Season 2021 · Round 7

French Grand Prix

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2021-06-20 · Circuit Paul Ricard · France · French Grand Prix · 53Lap · 309.690km
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:27:25.770
Team win 41pt P1 · P3 1-3
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +2.904
11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull +8.811
Fastest Lap
33 Max Verstappen
1:36.404 · L35
DNF
0
all classified · 20 starters
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 11/18 61.1%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Circuit Info
Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France
53Lap 309.690km 18 races held (1971–) Lap record 1:32.740 · Sebastian Vettel (2019)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P7 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Jackie Stewart -1
P7 Max Verstappen 2 wins · → Jackie Stewart -1
P15 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Starts
P19 Kimi Räikkönen 11 starts · → Jarno Trulli -1
P20 Fernando Alonso 10 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P71 Lewis Hamilton 6 starts · → Mark Webber -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Verstappen · pit stop L18 Verstappen · pit stop L32 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Hamilton · pit stop L19 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Pérez · pit stop L24 Pérez PER Pérez PER Bottas · pit stop L17 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Norris · pit stop L24 Norris NOR Norris NOR Ricciardo · pit stop L16 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Gasly · pit stop L17 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Alonso · pit stop L18 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Vettel · pit stop L37 Vettel VET Vettel VET Stroll · pit stop L34 Stroll STR Stroll STR Sainz · pit stop L17 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Russell · pit stop L17 Russell RUS Russell RUS Tsunoda · pit stop L15 Tsunoda TSU Tsunoda TSU Ocon · pit stop L28 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Giovinazzi · pit stop L28 Giovinazzi GIO Giovinazzi GIO Leclerc · pit stop L14 Leclerc · pit stop L38 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Räikkönen · pit stop L33 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Latifi · pit stop L18 Latifi LAT Latifi LAT Schumacher · pit stop L15 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Mazepin · pit stop L31 Mazepin MAZ Mazepin MAZ
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 33 Max Verstappen FL Red Bull 1 53 1:27:25.770 26
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2 53 +2.904 18
3 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 4 53 +8.811 15
4 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 3 53 +14.618 12
5 4 Lando Norris McLaren 8 53 +1:04.032 10
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 10 53 +1:15.857 8
7 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 6 53 +1:16.596 6
8 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 9 53 +1:17.695 4
9 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 12 53 +1:19.666 2
10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 19 53 +1:31.946 1
11 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 5 53 +1:39.337
12 63 George Russell Williams 14 52 +1 Lap
13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 0 52 +1 Lap
14 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team 11 52 +1 Lap
15 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 13 52 +1 Lap
16 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 7 52 +1 Lap
17 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 17 52 +1 Lap
18 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams 16 52 +1 Lap
19 47 Mick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 15 52 +1 Lap
20 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas F1 Team 18 52 +1 Lap
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.001 1:31.080 1:29.990 POLE Q3
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.237 1:30.788 1:30.248 +0.258 Q3
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:31.669 1:30.735 1:30.376 +0.386 Q3
4 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:31.560 1:30.971 1:30.445 +0.455 Q3
5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:32.079 1:31.146 1:30.840 +0.850 Q3
6 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:31.898 1:31.353 1:30.868 +0.878 Q3
7 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.209 1:31.567 1:30.987 +0.997 Q3
8 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:31.733 1:31.542 1:31.252 +1.262 Q3
9 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 1:32.158 1:31.549 1:31.340 +1.350 Q3
10 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:32.181 1:31.615 1:31.382 +1.392 Q3
