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2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Race 2 of 23 in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Layout of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Race details
Date 18 April 2021
Official name Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia Romagna 2021
Location Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.909 km (3.050 miles)
Distance 63 laps, 309.049 km (192.034 miles)
Weather Wet at start, drying during race, 9 °C (48 °F)
Attendance 0[a]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:14.411
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:16.702 on lap 60
Podium
First
Red Bull Racing-Honda
Second
Mercedes
Third
McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia Romagna 2021) was a Formula One motor race which took place on 18 April 2021 at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. The race was the second round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.

Background

Further information: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Entries, 2021 Formula One World Championship § Calendar changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

The race is scheduled to be the second round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, and will also be the second running of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. It will be the twenty-ninth time Imola has hosted a Formula One race, having previously hosted 27 editions of the San Marino Grand Prix and the 1980 Italian Grand Prix. Unlike the 2020 edition this event takes place over the more traditional three days format rather than two.

The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[1] Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3 and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium and soft respectively) for teams to use at the event.[2]

In March 2021, organisers announced that the race would be held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3] The DRS zone located on the main straight would be longer than the previous edition of the race, to aid overtaking. The detection point was moved from after turn 18 to before turn 17.[4]

Lewis Hamilton enters the weekend as both the defending race winner and the championship leader, with a seven-point lead over Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. Verstappen is considered the favourite to win the race, ahead of Hamilton and his team mate, Valtteri Bottas.[5]

Practice

There were three practice sessions, all an hour in length. The first practice session started at 11:00 local time (UTC+02:00) on Friday 16 April. The second practice session started at 14:30 local time on the same afternoon and the final practice session started at 11:00 on Saturday.[6]

The first practice session ended with Bottas fastest ahead of Hamilton and Verstappen. The session was red flagged twice, the first time following a collision between Red Bull's Sergio Pérez and Alpine's Esteban Ocon at turns five and six, and a second time when Nikita Mazepin crashed at turn 18.[7] The second practice session ended with Bottas fastest ahead of Hamilton and Pierre Gasly, driving for AlphaTauri. The session was interrupted twice, the first time when Verstappen stopped on track, resulting in the virtual safety car being deployed, and a second time when Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari, at the end of the session, bringing out the red flag.[8] The final practice session ended with Verstappen fastest ahead of the McLaren of Lando Norris and Hamilton.[9]

Qualifying

Further information: Formula One § Qualifying

The time of the qualifying session was moved to avoid a clash with the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on 9 April, as a result the start times for the practice sessions were also adjusted.[10] Before the start of qualifying there was a minute's silence to mark the death of Prince Philip.[10] Qualifying started at 14:00 local time (UTC+02:00).[6]

Hamilton qualified on pole for the 99th time, with Pérez in second.[11][12] Pérez said that a mistake at the last turn meant he was slower than Hamilton.[13] Norris set the third fastest time of the final session but it was deleted because he exceeded track limits, meaning he qualified seventh. Verstappen qualified third, with both Red Bull drivers coming within a tenth of a second of Hamilton's time. Leclerc qualified fourth while his Ferrari teammate Sainz failed to make the final session and qualified eleventh. Gasly and Ricciardo qualified fifth and sixth. Bottas qualified eighth, but made it through the second session on medium tyres, as did Hamilton and Verstappen.[11] Bottas was fastest in the first segment while Pérez was fastest in the second.[14] Ocon was slowest in the final session but qualified ninth, with Stroll qualifying tenth without a time. Both Williams drivers made it to the second session, with Russell qualifying twelfth and Latifi fourteenth. Vettel and Alonso qualified thirteenth and fifteenth. Both the Alfa Romeo and Haas drivers failed to progress past the first session, while Tsunoda failed to set a time after a crash in the first session.[11] Giovinazzi had to abandon a lap after Mazepin overtook during his lap, prompting criticism from Giovinazzi.[15]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:14.823 1:14.817 1:14.411 1
2 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:15.395 1:14.716 1:14.446 2
3 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:15.109 1:14.884 1:14.498 3
4 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:15.413 1:14.808 1:14.740 4
5 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1:15.548 1:14.927 1:14.790 5
6 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.669 1:15.033 1:14.826 6
7 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.009 1:14.718 1:14.875 7
8 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:14.672 1:14.905 1:14.898 8
9 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:15.385 1:15.117 1:15.210 9
10 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:15.522 1:15.138 No time 10
11 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:15.406 1:15.199 N/A 11
12 63 United Kingdom George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1:15.826 1:15.261 N/A 12
13 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:15.459 1:15.394 N/A PL1
14 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:15.653 1:15.5932 N/A 14
15 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:15.832 1:15.5932 N/A 15
16 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:15.974 N/A N/A 16
17 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1:16.122 N/A N/A 17
18 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:16.279 N/A N/A 18
19 9 Russian Automobile Federation Nikita Mazepin[b] Haas-Ferrari 1:16.797 N/A N/A 19
107% time: 1:19.899
DNQ 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda No time N/A N/A 203
Source:[17][18]
Notes
  • ^1 – Sebastian Vettel qualified 13th, but he started the race from the pit lane due to brakes issue occurred during the formation lap. His place on the grid was left vacant.[19]
  • ^2 – Nicholas Latifi and Fernando Alonso set identical lap in Q2. Latifi was classified ahead of Alonso as he set his lap earlier.[17]
  • ^3 – Yuki Tsunoda failed to set a time during qualifying and was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.[18] He also received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change and was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota for power unit components. These two penalties were not in force as he started the race from the last position.[20]

