2021 Formula One World Championship

==Entries==
The following teams and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2021 World Championship. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Power Unit 	Race Drivers	Race Drivers 	Rounds 	Free Practice/Test Drivers	Free Practice/Test Drivers
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Power Unit 	No. 	Driver Name 	Rounds 	No. 	Driver Name
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Mercedes 	F1 W12 EQ Performance	Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 EQ Performance	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	All 	11 	Sergio Pérez
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Mercedes 	F1 W12 EQ Performance	Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 EQ Performance	63 	George Russell 	All 	11 	Sergio Pérez
Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Ferrari 	SF72H 	Ferrari 066 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	All 	46 	Giuliano Alesi
Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Ferrari 	SF72H 	Ferrari 066 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	All 	64 	Marcus Armstrong
Red Bull Racing Honda 	Red Bull Racing-Honda	RB17 	Honda RA621H 	33 	Max Verstappen 	1-9 	56 	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Red Bull Racing Honda 	Red Bull Racing-Honda	RB17 	Honda RA621H 	33 	Pierre Gasly 	10-23 	56 	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Red Bull Racing Honda 	Red Bull Racing-Honda	RB17 	Honda RA621H 	23 	Alexander Albon 	All 	56 	Sérgio Sette Câmara
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL36 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 EQ Performance	55 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	All 	95 	Artem Markelov
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL36 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 EQ Performance	4 	Lando Norris 	All 	95 	Artem Markelov
Renault Infiniti F1 Team 	Renault 	R.S. 21 	Renault E-Tech 21 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	All 	94 	Pascal Welhrein
Renault Infiniti F1 Team 	Renault 	R.S. 21 	Renault E-Tech 21 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	All 	94 	Pascal Welhrein
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AlphaTauri-Honda 	AT02 	Honda RA621H 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	1-9 	21 	Jüri Vips
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AlphaTauri-Honda 	AT02 	Honda RA621H 	10 	Jüri Vips 	10-15 	21 	Jüri Vips
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AlphaTauri-Honda 	AT02 	Honda RA621H 	10 	Jack Doohan 	16-18 	21 	Jüri Vips
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AlphaTauri-Honda 	AT02 	Honda RA621H 	10 	Sérgio Sette Câmara	19-23 	21 	Jüri Vips
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	AlphaTauri-Honda 	AT02 	Honda RA621H 	9 	Jean Daruvala 	All 	74 	Jack Doohan
BWT Aston Martin F1 Team 	Aston Martin-Mercedes	AM1 	BWT Mercedes 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	All 	N/A 	N/A
BWT Aston Martin F1 Team 	Aston Martin-Mercedes	AM1 	BWT Mercedes 	18 	Lance Stroll 	All 	N/A 	N/A
Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	C40 	Ferrari 066 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	All 	88 	Robert Kubica
Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 	C40 	Ferrari 066 	17 	Robert Shwartzman 	All 	22 	Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-21 	Ferrari 066 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	All 	8 	Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-21 	Ferrari 066 	19 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	All 	8 	Romain Grosjean
Lavazza Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW44 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 EQ Performance	6 	Nicolas Latifi 	All 	39 	Jack Aitken
Lavazza Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW44 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M12 EQ Performance	37 	Paul Aron 	All 	42 	Dan Ticktum
Panthera Team Asia F1 	Panthera 	PA-T01 	Panthera Power-1 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	1-9,12-23	23 	Récardo Bruins Choi
Panthera Team Asia F1 	Panthera 	PA-T01 	Panthera Power-1 	27 	Récardo Bruins Choi	10-11 	23 	Récardo Bruins Choi
Panthera Team Asia F1 	Panthera 	PA-T01 	Panthera Power-1 	86 	Guanyu Zhou 	All 	23 	Récardo Bruins Choi
Buzz Carlin F1 Team 	Carlin-Renault 	BCT1 	Renault E-Tech 21 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	All 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne
Buzz Carlin F1 Team 	Carlin-Renault 	BCT1 	Renault E-Tech 21 	81 	Yuki Tsunoda 	All 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne
===Team Changes===
*Renault DP World F1 Team changed name to Renault Infiniti F1 Team as Infiniti took over as main sponsors.
*BWT Racing Point F1 Team had a full rebrand to BWT Aston Martin F1 Team.
*ROKiT Williams Racing changed to Lavazza Williams Racing as Lavazza took over as main sponsors.
