Round 6 · 6 June 2021
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: results
Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) won the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 6 June 2021 at Baku City Circuit (Azerbaijan), starting from position 6. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) completed the podium. Pole position went to Charles Leclerc. The fastest lap was set by Max Verstappen (1:44.481).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 6 | 2:13:36.410 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 11 | +1.385 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 4 | +2.762 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | +3.828 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 9 | +4.754 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | +6.382 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 7 | +6.624 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +7.709 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 13 | +8.874 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +9.576 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 20 | +10.254 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 10 | +11.264 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +14.241 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +14.315 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | +17.668 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | +43.379 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 12 | — | — | Turbo |
Tyres and strategy at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021
Sergio Pérez won with 2 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-48), soft (laps 49-51). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 9 ± 3.
- 1. Sergio Pérez: soft (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-48), soft (laps 49-51)
- 2. Sebastian Vettel: soft (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-48), soft (laps 49-51)
- 3. Pierre Gasly: soft (laps 1-11), hard (laps 12-48), soft (laps 49-51)
- 4. Charles Leclerc: soft (laps 1-9), hard (laps 10-48), soft (laps 49-51)
- 5. Lando Norris: soft (laps 1-7), hard (laps 8-48), soft (laps 49-51)
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.