2021 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2021 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio De España 2021) was the fourth race of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain between May 7 and May 9 2021.
Lewis Hamilton took his 100th career pole position, but was passed by Max Verstappen at the start. On a different strategy, Hamilton was able to pass Verstappen into the lead with seven laps remaining. Verstappen was left to make his second stop in a bid to take fastest lap from third-place finisher Valtteri Bottas, which he did. Yuki Tsunoda was the only retirement of the race, his engine having failed on the sixth lap and triggering a safety car period. Tsunoda's team-mate Pierre Gasly came to finish in the last points position starting from 12th after overcoming an early penalty for being out of position of his starting grid, while home racers Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Fernando Alonso finished in 7th and 17th respectively.
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==Background==
Ahead of the current season, it was revealed that work had been done on the circuit to remodel the 10th turn of the track. The turn has been modified into a more gently arcing left-hander, with the added benefit of providing more run-off area at the corner, thus improving safety for the racers.F1.com: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya complete remodelling of Turn 10
Heading into the fourth round, Lewis Hamilton led Max Verstappen by 8 championship points. Hamilton had so far won two races compared to one from Verstappen, who had already lost chances of beating Hamilton in two races due to track limits rules.
===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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45 	Roy Nissany 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6 V6t 	
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 	 	1:19.732 	14 	1:19.195 	15 	1:18.582 	8
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:18.944 	4 	1:19.092 	12 	1:18.494 	6
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:19.234 	8 	1:18.937 	11 	1:19.363 	17
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:20.270 	16 	1:20.046 	18 	1:19.392 	18
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	 	1:19.213 	16 	1:18.597 	9
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:21.976 	20 	1:20.753 	20 	1:20.237 	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:19.062 	7 	1:18.593 	6 	1:18.535 	7
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:19.349 	9 	1:19.918 	10 	1:18.606 	10
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:19.950 	15 	1:18.518 	5 	1:18.662 	11
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:18.996 	5 	1:18.335 	3 	1:18.308 	3
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:19.429 	10 	1:19.134 	14 	1:18.877 	14
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:19.669 	11 	1:18.619 	7 	1:18.673 	12
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:19.681 	12 	1:18.466 	4 	1:18.700 	13
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:18.537 	2 	1:18.785 	9 	1:17.835 	1
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:18.627 	3 	1:18.170 	1 	1:18.070 	2
45 	Roy Nissany 	 	1:20.700 	17 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:20.766 	18 	1:20.326 	19 	1:19.999 	19
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:19.020 	6 	1:18.674 	8 	1:18.410 	4
63 	George Russell 	 	 	 	1:19.957 	17 	1:19.005 	15
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:18.504 	1 	1:18.309 	2 	1:18.423 	5
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:21.887 	19 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	1:19.694 	13 	1:19.122 	13 	1:19.214 	16
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==Qualifying==
===Q1 ===
Qualifying was delayed by 10 minutes due to barrier repair works. Norris took a surprise fastest time at the end of Q1, but the main shocker was Tsunoda, who along with Raikkonen, Schumacher, Latifi and Mazepin are out of Q1.
===Q2===
Verstappen set the overall fastest time while out in Q2 were Stroll, Gasly, Vettel, Giovinazzi and Russell.
===Q3===
Hamilton set the fastest time at the start of the final session but with him, Verstappen and Bottas failing to improve their times on the final run, he claimed his career 100th pole. Perez spun on his first flying lap and could only go 8th fastest on his final run, while best of the rest went to Leclerc in 4th with Ocon a career-best starting 5th.
===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 	 	 	9 	1:18.245 	 	3 	1:17.166 	 	1 	1:16.741 	1
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:18.090 	 	1 	1:16.922 	 	2 	1:16.777 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:18.005 	 	2 	1:17.142 	 	3 	1:16.873 	3
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	3 	1:18.041 	 	7 	1:17.717 	 	4 	1:17.510 	4
5 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	11 	1:18.281 	 	9 	1:17.743 	 	5 	1:17.580 	5
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	7 	1:18.205 	 	4 	1:17.656 	 	6 	1:17.620 	6
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	10 	1:18.264 	 	8 	1:17.719 	 	7 	1:17.622 	7
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	6 	1:18.203 	 	5 	1:17.669 	 	8 	1:17.701 	8
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	1 	1:17.821 	 	6 	1:17.696 	 	9 	1:18.010 	9
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	12 	1:18.281 	 	10 	1:17.966 	 	10 	1:18.147 	10
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	8 	1:18.241 	 	11 	1:17.974 	 	 	 	11
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	5 	1:18.190 	 	12 	1:17.982 	 	 	 	12
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	13 	1:18.289 	 	13 	1:18.079 	 	 	 	13
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	15 	1:18.549 	 	14 	1:18.356 	 	 	 	14
15 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	14 	1:18.445 	 	15 	1:19.154 	 	 	 	15
16 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	16 	1:18.556 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	17 	1:18.917 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	18 	1:19.117 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	19 	1:19.219 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	20 	1:19.807 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20*
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Mazepin was given a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Norris during Q1.
===Grid ===
The starting grid of the feature race of the is outined below:
Show Grid
Note - Mazepin penalised three places for impeding Norris during qualifying.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	66 	1:33:07.680 	1 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	66 	+15.841 	2 	19FL
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	66 	+26.610 	3 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	66 	+54.616 	4 	12
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	66 	+1:03.671 	8 	10
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	66 	+1:13.768 	7 	8
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	66 	+1:14.670 	6 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	65 	+1 lap 	9 	4
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	65 	+1 lap 	5 	2
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	65 	+1 lap 	12 	1
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	65 	+1 lap 	11 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	65 	+1 lap 	17 	
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	65 	+1 lap 	13 	
14 	63 	George Russell 	 	65 	+1 lap 	15 	
15 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	65 	+1 lap 	14 	
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	65 	+1 lap 	19 	
17 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	65 	+1 lap 	10 	
18 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	64 	+2 laps 	18 	
19 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	64 	+2 laps 	20 	
Ret 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	6 	Engine 	16 	
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==Milestones==
* 100th race start for Max Verstappen in .
*100th career pole position and 98th race win for Lewis Hamilton.
**Hamilton has equaled Ayrton Senna's record of winning on a circuit for the most consecutive times.
*50th podium finish for Valtteri Bottas.
*4000th lap led for .
*First race retirement for Yuki Tsunoda.
==Standings==
Hamilton extended his lead ahead of Verstappen to 14 points, while Bottas' podium finish enabled him to take third on the standings from Norris, the only position change in the drivers' standings. Likewise, there were no changes in positions to the constructors' standings. Mercedes extended their lead from Red Bull to 29 points, while Leclerc's superb finish ensured Ferrari scored to within 5 points of McLaren.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	94 	
2 	Max Verstappen 	80 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	47 	1
4 	Lando Norris 	41 	1
5 	Charles Leclerc 	40 	
6 	Sergio Pérez 	32 	
7 	Daniel Ricciardo 	24 	
8 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	20 	
9 	Esteban Ocon 	10 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	8 	
11 	Lance Stroll 	5 	
12 	Fernando Alonso 	5 	
13 	Yuki Tsunoda 	2 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	141 	
2 	 	112 	
3 	 	65 	
4 	 	60 	
5 	 	15 	
6 	 	10 	
7 	 	5 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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