Race · Round 12 of 22 · 29 August 2021

2021 Belgian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Every starter was classified. It was the first championship podium for George Russell.

Wet · High of 14 °C, 6.2 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit: Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
Winner: Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: —
Entries: 2020 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	RB16B	1	1	Finished	12.5
2	George Russell	Williams	FW43B	2	1	Finished	9
3	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	F1 W12	3	1	Finished	7.5
4	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	MCL35M	4	1	Finished	6
5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	AMR21	5	1	Finished	5
6	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri	AT02	6	1	Finished	4
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	A521	8	1	Finished	3
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	SF21	9	1	Finished	2
9	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	FW43B	10	1	Finished	1
10	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	SF21	11	1	Finished	0.5
11	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	A521	12	1	Finished	0
12	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	F1 W12	13	1	Finished	0
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	C41	14	1	Finished	0
14	Lando Norris	McLaren	MCL35M	15	1	Finished	0
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri	AT02	16	1	Finished	0
16	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	VF-21	17	1	Finished	0
17	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	VF-21	18	1	Finished	0
18	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	C41	PL	1	Finished	0
19	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	RB16B	PL	1	Finished	0
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	AMR21	19	1	Finished	0

F1DB layout spa-francorchamps-4 · 7.004 km · 19 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Max Verstappen	1	1	1
George Russell	2	2	1
Sir Lewis Hamilton	3	3	1
Daniel Ricciardo	4	4	1
Sebastian Vettel	5	5	1
Pierre Gasly	6	6	1
Esteban Ocon	8	7	1
Charles Leclerc	9	8	1
Nicholas Latifi	10	9	1
Carlos Sainz	11	10	1
Fernando Alonso	12	11	1
Valtteri Bottas	13	12	1
Antonio Giovinazzi	14	13	1
Lando Norris	15	14	1
Yuki Tsunoda	16	15	1
Mick Schumacher	17	16	1
Nikita Mazepin	18	17	1
Kimi Raikkonen	PL	18	1
Sergio Perez	PL	19	1
Lance Stroll	19	20	1

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	33	1:58.717	1:56.559	1:59.765	—	0 m	—
2	George Russell	Williams	63	1:59.864	1:56.950	2:00.086	+0.321	19 m	+0.321
3	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:59.218	1:56.229	2:00.099	+0.334	20 m	+0.013
4	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	3	2:01.583	1:57.127	2:00.864	+1.099	64 m	+0.765
5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	5	2:00.175	1:56.814	2:00.935	+1.170	68 m	+0.071
6	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri	10	2:00.387	1:56.440	2:01.164	+1.399	82 m	+0.229
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	11	1:59.334	1:56.886	2:02.112	+2.347	137 m	+0.948
8	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	77	1:59.870	1:56.295	2:02.502	+2.737	160 m	+0.390
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	31	2:01.824	1:57.354	2:03.513	+3.748	219 m	+1.011
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	4	1:58.301	1:56.025	—	—	0 m	—
11	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	16	2:00.728	1:57.721	—	—	102 m	—
12	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	6	2:00.966	1:58.056	—	—	123 m	—
13	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	55	2:01.184	1:58.137	—	—	127 m	—
14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	14	2:01.653	1:58.205	—	—	132 m	—
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	18	2:01.597	1:58.231	—	—	133 m	—
16	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	99	2:02.306	—	—	—	237 m	—
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri	22	2:02.413	—	—	—	243 m	—
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	47	2:03.973	—	—	—	336 m	—
19	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	7	2:04.452	—	—	—	364 m	—
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	9	2:04.939	—	—	—	393 m	—

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.

