Round 21 · 2021

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

CircuitJeddah Street CircuitLocationJeddah, Saudi ArabiaDates3 Dec – 5 Dec 2021Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:30.734Hamilton · L47

Most laps led34Verstappen

Biggest gain+7Sainz P15→P8

Retirements4of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	50	2:06:15.118 FL	1	26
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—		50	+21.825	—	18
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	2	-1	50	+27.531	1	15
4	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	9	+5	50	+27.633	—	12
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	11	+6	50	+40.121	—	10
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	6	0	50	+41.613	—	8
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	4	-3	50	+44.475	1	6
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	15	+7	50	+46.606	—	4
9	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	10	+1	50	+58.505	—	2
10	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	7	-3	50	+1:01.358	1	1
11	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	18	+7	50	+1:17.212	1
12	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	16	+4	50	+1:23.249	1
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	13	0	49	+1 lap	2
14	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	8	-6	49	+1 lap	1
15	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	12	-3	49	+1 lap	1
—	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	17		44	DNF · L44	1
—	George Russell RUS	Williams	14		14	DNF · L14	1
—	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	5		14	DNF · L14	1
18	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	19	+1	9	+42 laps	—
—	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	20		14	DNF · L14	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	23
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	25
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	19
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	24
5	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	23
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	26
7	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	21
8	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	26
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	—	—	—	22
10	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	21
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	—	—	—	17
12	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	18
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	—	—	—	17
14	George Russell RUS	Williams	—	—	—	17
15	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	16
16	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	—	—	—	9
17	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	—	—	—	10
18	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	—	—	9
19	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	—	—	—	9
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	—	—	—	8

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:28.100		20
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:28.314	+0.214	23
3	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:28.629	+0.529	21
4	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:28.641	+0.541	20
5	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:28.715	+0.615	22
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:29.019	+0.919	19
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:29.101	+1.001	22
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:29.149	+1.049	19
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:29.177	+1.077	19
10	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:29.300	+1.200	18
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:29.418	+1.318	21
12	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:29.590	+1.490	20
13	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:29.689	+1.589	24
14	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:29.717	+1.617	19
15	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:30.030	+1.930	14
16	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:30.034	+1.934	17
17	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:30.296	+2.196	15
18	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:30.366	+2.266	17
19	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:30.933	+2.833	20
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:30.979	+2.879	23

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:29.018		22
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:29.079	+0.061	23
3	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:29.099	+0.081	22
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.213	+0.195	20
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:29.441	+0.423	21
6	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:29.555	+0.537	22
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:29.589	+0.571	24
8	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:29.597	+0.579	20
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.768	+0.750	22
10	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:29.772	+0.754	23
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:29.968	+0.950	22
12	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.004	+0.986	19
13	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:30.110	+1.092	23
14	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:30.276	+1.258	24
15	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:30.442	+1.424	22
16	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:30.502	+1.484	22
17	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:30.506	+1.488	24
18	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:30.652	+1.634	20
19	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:31.039	+2.021	23
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:31.629	+2.611	20

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:29.786		21
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.842	+0.056	23
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:30.009	+0.223	24
4	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:30.263	+0.477	28
5	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:30.318	+0.532	27
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:30.564	+0.778	26
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.600	+0.814	26
8	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:30.608	+0.822	25
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:30.842	+1.056	27
10	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:30.886	+1.100	25
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.960	+1.174	27
12	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:31.023	+1.237	29
13	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:31.029	+1.243	23
14	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:31.044	+1.258	25
15	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:31.099	+1.313	26
16	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:31.296	+1.510	26
17	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:31.343	+1.557	28
18	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:31.525	+1.739	24
19	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:31.821	+2.035	27
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:33.464	+3.678	23

Session schedule

Practice 1Final3 Dec 2021 13:30 UTC

Practice 2Final3 Dec 2021 17:00 UTC

Practice 3Final4 Dec 2021 14:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal4 Dec 2021 17:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal5 Dec 2021 17:30 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.