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2021 Spanish Grand Prix

The2021 Spanish Grand Prix(officially known as theFormula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2021) was aFormula Onemotor racewhich took place on 9 May 2021 at theCircuit de Barcelona-CatalunyainMontmeló,Spain.The race was the fourth round of the2021 Formula One World Championship.The race was won byMercedesdriverLewis Hamiltonfrompole positionahead ofRed Bull'sMax Verstappenand Hamilton's teammateValtteri Bottas.The win allowed Hamilton to extend his Championship lead over Verstappen to 14 points.

2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 4 of 22[a]in the2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Race details
Date 9 May 2021
Official name Formula 1 AramcoGran Premio de España2021
Location Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmeló,Catalonia,Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.675 km (2.905 miles)
Distance 66 laps, 308.424 km (191.646 miles)
Weather Cloudy
Attendance 0[b]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:16.741
Fastest lap
Driver NetherlandsMax Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda
Time 1:18.149 on lap 62(lap record)
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Red Bull Racing-Honda
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

Background

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Further information:2021 Formula One World Championship § Entries,andCOVID-19 pandemic in Spain
A satellite image of the Circuit de Catalunya in 2018, before the tenth turn was altered.

The race was the fourth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, the 61st edition of theSpanish Grand Prix,the 51st time it featured as a round of the World Championship, and the 31st time the Spanish Grand Prix took place at theCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.This was the first Formula One race held on this layout of the circuit, with turn 10 having been remodelled from a tight hairpin into a faster curve, to improve safety for drivers.[4]

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[5]Robert Kubicadrove in the first practice session forAlfa Romeo Racingin place ofKimi Räikkönen,[6]whileRoy Nissanydrove forWilliams,replacingGeorge Russell.[7]Tyre supplierPirellibrought theC1, C2 and C3 tyre compounds(designated hard, medium and soft respectively) for teams to use at the event.[8]Heading into the race,Lewis Hamiltonwas leading the Drivers' Championship with 69 points, ahead ofMax Verstappenon 61 andLando Norrison 37. In the Constructors' Championship,Mercedesled on 101 points ahead ofRed Bullon 83 andMcLarenon 53.[9]

Practice

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As usual, the event had three practice sessions, each lasting one hour. The first practice session started at 11:30 local time (UTC+02:00) on 7 May and ended withValtteri Bottasfastest in hisMercedesahead ofRed BulldriverMax Verstappenand Bottas' teammateLewis Hamilton;Nikita Mazepinand Kubica both briefly lost control in minor incidents.[10]The second practice session started at 15:00 local time and ended with Hamilton fastest ahead of Bottas andFerraridriverCharles Leclerc.[11]The third practice session, which started at 12:00 local time the following day, ended with Verstappen top, ahead of Hamilton and Leclerc.[12][13]

Qualifying

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Qualifying started at 15:00 local time (UTC+02:00) on 8 May.[14]Lewis Hamilton set provisional pole position in his Q3 first flying lap. Hamilton was followed by Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. None of the three drivers were able to improve their times in their subsequent laps, and Hamilton earned his 100th pole position.[15]

Qualifying classification

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:18.245 1:17.166 1:16.741 1
2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:18.090 1:16.922 1:16.777 2
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:18.005 1:17.142 1:16.873 3
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:18.041 1:17.717 1:17.510 4
5 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:18.281 1:17.743 1:17.580 5
6 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:18.205 1:17.656 1:17.620 6
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.264 1:17.719 1:17.622 7
8 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:18.203 1:17.669 1:17.701 8
9 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.821 1:17.696 1:18.010 9
10 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:18.281 1:17.966 1:18.147 10
11 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:18.241 1:17.974 N/A 11
12 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1:18.190 1:17.982 N/A 12
13 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:18.289 1:18.079 N/A 13
14 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:18.549 1:18.356 N/A 14
15 63 George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1:18.445 1:19.154 N/A 15
16 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 1:18.556 N/A N/A 16
17 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:18.917 N/A N/A 17
18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:19.117 N/A N/A 18
19 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:19.219 N/A N/A 19
20 9 Nikita Mazepin[c] Haas-Ferrari 1:19.807 N/A N/A 201
107% time:1:23.268
Source:[17][18]
Notes
  • ^1–Nikita Mazepinreceived a three-place grid penalty for impedingLando Norrisin Q1. The penalty was not in force as he started the race from the last position.[19]

Race

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The race started at 15:00 local time (UTC+02:00) and was held over 66 laps.[14]

Race classification

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Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 66 1:33:07.680 1 25
2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 66 +15.841 2 191
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 66 +26.610 3 15
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 66 +54.616 4 12
5 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 66 +1:03.671 8 10
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 66 +1:13.768 7 8
7 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 66 +1:14.670 6 6
8 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 9 4
9 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 65 +1 lap 5 2
10 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 65 +1 lap 12 1
11 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 11
12 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 65 +1 lap 17
13 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 13
14 63 George Russell Williams-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 15
15 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 65 +1 lap 14
16 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 19
17 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 65 +1 lap 10
18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 64 +2 laps 18
19 9 Nikita Mazepin[c] Haas-Ferrari 64 +2 laps 20
Ret 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 6 Electrics 16
Fastest lap:Max Verstappen(Red Bull Racing-Honda) – 1:18.149 (lap 62)
Source:[18][20][21]
Notes
  • ^1– Includes one point for fastest lap.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note:Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^At the time of the event Formula One planned to hold twenty-three Grands Prix.[1]
  2. ^The Grand Prix was heldbehind closed doorsdue to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[citation needed]Because of a change to the attendance protocol inBarcelona,the event received approval for a crowd of 1,000.[2]Those in audience at the race were members of theCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunyathat needed to apply for attendance.[3]
  3. ^abNikita Mazepinis Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as theCourt of Arbitration for Sportupheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by theWorld Anti-Doping Agencyin response to thestate-sponsored doping programof Russian athletes.[16]

References

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