*Two new teams joined F1:
**Panthera Team Asia F1 was announced to join the 2021 season in October of 2020. The team joined with their own engine and parts.
**Buzz Carlin F1 Team was announced to join the 2021 season in December of 2020. The team had previous experience in multiple other Formula categories and joined with Renault engines, with their own parts.
===Driver Changes===
*George Russell replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
*Sergio Pérez became a test driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
*Daniel Ricciardo replaced Sebastian Vettel at Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow.
*Giuliano Alesi and Marcus Armstrong became test drivers for Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow.
*Artem Markelov became a test driver for McLaren F1 Team.
*Sebastian Vettel replaced Daniel Ricciardo at Renault Infiniti F1 Team.
*Pascal Welhrein became a test driver for Renault Infiniti F1 Team.
*Jean Daruvala replaced Daniil Kvyat at Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda.
*Jüri Vips and Jack Doohan became a test driver for Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda.
*Valtteri Bottas replaced Sergio Pérez at BWT Aston Martin F1 Team.
*Robert Shwartzman replaced Antonio Giovinazzi at Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN.
*Mick Schumacher became a test driver for Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN.
*Pedro Piquet replaced Romain Grosjean at Haas F1 Team.
*Romain Grosjean became a test driver for Haas F1 Team.
*Paul Aron replaced George Russell at Lavazza Williams Racing.
*Nico Hülkenberg and Guanyu Zhou became drivers for Panthera Racing Asia F1.
*Récardo Bruins Choi became a test driver for Panthera Racing Asia F1.
*Antonio Giovinazzi and Yuki Tsunoda became drivers for Buzz Carlin F1 Team.
*Stoffel Vandoorne became a test driver for Buzz Carlin F1 Team.
====Mid-Season Changes====
*Pierre Gasly replaced Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing Honda after a severe collision between Max Verstappen and Nico Hülkenberg in the Austrian Grand Prix, which injured Verstappen. This left Verstappen unable to complete the rest of the Formula One Season.
*Jüri Vips replaced Pierre Gasly at Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda as Pierre Gasly temporarily raced for Red Bull Racing Honda.
*Récardo Bruins Choi, the first South Korean driver, replaced Nico Hülkenberg at Panthera Team Asia F1 after a severe collision between Max Verstappen and Nico Hülkenberg in the Austrian Grand Prix.
==Calendar==
The following twenty-three Grands Prix were run as part of the 2021 World Championship. Each race was run over a minimum number of laps that exceeds a total distance of 305 km (189.5 mi); the only exception to this is the Monaco Grand Prix, for which the distance is 260 km (161.6 mi).
Round	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Race Date
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Part Circuit, Melbourne 	14 March
2 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 	21 March
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 	4 April
4 	Vietnam Grand Prix 	Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi 	18 April
5 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Circuit, Baku 	2 May
6 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 	16 May
7 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 	23 May
8 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 	30 May
9 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 	13 June
10 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 	20 June
11 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring, Mogyoród 	4 July
12 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 	1 August
13 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodrome Nazionale di Monza, Monza 	8 August
14 	Russian Grand Prix 	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 	22 August
15 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	29 August
16 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 	12 September
17 	Malaysian Grand Prix 	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	19 September
18 	Indian Grand Prix 	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	3 October
19 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	17 October
20 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal 	24 October
21 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 	7 November
22 	Miami Grand Prix 	Hard Rock Stadium Circuit, Miami, Florida 	14 November
23 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 	28 November
=== Calendar Changes ===
* The Malaysian and Indian Grand Prix were re-added to the calendar after 4 year long and 8 year old hiatuses respectively.
* The French Grand Prix was removed from the calendar after the organizers were unable to renew it.
*The Mexican Grand Prix was removed from the calendar however was reconfirmed for 2022.
* The Miami Grand Prix was announced around late 2019 to join the calendar, which was confirmed in late 2020.
