2021 São Paulo Grand Prix

The 2021 São Paulo Grand Prix Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2021) was the 19th race of the 2021 Formula One Season, held between November 12 and November 14 2021 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.
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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
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:10.990 	19 	1:13.448 	12
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:10.610 	15 	1:13.581 	13
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:10.413 	12 	1:13.747 	17
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:10.902 	17 	1:14.025 	18
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:10.443 	13 	1:13.355 	10
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:11.342 	20 	1:14.909 	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:09.880 	5 	1:13.608 	14
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:09.492 	3 	1:12.903 	6
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:10.201 	9 	1:11.238 	1
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:10.142 	7 	1:13.099 	9
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:10.352 	10 	1:13.426 	11
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:10.374 	11 	1:13.726 	16
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:10.145 	8 	1:12.407 	4
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:09.417 	2 	1:12.102 	2
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:09.050 	1 	1:12.741 	5
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:10.885 	16 	1:14.066 	19
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:10.124 	6 	1:13.078 	8
63 	George Russell 	 	1:10.938 	18 	1:13.615 	15
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:09.567 	4 	1:12.355 	3
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	1:10.587 	14 	1:12.997 	7
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===
Hamilton topped Q1 with the fastest lap around the Interlagos track, which had some track limit and DRS detection zone changes, FIA DETAILS ON INTERLAGOS TRACK CHANGES, DRS ZONES, FREIGHT DELAY WAIVER & MORE, https://drivetribe.com/p/fia-details-on-interlagos-track-ZxmrkoW1QpCOJtxhCVpmGg?iid=BDtJw2X-SzKZ3aWKT3en6Q|, (DriveTribe), accessed on 12 Nov 2021 for this season. Russell was outqualified by his teammate Latifi for this first time this season. Stroll missed out on advancing to Q2 by just 65 ms.
===Q2===
Ocon, Vettel, Tsunoda, and both drivers from were knocked out in Q2.
===Q3===
All four leading teams in the Contructors' Championship made it into Q3. Hamilton was the fastest in Q3, followed by Verstappen, Bottas and Pérez. This line-up will make for an exciting Sprint Qualifying race on Saturday, which will settle the final grid for Sunday's Grand Prix.
Post-qualifying, Hamilton was excluded from the qualifying results due to an infringement with the DRS, while Verstappen was fined €50,000 for a parc ferme infringement.
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	SQ Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	SQ Grid
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	6 	1:09.329 	 	3 	1:08:499 	 	2 	1:08.372 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:09.040 	 	2 	1:08.426 	 	3 	1:08.469 	2
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	5 	1:09.172 	 	6 	1:08.973 	 	4 	1:08.483 	3
4 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	8 	1:09.347 	 	5 	1:08.903 	 	5 	1:08.777 	4
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	3 	1:09.046 	 	8 	1:09.031 	 	6 	1:08.826 	5
6 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	4 	1:09.155 	 	4 	1:08:859 	 	7 	1:08.960 	6
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	10 	1:09.365 	 	7 	1:09.030 	 	8 	1:08.980 	7
8 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	11 	1:09.374 	 	9 	1:09.093 	 	9 	1:09.039 	8
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	12 	1:09.391 	 	10 	1:09.137 	 	10 	1:09.113 	9
10 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:09.430 	 	11 	1:09.189 	 	 	 	10
11 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	14 	1:09.451 	 	12 	1:09.399 	 	 	 	11
12 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	9 	1:09.350 	 	13 	1:09.483 	 	 	 	12
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	15 	1:09.598 	 	14 	1:09.503 	 	 	 	13
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	7 	1:09.342 	 	15 	1:10.227 	 	 	 	14
15 	16 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	16 	1:09.663 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	17 	1:09.897 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	63 	
 George Russell 	 	 	18 	1:09.953 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	19 	1:10.329 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	20 	1:10.589 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544 	107% Time: 1:13.544
EXC* 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:08.733 	 	1 	1:08:068 	 	1 	1:07:934 	20
Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Qualifying, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/qualifying.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 12 Nov 2021)
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Hamilton was excluded from qualifying results after a DRS infringement.BREAKING NEWS: Hamilton disqualified from Brazil qualifying after DRS infringement, https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-hamilton-disqualified-from-brazil-qualifying-after-drs-infringement.2YCYCpsnUQMcsUbN33fBB3.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021)
===Race Grid===
The starting grid of the feature race of the is outined below:
Show Grid
Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Starting Grid, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/starting-grid.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)
==Sprint Qualifying==
=== Report===
Bottas got a better start than Verstappen, with the Dutchman running wide off Turn 4 and ceding the position to Sainz. Verstappen then took back the position from Sainz and charged back to Bottas, but the Finn managed to hold him off and win the sprint, thereby setting pole position for the race, with Verstappen in second and Sainz third. After being excluded from qualifying, Hamilton recovered from the back to finish in 5th, but would be starting the race in 10th due to engine penalties. Raikkonen dropped down to 18th ahead of the Haas drivers after being tagged into a spin by his team-mate Giovinazzi.
