2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

The 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell'emilia Romagna 2021) was the second race of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, between April 16 and April 18 2021.
Lewis Hamilton took his 99th career pole, with the s qualifying one hundredths of a second behind him. Rain hit the track before the race, causing Fernando Alonso to slip off at Tosa and break his front wing, but was able to get it replaced, while Lance Stroll's brakes caught fire and were replaced. At the start, Max Verstappen had a good launch, edging Hamilton off Tamburello, the latter running over the sausage kerbs and damaging slightly his front wing endplate. The safety car was deployed after a collision between Nicholas Latifi and Nikita Mazepin, with Mick Schumacher spinning and breaking his front wing while weaving to warm his tires during the safety car period. Hamilton later made a rare error and slid at Tosa, breaking his front wing, but reversed and kept going right before George Russell collided into Valtteri Bottas, causing a red flag. The session was restarted, with Verstappen leading the remainder of the race to win. Hamilton meanwhile was able to recover to second ahead of Lando Norris in the closing laps, the latter passing the of Charles Leclerc at the restart. Sergio Pérez slipped back to 12th from second, having given a 10-second stop/go penalty for overtaking under the safety car and spinning on the red flag restart, with Yuki Tsunoda 13th (later 12th) after crashing during qualifying, spinning and penalized post-race for track limits violations. A few more penalties were applied post-race, with Stroll dropping one place from 7th to 8th after gaining an advantage over Pierre Gasly, who was one of the four drivers to start on wet tires, and Kimi Räikkönen, who finished 9th, was penalized for a red flag restart infringement, dropping him down to 13th, losing 's maiden points of the season and promoting Alonso into 10th, taking his first points since his comeback.
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==Background==
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was intended to be a one-off race for the 2020 Formula One Season, but following the rescheduling of the 2021 calendar, which saw the Chinese Grand Prix postponed and the Australian Grand Prix moved to November, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was reinstated onto the calendar.
Lewis Hamilton won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen despite having a slower car than , with team principal Toto Wolff admitting that the rule changes have allowed cars to be more competitive and to make the field more mixed upMotorsport.com: Hamilton: F1 floor rules change aimed at slowing down Mercedes. However, Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believed that there is potential with the W12 to close down any deficit it hasMotorsport.com: Mercedes fears F1 car won't be quick enough at Imola, Portugal.
With much of the post-race debate also focused on track limits violations, as seen when Verstappen was told on the radio to relinquish the lead back to Hamilton in the previous race after running off-track while completing the overtake, the FIA is set to trial a "no-nonsense" rule for the Imola weekend, in which stewards will now be able to flat-out disqualify a driver if they run four wheels outside the white lines and onto the run-off areas.
Following the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on April 9, the race weekend was rescheduled to make way for the broadcast of his funeral. Friday's free practice sessions were moved 30 minutes earlier, while Saturday's free practice and qualifying were moved an hour earlier. A minute's silence will be observed before qualifying, and also on race day for Moto2 champion and MotoGP Aprilia Racing Team Gresini owner Fausto Gresini, who died on February 23 following a battle with COVID-19, with the MotoGP paddock doing the same at the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao on the same dayMotorsport.com: F1 and MotoGP to honour late Fausto Gresini on Sunday.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6L V6t 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
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==Practice Overview==
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:17.769 	10 	1:17.281 	18 	1:16.253 	13
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:17.935 	13 	1:16.485 	8 	1:15.414 	2
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:17.984 	14 	1:17.092 	15 	1:16.389 	14
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:17.739 	9 	1:16.823 	12 	1:16.537 	17
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:17.883 	12 	1:17.273 	17 	1:16.803 	19
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:18.823 	18 	1:17.857 	20 	1:17.398 	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:16.888 	4 	1:15.629 	3 	1:15.890 	6
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:18.228 	16 	1:16.411 	6 	1:15.551 	4
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:17.457 	7 	1:16.835 	13 	1:16.186 	9
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:16.909 	6 	1:16.371 	5 	1:15.738 	5
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:17.489 	8 	1:16.737 	10 	1:16.245 	12
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:19.781 	20 	1:16.419 	7 	1:16.230 	11
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:18.360 	17 	1:16.817 	11 	1:16.228 	10
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:16.622 	3 	1:16.999 	14 	1:14.958 	1
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:16.605 	2 	1:15.561 	2 	1:15.515 	3
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:19.480 	19 	1:17.350 	19 	1:16.448 	16
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:16.888 	5 	1:15.834 	4 	1:15.908 	7
63 	George Russell 	 	1:17.866 	11 	1:17.179 	16 	1:16.427 	15
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:16.564 	1 	1:15.551 	1 	1:15.908 	8
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	1:18.058 	15 	1:16.513 	9 	1:16.612 	18
Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
Yuki Tsunoda crashed and destroyed the rear of his car exiting the Variante Alta chicane, thus did not further participate in qualifying. He was joined by Raikkonen, Giovinazzi, Schumacher and Mazepin out in Q1.
===Q2===
Eliminated from Q2 were Sainz, Russell, Vettel, Latifi and Alonso, who for the first time since the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix was out-qualified by a team-mate.
