Round 21 · 5 December 2021
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, round 21 of the championship, held on 5 December 2021 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit (Saudi Arabia), starting from position 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:30.734).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 2:06:15.118 | 26 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | +11.825 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | +27.531 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +27.633 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 11 | +40.121 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 6 | +41.613 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +44.475 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 15 | +46.606 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +58.505 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +61.358 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | +77.212 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | +83.249 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 17 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | — | — | Accident |
Tyres and strategy at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-50). The top ten used 4 different strategies.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-50)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-15), medium (laps 16-50)
- 3. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-10), hard (laps 11-15), medium (laps 16-50)
- 4. Esteban Ocon: medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-50)
- 5. Daniel Ricciardo: hard (laps 1-13), medium (laps 14-50)
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.