Round 5 · 23 May 2021
2021 Monaco Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 23 May 2021 at Circuit de Monaco (Monaco), starting from position 2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Lando Norris (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Charles Leclerc. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:12.909).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 1:38:56.820 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | +8.968 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | +19.427 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 9 | +20.490 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 8 | +52.591 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 6 | +53.896 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | +68.231 s | 7 | Finished |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | — | — | Wheel nut |
| 20 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | — | — | Driveshaft |
Tyres and strategy at the Monaco Grand Prix 2021
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-34), hard (laps 35-78). The top ten used 4 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 16 ± 2.
- 1. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-34), hard (laps 35-78)
- 2. Carlos Sainz: soft (laps 1-32), hard (laps 33-78)
- 3. Lando Norris: soft (laps 1-30), hard (laps 31-78)
- 4. Sergio Pérez: soft (laps 1-35), hard (laps 36-78)
- 5. Sebastian Vettel: soft (laps 1-31), hard (laps 32-78)
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.