Full results from qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina, the final round of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:23.322s 1:22.800s 1:22.109s
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.845s 1:23.145s 1:22.480s
3 Lando Norris McLaren 1:23.553s 1:23.256s 1:22.931s
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:23.350s 1:23.135s 1:22.947s
5 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:23.624s 1:23.174s 1:22.992s
6 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:23.117s 1:23.246s 1:23.036s
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:23.467s 1:23.202s 1:23.122s
8 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:23.428s 1:23.404s 1:23.220s
9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:23.764s 1:23.420s 1:23.389s
10 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:23.829s 1:23.448s 1:23.409s
11 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:23.846s 1:23.460s
12 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:23.489s 1:24.043s
13 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:24.061s 1:24.066s
14 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:24.118s 1:24.251s
15 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:24.225s 1:24.305s
16 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:24.338s
17 George Russell Williams 1:24.423s
18 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:24.779s
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:24.906s
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:25.685s

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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