2021 Styrian Grand Prix

The 2021 Styrian Grand Prix, (officially the Formula 1 BWT Großer Preis der Steiermark 2021) was the eighth round of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on 27 June 2021.
Max Verstappen took his first back-to-back pole-to-win in the race, with Lewis Hamilton a distant second, but reduced his championship loss disadvantage by setting the fastest lap of the race. Valtteri Bottas, after starting fifth due to a grid penalty from spinning in FP2, managed to finish in third after resisting a late charge from Sergio Pérez in the closing laps.
At the start, Charles Leclerc damaged his front wing after making contact with Pierre Gasly, the Frenchman breaking his rear suspension as a result, forcing him to retire, but not without coming in contact with Antonio Giovinazzi and Nicholas Latifi while retiring. George Russell, who started in 10th, had been in 8th place when he was forced to retire with a power unit issue. Leclerc meanwhile would ultimately charge on to finish in 7th after being nearly last on the first lap, earning Driver of the Day for his actions.
==Background==
The Styrian Grand Prix was originally intended to be a one-off race for the 2020 season, but following the current season's calendar changes, which saw the Canadian and the replacement Turkish Grands Prix canceled, the Austrian double-header round made its appearance in the calendar once again.F1.com: 2021 F1 calendar reshuffled, as Turkey drops off and extra Austria race added The W Series championship, which had joined F1 as its feeder series in 2021 and is set to begin its first round since its cancelation on the previous year due to the pandemic, was originally planned to begin at Paul Ricard. The rescheduling of the F1 calendar meant that the current W Series season's opening race will be taking place at Austria as the double-header.Motorsport.com: W Series reveals calendar change as five-day test begins
Heading into the 8th round, Max Verstappen extended his lead ahead of Lewis Hamilton to 12 points. Red Bull also maintained their advantage ahead of Mercedes, while McLaren regained 3rd in the standings after Ferrari dropped back during the previous race and failed to finish in the points.
Ahead of the race announced that they will be running a special livery to celebrate 111 years of the marque.F1.com: Alfa Romeo celebrate 111th anniversary with special Styrian Grand Prix livery
===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 1.6 V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6 V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6 V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6 V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6 V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6 V6t 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6 V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
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88 	Robert Kubica 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6 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 	 	1:06.669 	12 	1:05.748 	2 	1:06.116 	17
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:06.861 	16 	1:05.994 	7 	1:06.654 	19
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:06.708 	14 	1:05.934 	6 	1:05.492 	10
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:07.180 	17 	1:07.669 	19 	1:06.119 	18
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	 	1:06.297 	14 	1:05.942 	15
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:08.081 	20 	1:07.404 	18 	1:06.692 	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:06.166 	2 	 	 	1:05.298 	6
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:06.696 	13 	1:06.089 	9 	1:05.026 	4
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:06.519 	6 	1:05.827 	5 	1:05.400 	8
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:06.629 	10 	1:06.270 	13 	1:05.340 	7
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:06.584 	8 	1:06.079 	8 	1:05.445 	9
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:06.397 	5 	1:06.451 	15 	1:05.150 	5
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:06.551 	7 	1:05.790 	3 	1:05.676 	12
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:05.910 	1 	1:05.412 	1 	1:04.573 	2
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:06.332 	3 	1:05.796 	4 	1:04.369 	1
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:07.473 	18 	1:06.886 	17 	1:05.992 	16
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:06.630 	11 	1:06.147 	11 	1:05.698 	13
63 	George Russell 	 	1:06.848 	15 	1:06.628 	16 	1:05.863 	14
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:06.386 	4 	1:06.251 	12 	1:04.832 	3
88 	Robert Kubica 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	1:07.823 	19 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	1:06.614 	9 	1:06.145 	10 	1:05.556 	11
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
Eliminated out of Q1 were Latifi, Ocon, Raikkonen, Schumacher and Mazepin.
===Q2===
Russell missed out into entering Q3 by only 0.008 seconds. He joined Sainz, Ricciardo, Vettel and Giovinazzi in being eliminated out of Q2.