===Q3===
Lewis Hamilton took his career 99th pole position, with Perez and Verstappen within 0.01 seconds behind him. Lando Norris originally set the second fastest lap time before it was deleted for track limits violations, with the 2020 race's polesitter Valtteri Bottas only 8th fastest having topped Friday's practice sessions.
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:14.823 	 	4 	1:14.817 	 	1 	1:14.411 	1
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	6 	1:15.395 	 	1 	1:14.716 	 	2 	1:14.446 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:15.109 	 	5 	1:14.884 	 	3 	1:14.498 	3
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	8 	1:15.413 	 	3 	1:14.808 	 	4 	1:14.740 	4
5 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	11 	1:15.548 	 	7 	1:14.927 	 	5 	1:14.790 	5
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	13 	1:15.669 	 	8 	1:15.033 	 	6 	1:14.826 	6
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	3 	1:15.009 	 	2 	1:14.718 	 	7 	1:14.875 	7
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1 	1:14.672 	 	6 	1:14.905 	 	8 	1:14.898 	8
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	5 	1:15.385 	 	9 	1:15.117 	 	9 	1:15.210 	9
10 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	10 	1:15.522 	 	10 	1:15.138 	 	NC* 	— 	10
11 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	7 	1:15.406 	 	11 	1:15.199 	 	 	 	11
12 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	14 	1:15.826 	 	12 	1:15.261 	 	 	 	12
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	9 	1:15.459 	 	13 	1:15.394 	 	 	 	PL‡
14 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	12 	1:15.653 	 	14 	1:15.593 	 	 	 	14
15 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	15 	1:15.832 	 	15 	1:15.593 	 	 	 	15
16 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	16 	1:15.974 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	17 	1:16.122 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	18 	1:16.279 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	19 	1:16.797 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
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NC 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	NC† 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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* Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Stroll's Q3 lap times were deleted due to exceeding track limits.
*† Tsunoda had failed to set his Q1 lap time as he had spun off and crashed at Variante Alta. He was subsequently given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change as his gearbox broke in half from the impact, but it did not affect his starting position.
*‡ Vettel had taken the start of the race from the pit lane after having trouble with his brakes of his car.
===Grid===
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** Vettel had taken the start of the race from the pit lane after having trouble with his brakes of his car.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	63 	2:02:34.598 	2 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	63 	+22.000s 	1 	19FL
3 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	63 	+23.702s 	7 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	63 	+25.579s 	4 	12
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	63 	+27.036s 	11 	10
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	63 	+51.220s 	6 	8
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	63 	+52.818 	5 	6
8* 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	63 	+56.909s 	10 	4
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	63 	+1:05.704 	9 	2
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	63 	+1:06.561 	15 	1
11 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	63 	+1:07.151 	2 	
12† 	22T 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	63 	+1:13.184 	20 	
13‡ 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	63 	+1.34.733 	16 	
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	62 	+1 lap 	17 	
15§ 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	61 	Gearbox 	PL 	
16 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	61 	+2 laps 	18 	
17 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	61 	+2 laps 	19 	
Ret 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	30 	Collision 	8 	
Ret 	63 	George Russell 	 	30 	Collision 	12 	
Ret 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	0 	Collision 	14 	
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*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Stroll finished 7th, but was given a post-race 5-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining advantage on Gasly on Lap 11, demoting him to 8th.
*† Tsunoda was given a post-race 5-second time penalty for track limits violations, but it did not affect his finishing position.
*‡ Räikkönen finished 9th, but was given a post-race 30-second time penalty for a post-red flag restart procedure infringement, hence demoting him to 13th.
*§ Vettel was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
*99th Pole Position for Lewis Hamilton.
**Hamilton has taken pole at the 30th different circuit.
*First front row start for Sergio Pérez.
*11th race win for Max Verstappen
*2nd podium for Lando Norris
**This is the 700th podium finish for a British driver.
**Hamilton and Norris' podiums make it the first time since the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix two British drivers finished on the podium.
*First podium finish for the partnership since the 2014 Australian Grand Prix.
*First points for the rebranded team.
*First points for Fernando Alonso since the 2018 Singapore Grand Prix.
==Standings==
Hamilton was able to maintain a one-point lead ahead of Verstappen thanks to setting the fastest lap of the race, whilst Alpine scored their first points as a team rebranded from .
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	44 	
2 	Max Verstappen 	43 	
3 	Lando Norris 	27 	1
4 	Charles Leclerc 	20 	2
5 	Valtteri Bottas 	16 	2
6 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	14 	2
7 	Daniel Ricciardo 	14 	
8 	Sergio Pérez 	10 	3
9 	Pierre Gasly 	6 	8
10 	Lance Stroll 	5 	
11 	Yuki Tsunoda 	2 	2
12 	Esteban Ocon 	2 	1
13 	Fernando Alonso 	1 	6
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	60 	
2 	 	53 	
3 	 	41 	
4 	 	34 	
5 	 	8 	
6 	 	5 	
7 	 	3 	2
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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