Round 22 of 222021Finished

Abu DhabiGrand Prix 2021

Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Chequered flag · Race winner

Max Verstappen

Red Bull1:30:17.34558 laps

P2Lewis Hamilton+2.256
P3Carlos Sainz+5.173

Full classification Session times

Yas Marina Circuit

Weekend, local dates: 10–12 Dec 2021
Lap length: 5.281 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Round 22 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Fri 10 Dec
Practice 1Finished
Start time not recorded
Practice 2Finished
Start time not recorded
Sat 11 Dec
Practice 3Finished
Start time not recorded
QualifyingFinished
Start time not recorded
P1VERP2HAMP3NOR
Sun 12 Dec
RaceFinished
13:00
25°C · overcast · no rain
P1VERP2HAMP3SAI

Weather per session as recorded nearest the circuit.

Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with qualifying and pit stops.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Max VerstappenRed BullFastest lap 1:26.103lap 39	Red Bull	1	No change	58	1:30:17.34526 pts	26
2	Lewis HamiltonMercedes	Mercedes	2	No change	58	+2.25618 pts	18
3	Carlos SainzFerrari	Ferrari	5	Gained 2	58	+5.17315 pts	15
4	Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri	AlphaTauri	8	Gained 4	58	+5.69212 pts	12
5	Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri	AlphaTauri	12	Gained 7	58	+6.53110 pts	10
6	Valtteri BottasMercedes	Mercedes	6	No change	58	+7.4638 pts	8
7	Lando NorrisMcLaren	McLaren	3	Lost 4	58	+59.2006 pts	6
8	Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	11	Gained 3	58	+1:01.7084 pts	4
9	Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	9	No change	58	+1:04.0262 pts	2
10	Charles LeclercFerrari	Ferrari	7	Lost 3	58	+1:06.0571 pt	1
11	Sebastian VettelAston Martin	Aston Martin	15	Gained 4	58	+1:07.5270 pts	0
12	Daniel RicciardoMcLaren	McLaren	10	Lost 2	57	+1 lap0 pts	0
13	Lance StrollAston Martin	Aston Martin	13	No change	57	+1 lap0 pts	0
14	Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	19	Gained 5	57	+1 lap0 pts	0
15	Sergio PérezRed Bull · Engine	Red Bull	4	Lost 11	55	Engine0 pts	0
DNF	Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Accident	Williams	16	–	50	Accident0 pts	0
DNF	Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo · Gearbox	Alfa Romeo	14	–	33	Gearbox0 pts	0
DNF	George RussellWilliams · Gearbox	Williams	17	–	26	Gearbox0 pts	0
DNF	Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo · Brakes	Alfa Romeo	18	–	25	Brakes0 pts	0
DNS	Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team · Illness	Haas F1 Team	20	–	0	Illness0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:30:17.345; Verstappen, 58 laps
Fastest lap: 1:26.103; Verstappen, lap 39
Classified: 15of 20
Pit stops: 29; Quickest pit lane 21.152 s, Verstappen

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	Max VerstappenRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:23.322	1:22.800 (quickest in Q2)	1:22.109 (quickest in Q3)	1:22.109
2	Lewis HamiltonMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:22.845 (quickest in Q1)	1:23.145	1:22.480	1:22.480+0.371
3	Lando NorrisMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:23.553	1:23.256	1:22.931	1:22.931+0.822
4	Sergio PérezRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:23.350	1:23.135	1:22.947	1:22.947+0.838
5	Carlos SainzFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:23.624	1:23.174	1:22.992	1:22.992+0.883
6	Valtteri BottasMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:23.117	1:23.246	1:23.036	1:23.036+0.927
7	Charles LeclercFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:23.467	1:23.202	1:23.122	1:23.122+1.013
8	Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri · Reached Q3	AlphaTauri	1:23.428	1:23.404	1:23.220	1:23.220+1.111
9	Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3	Alpine F1 Team	1:23.764	1:23.420	1:23.389	1:23.389+1.280
10	Daniel RicciardoMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:23.829	1:23.448	1:23.409	1:23.409+1.300
11 (out in Q2)	Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team · Out in Q2	Alpine F1 Team	1:23.846	1:23.460	No time	1:23.460+1.351
12	Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri · Out in Q2	AlphaTauri	1:23.489	1:24.043	No time	1:24.043+1.934
13	Lance StrollAston Martin · Out in Q2	Aston Martin	1:24.061	1:24.066	No time	1:24.066+1.957
14	Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo · Out in Q2	Alfa Romeo	1:24.118	1:24.251	No time	1:24.251+2.142
15	Sebastian VettelAston Martin · Out in Q2	Aston Martin	1:24.225	1:24.305	No time	1:24.305+2.196
16 (out in Q1)	Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Out in Q1	Williams	1:24.338	No time	No time	1:24.338+2.229
17	George RussellWilliams · Out in Q1	Williams	1:24.423	No time	No time	1:24.423+2.314
18	Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo · Out in Q1	Alfa Romeo	1:24.779	No time	No time	1:24.779+2.670
19	Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team · Out in Q1	Haas F1 Team	1:24.906	No time	No time	1:24.906+2.797
20	Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team · Out in Q1	Haas F1 Team	1:25.685	No time	No time	1:25.685+3.576