Pit stops

F1DB records no pit stop for this race, so there are no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	77	1:45.199	—	0 m	—	18
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	33	1:45.363	+0.164	11 m	+0.164	14
3	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri	10	1:45.699	+0.500	33 m	+0.336	20
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	16	1:45.818	+0.619	41 m	+0.119	19
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	55	1:45.935	+0.736	49 m	+0.117	20
6	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	11	1:46.127	+0.928	62 m	+0.192	17
7	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	5	1:46.177	+0.978	65 m	+0.050	19
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	4	1:46.336	+1.137	76 m	+0.159	17
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	31	1:46.497	+1.298	86 m	+0.161	16
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	14	1:46.612	+1.413	94 m	+0.115	16
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	18	1:46.649	+1.450	97 m	+0.037	19
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	3	1:46.683	+1.484	99 m	+0.034	20
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	99	1:46.755	+1.556	104 m	+0.072	17
14	George Russell	Williams	63	1:46.772	+1.573	105 m	+0.017	19
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri	22	1:46.928	+1.729	115 m	+0.156	19
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	6	1:47.101	+1.902	127 m	+0.173	20
17	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	7	1:48.125	+2.926	195 m	+1.024	15
18	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:48.224	+3.025	201 m	+0.099	17
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	9	1:48.705	+3.506	233 m	+0.481	16
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	47	1:49.059	+3.860	257 m	+0.354	15

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	33	1:44.472	—	0 m	—	12
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	77	1:44.513	+0.041	3 m	+0.041	14
3	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:44.544	+0.072	5 m	+0.031	13
4	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	14	1:44.953	+0.481	32 m	+0.409	15
5	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri	10	1:44.965	+0.493	33 m	+0.012	17
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	18	1:45.180	+0.708	47 m	+0.215	14
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	31	1:45.302	+0.830	56 m	+0.122	15
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	5	1:45.336	+0.864	58 m	+0.034	16
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	4	1:45.386	+0.914	61 m	+0.050	18
10	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	11	1:45.404	+0.932	62 m	+0.018	13
11	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	55	1:45.517	+1.045	70 m	+0.113	14
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri	22	1:45.758	+1.286	86 m	+0.241	17
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	99	1:45.789	+1.317	88 m	+0.031	16
14	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	7	1:45.967	+1.495	100 m	+0.178	18
15	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	3	1:46.118	+1.646	110 m	+0.151	14
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	6	1:46.198	+1.726	116 m	+0.080	17
17	George Russell	Williams	63	1:46.665	+2.193	147 m	+0.467	14
18	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	16	1:46.836	+2.364	158 m	+0.171	13
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	9	1:47.335	+2.863	192 m	+0.499	14
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	47	1:47.529	+3.057	205 m	+0.194	15

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 3

Practice 3
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	33	1:56.924	—	0 m	—	10
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	11	1:57.871	+0.947	57 m	+0.947	7
3	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:57.996	+1.072	64 m	+0.125	9
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	4	1:58.509	+1.585	95 m	+0.513	11
5	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	31	1:58.913	+1.989	119 m	+0.404	15
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	18	1:59.205	+2.281	137 m	+0.292	16
7	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri	10	1:59.324	+2.400	144 m	+0.119	14
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	5	1:59.436	+2.512	150 m	+0.112	15
9	George Russell	Williams	63	1:59.492	+2.568	154 m	+0.056	9
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	14	1:59.613	+2.689	161 m	+0.121	16
11	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	77	1:59.808	+2.884	173 m	+0.195	14
12	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	6	1:59.981	+3.057	183 m	+0.173	11
13	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	3	2:00.456	+3.532	212 m	+0.475	13
14	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	55	2:00.749	+3.825	229 m	+0.293	17
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	47	2:01.269	+4.345	260 m	+0.520	18
16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	16	2:01.370	+4.446	266 m	+0.101	14
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri	22	2:01.510	+4.586	275 m	+0.140	20
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	99	2:01.512	+4.588	275 m	+0.002	20
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	9	2:01.792	+4.868	292 m	+0.280	19
20	Kimi Raikkonen	Sauber	7	2:04.382	+7.458	447 m	+2.590	3

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs

Where this comes from

Round: 12 of 2021
Grand Prix: Belgian Grand Prix
Dates: 29 Aug 2021
Layout raced: Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Red Bull Racing
Entrant: Red Bull-Honda
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.