2021 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2021 Austrian Grand Prix, (officially the Formula 1 BWT Großer Preis Von Österreich 2021) was the ninth round of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, Austria on July 4 2021.
Max Verstappen took pole position and won for the third race in a row, taking his first career Grand Slam. Valtteri Bottas started from 5th to second with Lando Norris in third, while Lewis Hamilton dropped to fourth after running as high as second after taking floor damage. Meanwhile, Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Pérez was penalized for 10 seconds after forcing Charles Leclerc into the gravel twice, the former having been shoved into the gravel by Norris earlier with Norris receiving a 5s penalty as a result. Despite starting in 8th, George Russell finished 11th in the end after being passed by Fernando Alonso in the closing laps, while Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel both came together on the final lap. The safety car was called out once after Esteban Ocon damaged his suspension on Lap 1.
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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 	 	F1 M12 1.6 V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	F1 M12 1.6 V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	F1 M12 1.6 V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	F1 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 20B 1.6 V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	F1 M12 1.6 V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6 V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 20B 1.6 V6t 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6 V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	F1 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 	 	F1 M12 1.6 V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	F1 M12 1.6 V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6 V6t 	
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37 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 20B 1.6 V6t 	
45 	Roy Nissany 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	F1 M12 1.6 V6t 	
98 	Callum Ilott 	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 	 	1:06.181 	12 	1:05.698 	15 	1:05.725 	16
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:05.880 	10 	1:05.466 	9 	1:05.700 	15
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:06.444 	15 	1:05.268 	5 	1:05.542 	10
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:06.978 	19 	1:06.014 	19 	1:06.105 	19
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:05.586 	6 	1:05.624 	14 	1:05.747 	17
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:07.316 	20 	1:06.173 	20 	1:06.289 	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:05.726 	9 	1:05.379 	7 	1:05.280 	4
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:05.726 	8 	1:05.516 	11 	1:05.396 	7
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	 	1:05.393 	8 	1:05.434 	8
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:05.409 	2 	1:05.708 	16 	1:05.484 	9
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:06.203 	13 	1:05.139 	4 	1:05.546 	11
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:05.474 	5 	1:05.356 	6 	1:05.561 	12
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:05.980 	11 	1:05.527 	12 	1:05.674 	13
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:05.143 	1 	1:04.740 	3 	1:04.591 	1
37 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alpine F1 Team 	1:06.414 	14 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:05.709 	7 	1:04.523 	1 	1:05.277 	3
45 	Roy Nissany 	Williams Racing 	1:06.683 	18 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:06.583 	17 	1:05.911 	18 	1:06.078 	18
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:05.431 	3 	1:05.620 	13 	1:05.347 	6
63 	George Russell 	 	 	 	1:05.819 	17 	1:05.694 	14
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:05.445 	4 	1:04.712 	2 	1:05.129 	2
98 	Callum Ilott 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	1:06.564 	16 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	 	1:05.511 	10 	1:05.345 	5
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
Eliminated out of Q1 were Raikkonen, Ocon, Latifi, Schumacher and Mazepin.
===Q2===
Russell managed to put in a sensational performance by getting his Williams into Q3 for the first time since the 2018 Italian Grand Prix. Alonso was close to improving his time when he was held up by Vettel. Both Ferraris were knocked out in the session after their medium tire strategy did not work.