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

Stops by lap · lap 1 to 58

VERVerstappenStopped on laps 13, 36, 533
HAMHamiltonStopped on lap 141
SAISainzStopped on lap 191
TSUTsunodaStopped on laps 23, 532
GASGaslyStopped on laps 36, 542
BOTBottasStopped on lap 301
NORNorrisStopped on laps 17, 482
ALOAlonsoStopped on lap 361
OCOOconStopped on lap 151
LECLeclercStopped on laps 15, 352
VETVettelStopped on lap 231
RICRicciardoStopped on laps 18, 522
STRStrollStopped on laps 21, 522
MSCSchumacherStopped on laps 10, 522
PERPérezStopped on laps 21, 36, 533
LATLatifiStopped on lap 281
GIOGiovinazziStopped on lap 171
RAIRäikkönenStopped on lap 211

Each mark is a stop. Purple: the quickest pit-lane time of the race.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021: pit stops
Lap	Driver	Stop	Time	Pit lane
10	Mick Schumacher	1	13:18	22.124 s
13	Max Verstappen	1	13:22	21.152 s
14	Lewis Hamilton	1	13:24	21.595 s
15	Charles Leclerc	1	13:26	22.461 s
15	Esteban Ocon	1	13:26	21.677 s
17	Lando Norris	1	13:29	21.380 s
17	Antonio Giovinazzi	1	13:29	22.283 s
18	Daniel Ricciardo	1	13:30	21.449 s
19	Carlos Sainz	1	13:31	22.213 s
21	Sergio Pérez	1	13:34	21.471 s
21	Lance Stroll	1	13:35	22.288 s
21	Kimi Räikkönen	1	13:35	22.338 s
23	Yuki Tsunoda	1	13:38	22.455 s
23	Sebastian Vettel	1	13:38	21.221 s
28	Nicholas Latifi	1	13:46	21.241 s
30	Valtteri Bottas	1	13:48	21.669 s
35	Charles Leclerc	2	13:56	21.173 s
36	Max Verstappen	2	13:57	21.871 s
36	Sergio Pérez	2	13:57	21.413 s
36	Pierre Gasly	1	13:58	22.133 s
36	Fernando Alonso	1	13:58	21.304 s
48	Lando Norris	2	14:16	22.173 s
52	Daniel Ricciardo	2	14:22	22.056 s
52	Lance Stroll	2	14:22	22.661 s
52	Mick Schumacher	2	14:23	22.070 s
53	Max Verstappen	3	14:22	21.453 s
53	Sergio Pérez	3	14:23	21.385 s
53	Yuki Tsunoda	2	14:24	21.909 s
54	Pierre Gasly	2	14:25	21.920 s

Pit lane is the time from pit entry to pit exit, not the stationary time. Times follow the clock chosen for the weekend.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Abu Dhabi, UAE

The circuit

Yas Marina Circuit

Circuit: Yas Marina Circuit
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Lap length: 5.281 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 22 of 22
Coordinates: 24.467° N, 54.603° E

Lap length by year

2021–today20215.281 km
2009–20215.554 km

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Max VerstappenRed BullFastest lap 1:26.103lap 39

1:30:17.34526 pts

Lewis HamiltonMercedes

+2.25618 pts

Carlos SainzFerrari

+5.17315 pts

Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri

+5.69212 pts

Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri

+6.53110 pts

Valtteri BottasMercedes

+7.4638 pts

Lando NorrisMcLaren

+59.2006 pts

Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team

+1:01.7084 pts

Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team

+1:04.0262 pts

Charles LeclercFerrari

+1:06.0571 pt

Sebastian VettelAston Martin

+1:07.5270 pts

Daniel RicciardoMcLaren

+1 lap0 pts

Lance StrollAston Martin

+1 lap0 pts

Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team

+1 lap0 pts

Sergio PérezRed Bull · Engine

Engine0 pts

DNF

Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Accident

Accident0 pts

DNF

Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo · Gearbox

Gearbox0 pts

DNF

George RussellWilliams · Gearbox

Gearbox0 pts

DNF

Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo · Brakes

Brakes0 pts

DNS

Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team · Illness

Illness0 pts

Pos

Driver

Best

Max VerstappenRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:22.109

Lewis HamiltonMercedes · Reached Q3

1:22.480+0.371

Lando NorrisMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:22.931+0.822

Sergio PérezRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:22.947+0.838

Carlos SainzFerrari · Reached Q3

1:22.992+0.883

Valtteri BottasMercedes · Reached Q3

1:23.036+0.927

Charles LeclercFerrari · Reached Q3

1:23.122+1.013

Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri · Reached Q3

1:23.220+1.111

Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3

1:23.389+1.280

Daniel RicciardoMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:23.409+1.300

Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team · Out in Q2

1:23.460+1.351

Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri · Out in Q2

1:24.043+1.934

Lance StrollAston Martin · Out in Q2

1:24.066+1.957

Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo · Out in Q2

1:24.251+2.142

Sebastian VettelAston Martin · Out in Q2

1:24.305+2.196

Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Out in Q1

1:24.338+2.229

George RussellWilliams · Out in Q1

1:24.423+2.314

Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo · Out in Q1

1:24.779+2.670

Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team · Out in Q1

1:24.906+2.797

Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team · Out in Q1

1:25.685+3.576