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Formula 1 Emirates Grand Prix de France 2021
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 20 Jun 2021
- Name
- Formula 1 Emirates Grand Prix de France 2021
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/1042
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Emirates Grand Prix de France 2021 · Circuit Paul Ricard
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2021 Formula 1 World Championship · round 7
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27:25.770 · 53 laps · honda | 26 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27:28.674 · 53 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:27:34.581 · 53 laps · honda | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27:40.388 · 53 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28:29.802 · 53 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:28:41.627 · 53 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:28:42.366 · 53 laps · honda | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:28:43.465 · 53 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:28:45.436 · 53 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28:57.716 · 53 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:29:05.107 · 53 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | George Russell | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.001 · 16 laps · honda | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:31.237 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:31.669 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.560 · 16 laps · honda | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Q1 1:32.079 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:31.898 · 22 laps · honda | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:32.209 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:31.733 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | Q1 1:32.158 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Q1 1:32.181 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 1:32.139 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Q1 1:32.132 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:32.722 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:33.060 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Q1 1:32.942 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 1:33.062 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:33.354 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Q1 1:33.554 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 2:12.584 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| NC | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · 2 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.990 · honda | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.248 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.376 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:30.445 · honda | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:30.840 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:30.868 · honda | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.987 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.252 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:31.340 · renault | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:31.382 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.736 · renault | |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:31.767 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.813 · ferrari | |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 1:32.065 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:33.062 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.354 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:33.554 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2:12.584 · mercedes | |
| PL | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 131 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 119 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 84 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 76 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 59 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 52 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 37 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:33.448 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:33.783 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:33.880 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:34.193 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 5 | 1:34.329 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:34.644 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:34.693 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 8 | 1:34.699 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 9 | 1:34.707 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 10 | 1:34.847 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 11 | 1:34.950 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 12 | 1:35.116 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 13 | 1:35.135 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 14 | 1:35.275 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | 1:35.289 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 16 | 1:35.342 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 17 | 1:35.612 |
| freePractice1Results | Nikita Mazepin | 18 | 1:36.651 |
| freePractice1Results | Mick Schumacher | 19 | 1:37.329 |
| freePractice1Results | Roy Nissany | 20 | 1:37.881 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:32.872 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:32.880 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:33.125 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:33.340 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:33.550 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 6 | 1:33.685 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 7 | 1:33.696 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:33.698 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:33.786 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 10 | 1:33.822 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 11 | 1:33.831 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:33.921 |
| freePractice2Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 13 | 1:33.955 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | 1:34.079 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | 1:34.447 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:34.632 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:35.266 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicholas Latifi | 18 | 1:35.331 |
| freePractice2Results | Mick Schumacher | 19 | 1:35.512 |
| freePractice2Results | Nikita Mazepin | 20 | 1:35.551 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:31.300 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:32.047 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 3 | 1:32.195 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:32.238 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:32.266 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 6 | 1:32.336 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:32.624 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 8 | 1:32.681 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 9 | 1:32.707 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:32.759 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 11 | 1:32.820 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 12 | 1:33.017 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 13 | 1:33.051 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 14 | 1:33.200 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 | 1:33.328 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 16 | 1:33.364 |
| freePractice3Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 17 | 1:33.424 |
| freePractice3Results | Nicholas Latifi | 18 | 1:33.584 |
| freePractice3Results | Mick Schumacher | 19 | 1:34.143 |
| freePractice3Results | Nikita Mazepin | 20 | 1:34.642 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 14 | 30.798 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 15 | 30.226 |
| Mick Schumacher | 1 | 15 | 31.457 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 16 | 29.951 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 17 | 30.572 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 17 | 30.534 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 17 | 30.781 |
| George Russell | 1 | 17 | 30.092 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 18 | 29.803 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 18 | 31.288 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 18 | 29.775 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 19 | 30.263 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 24 | 29.682 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 24 | 30.531 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 28 | 30.207 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 28 | 30.586 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 1 | 31 | 30.983 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 32 | 30.123 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 33 | 31.327 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 34 | 30.996 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 37 | 31.069 |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | 38 | 31.368 |