Season 2021 · Round 22
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
DNF
4
L50
L33
L26
L25
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 12/17
70.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Closest finish · all-time P37
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
0.439s
Circuit Info
Yas Marina Circuit
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P1 Lewis Hamilton
5 wins
· GP #1
P1 Max Verstappen
5 wins
· GP #1
P3 Sebastian Vettel
3 wins
· → Max Verstappen -2
P1 Lewis Hamilton
10
· GP #1
P2 Max Verstappen
7
· → Lewis Hamilton -3
P2 Sebastian Vettel
7
· → Lewis Hamilton -3
P1 Sebastian Vettel
4
· GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton
3
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P3 Max Verstappen
2
· → Lewis Hamilton -1
P1 Lewis Hamilton
17 starts
· GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso
15 starts
· → Lewis Hamilton -2
P3 Sergio Pérez
14 starts
· → Fernando Alonso -1
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 Max Verstappen FL | Red Bull | 1 | 58 | 1:30:17.345 | 26 |
| 2 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 58 | +2.256 | 18 |
| 3 | 55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +5.173 | 15 |
| 4 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | 58 | +5.692 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 12 | 58 | +6.531 | 10 |
| 6 | 77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | 58 | +7.463 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 58 | +59.200 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 58 | +1:01.708 | 4 |
| 9 | 31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 58 | +1:04.026 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | 58 | +1:06.057 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 15 | 58 | +1:07.527 | |
| 12 | 3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | 18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | 47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 57 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | 11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4 | 55 | Engine | |
| R | 6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | 50 | Accident | |
| R | 99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 33 | Gearbox | |
| R | 63 George Russell | Williams | 17 | 26 | Gearbox | |
| R | 7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 25 | Brakes | |
| W | 9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 0 | Illness |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.322 | 1:22.800 | 1:22.109 | POLE Q3 |
| 2 | 44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.845 | 1:23.145 | 1:22.480 | +0.371 Q3 |
| 3 | 4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:23.553 | 1:23.256 | 1:22.931 | +0.822 Q3 |
| 4 | 11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:23.350 | 1:23.135 | 1:22.947 | +0.838 Q3 |
| 5 | 55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:23.624 | 1:23.174 | 1:22.992 | +0.883 Q3 |
| 6 | 77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:23.117 | 1:23.246 | 1:23.036 | +0.927 Q3 |
| 7 | 16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.467 | 1:23.202 | 1:23.122 | +1.013 Q3 |
| 8 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:23.428 | 1:23.404 | 1:23.220 | +1.111 Q3 |
| 9 | 31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.764 | 1:23.420 | 1:23.389 | +1.280 Q3 |
| 10 | 3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:23.829 | 1:23.448 | 1:23.409 | +1.300 Q3 |
| 11 | 14 Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.846 | 1:23.460 | — | +1.351 Q2 |
| 12 | 10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:23.489 | 1:24.043 | — | +1.380 Q1 |
| 13 | 18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:24.061 | 1:24.066 | — | +1.952 Q1 |
| 14 | 99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.118 | 1:24.251 | — | +2.009 Q1 |
| 15 | 5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:24.225 | 1:24.305 | — | +2.116 Q1 |
| 16 | 6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:24.338 | — | — | +2.229 Q1 |
| 17 | 63 George Russell | Williams | 1:24.423 | — | — | +2.314 Q1 |
| 18 | 7 Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.779 | — | — | +2.670 Q1 |
| 19 | 47 Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:24.906 | — | — | +2.797 Q1 |
| 20 | 9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.685 | — | — | +3.576 Q1 |
Starting grid
Official
1
2
3
4
11 Sergio Pérez
5
55 Carlos Sainz
6
7
8
22 Yuki Tsunoda
9
31 Esteban Ocon
10
11
12
10 Pierre Gasly
13
18 Lance Stroll
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1.
The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 Max Verstappen | 1:26.103 | L39 |
| 2 | 33 Max Verstappen | 1:26.301 | L41 |
| 3 | 33 Max Verstappen | 1:26.321 | L38 |
| 4 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:26.419 | L51 |
| 5 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:26.428 | L50 |
| 6 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:26.429 | L48 |
| 7 | 33 Max Verstappen | 1:26.437 | L43 |
| 8 | 33 Max Verstappen | 1:26.463 | L42 |
| 9 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:26.507 | L49 |
| 10 | 11 Sergio Pérez | 1:26.529 | L52 |
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time | Lane transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Mick Schumacher | 1 | 10 | 17:18:55 | 22.124s |
| 33 Max Verstappen | 1 | 13 | 17:22:42 | 21.152s |
| 44 Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 14 | 17:24:04 | 21.595s |
| 31 Esteban Ocon | 1 | 15 | 17:26:13 | 21.677s |
| 16 Charles Leclerc | 1 | 15 | 17:26:08 | 22.461s |
| 99 Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 17 | 17:29:20 | 22.283s |
| 4 Lando Norris | 1 | 17 | 17:29:04 | 21.380s |
| 3 Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 18 | 17:30:47 | 21.449s |
| 55 Carlos Sainz | 1 | 19 | 17:31:59 | 22.213s |
| 18 Lance Stroll | 1 | 21 | 17:35:25 | 22.288s |
| 7 Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 21 | 17:35:29 | 22.338s |
| 11 Sergio Pérez | 1 | 21 | 17:34:55 | 21.471s |
| 5 Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 23 | 17:38:23 | 21.221s |
| 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 23 | 17:38:05 | 22.455s |
| 6 Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 28 | 17:46:18 | 21.241s |
| 77 Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 30 | 17:48:30 | 21.669s |
| 16 Charles Leclerc | 2 | 35 | 17:56:24 | 21.173s |
| 10 Pierre Gasly | 1 | 36 | 17:58:06 | 22.133s |
| 14 Fernando Alonso | 1 | 36 | 17:58:06 | 21.304s |
| 33 Max Verstappen | 2 | 36 | 17:57:06 | 21.871s |
| 11 Sergio Pérez | 2 | 36 | 17:57:40 | 21.413s |
| 4 Lando Norris | 2 | 48 | 18:16:06 | 22.173s |
| 47 Mick Schumacher | 2 | 52 | 18:23:42 | 22.070s |
| 3 Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 52 | 18:22:38 | 22.056s |
| 18 Lance Stroll | 2 | 52 | 18:22:55 | 22.661s |
| 22 Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 53 | 18:24:01 | 21.909s |
| 33 Max Verstappen | 3 | 53 | 18:22:37 | 21.453s |
| 11 Sergio Pérez | 3 | 53 | 18:23:09 | 21.385s |
| 10 Pierre Gasly | 2 | 54 | 18:25:56 | 21.920s |
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
Most positions lost
Charles Leclerc −14
Lando Norris −12
Daniel Ricciardo −11
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Race lap data 1996+.
| Driver | Type | Lap | Served | Issued | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sebastian Vettel | No further action | Decision - Car 5 - Alleged impeding of car 10 in turn 1 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||
| Decision - Car 5 - Alleged impeding of car 10 in turn 1 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||||
| 3 Daniel Ricciardo | No further action | Decision - Car 3 - alleged impeding of car 14 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||
| Decision - Car 3 - alleged impeding of car 14 (No further action.) FIA document ↗ | |||||
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Stewards decisions with no penalty in the table above
| Driver | Subject | FIA document |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nikita Mazepin | withdrawal from the event | Open ↗ |
The sanction itself — fine, reprimand, licence points, or no further action — is written inside the PDF, which we do not read yet. The document link is the source of record.
FIA official decisions and documents (fia.com) · PDF original PDF links
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) ·
DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15