Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:24:28.471 | 1:25.084 | +1.888 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 7 | +25.743 | 1:23.196 | Fastest | 19 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 3 | +59.457 | 1:26.682 | +3.486 | 15 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | +1:02.306 | 1:25.613 | +2.417 | 12 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 9 | +1:20.570 | 1:27.061 | +3.865 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 12 | +1:21.274 | 1:27.356 | +4.160 | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +1:21.911 | 1:26.570 | +3.374 | 6 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 13 | +1:23.126 | 1:26.555 | +3.359 | 4 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | +1 Lap | 1:25.746 | +2.550 | 2 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:26.434 | +3.238 | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 2 | +1 Lap | 1:27.019 | +3.823 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:27.198 | +4.002 | 0 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:27.043 | +3.847 | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:26.358 | +3.162 | 0 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:27.823 | +4.627 | 0 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:28.412 | +5.216 | 0 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | +2 Laps | 1:25.768 | +2.572 | 0 |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:27.340 | +4.144 | 0 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 17 | Puncture | 1:28.732 | +5.536 | 0 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | Damage | 1:27.246 | +4.050 | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Race at the Qatar Grand Prix, round 20 of the 2021 Formula 1 season, including Max Verstappen's fastest lap of 1:23.196.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Race at the Qatar Grand Prix, the session Lewis Hamilton won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Race at the Qatar Grand Prix, round 20 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Open telemetry comparisonFastest laps of the Qatar Grand Prix 2021 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.
Lusail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
originally built in 2004 for MotoGP and later adapted for Formula 1. A night race under floodlights, with heat and sandstorms.
The track
- Length
- 5.419 km
- Turns
- 16
- Lap record
- 1:23.196 (Max Verstappen, 2023)
- First held
- 2021
What its races show
- Safety car
- 75% (3 of 4 races)
- Virtual safety car
- 50% (2 of 4 races)
- Pit lane time
- 28.1 s
- Pit stop time loss
- 28.1 s
Figures from 4 races at this track in our data (2021–2025).