Race

The race started at 15:00 local time (UTC+02:00) and was held over 63 laps.[6] It rained before the race. On his way to the grid Fernando Alonso went off track and hit the wall at Tosa. On the formation lap Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc spun off at Acque Minerali and seemed to be caught in the gravel trap, but got out of the gravel and started the race. Fifth place Pierre Gasly started on the wet tyres, as did Esteban Ocon. At the start, Verstappen overtook Pérez for second before challenging Hamilton for the race lead. At the first braking point at Tamburello, Verstappen was leading but Hamilton outbraked him and was looking to go around the outside at the chicane. Verstappen closed the door on Hamilton, forcing him to go on the high kerbs where he damaged his front wing.[citation needed] A safety car period was called at the end of the first lap after Latifi crashed out following contact with Mazepin.[21] Verstappen took the eleventh victory of his career after leading for most of the race, ahead of Hamilton who recovered to second after going off at Tosa.[22] Hamilton was attempting to lap Russell when he went over a wet area of the circuit and slid into the barrier, damaging his front wing and requiring him to reverse back onto the circuit.[23] Norris equalled the best finish of his career in third. Hamilton claimed the bonus point for fastest lap, allowing him to maintain the lead in the championship over Verstappen.[22]

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 63 2:02:34.598 3 25
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 63 +22.000 1 191
3 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 63 +23.702 7 15
4 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 63 +25.579 4 12
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 63 +27.036 11 10
6 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 63 +51.220 6 8
7 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 63 +52.818 5 6
8 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 63 +56.9092 10 4
9 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 63 +1:05.704 9 2
10 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 63 +1:06.561 15 1
11 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 63 +1:07.151 2
12 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 63 +1:13.1843 20
13 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 63 +1:34.7734 16
14 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 62 +1 lap 17
155 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 61 Gearbox PL
16 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 61 +2 laps 18
17 9 Russian Automobile Federation Nikita Mazepin[b] Haas-Ferrari 61 +2 laps 19
Ret 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 30 Collision 8
Ret 63 United Kingdom George Russell Williams-Mercedes 30 Collision 12
Ret 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 0 Collision 14
Fastest lap: United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1:16.702 (lap 60)
Source:[18][24][25]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.
  • ^2 – Lance Stroll finished 7th on the track, but received a post-race five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage while passing Pierre Gasly.[24]
  • ^3 – Yuki Tsunoda received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.[24]
  • ^4 – Kimi Räikkönen finished 9th on the track, but received a post-race 30-second time penalty for a rolling start infringement.[24]
  • ^5 – Sebastian Vettel was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.[24]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ^ The Grand Prix was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
  2. ^ a b Nikita Mazepin is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to the state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[16]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jonathan Noble (19 February 2021). "Pirelli reveals tyre compound choices for F1 2021". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ Phillip Horton. "Imola's 2021 F1 round to be held without fans". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ Hazel Southwell (14 April 2021). "DRS zone extended at Imola for Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix". racefans.net. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ Cobb, Haydn (13 April 2021). "2021 F1 Emilia Romagna GP session timings and preview". Autosport. Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c Slater, Luke (16 April 2021). "Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2021: What time does the race start, what TV channel is it on and what are the odds?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ "FP1: Perez-Ocon collision brings out the red flags as Bottas goes quickest in Imola first practice". Formula 1. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "FP2: Bottas quickest as Verstappen stops on track and late Leclerc shunt halts second practice early". Formula 1. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "FP3: Verstappen lays down a marker for qualifying with quickest time in final practice at Imola". www.formula1.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ a b "F1 confirms changes to Imola timetable 'as mark of respect' for Prince Philip". formula1.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b c Kalinauckas, Alex (17 April 2021). "F1 Emilia Romagna GP: Hamilton grabs pole from Perez, Verstappen". Autosport. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  12. ^ Baldwin, Alan (17 April 2021). "Motor racing-Hamilton sees off the Red Bulls to seize his 99th pole". Reuters. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. ^ Benson, Andrew (17 April 2021). "Lewis Hamilton beats Sergio Perez to Imola pole". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  14. ^ Richards, Giles (17 April 2021). "Lewis Hamilton edges out Sergio Pérez to take Emilia Romagna F1 GP polepole". The Observer. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  15. ^ Rawi, Khodr; Noble, Jonathan (17 April 2021). "Giovinazzi critical of Mazepin not respecting qualifying etiquette". Autosport. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  16. ^ Luke Smith (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia Romagna 2021 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia Romagna 2021 – Starting Grid". Formula1.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  19. ^ "What the teams said - Race Day in Emilia Romagna". Formula1.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Tsunoda to race with new gearbox, exhaust and power unit elements after qualifying shunt". Formula1.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  21. ^ Baldwin, Alan (19 April 2021). "Verstappen wins at Imola as Hamilton fights back". Reuters. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  22. ^ a b Richards, Giles (18 April 2021). "Max Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix after Hamilton blunder". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  23. ^ Noble, Jonathan (19 April 2021). "Why Hamilton didn't break F1's rules for reversing on track". Autosport. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  24. ^ a b c d e "Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia Romagna 2021 – Race Result". Formula1.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia Romagna 2021 – Fastest Laps". Formula1.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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