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2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Index

Welcome to our index page of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Yas Marina Circuit.

Session Reports

FP1: Verstappen fires first shot in Abu Dhabi - leads morning practice

FP2: Hamilton quickest in twilight second practice in Abu Dhabi

FP3: Hamilton leads Verstappen in final practice in Abu Dhabi

Qualifying: Verstappen beats Hamilton to head into season finale on pole

Race: Verstappen crowned champion in last lap Abu Dhabi showdown

Photos

Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up at Yas Marina

Gallery: All the pictures from practice day at Yas Marina

Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day at Yas Marina

Gallery: The atmosphere on the grid at Yas Marina

Gallery: Formula 1's class of 2021 in pictures

Gallery: All the pictures from race day at Yas Marina

Results

Free Practice 1 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:25.009s		23
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:25.205s	+ 0.196s	26
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:25.355s	+ 0.346s	25
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:25.363s	+ 0.354s	24
5	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:25.378s	+ 0.369s	22
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:25.625s	+ 0.616s	26
7	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:25.822s	+ 0.813s	28
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:25.846s	+ 0.837s	20
9	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:25.886s	+ 0.877s	25
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:26.007s	+ 0.998s	26
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:26.025s	+ 1.016s	25
12	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:26.123s	+ 1.114s	26
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:26.189s	+ 1.180s	25
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:26.409s	+ 1.400s	25
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:26.608s	+ 1.599s	26
16	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:26.676s	+ 1.667s	29
17	Jack Aitken	Williams	1:27.481s	+ 2.472s	27
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:27.487s	+ 2.478s	26
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:27.698s	+ 2.689s	23
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:28.305s	+ 3.296s	22

Free Practice 2 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:23.691s		26
2	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:24.034s	+ 0.343s	29
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:24.083s	+ 0.392s	29
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:24.332s	+ 0.641s	25
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:24.400s	+ 0.709s	26
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:24.495s	+ 0.804s	27
7	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:24.532s	+ 0.841s	26
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:24.557s	+ 0.866s	29
9	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:24.844s	+ 1.153s	29
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:24.940s	+ 1.249s	27
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:24.959s	+ 1.268s	26
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:25.108s	+ 1.417s	27
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:25.153s	+ 1.462s	27
14	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:25.195s	+ 1.504s	27
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:25.385s	+ 1.694s	26
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:25.440s	+ 1.749s	23
17	George Russell	Williams	1:25.549s	+ 1.858s	29
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:25.687s	+ 1.996s	22
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:25.784s	+ 2.093s	27
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:26.336s	+ 2.645s	26

Free Practice 3 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:23.274s		22
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:23.488s	+ 0.214s	23
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:24.025s	+ 0.751s	21
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:24.047s	+ 0.773s	20
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:24.106s	+ 0.832s	16
6	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:24.223s	+ 0.949s	21
7	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:24.251s	+ 0.977s	22
8	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:24.595s	+ 1.321s	19
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:24.733s	+ 1.459s	15
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:24.758s	+ 1.484s	20
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:24.821s	+ 1.547s	21
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:24.834s	+ 1.560s	17
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:25.037s	+ 1.763s	22
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:25.048s	+ 1.774s	17
15	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:25.094s	+ 1.820s	19
16	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:25.115s	+ 1.841s	24
17	George Russell	Williams	1:25.220s	+ 1.946s	21
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:25.322s	+ 2.048s	18
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:25.340s	+ 2.066s	17
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:26.332s	+ 3.058s	18

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

Race results

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Stops
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	58 laps - 1:30:17.345s	3
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+ 2.256s	1
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+ 5.173s	1
4	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	+ 5.692s	2
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+ 6.531s	2
6	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+ 7.463s	1
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	+ 59.200s	2
8	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	+ 61.708s	1
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+ 64.026s	1
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+ 66.057s	2
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	+ 67.527s	1
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	+ 1 lap	2
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+ 1 lap	2
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	+ 1 lap	2
15	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	+ 3 laps	3
	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	DNF	1
	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	DNF	1
	George Russell	Williams	DNF	0
	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	DNF	1

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