Round 17 · 24 October 2021
2021 United States Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2021 United States Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 24 October 2021 at Circuit of the Americas (USA), starting from position 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:38.485).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:34:36.552 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | +1.333 s | 19 | Finished |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 3 | +42.223 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +52.246 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6 | +76.854 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 9 | +80.128 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +83.545 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +84.395 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 18 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 19 | — | — | Rear wing |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | — | — | Mechanical |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 8 | — | — | Suspension |
Tyres and strategy at the United States Grand Prix 2021
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-56). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 98 ± 4, medium 65 ± 8.
- 1. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-56)
- 2. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-56)
- 3. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-30), hard (laps 31-56)
- 4. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-12), hard (laps 13-56)
- 5. Daniel Ricciardo: medium (laps 1-11), hard (laps 12-56)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.