Round 20 · 2021

Qatar Grand Prix

CircuitLosail International CircuitLocationLusail, QatarDates19 Nov – 21 Nov 2021Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:23.196Verstappen · L56

Most laps led48Hamilton

Biggest gain+7Pérez P11→P4

Retirements2of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	57	1:24:28.471	2	25
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	2	0	57	+25.743 FL	3	19
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	5	+2	57	+59.457	1	15
4	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	11	+7	58	+1:02.306	2	12
5	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	9	+4	57	+1:20.570	1	10
6	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	12	+6	58	+1:21.274	1	8
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	7	0	57	+1:21.911	1	6
8	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	13	+5	57	+1:23.126	1	4
9	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	6	-3	56	+1 lap	2	2
10	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	10	0	56	+1 lap	1	1
11	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	4	-7	56	+1 lap	2
12	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	14	+2	56	+1 lap	1
13	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	8	-5	56	+1 lap	2
14	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	16	+2	56	+1 lap	2
15	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	18	+3	56	+1 lap	2
16	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	19	+3	56	+1 lap	1
17	George Russell RUS	Williams	15	-2	56	+2 laps	2
18	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	20	+2	56	+2 laps	1
—	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	17		52	DNF · L52	1
—	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	3		50	DNF · L50	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	18
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	20
4	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	19
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	—	—	—	18
6	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	21
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	21
8	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	18
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	—	—	—	18
10	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	—	—	—	21
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	12
12	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	—	—	15
13	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	15
14	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	—	—	—	15
15	George Russell RUS	Williams	—	—	—	16
16	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	9
17	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	—	—	—	10
18	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	8
19	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	—	—	—	9
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	—	—	—	9

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:22.310		17
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:22.388	+0.078	16
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:22.651	+0.341	10
4	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:22.835	+0.525	17
5	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:22.846	+0.536	14
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:23.048	+0.738	17
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:23.186	+0.876	13
8	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:23.209	+0.899	18
9	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:23.276	+0.966	17
10	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:23.567	+1.257	20
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:23.711	+1.401	14
12	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:23.884	+1.574	17
13	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:23.895	+1.585	16
14	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:23.923	+1.613	17
15	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:24.154	+1.844	17
16	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:24.246	+1.936	19
17	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:24.288	+1.978	17
18	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:24.499	+2.189	15
19	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:24.680	+2.370	20
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	—		1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:23.148		27
2	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:23.357	+0.209	27
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:23.498	+0.350	20
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:23.570	+0.422	25
5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:23.632	+0.484	24
6	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:23.705	+0.557	26
7	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:23.735	+0.587	28
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:23.787	+0.639	20
9	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:24.020	+0.872	27
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:24.033	+0.885	28
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:24.041	+0.893	29
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:24.056	+0.908	25
13	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:24.095	+0.947	23
14	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:24.135	+0.987	24
15	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:24.631	+1.483	26
16	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:24.954	+1.806	27
17	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:25.072	+1.924	23
18	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:25.209	+2.061	28
19	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:25.575	+2.427	27
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	—		0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:23.723		22
2	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:24.160	+0.437	28
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:24.194	+0.471	24
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:24.509	+0.786	21
5	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:24.648	+0.925	27
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:24.713	+0.990	26
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:24.790	+1.067	27
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:24.915	+1.192	22
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:24.972	+1.249	23
10	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:25.215	+1.492	19
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:25.291	+1.568	24
12	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:25.328	+1.605	19
13	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:25.688	+1.965	24
14	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:25.757	+2.034	23
15	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:25.828	+2.105	25
16	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:25.871	+2.148	24
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:25.905	+2.182	21
18	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:26.699	+2.976	21
19	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:26.712	+2.989	11
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:27.500	+3.777	16

Session schedule

Practice 1Final19 Nov 2021 10:30 UTC

Practice 2Final19 Nov 2021 14:00 UTC

Practice 3Final20 Nov 2021 11:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal20 Nov 2021 14:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal21 Nov 2021 14:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Sergio Pérez PER
AlphaTauri	Pierre Gasly GAS	—	Yuki Tsunoda TSU
Alpine	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Esteban Ocon OCO
McLaren	Lando Norris NOR	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Ferrari	Carlos Sainz SAI	—	Charles Leclerc LEC
Aston Martin	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Lance Stroll STR
Williams	George Russell RUS	—	Nicholas Latifi LAT
Alfa Romeo	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO
Haas	Mick Schumacher SCH	—	Nikita Mazepin

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.