== Results and Standings ==
Round	Grand Prix 	Pole Position 	Fastest Lap 	Winning Driver 	Winning Constructor 	Report
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	Report
2 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Charles Leclerc 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Report
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Max Verstappen 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Report
4 	Vietnam Grand Prix 	Daniel Ricciardo	Sebastian Vettel 	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Report
5 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Lewis Hamilton 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	Report
6 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Daniel Ricciardo	George Russell 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	Report
7 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Sebastian Vettel 	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Report
8 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Report
9 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Alexander Albon 	Charles Leclerc 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	Report
10 	British Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Report
11 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Pierre Gasly 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Report
12 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Pierre Gasly 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Report
13 	Italian Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Pierre Gasly 	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Report
14 	Russian Grand Prix 	George Russell 	Pietro Fittipaldi	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Report
15 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
16 	Singapore Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
17 	Malaysian Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
18 	Indian Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
19 	Japanese Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
20 	Canadian Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
21 	United States Grand Prix	 	 	 	 	Report
22 	Miami Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
23 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	 	 	 	 	Report
=== Scoring System ===
Points were awarded to the top ten classified drivers and the driver who set the fastest lap. The points were awarded for every race, using the following system:
Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Points 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1
=== World Drivers' Championship standings ===
Pos	Driver 	AST	BAH	CHI	VIE	AZE	NED	MON	SPA	AUS	BRI	HUN	BEL	ITA	RUS									Points
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	3 	4 	1 	7 	3 	4 	4 	1 	5 	3 	2 	3 	3 	3 									213
2 	Charles Leclerc 	5 	1 	2 	Ret	5 	5 	3 	5 	2 	2 	1 	1 	4 	6 									206
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	2 	Ret	5 	1 	9 	3 	1 	2 	3 	7 	4 	2 	1 	7 									198
4 	George Russell 	4 	6 	3 	18*	6 	2 	5 	3 	4 	1 	6 	6 	5 	1 									175
5 	Alexander Albon 	6 	3 	6 	2 	2 	Ret	7 	7 	1 	5 	5 	5 	Ret	5 									142
6 	Max Verstappen 	1 	5 	4 	Ret	1 	1 	6 	6 	Ret	 	 	 	 	 									113
7 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	8 	2 	Ret	Ret	10 	8 	2 	8 	8 	Ret	7 	Ret	Ret	Ret									59
8 	Lando Norris 	9 	7 	8 	Ret	12 	6 	9 	4 	11 	4 	8 	10 	10 	9 									53
9 	Valtteri Bottas 	Ret	14 	10 	3 	4 	12 	11 	9 	6 	11 	12 	7 	7 	10 									45
10 	Pierre Gasly 	14 	19 	16 	10 	17 	19*	22 	17 	17 	6 	3 	4 	2 	2 									44
11 	Sebastian Vettel 	7 	10 	9 	4 	9 	7 	10 	10 	7 	Ret	11 	13 	12 	12 									39
12 	Lance Stroll 	12 	Ret	12 	6 	7 	15 	15 	Ret	12 	12 	14 	9 	6 	4 									28
13 	Esteban Ocon 	Ret	12 	13 	5 	Ret	10 	13 	11 	9 	8 	10 	Ret	15 	14 									18
14 	Kevin Magnussen 	22*	8 	7 	11 	Ret	13 	17 	16 	19 	17 	15 	15 	11 	17 									10
15 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	10 	Ret	11 	8 	11 	16 	19 	21*	21 	18 	16 	16 	16 	8 									9
16 	Nicolas Latifi 	17 	17 	23 	12 	14 	9 	8 	12 	10 	13 	17 	11 	19 	16 									7
17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	16 	13 	17 	9 	Ret	14 	18 	13 	14 	16 	20 	8 	8 	15 									6
