Welcome to our index page of the 2021 French Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Circuit Paul Ricard.
Session Reports
FP1: Bottas and Hamilton lead French GP first practice for Mercedes
FP2: Verstappen faster than Bottas and Hamilton in second practice
FP3: Verstappen comfortably leads the field in final practice
Qualifying: Max Verstappen seizes pole for French GP from Mercedes
Race: Verstappen wins tense back-and-forth French GP
Photos
Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up in Le Castellet
Gallery: All the pictures from practice day in Le Castellet
Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day in Le Castellet
Gallery: All the pictures from race day in Le Castellet
Results
Free Practice 1 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.448s | 24 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.783s | + 0.335s | 21 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.880s | + 0.432s | 23 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:34.193s | + 0.745s | 25 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:34.329s | + 0.881s | 25 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:34.644s | + 1.196s | 24 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:34.693s | + 1.245s | 21 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:34.699s | + 1.251s | 20 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.707s | + 1.259s | 21 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:34.847s | + 1.399s | 22 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.950s | + 1.502s | 24 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.116s | + 1.668s | 23 |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.135s | + 1.687s | 20 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.275s | + 1.827s | 23 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:35.289s | + 1.841s | 16 |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:35.342s | + 1.894s | 24 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:35.612s | + 2.164s | 22 |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:36.651s | + 3.203s | 24 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:37.329s | + 3.881s | 14 |
| 20 | Roy Nissany | Williams | 1:37.881s | + 4.433s | 16 |
Free Practice 2 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.872s | 21 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.880s | + 0.008s | 27 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.125s | + 0.253s | 23 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:33.340s | + 0.468s | 25 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.550s | + 0.678s | 23 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:33.685s | + 0.813s | 23 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:33.696s | + 0.824s | 25 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:33.698s | + 0.826s | 24 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.786s | + 0.914s | 26 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.822s | + 0.950s | 24 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.831s | + 0.959s | 23 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:33.921s | + 1.049s | 24 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:33.955s | + 1.083s | 25 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:34.079s | + 1.207s | 24 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:34.447s | + 1.575s | 25 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34.632s | + 1.760s | 24 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 1:35.266s | + 2.394s | 25 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:35.331s | + 2.459s | 25 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:35.512s | + 2.640s | 24 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:35.551s | + 2.679s | 23 |
Free Practice 3 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.300s | 11 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.047s | + 0.747s | 14 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:32.195s | + 0.895s | 17 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32.238s | + 0.938s | 15 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.266s | + 0.966s | 15 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.336s | + 1.036s | 14 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:32.624s | + 1.324s | 15 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:32.681s | + 1.381s | 16 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:32.707s | + 1.407s | 16 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:32.759s | + 1.459s | 14 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.820s | + 1.520s | 15 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.017s | + 1.717s | 17 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:33.051s | + 1.751s | 15 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:33.200s | + 1.900s | 18 |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.328s | + 2.028s | 16 |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 1:33.364s | + 2.064s | 16 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:33.424s | + 2.124s | 17 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:33.584s | + 2.284s | 16 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:34.143s | + 2.843s | 14 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:34.642s | + 3.342s | 13 |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.001s | 1:31.080s | 1:29.990s |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.237s | 1:30.788s | 1:30.248s |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.669s | 1:30.735s | 1:30.376s |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.560s | 1:30.971s | 1:30.445s |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:32.079s | 1:31.146s | 1:30.840s |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:31.898s | 1:31.353s | 1:30.868s |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.209s | 1:31.567s | 1:30.987s |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.733s | 1:31.542s | 1:31.252s |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:32.158s | 1:31.549s | 1:31.340s |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:32.181s | 1:31.615s | 1:31.382s |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:32.139s | 1:31.736s | |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:32.132s | 1:31.767s | |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.722s | 1:31.813s | |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 1:33.060s | 1:32.065s | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:32.942s | ||
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:33.062s | ||
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.354s | ||
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:33.554s | ||
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2:12.584s | ||
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
Race results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 53 laps - 1:27:25.770s | 2 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | + 2.904s | 1 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | + 8.811s | 1 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | + 14.618s | 1 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | + 64.032s | 1 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | + 75.857s | 1 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | + 76.596s | 1 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | + 77.695s | 1 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | + 79.666s | 1 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | + 91.946s | 1 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | + 99.337s | 1 |
| 12 | George Russell | Williams | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | + 1 lap | 1 |
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