===Q3===
Hamilton made minor errors on his final flying lap, but nevertheless, would start second alongside Verstappen due to team-mate Bottas' grid penalty.
===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 	 	 	1 	1:04.489 	 	4 	1:04.433 	 	1 	1:03.841 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:04.537 	 	5 	1:04.443 	 	2 	1:04.035 	5*
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	6 	1:04.672 	 	6 	1:04.512 	 	3 	1:04.067 	2
4 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	3 	1:04.584 	 	2 	1:04.298 	 	4 	1:04.120 	3
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	5 	1:04.638 	 	1 	1:04.197 	 	5 	1:04.168 	4
6 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	8 	1:04.765 	 	3 	1:04.429 	 	6 	1:04.236 	6
7 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	7 	1:04.745 	 	9 	1:04.646 	 	7 	1:04.472 	7
8 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	4 	1:04.608 	 	8 	1:04.631 	 	8 	1:04.514 	11†
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	11 	1:04.971 	 	7 	1:04.582 	 	9 	1:04.574 	8
10 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	9 	1:04.821 	 	10 	1:04.663 	 	10 	1:04.708 	9
11 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	12 	1:05.033 	 	11 	1:04.671 	 	 	 	10
12 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	10 	1:04.859 	 	12 	1:04.800 	 	 	 	12
13 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	15 	1:05.142 	 	13 	1:04.808 	 	 	 	13
14 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	13 	1:05.051 	 	14 	1:04.875 	 	 	 	14
15 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	14 	1:05.092 	 	15 	1:04.913 	 	 	 	15
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	16 	1:05.175 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	17 	1:05.217 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	18 	1:05.429 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	19 	1:06.041 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	20 	1:06.192 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Bottas was given a three-place grid penalty for spinning in the pit lane while leaving his pit garage during FP2, which was deemed as "potentially dangerous driving" by the stewards.
*† Tsunoda was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Bottas during Q3.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the feature race of the is outined below:
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	1:22:18.925 	1 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	+35.743 	2 	19FL
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	71 	+46.907 	5 	15
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	71 	+47.434 	4 	12
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	70 	+1 lap 	3 	10
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	70 	+1 lap 	12 	8
7 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	70 	+1 lap 	7 	6
8 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	70 	+1 lap 	9 	4
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+1 lap 	8 	2
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	70 	+1 lap 	11 	1
11 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	+1 lap 	18 	
12 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	70 	+1 lap 	14 	
13 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	70 	+1 lap 	13 	
14 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	70 	+1 lap 	17 	
15 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	70 	+1 lap 	15 	
16 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	69 	+2 laps 	19 	
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	68 	+3 laps 	16 	
18 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	68 	+3 laps 	20 	
Ret 	63 	George Russell 	 	36 	Power unit 	10 	
Ret 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1 	Collision damage	6 	
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==Milestones==
==Standings==
While Verstappen extended his championship lead from Hamilton to 18 points, Hamilton's fastest lap effort and Mercedes' double podium meant that Red Bull only extended their advantage ahead of Mercedes by 3 points in the constructors' standings. Ferrari's double-points finish meant that they narrowed the gap to McLaren to 12 points.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	156 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	138 	
3 	Sergio Pérez 	96 	
4 	Lando Norris 	86 	
5 	Valtteri Bottas 	74 	
6 	Charles Leclerc 	58 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	50 	
8 	Pierre Gasly 	37 	
9 	Daniel Ricciardo 	34 	
10 	Sebastian Vettel 	30 	
11 	Fernando Alonso 	19 	
12 	Lance Stroll 	14 	1
13 	Esteban Ocon 	12 	1
14 	Yuki Tsunoda 	9 	
15 	Kimi Räikkönen 	1 	
16 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	252 	
2 	 	212 	
3 	 	120 	
4 	 	108 	
5 	 	46 	
6 	 	44 	
7 	 	31 	
8 	 	2 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==See Also==
==References==
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