Round 2 · 18 April 2021
2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 18 April 2021 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Italy), starting from position 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Lando Norris (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:16.702).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | 2:02:34.598 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +22.000 s | 19 | Finished |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +23.702 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +25.579 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 11 | +27.036 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6 | +51.220 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 5 | +52.818 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 10 | +56.909 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +65.704 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | +66.561 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | +67.151 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 20 | +73.184 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +94.773 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | — | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 14 | — | — | Collision |
Tyres and strategy at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2021
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): intermediate (laps 1-27), medium (laps 28-63). The top ten used 4 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): soft 297 ± 21, medium 293 ± 21.
- 1. Max Verstappen: intermediate (laps 1-27), medium (laps 28-63)
- 2. Lewis Hamilton: intermediate (laps 1-28), medium (laps 29-63)
- 3. Lando Norris: intermediate (laps 1-28), medium (laps 29-33), soft (laps 34-63)
- 4. Charles Leclerc: intermediate (laps 1-28), medium (laps 29-63)
- 5. Carlos Sainz: intermediate (laps 1-27), medium (laps 28-63)
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.