Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:30:17.345 | 1:26.103 | Fastest | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | +2.256 | 1:26.615 | +0.512 | 18 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +5.173 | 1:27.618 | +1.515 | 15 |
| 4 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | +5.692 | 1:27.496 | +1.393 | 12 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 12 | +6.531 | 1:27.342 | +1.239 | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | +7.463 | 1:26.862 | +0.759 | 8 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | +59.200 | 1:26.762 | +0.659 | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 11 | +1:01.708 | 1:27.607 | +1.504 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 9 | +1:04.026 | 1:28.249 | +2.146 | 2 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | +1:06.057 | 1:28.433 | +2.330 | 1 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 15 | +1:07.527 | 1:28.303 | +2.200 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:28.723 | +2.620 | 0 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:28.567 | +2.464 | 0 |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:29.457 | +3.354 | 0 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 4 | Engine | 1:26.419 | +0.316 | 0 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | Accident | 1:29.293 | +3.190 | 0 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing | 14 | Gearbox | 1:29.442 | +3.339 | 0 |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | 17 | Gearbox | 1:30.647 | +4.544 | 0 |
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing | 18 | Brakes | 1:29.698 | +3.595 | 0 |
| Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | — | Illness | — | — | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, round 22 of the 2021 Formula 1 season, including Max Verstappen's fastest lap of 1:26.103.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the session Max Verstappen won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, round 22 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Open telemetry comparisonFastest laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.
Yas Marina Circuit
Yas Island, United Arab Emirates
a Tilke-designed circuit on Yas Island, running beneath the W Abu Dhabi hotel; the season finale since 2014, raced into dusk.
The track
- Length
- 5.281 km
- Turns
- 16
- Lap record
- 1:25.637 (Kevin Magnussen, 2024)
- First held
- 1 November 2009
- Races held
- 17
What its races show
- Safety car
- 20% (1 of 5 races)
- Virtual safety car
- 40% (2 of 5 races)
- Pit lane time
- 22.1 s
- Pit stop time loss
- 23.0 s
Figures from 5 races at this track in our data (2021–2025).