Round 19 · 14 November 2021
2021 São Paulo Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 São Paulo Grand Prix, round 19 of the championship, held on 14 November 2021 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 10. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Valtteri Bottas. The fastest lap was set by Sergio Pérez (1:11.010).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:32:22.851 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | +10.496 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | +13.576 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4 | +39.940 s | 13 | Finished |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | +49.517 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 3 | +51.820 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 7 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 12 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | — | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Power loss |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | — | — | Collision damage |
Tyres and strategy at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2021
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-26), hard (laps 27-71). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 42 ± 2, medium 41 ± 3.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-26), hard (laps 27-71)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-27), hard (laps 28-71)
- 3. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-30), hard (laps 31-71)
- 4. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-28), hard (laps 29-69), soft (laps 70-71)
- 5. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-52), hard (laps 53-71)
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.