Round 20 · 21 November 2021
2021 Qatar Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, round 20 of the championship, held on 21 November 2021 at Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), starting from position 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Alpine F1 Team) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Max Verstappen (1:23.196).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:24:28.471 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 7 | +25.743 s | 19 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 3 | +59.457 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 11 | +62.306 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +80.570 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 12 | +81.274 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +81.911 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 13 | +83.126 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 2 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 17 | — | — | Puncture |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | — | — | Damage |
Tyres and strategy at the Qatar Grand Prix 2021
Lewis Hamilton won with 2 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-42), medium (laps 43-57). The top ten used 6 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 31 ± 5.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-42), medium (laps 43-57)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-17), hard (laps 18-41), medium (laps 42-55), soft (laps 56-57)
- 3. Fernando Alonso: soft (laps 1-23), hard (laps 24-57)
- 4. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-41), medium (laps 42-57)
- 5. Esteban Ocon: soft (laps 1-24), hard (laps 25-57)
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.