===Q3===
Verstappen took his third straight pole position ahead of Norris, with Perez starting in third, while Mercedes could only manage in 4th and 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 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	1 	1:04.249 	 	1 	1:03.927 	 	1 	1:03.720 	1
2 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	2 	1:04.345 	 	5 	1:04.415 	 	2 	1:03.768 	2
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	8 	1:04.833 	 	6 	1:04.483 	 	3 	1:03.990 	3
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	4 	1:04.506 	 	2 	1:04.258 	 	4 	1:04.014 	4
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	5 	1:04.563 	 	3 	1:04.376 	 	5 	1:04.049 	5
6 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	9 	1:04.841 	 	4 	1:04.412 	 	6 	1:04.107 	6
7 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	14 	1:04.967 	 	8 	1:04.518 	 	7 	1:04.273 	7
8 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	10 	1:04.846 	 	7 	1:04.493 	 	8 	1:04.570 	11*
9 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	12 	1:04.907 	 	10 	1:04.553 	 	9 	1:04.591 	8
10 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	13 	1:04.927 	 	9 	1:04.547 	 	10 	1:04.618 	9
11 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	6 	1:04.596 	 	11 	1:04.559 	 	 	 	10
12 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	11 	1:04.906 	 	12 	1:04.600 	 	 	 	12
13 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	15 	1:04.977 	 	13 	1:04.719 	 	 	 	13
14 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	3 	1:04.472 	 	14 	1:04.856 	 	 	 	14
15 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	7 	1:04.782 	 	15 	1:05.083 	 	 	 	15
16 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	16 	1:05.009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	17 	1:05.051 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	18 	1:05.195 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	19 	1:05.427 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	20 	1:05.951 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Vettel was given a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Alonso at the end of Q2.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the feature race of the is outined below:
Show Grid
Note - Vettel penalised three grid places for impeding Alonso during qualifying.
==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 	1:23:54.543 	1 	26FL
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	71 	+17.973 	5 	18
3 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	71 	+20.019 	2 	15
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	+46.452 	4 	12
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	71 	+57.144 	10 	10
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	71 	+57.915† 	3 	8
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	71 	+1:00.395 	13 	6
8 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	71 	+1:01.195 	12 	4
9 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	71 	+1:01.844 	6 	2
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+1 lap 	14 	1
11 	63 	George Russell 	 	70 	+1 lap 	8 	
12 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	70 	+1 lap‡ 	7 	
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	70 	+1 lap§ 	9 	
14 	99 	
 Antonio Giovinazzi	 	70 	+1 lap 	15 	
15* 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	Collision** 	16 	
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	70 	+1 lap†† 	18 	
17* 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	69 	Collision 	11 	
18 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	69 	+2 laps 	19 	
19 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	69 	+2 laps†† 	20 	
Ret 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	0 	Collision damage	17 	
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** Räikkönen and Vettel were classified as completed 90% race distance.
*† Perez finished fifth, but was given a ten-second (two five-second) post race time penalties for forcing Leclerc off-track twice, dropping him to sixth behind Sainz.
*‡ Tsunoda was given a five-second post-race time penalty for crossing the white line at pit entry.
*§ Stroll was given a five-second post-race time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
*** Räikkönen was given a 20-second post-race time penalty for causing a collision with Vettel.
*†† Latifi and Mazepin were given 30-second post-race time penalties each for failing to respect double yellow flags. Latifi originally finished 15th, but dropped to 16th as a result of the penalty.
==Milestones==
*Debut weekend appearance for Guanyu Zhou. 
**Zhou becomes the first Chinese driver since Ma Qinghua in 2012 to appear in an F1 weekend.
*200th race entry for Sergio Pérez.
*14th win, first Grand Chelem and 50th podium for Max Verstappen.
==Standings==
As Verstappen extended his championship lead from Hamilton to 32 points, the finishing order meant that Red Bull only extended their advantage little from Mercedes, and with Norris closing to within three points of Perez. The only change in the driver standings was Ricciardo getting one point ahead of Gasly.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	182 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	150 	
3 	Sergio Pérez 	104 	
4 	Lando Norris 	101 	
5 	Valtteri Bottas 	92 	
6 	Charles Leclerc 	62 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	60 	
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	40 	1
9 	Pierre Gasly 	39 	1
10 	Sebastian Vettel 	30 	
11 	Fernando Alonso 	20 	
12 	Lance Stroll 	14 	
13 	Esteban Ocon 	12 	
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 	 	286 	
2 	 	242 	
3 	 	141 	
4 	 	122 	
5 	 	48 	
6 	 	44 	
7 	 	32 	
8 	 	2 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==See Also==
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