grand prix :
Mexican Grand Prix
2021
Race Report
Full breakdown of every race weekend, qualifying, race, sprint and free practice sessions.
Mexico CityRace CircuitClockwise
R18
71Laps
305.354 KM
Race Highlights
DRIVER OF THE DAY
PER36.9%
WINNER
Max Verstappen #3
Red BullWINNER
1:38:39.086
POLE POSITION
Valtteri Bottas #77
MercedesPOLE POSITION
1:15.875
FASTEST LAP
Valtteri Bottas #77
MercedesFASTEST LAP
1:17.774L69
Results
| POS | Δ | DRIVER | GRID | LAPS | TIME / GAP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Max Verstappen #33 Red Bull | 3 | 71 | 1:38:39.086 | 25PTS |
| 2 | — | Lewis Hamilton #44 Mercedes | 2 | 71 | +16.555 | 18PTS |
| 3 | +1 | Sergio Pérez #11DOTD Red Bull | 4 | 71 | +17.752 | 15PTS |
| 4 | +1 | Pierre Gasly #10 AlphaTauri | 5 | 71 | +1:03.845 | 12PTS |
| 5 | +3 | Charles Leclerc #16 Ferrari | 8 | 71 | +1:21.037 | 10PTS |
| 6 | — | Carlos Sainz Jr. #55 Ferrari | 6 | 70 | +1 lap | 8PTS |
| 7 | +2 | Sebastian Vettel #5 Aston Martin | 9 | 70 | +1 lap | 6PTS |
| 8 | +2 | Kimi Räikkönen #7 Alfa Romeo | 10 | 70 | +1 lap | 4PTS |
| 9 | +3 | Fernando Alonso #14 Alpine | 12 | 70 | +1 lap | 2PTS |
| 10 | +8 | Lando Norris #4 McLaren | 18 | 70 | +1 lap | 1PTS |
| 11 | — | Antonio Giovinazzi #99 Alfa Romeo | 11 | 70 | +1 lap | — |
| 12 | -5 | Daniel Ricciardo #3 McLaren | 7 | 70 | +1 lap | — |
| 13 | +6 | Esteban Ocon #31 Alpine | 19 | 70 | +1 lap | — |
| 14 | +6 | Lance Stroll #18 Aston Martin | 20 | 69 | +2 laps | — |
| 15 | -14 | Valtteri Bottas #77FL Mercedes | 1 | 69 | +2 laps | — |
| 16 | — | George Russell #63 Williams | 16 | 69 | +2 laps | — |
| 17 | -4 | Nicholas Latifi #6 Williams | 13 | 69 | +2 laps | — |
| 18 | -3 | Nikita Mazepin #9 Haas | 15 | 68 | +3 laps | — |
| DNF | — | Mick Schumacher #47 Haas | 14 | 0 | Collision | — |
| DNF | — | Yuki Tsunoda #22 AlphaTauri | 17 | 0 | Collision | — |