===Results===
The full results for the Sprint Qualifying are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	SQ Grid 	Points 	GP Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	24 	29:09.559 	2 	3 	1
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	24 	+1.170s 	1 	2 	2
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	24 	+18.723s 	5 	1 	3
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	24 	+19.787s 	3 	 	4
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	24 	+20.872s 	20 	 	10*
6 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	24 	+22.558s 	7 	 	5
7 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	24 	+25.056s 	6 	 	6
8 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	24 	+34.158s 	4 	 	7
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	24 	+24.632s 	10 	 	8
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	24 	+24.867s 	11 	 	9
11 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	24 	+35.869s 	8 	 	11
12 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	24 	+36.578s 	9 	 	12
13 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	24 	+41.880s 	14 	 	13
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	24 	+44.037s 	15 	 	14
15 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	24 	+46.150s 	12 	 	15
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	24 	+46.760s 	16 	 	16
17 	63 	George Russell 	 	24 	+47.739s 	17 	 	17
18 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	24 	+50.014s 	13 	 	PL†
19 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	24 	+61.680s 	18 	 	18
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	24 	+67.474s 	19 	 	19
Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021	Source: Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Sprint, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/sprint-results.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 13 Nov 2021
** Hamilton was given a 5-place grid penalty for taking a new internal combustion engine (ICE).
*† Raikkonen was required to start from the pit lane after being fitted with a new front wing specification.
===Sprint Grid===
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
Verstappen got ahead of Bottas at the start, while Norris went off at Turn 1 after collecting a puncture from contact with Sainz, limping for one lap back to the pits. Bottas and several drivers went off at Turn 4, surrendering second place to Perez. Hamilton meanwhile, managed to gain up to 7th place at the end of the first lap, passing Vettel for sixth at the start of the next. By the fourth lap, Hamilton was already in fourth behind Bottas, who let his team-mate through at the start of the fifth lap. A while later, the safety car was deployed, due to debris on the first corners as a result from Tsunoda damaging his front wing attempting to overtake Stroll on the inside, the Japanese driver given a 10-second time penalty for the incident.
The race resumed on Lap 10, with both Red Bulls pulling away and Hamilton in pursuit. A VSC was later called after there was debris on the track, this time due to a collision from Schumacher and Raikkonen which resulted a broken front wing for the German. As the VSC ended, Verstappen continued to pull clear, while Hamilton was able to pass Perez on the outside of Turn 1 on Lap 18, but the Mexican retook the position on the back straight with DRS. Hamilton repeated the maneuver on the following lap, and this time made the move stick, but by now was 3.7 seconds behind Verstappen.
Hamilton was the first of the leaders to stop on Lap 26, while Verstappen followed a lap later, but despite Hamilton behind Ricciardo after his stop, he reduced the gap to his rival to 2.6 seconds. A second VSC was called on Lap 30, due to debris shedding from Stroll's car following his incident from Tsunoda. Bottas pitted under VSC conditions, and was able to get ahead of Perez.