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	15 	11 	15 	Ret	16 	17 	16 	19 	16 	10 	9 	Ret	9 	11 									5
19 	Paul Aron 	11 	15 	19 	15 	13 	11 	12 	14 	13 	9 	18 	14 	17 	Ret									2
20 	Robert Shwartzman 	13 	9 	14 	Ret	20 	Ret	20 	15 	15 	15 	21 	12 	14 	19 									2
21 	Yuki Tsunoda 	18 	Ret	18 	14 	18 	21 	14 	Ret	22 	14 	13 	17 	Ret	13 									0
22 	Guanyu Zhou 	20 	20 	22 	13 	Ret	20 	Ret	Ret	18 	20 	19 	Ret	18 	20 									0
23 	Jüri Vips 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19 	22 	18 	13 	18 									0
24 	Nico Hülkenberg 	21 	18 	21 	16 	15 	18 	21 	20 	Ret	 	 	19 	22 	Ret									0
25 	Jean Daruvala 	19 	16 	20 	17*	19 	Ret	Ret	18 	20 	21 	23 	20 	20 	Ret									0
26 	Récardo Bruins Choi	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22 	24 	 	 	 									0
* – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
=== World Constructors' Championship standings ===
Pos	Driver 	AST	BAH	CHI	VIE	AZE	NED	MON	SPA	AUS	BRI	HUN	BEL	ITA	RUS									Points
1 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	2 	Ret	5 	1 	9 	3 	1 	5 	2 	2 	1 	1 	4 	6 									404
1 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	5 	1 	2 	Ret	5 	5 	3 	2 	3 	7 	4 	2 	1 	7 									404
2 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	3 	4 	1 	7 	3 	4 	4 	1 	5 	3 	2 	3 	3 	3 									394
2 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	4 	6 	3 	18*	6 	2 	5 	3 	4 	1 	6 	6 	5 	1 									394
3 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	6 	3 	6 	2 	2 	Ret	7 	7 	1 	5 	5 	5 	Ret	5 									332
3 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	1 	5 	4 	Ret	1 	1 	6 	6 	Ret	 	 	 	 	 									332
3 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	3 	4 	2 	2 									332
4 	McLaren F1 Team 	8 	2 	Ret	Ret	10 	8 	2 	8 	8 	Ret	7 	Ret	Ret	Ret									113
4 	McLaren F1 Team 	9 	7 	8 	Ret	12 	6 	9 	4 	11 	4 	8 	10 	10 	9 									113
5 	BWT Aston Martin F1 Team 	Ret	14 	10 	3 	4 	12 	11 	9 	6 	11 	12 	7 	7 	10 									87
5 	BWT Aston Martin F1 Team 	12 	Ret	12 	6 	7 	15 	15 	Ret	12 	12 	14 	9 	6 	4 									87
6 	Renault Infiniti F1 Team 	7 	10 	9 	4 	9 	7 	10 	10 	7 	Ret	11 	13 	12 	12 									56
6 	Renault Infiniti F1 Team 	Ret	12 	13 	5 	Ret	10 	13 	11 	9 	8 	10 	Ret	15 	14 									56
7 	Haas F1 Team 	22*	8 	7 	11 	Ret	13 	17 	16 	19 	17 	15 	15 	11 	17 									19
7 	Haas F1 Team 	10 	Ret	11 	8 	11 	16 	19 	21*	21 	18 	16 	16 	16 	8 									19
8 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	16 	13 	17 	9 	Ret	14 	18 	13 	14 	16 	20 	8 	8 	15 									12
8 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	13 	9 	14 	Ret	20 	Ret	20 	15 	15 	15 	21 	12 	14 	19 									12
9 	Lavazza Williams Racing 	17 	17 	23 	12 	14 	9 	8 	12 	10 	13 	17 	11 	19 	16 									9
9 	Lavazza Williams Racing 	11 	15 	19 	15 	13 	11 	12 	14 	13 	9 	18 	14 	17 	Ret									9
10 	Buzz Carlin F1 Team 	15 	11 	15 	Ret	16 	17 	16 	19 	16 	10 	9 	Ret	9 	11 									5
10 	Buzz Carlin F1 Team 	18 	Ret	18 	14 	18 	21 	14 	Ret	22 	14 	13 	17 	Ret	13 									5
11 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	14 	19 	16 	10 	17 	19*	22 	17 	17 	 	 	 	 	 									1
11 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19 	22 	18 	13 	18 									1
11 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	19 	16 	20 	17*	19 	Ret	Ret	18 	20 	21 	23 	20 	20 	Ret									1
12 	Panthera Team Asia F1 	20 	20 	22 	14 	Ret	20 	Ret	Ret	18 	20 	19 	Ret	18 	20 									0
12 	Panthera Team Asia F1 	21 	18 	21 	16 	15 	18 	21 	20 	Ret	 	 	19 	22 	Ret									0
12 	Panthera Team Asia F1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22 	24 	 	 	 									0
* – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
== Non-championship races ==
Non-championship races made a return in 2021, with the last non-championship race being in 1983. The FIA added 4 non-championship races inbetween gap weeks of the F1 World Championship.
Race Name 	Circuit 	Date 	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor 	Report
Andalusian Grand Prix 	Circuito de Jerez 	6 June 	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Report
Tuscan Grand Prix 	Mugello Circuit 	15 August 	 	 	Report
Dubai Grand Prix 	Dubai Autodrome 	5 September	 	 	Report
Indianapolis Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	21 November	 	 	Report
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