2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (CFJ))

The 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Emirates Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2021) was a Formula One motor race which took place on 25 April 2021 at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the second Formula One race held at the Imola circuit since 2006 and the second-ever running of a race there under the name of Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The race was the 3rd round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.
== Qualifying ==
Valtteri Bottas took pole by 0.097s ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Pierre Gasly's 4th place was Scuderia AlphaTauri's best qualifying result as a constructor and the best qualifying result for the team since the 2008 Italian Grand Prix when they competed as Scuderia Toro Rosso.
=== Qualifying classification ===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Qualifying times	Qualifying times	Qualifying times
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Q3
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes 	1:15.983 	1:14.531 	1:13.334
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	1:16.304 	1:14.567 	1:13.478
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull 	1:15.923 	1:14.682 	1:13.515
4 	11 	Sergio Perez 	Red Bull 	1:16.338 	1:14.836 	1:13.804
5 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	AlphaTauri 	1:16.123 	1:14.526 	1:14.356
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren 	1:16.569 	1:14.893 	1:14.573
7 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	Alpine 	1:16.929 	1:14.705 	1:14.663
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	Ferrari 	1:17.167 	1:14.900 	1:14.858
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren 	1:16.907 	1:14.968 	1:14.990
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	AlphaTauri 	1:16.383 	1:14.888 	1:14.998
11 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1:16.803 	1:15.013 	
12 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	Alpine 	1:16.458 	1:15.124 	
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin	1:17.002 	1:15.238 	
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo 	1:17.104 	1:15.401 	
15 	63 	George Russell 	Williams 	1:17.201 	1:15.433 	
16 	18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin	1:17.208 	 	
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams 	1:17.483 	 	
18 	7 	Kimi Raikkonen 	Alfa Romeo 	1:17.560 	 	
19 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas 	1:17.801 	 	
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	Haas 	1:17.924 	 	
== Race ==
At the start, Hamilton got a good getaway and led the field into turn 1 from Bottas and Verstappen. On Lap 3, Verstappen passed Bottas for 2nd. On Lap 12, the leaders made their first pitstops. Verstappen gained time on Hamilton until a mistake on Lap 18 at the chicane cost him time.
On Lap 51, Sergio Perez suffered a gearbox failure while running 4th, forcing him to pull off and trigger a virtual safety car.
On Lap 60, trying to pass his teammate, Charles Leclerc hit Carlos Sainz at Tamburello, taking Sainz out of the race and triggering another VSC. On the Final Lap, Pierre Gasly spun out of 9th place after passing Lando Norris, and dropped to 12th.
Hamilton won from Verstappen and Bottas. Leclerc finished a season-best 4th while Vettel scored 5th.
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=== Race classification ===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes 	63 	 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull 	63 	 	18
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	63 	 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	63 	 	12 (1)
5 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin 	63 	 	10
6 	3 	Daniel RIcciardo 	McLaren 	63 	 	8
7 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	Alpine 	63 	 	6
8 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	Alpine 	63 	 	4
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren 	63 	 	2
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	AlphaTauri 	63 	 	1
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin 	63 	 	
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	AlphaTauri 	63 	 	
13 	7 	Kimi Raikkonen 	Alfa Romeo 	62 	+1 Lap 	
14 	63 	George Russell 	Williams 	62 	 	
15 	99 	Antonio GIovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo 	62 	 	
16 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas 	62 	 	
17 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	Haas 	62 	 	
18 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams 	62 	 	
19 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	Ferrari 	59 	Collision 	
Ret 	11 	Sergio Perez 	Red Bull 	50 	Gearbox 	
Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:21.807) (Lap 63)	Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:21.807) (Lap 63)	Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:21.807) (Lap 63)	Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:21.807) (Lap 63)	Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:21.807) (Lap 63)	Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:21.807) (Lap 63)	Fastest lap: Charles Leclerc (1:21.807) (Lap 63)
; Notes
* ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.
* ^2 – Antonio GIovinazzi finished 13th on the track, but received a 10-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.
== Championship standings after the race ==
; Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="article-table"	Pos. 	Driver	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton 	66 	
2	Max Verstappen 	55 	
3	Sebastian Vettel	28 	
4	Sergio Perez 	25 	
5	Charles Leclerc 	24 	
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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