Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 29:09.559 | 1:12.300 | +0.186 | 3 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | +1.170 | 1:12.114 | Fastest | 2 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +18.723 | 1:13.167 | +1.053 | 1 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 3 | +19.787 | 1:13.110 | +0.996 | 0 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 20 | +20.872 | 1:12.357 | +0.243 | 0 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +22.558 | 1:12.994 | +0.880 | 0 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | +25.056 | 1:13.140 | +1.026 | 0 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 4 | +34.158 | 1:13.342 | +1.228 | 0 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 10 | +34.632 | 1:13.615 | +1.501 | 0 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 11 | +34.867 | 1:13.558 | +1.444 | 0 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 8 | +35.869 | 1:13.463 | +1.349 | 0 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 9 | +36.578 | 1:13.397 | +1.283 | 0 |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing | 14 | +41.880 | 1:13.627 | +1.513 | 0 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 15 | +44.037 | 1:13.666 | +1.552 | 0 |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 12 | +46.150 | 1:13.747 | +1.633 | 0 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | +46.760 | 1:13.934 | +1.820 | 0 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 17 | +47.739 | 1:14.056 | +1.942 | 0 |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing | 13 | +50.014 | 1:13.900 | +1.786 | 0 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +1:01.680 | 1:14.387 | +2.273 | 0 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1:07.474 | 1:14.583 | +2.469 | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix, round 19 of the 2021 Formula 1 season, including Max Verstappen's fastest lap of 1:12.114.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix, the session Valtteri Bottas won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix, round 19 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Open telemetry comparisonFastest laps of the São Paulo Grand Prix 2021 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, Brazil

a compact, counter-clockwise circuit with big elevation change (around 40 m); the weather often turns mid-race.
The track
- Length
- 4.309 km
- Turns
- 15
- Lap record
- 1:10.540 (Valtteri Bottas, 2018)
- First held
- 1973
- Races held
- 42
What its races show
- Safety car
- 100% (5 of 5 races)
- Virtual safety car
- 80% (4 of 5 races)
- Pit lane time
- 24.6 s
- Pit stop time loss
- 23.0 s
Figures from 5 races at this track in our data (2021–2025).