11 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team 1:32.139 1:31.736 — +1.746 Q2
12 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:32.132 1:31.767 — +1.777 Q2
13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:32.722 1:31.813 — +1.823 Q2
14 63 George Russell Williams 1:33.060 1:32.065 — +2.075 Q2
15 47 Mick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 1:32.942 — — +2.952 Q1
16 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:33.062 — — +3.072 Q1
17 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:33.354 — — +3.364 Q1
18 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas F1 Team 1:33.554 — — +3.564 Q1
19 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin — —
20 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri — —
Starting grid
Official
1
33 Max Verstappen
2
44 Lewis Hamilton
3
77 Valtteri Bottas
4
11 Sergio Pérez
5
55 Carlos Sainz
6
10 Pierre Gasly
7
16 Charles Leclerc
8
4 Lando Norris
9
14 Fernando Alonso
10
3 Daniel Ricciardo
11
31 Esteban Ocon
12
5 Sebastian Vettel
13
99 Antonio Giovinazzi
14
63 George Russell
15
47 Mick Schumacher
16
6 Nicholas Latifi
17
7 Kimi Räikkönen
18
9 Nikita Mazepin
19
18 Lance Stroll
PIT
22 Yuki Tsunoda pit lane start
failing to set a time in qualifying
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.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.404 L35
2 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.579 L36
3 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.582 L37
4 11 Sergio Pérez 1:36.693 L53
5 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.743 L34
6 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.849 L42
7 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.863 L38
8 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.942 L52
9 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:36.960 L19
10 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.968 L50
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
30s 31s median 30.6s Sergio Pérez · L24 · 29.682s Nicholas Latifi · L18 · 29.775s Max Verstappen · L18 · 29.803s Daniel Ricciardo · L16 · 29.951s George Russell · L17 · 30.092s Max Verstappen · L32 · 30.123s Esteban Ocon · L28 · 30.207s Yuki Tsunoda · L15 · 30.226s Lewis Hamilton · L19 · 30.263s Lando Norris · L24 · 30.531s Carlos Sainz · L17 · 30.534s Valtteri Bottas · L17 · 30.572s Antonio Giovinazzi · L28 · 30.586s Pierre Gasly · L17 · 30.781s Charles Leclerc · L14 · 30.798s Nikita Mazepin · L31 · 30.983s Lance Stroll · L34 · 30.996s Sebastian Vettel · L37 · 31.069s Fernando Alonso · L18 · 31.288s Kimi Räikkönen · L33 · 31.327s Charles Leclerc · L38 · 31.368s Mick Schumacher · L15 · 31.457s
fastest 29.682s Sergio Pérez slowest 31.457s Mick Schumacher pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
16 Charles Leclerc 1 14 15:26:59 30.798s
47 Mick Schumacher 1 15 15:29:09 31.457s
22 Yuki Tsunoda 1 15 15:28:52 30.226s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 16 15:30:21 29.951s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 17 15:32:01 30.781s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 17 15:31:34 30.572s
63 George Russell 1 17 15:32:17 30.092s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 17 15:32:00 30.534s
6 Nicholas Latifi 1 18 15:34:01 29.775s
33 Max Verstappen 1 18 15:33:10 29.803s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 18 15:33:49 31.288s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 19 15:34:46 30.263s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 24 15:43:14 29.682s
4 Lando Norris 1 24 15:43:44 30.531s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 28 15:50:47 30.207s
99 Antonio Giovinazzi 1 28 15:50:48 30.586s
9 Nikita Mazepin 1 31 15:56:17 30.983s
33 Max Verstappen 2 32 15:56:20 30.123s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 33 15:59:18 31.327s
18 Lance Stroll 1 34 16:00:37 30.996s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 37 16:05:29 31.069s
16 Charles Leclerc 2 38 16:07:29 31.368s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
4
Lando Norris
+14
P8→P5
18
Lance Stroll
+14
P19→P10
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+13
P10→P6
16
Charles Leclerc
+13
P7→P16
63
George Russell
+12
P14→P12
14
Fernando Alonso
+11
P9→P8
22
Yuki Tsunoda
+11
P—→P13
6
Nicholas Latifi
+10
P16→P18
Most positions lost
Charles Leclerc −22 Nicholas Latifi −13 Carlos Sainz −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
11 Sergio Pérez No further action Decision - Car 11 - Incident with car 77 (No further action.) FIA document ↗
Decision - Car 11 - Incident with car 77 (No further action.) FIA document ↗
22 Yuki Tsunoda Grid penalty PIT failing to set a time in qualifying (pit lane start (quali P20))
PIT failing to set a time in qualifying (pit lane start (quali P20))
