2021 Season - Round 2 - 2021-04-18
Max Verstappen won the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) second and Lando Norris (McLaren) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:16.702. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:17.524 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:16.702 | 19 |
| 3 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | Finished | 1:18.259 | 15 |
| 4 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:18.379 | 12 |
| 5 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 1:18.490 | 10 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 1:19.341 | 8 |
| 7 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 5 | Finished | 1:18.994 | 6 |
| 8 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 10 | Finished | 1:18.782 | 4 |
| 9 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | Finished | 1:19.422 | 2 |
| 10 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | Finished | 1:19.417 | 1 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:19.396 | 0 |
| 12 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 20 | Finished | 1:18.334 | 0 |
| 13 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Finished | 1:18.353 | 0 |
| 14 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:19.470 | 0 |
| 15 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 0 | Gearbox | 1:19.074 | 0 |
| 16 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +2 Laps | 1:19.193 | 0 |
| 17 | 9Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:20.402 | 0 |
| 18 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 8 | Collision | 1:28.485 | 0 |
| 19 | 63George Russell | Williams | 12 | Collision | 1:26.543 | 0 |
| 20 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 14 | Collision | 0 |