2021 United States Grand Prix

The 2021 United States Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2021) was the 17th race of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, USA between October 22 and October 24 2021.
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==Background==
===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 	 	1:37.458 	16 	1:35.457 	5 	1:35.345 	7
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:36.855 	8 	1:35.203 	2 	1:34.945 	4
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:36.982 	14 	1:36.718 	15 	1:35.851 	11
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:37.463 	17 	1:37.254 	18 	1:36.118 	14
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:36.876 	10 	1:36.558 	14 	1:36.062 	13
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:42.239 	20 	1:38.026 	20 	2:03.456 	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:36.611 	6 	1:36.242 	12 	1:35.398 	8
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:36.798 	7 	1:34.946 	1 	1:34.701 	1
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:37.068 	15 	1:36.376 	13 	1:36.490 	17
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:36.334 	4 	1:35.572 	7 	1:35.688 	9
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:36.972 	13 	1:35.561 	6 	1:36.392 	16
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:37.954 	18 	1:36.983 	16 	1:36.572 	18
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:36.970 	12 	1:36.158 	11 	1:35.711 	10
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:35.806 	3 	1:35.824 	8 	1:34.912 	3
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:34.919 	2 	1:35.310 	3 	1:35.219 	6
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:38.866 	19 	1:37.041 	17 	1:36.671 	19
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:36.508 	5 	1:35.919 	9 	1:34.805 	2
63 	George Russell 	 	1:36.966 	11 	1:37.490 	19 	1:36.023 	12
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:34.874 	1 	1:35.360 	4 	1:34.988 	5
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	1:36.874 	9 	1:36.138 	10 	1:36.252 	15
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2 ===
===Q3===
===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 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:34.352 	 	1 	1:33.464 	 	1 	1:32.910 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	8 	1:34.579 	 	2 	1:33.797 	 	2 	1:33.119 	2
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	3 	1:34.369 	 	7 	1:34.178 	 	3 	1:33.134 	3
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	9 	1:34.590 	 	5 	1:33.959 	 	4 	1:33.475 	9*
5 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	1 	1:34.153 	 	4 	1:33.928 	 	5 	1:33.606 	4
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	6 	1:34.558 	 	6 	1:34.126 	 	6 	1:33.792 	5
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	4 	1:34.407 	 	9 	1:34.643 	 	7 	1:33.808 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	5 	1:34.551 	 	3 	1:33.880 	 	8 	1:33.887 	7
9 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	7 	1:34.567 	 	8 	1:34.583 	 	9 	1:34.118 	8
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	11 	1:35.360 	 	10 	1:35.137 	 	10 	1:34.918 	10
11 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:35.747 	 	11 	1:35.377 	 	 	 	11
12 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	10 	1:35.281 	 	12 	1:35.500 	 	 	 	18†
13 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	15 	1:35.920 	 	13 	1:35.794 	 	 	 	12
14 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	14 	1:35.756 	 	14 	1:44.549 	 	 	 	19†
15 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	12 	1:35.746 	 	15 	No time set‡ 	 	 	 	20†
16 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	16 	1:35.983 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	17 	1:35.995 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
18 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	18 	1:36.311 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
19 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	19 	1:36.499 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	20 	1:36.796 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Bottas was given a 5-place grid penalty after taking a new internal combustion engine (ICE).
*† Vettel, Alonso and Russell were required to start from the back of the grid after taking new power unit components, exceeding the quota of power unit elements.
*‡ Russell's fastest lap time was deleted for track limits violations.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the feature race of the is outined below:
Show Grid
Note - Alonso, Vettel and Russell required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements. Bottas penalised 5 grid places for use of additional power unit element.
== Race==
===Report ===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	56 	1h 34m 36.552s	1 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+1.333s 	2 	19FL
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	56 	+42.223s 	3 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	56 	+52.246s 	4 	12
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	56 	+76.854s 	6 	10
6 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+80.128s 	9 	8
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	56 	+83.545s 	5 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	56 	+84.395s 	7 	4
9 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	55 	+1 lap 	10 	2
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	55 	+1 lap 	18 	1
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	55 	+1 lap 	12 	
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	55 	+1 lap 	13 	
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	55 	+1 lap 	15 	
14 	63 	George Russell 	 	55 	+1 lap 	20 	
15 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	55 	+1 lap 	14 	
16 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	54 	+2 lap 	16 	
17 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	54 	+2 lap 	17 	
Ret 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	49 	Rear wing 	19 	
Ret 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	40 	Suspension 	11 	
Ret 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	14 	Suspension 	8 	
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==Milestones== 
*Most number of attendees in Formula One history, with over 400,000 people in attendance.How The US GP Became F1’s Biggest Ever Race With Record-Breaking Attendance – WTF1
**71st round of the World Championship to take place in the United States.
**9th F1 race to be held at Circuit of the Americas.
*Red Bull Racing is the 5th constructor to achieve 200 podium finishes.2021 United States GP: Milestones and Records to Break - Lights Out (lightsoutblog.com)
**113th race start for Max Verstappen with Red Bull Racing.
**Equaling Sebastian Vettel's race starts with Red Bull Racing.
==Standings==
Verstappen's podium meant that he doubled his championship lead from Hamilton by an additional six points, for a total lead of 12 points heading into the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	287.5 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	275.5 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	185 	
4 	Sergio Pérez 	150 	1
5 	Lando Norris 	149 	1
6 	Charles Leclerc 	128 	1
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	122.5 	1
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	105 	
9 	Pierre Gasly 	74 	
10 	Fernando Alonso 	58 	
11 	Esteban Ocon 	46 	
12 	Sebastian Vettel 	36 	
13 	Lance Stroll 	26 	
14 	Yuki Tsunoda 	20 	
15 	George Russell 	16 	
16 	Nicholas Latifi 	7 	
17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	6 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	460.5 	
2 	 	437.5 	
3 	 	254 	
4 	 	250.5 	
5 	 	104 	
6 	 	94 	
7 	 	62 	
8 	 	23 	
9 	 	7 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==See Also==
==References==
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