São Paulo Grand Prix
Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2021
Podium
VERRed Bull
2
HAMMercedes
1
BOTMercedes
3
Key facts
WinnerHAM1:32:22.851 from P10
PoleVER–
Fastest lapPER1:11.010 on lap 71
Pit stops79recorded stops
Finishers18 / 20classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | ▲9 | 71 | 1:32:22.851 | 25 | 1:11.982 | 4 |
| 2 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | – | 71 | +10.496s | 18 | 1:12.486 | 4 |
| 3 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | ▼2 | 71 | +13.576s | 15 | 1:12.526 | 4 |
| 4 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4 | – | 71 | +39.940s | 13 | 1:11.010 | 5 |
| 5 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | ▲1 | 71 | +49.517s | 10 | 1:12.822 | 4 |
| 6 | SAICarlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 3 | ▼3 | 71 | +51.820s | 8 | 1:12.710 | 4 |
| 7 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 7 | – | 70 | +1 lap | 6 | 1:13.227 | 4 |
| 8 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine | 8 | – | 70 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:14.430 | 3 |
| 9 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine | 12 | ▲3 | 70 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:13.922 | 3 |
| 10 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 5 | ▼5 | 70 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:13.761 | 5 |
| 11 | VETSebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 9 | ▼2 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:13.634 | 4 | |
| 12 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | PL | 70 | +1 lap | 1:12.621 | 4 | ||
| 13 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 17 | ▲4 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:14.355 | 4 | |
| 14 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 13 | ▼1 | 70 | +1 lap | 1:14.227 | 4 | |
| 15 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 15 | – | 70 | +1 lap | 1:14.204 | 5 | |
| 16 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 16 | – | 70 | +1 lap | 1:14.616 | 4 | |
| 17 | MAZNikita Mazepin | Haas | 19 | ▲2 | 69 | +2 laps | 1:14.954 | 3 | |
| 18 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas | 18 | – | 69 | +2 laps | 1:13.793 | 5 | |
| DNF | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 11 | 49 | Power loss | 1:14.443 | 3 | ||
| DNF | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | 47 | Collision damage | 1:15.344 | 3 |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR | 7 | 17.7s |
| 2 | ALO | 8 | 17.7s |
| 3 | TSU | 7 | 17.7s |
| 4 | GIO | 7 | 17.7s |
| 5 | NOR | 6 | 17.7s |
| 6 | ALO | 7 | 17.8s |
| 7 | TSU | 6 | 17.8s |
| 8 | LEC | 8 | 17.8s |
| 9 | VER | 8 | 17.8s |
| 10 | OCO | 8 | 17.8s |
| 11 | BOT | 8 | 17.8s |
| 12 | MSC | 7 | 17.9s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 79 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | |
| 2 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |
| 3 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | |
| 4 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | |
| 5 | SAICarlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | |
| 6 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 7 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | |
| 8 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | |
| 9 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine | |
| 10 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine | |
| 11 | VETSebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | |
| 12 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | |
| 13 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | |
| 14 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | |
| 15 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | |
| 16 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | |
| 17 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | |
| 18 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas | |
| 19 | MAZNikita Mazepin | Haas | |
| 20 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
Sprint
| Pos | Driver | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOTBottas | 2 | 0:29:09.559 | 3 |
| 2 | VERVerstappen | 1 | +1.170s | 2 |
| 3 | SAISainz Jr. | 5 | +18.723s | 1 |
| 4 | PERPérez | 3 | +19.787s | |
| 5 | HAMHamilton | 20 | +20.872s | |
| 6 | NORNorris | 7 | +22.558s | |
| 7 | LECLeclerc | 6 | +25.056s | |
| 8 | GASGasly | 4 | +34.158s | |
| 9 | OCOOcon | 10 | +34.632s | |
| 10 | VETVettel | 11 | +34.867s | |
| 11 | RICRicciardo | 8 | +35.869s | |
| 12 | ALOAlonso | 9 | +36.578s | |
| 13 | GIOGiovinazzi | 14 | +41.880s | |
| 14 | STRStroll | 15 | +44.037s | |
| 15 | TSUTsunoda | 12 | +46.150s | |
| 16 | LATLatifi | 16 | +46.760s | |
| 17 | RUSRussell | 17 | +47.739s | |
| 18 | RAIRäikkönen | 13 | +50.014s | |
| 19 | MSCSchumacher | 18 | +61.680s | |
| 20 | MAZMazepin | 19 | +67.474s |
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Previous winners here
| 2019 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2017 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 2016 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2015 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2014 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2012 | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 2011 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
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