was Round 21 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Carlos Sainz was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P15 to finish P8.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	2:06:15.118	Finished	26
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	▲1	+11.825	Finished	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2	▼1	+27.531	Finished	15
4	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	9	▲5	+27.633	Finished	12
5	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	11	▲6	+40.121	Finished	10
6	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	6	—	+41.613	Finished	8
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	▼3	+44.475	Finished	6
8	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	15	▲7	+46.606	Finished	4
9	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	10	▲1	+58.505	Finished	2
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	▼3	+1:01.358	Finished	1
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	18	▲7	+1:17.212	Finished	0
12	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	16	▲4	+1:23.249	Finished	0
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	13	—	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	8	▼6	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	12	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	17	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	5	—	—	Collision	0
R	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	20	—	—	Collision	0
R	George Russell	Williams	14	—	—	Collision	0
R	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	19	—	—	Accident	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.466	1:27.712	1:27.511
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:28.057	1:28.054	1:27.622
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:28.285	1:27.953	1:27.653
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:28.310	1:28.459	1:28.054
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:28.021	1:27.946	1:28.123
6	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:28.401	1:28.314	1:28.125
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:28.338	1:28.344	1:28.180
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:28.503	1:28.222	1:28.442
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:28.752	1:28.574	1:28.647
10	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:28.899	1:28.616	1:28.754
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:28.216	1:28.668	—
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:28.856	1:28.885	—
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:28.944	1:28.920	—
14	George Russell	Williams	1:28.926	1:29.054	—
15	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:28.237	1:53.652	—
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:29.177	—	—
17	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:29.198	—	—
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:29.368	—	—
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:29.464	—	—
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	1:30.473	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

3 stops

P2Verstappen

2 stops

P3Bottas

3 stops

P4Ocon

2 stops

P5Ricciardo

2 stops

P6Gasly

2 stops

P7Leclerc

3 stops

P8Sainz

2 stops

P9Giovinazzi

2 stops

P10Norris

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 50

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2
Bottas	P2	P3	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4	P3	P3
Ocon	P7	P6	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P4	P4
Ricciardo	P9	P8	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5

2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on 2021-12-05 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +11.825 behind. P3: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), +27.531 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a time of 1:30.734.

Which team won the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
George Russell	1	9	20:48:32	20.519
Lance Stroll	1	9	20:48:30	27.165
Sergio Pérez	1	10	20:50:04	20.710
Lando Norris	1	10	20:50:14	20.973
Valtteri Bottas	1	10	20:49:57	21.668
Fernando Alonso	1	10	20:50:27	20.405
Charles Leclerc	1	10	20:50:01	20.531
Nicholas Latifi	1	10	20:50:43	24.220
Lewis Hamilton	1	10	20:49:49	20.580
Yuki Tsunoda	1	13	20:58:51	16:46.407
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	13	20:58:49	16:44.917
Kimi Räikkönen	1	13	20:58:54	16:48.569
Sebastian Vettel	1	13	20:58:56	16:52.304
Nikita Mazepin	1	13	20:59:05	16:59.226
Max Verstappen	1	13	20:58:28	16:36.375
Esteban Ocon	1	13	20:58:37	16:37.126
Daniel Ricciardo	1	13	20:58:41	16:37.029
Pierre Gasly	1	13	20:58:44	16:41.775
Carlos Sainz	1	13	20:58:47	16:44.618
Fernando Alonso	2	13	20:59:01	16:59.850
Lewis Hamilton	2	13	20:58:32	16:35.856
Valtteri Bottas	2	13	20:58:35	16:35.942
Charles Leclerc	2	13	20:58:42	16:39.485
Sergio Pérez	2	13	20:58:46	16:42.619
Lando Norris	2	13	20:58:57	16:57.303
George Russell	2	13	20:59:08	17:01.615
Lance Stroll	2	13	20:59:12	17:00.939
Nicholas Latifi	2	13	20:59:20	16:57.257
Max Verstappen	2	15	21:21:56	18:07.591
Esteban Ocon	2	15	21:21:58	18:08.290
Daniel Ricciardo	2	15	21:22:05	18:07.296
Pierre Gasly	2	15	21:22:09	18:12.287
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	15	21:22:14	18:14.749
Carlos Sainz	2	15	21:22:15	18:17.194
Sebastian Vettel	2	15	21:22:20	18:18.749
Kimi Räikkönen	2	15	21:22:24	18:19.282
Yuki Tsunoda	2	15	21:22:26	18:20.644
Lando Norris	3	15	21:22:36	18:36.576
Lance Stroll	3	15	21:22:33	18:22.979
Charles Leclerc	3	15	21:22:10	18:15.192
Nicholas Latifi	3	15	21:22:34	18:27.052
Lewis Hamilton	3	15	21:22:02	18:06.674
Fernando Alonso	3	15	21:22:31	18:21.826
Valtteri Bottas	3	15	21:22:07	18:09.473
Yuki Tsunoda	3	23	21:57:04	27.874
Kimi Räikkönen	3	26	22:01:34	34.489
Fernando Alonso	4	44	22:32:14	21.097