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
DriverSubjectFIA document
18 Lance Stroll Qualifying 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.
DocTitleSubjectPublished(CET)
Circuit Map ↗ 2021-06-16 14:07
2021-06-16 14:07 CET
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Post Race Inspections on Car Number 14 ↗ 2021-06-16 16:57
2021-06-16 16:57 CET
PU elements used per driver up to now ↗ 2021-06-17 11:43
2021-06-17 11:43 CET
Race Directors' Event Notes ↗ 2021-06-17 13:00
2021-06-17 13:00 CET
Initial Scrutineering ↗ 2021-06-17 16:46
2021-06-17 16:46 CET
Entry List ↗ 2021-06-17 17:05
2021-06-17 17:05 CET
Race Directors' Event Notes Version 2 ↗ 2021-06-17 20:05
2021-06-17 20:05 CET
New PU elements for this Event ↗ 2021-06-18 11:37
2021-06-18 11:37 CET
Offence - Car 11 - Pit lane speeding ↗ 11 Sergio Pérez 2021-06-18 11:57
11 Sergio Pérez 2021-06-18 11:57 CET
P1 Classification ↗ 2021-06-18 12:44
2021-06-18 12:44 CET
P2 Classification ↗ 2021-06-18 16:18
2021-06-18 16:18 CET
Race Directors' Note - P3 Tyres ↗ 2021-06-18 16:59
2021-06-18 16:59 CET
Race Directors' Note SC1-SC2 Time ↗ 2021-06-18 17:20
2021-06-18 17:20 CET
P1 and P2 scrutineering ↗ 2021-06-18 19:12
2021-06-18 19:12 CET
New gearboxes for this Event ↗ 2021-06-18 19:14
2021-06-18 19:14 CET
Curfew ↗ 2021-06-19 09:32
2021-06-19 09:32 CET
Race Directors' Event Notes Version 3 ↗ 2021-06-19 09:32
2021-06-19 09:32 CET
P3 deleted lap times turn 6 ↗ 2021-06-19 13:08
2021-06-19 13:08 CET
P3 Classification ↗ 2021-06-19 13:22
2021-06-19 13:22 CET
Race Directors Note - Post Qualifying Procedure ↗ 2021-06-19 14:10
2021-06-19 14:10 CET
Offence - Car 7 - Pit lane speeding ↗ 7 Kimi Räikkönen 2021-06-19 16:17
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2021-06-19 16:17 CET
Qualifying deleted lap times turn 6 ↗ 2021-06-19 16:20
2021-06-19 16:20 CET
Provisional Qualifying Classification ↗ 2021-06-19 16:40
2021-06-19 16:40 CET
Decision - Car 18 - Qualifying ↗ 18 Lance Stroll 2021-06-19 16:53
18 Lance Stroll 2021-06-19 16:53 CET
Decision - Car 22 - failing to set a time in qualifying ↗ 22 Yuki Tsunoda 2021-06-19 17:04
22 Yuki Tsunoda 2021-06-19 17:04 CET
Dry tyre type used during fastest lap in Q2 ↗ 2021-06-19 19:13
2021-06-19 19:13 CET
P3 and Qualifying scrutineering ↗ 2021-06-19 19:38
2021-06-19 19:38 CET
Final Qualifying Classification ↗ 2021-06-19 19:45
2021-06-19 19:45 CET
Provisional Starting Grid ↗ 2021-06-19 20:00
2021-06-19 20:00 CET
Parc Fermé issues ↗ 2021-06-20 12:19
2021-06-20 12:19 CET
Race Directors Note - Pre-Race Procedure ↗ 2021-06-20 13:16
2021-06-20 13:16 CET
Race Directors Note - Post Race Procedure ↗ 2021-06-20 13:17
2021-06-20 13:17 CET
Offence - Car 22 - Parc Ferme ↗ 22 Yuki Tsunoda 2021-06-20 13:35
22 Yuki Tsunoda 2021-06-20 13:35 CET
Offence - Car 22 - Gearbox has been changed ↗ 22 Yuki Tsunoda 2021-06-20 13:35
22 Yuki Tsunoda 2021-06-20 13:35 CET
Parts and parameters been replaced or changed during the Parc Fermé ↗ 2021-06-20 13:57
2021-06-20 13:57 CET
Final Starting Grid ↗ 2021-06-20 14:00
2021-06-20 14:00 CET
Race deleted lap time turn 6 ↗ 2021-06-20 16:38
2021-06-20 16:38 CET
Decision - Car 11 - Incident with car 77 ↗ 11 Sergio Pérez 2021-06-20 16:57
11 Sergio Pérez 2021-06-20 16:57 CET
Provisional Race Classification ↗ 2021-06-20 17:00
2021-06-20 17:00 CET
Race scrutineering ↗ 2021-06-20 18:54
2021-06-20 18:54 CET
Final Race Classification ↗ 2021-06-20 19:00
2021-06-20 19:00 CET
Championship Points ↗ 2021-06-20 19:05
2021-06-20 19:05 CET
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