With the lead gap fluctuating, Verstappen made his second stop on Lap 40, while Hamilton stopped three laps later, and once again began to close into his rival. On Lap 48, Hamilton had just got ahead of Verstappen at the back straight when Verstappen braked late, sending both drivers into the run-off at Turn 4. Ten laps later, Hamilton was once again on close range behind Verstappen, but could not quite get past as Verstappen weaved on the back straight. Hamilton finally managed to sail into the lead on the following lap, with Verstappen given a black and white flag for the weaving. Stroll was the first retirement of the race, stopping his car in the garage on Lap 48 after it was too damaged to continue. Ricciardo also retired two laps later.
Hamilton would be left untroubled for the remainder of the race, pulling clear of Verstappen and won by 10 seconds, with his team-mate Bottas in third having reduced the gap to Verstappen but ran out of laps to claim second place. Finishing out of the podium but in the points were Perez (who pitted for the fastest lap), Leclerc, Sainz, Gasly, Ocon, Alonso and Norris.
During the in-lap after the race's conclusion, Hamilton removed his seatbelt, which the stewards later gave him a fine of €5,000 for infringing on a technical regulation.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	1:32:22.851 	10 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	+10.496s 	2 	18
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	71 	+13.576s 	1 	15
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	71 	+39.940s 	4 	13FL
5 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	71 	+49.517s 	6 	10
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	71 	+51.820s 	3 	8
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	70 	+1 lap 	7 	6
8 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	70 	+1 lap 	8 	4
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+1 lap 	12 	2
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	70 	+1 lap 	5 	1
11 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	70 	+1 lap 	9 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	+1 lap 	20 	
13 	63 	George Russell 	 	70 	+1 lap 	17 	
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	70 	+1 lap 	13 	
15 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	70 	+1 lap 	15 	
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	70 	+1 lap 	16 	
17 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	69 	+2 laps 	19 	
18 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	69 	+2 laps 	18 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	49 	ChassisChassis crack caused Ricciardo's Brazil GP retirement (motorsport.com) 	11 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	47 	Collision damage 	14 	
Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)	Source:Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de São Paulo 2021 - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1104/brazil/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2021), accessed on 14 Nov 2021)
 
==Milestones==
*350th entry for Kimi Räikkönen.
*210th entry and start for Sergio Pérez, equaling Gerhard Berger's record.
*207th entry and start for Daniel Ricciardo, surpassing Nico Rosberg's record for the most consecutive race starts.
*101st race win for Lewis Hamilton.
**Hamilton's win marked only his second time winning from outside 6th place on the grid. His win at the circuit breaks the previous record held by Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2003 race for winning from the lowest starting position at the circuit.
*10th win for a -powered car at the circuit.
==Standings==
Hamilton's victory meant that he narrowed the championship gap to Verstappen to 14 points, and with Bottas' sprint victory combined, Mercedes pulled clear from Red Bull by 10 points in the constructors' standings. Ferrari also pulled clear from McLaren in the battle for third in the constructors' standings, following the latter team's poor performance in the race, whilst AlphaTauri and Alpine are tied in points in the constructors' standings.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	332.5 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	318.5 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	203 	
4 	Sergio Pérez 	178 	
5 	Lando Norris 	151 	
6 	Charles Leclerc 	148 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	139.5 	
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	105 	
9 	Pierre Gasly 	92 	
10 	Fernando Alonso 	64 	
11 	Esteban Ocon 	48 	
12 	Sebastian Vettel 	42 	
13 	Lance Stroll 	26 	
14 	Yuki Tsunoda 	20 	
15 	George Russell 	16 	
16 	Kimi Räikkönen 	10 	
17 	Nicholas Latifi 	7 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	521.5 	
2 	 	510.5 	
3 	 	287.5 	
4 	 	256 	
5 	 	112 	
6 	 	112 	
7 	 	68 	
8 	 	23 	
9 	 	11 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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