Round 22 · 12 December 2021
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, round 22 of the championship, held on 12 December 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit (UAE), starting from position 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Max Verstappen (1:26.103).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:30:17.345 | 26 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | +2.256 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +5.173 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | +5.692 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 12 | +6.531 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | +7.463 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | +59.200 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | +61.708 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +64.026 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | +66.057 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 15 | +67.527 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | — | Brakes |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Illness |
Tyres and strategy at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021
Max Verstappen won with 2 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-53), soft (laps 54-58). The top ten used 7 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): soft 41 ± 8, hard 15 ± 2.
- 1. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-53), soft (laps 54-58)
- 2. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-14), hard (laps 15-58)
- 3. Carlos Sainz: soft (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-58)
- 4. Yuki Tsunoda: medium (laps 1-23), hard (laps 24-53), soft (laps 54-58)
- 5. Pierre Gasly: hard (laps 1-36), medium (laps 37-54), soft (laps 55-58)
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.