F1 Grand Prix race results: Verstappen wins rain-ruined Belgian GP
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday, as the 12th race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship failed to produce a single racing lap.
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The start of the race was delayed due to a rain storm, and Sergio Perez didn't even make it that far after crashing as he drove to the grid.
Following two attempts behind the safety car, the race was red-flagged after the minimum of two laps required to make the result official. As the race clock ran down to under 30 minutes remaining, race director Michael Masi eventually made the call that the event would not restart.
Half points were awarded as 75% of the race distance wasn’t achieved, the first time that's happened since Malaysia 2009.
2021 Belgian Grand Prix race results
| Cla | Driver | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Max Verstappen |
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1 | 3'27.071 | ||
| 2 |  George Russell |
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1 | 3'29.269 | 2.198 | 2.198 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
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1 | 3'30.589 | 3.518 | 1.320 |
| 4 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
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1 | 3'33.022 | 5.951 | 2.433 |
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel |
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1 | 3'34.965 | 7.894 | 1.943 |
| 6 |  Pierre Gasly |
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1 | 3'37.346 | 10.275 | 2.381 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon |
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1 | 3'38.862 | 11.791 | 1.516 |
| 8 |  Charles Leclerc |
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1 | 3'40.288 | 13.217 | 1.426 |
| 9 |  Nicholas Latifi |
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1 | 3'42.705 | 15.634 | 2.417 |
| 10 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
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1 | 3'44.032 | 16.961 | 1.327 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso |
|
1 | 3'47.330 | 20.259 | 3.298 |
| 12 |  Valtteri Bottas |
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1 | 3'49.017 | 21.946 | 1.687 |
| 13 |  Antonio Giovinazzi |
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1 | 3'50.601 | 23.530 | 1.584 |
| 14 | Lando Norris |
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1 | 3'53.156 | 26.085 | 2.555 |
| 15 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
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1 | 3'55.852 | 28.781 | 2.696 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher |
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1 | 3'57.971 | 30.900 | 2.119 |
| 17 |  Nikita Mazepin |
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1 | 3'59.758 | 32.687 | 1.787 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll |
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1 | 4'01.909 | 34.838 | 2.151 |
| 19 | Kimi Raikkonen |
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1 | 4'03.393 | 36.322 | 1.484 |
| 20 |  Sergio Perez |
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1 | 4'05.761 | 38.690 | 2.368 |
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How the Belgian Grand Prix unfolded
After a delayed start and a handful of formation laps behind the safety car, the race start sequence was suspended for several hours as rain continued to fall. During this time, Red Bull had the time to rebuild Perez’s car, but he had to start from the pitlane and this cost him his seventh-place finish as he was classified last.
Due to a small break in the rainfall, the race was started behind the safety car with an hour on the clock, but weather conditions remained soaking wet. After two and a half laps, the race was red-flagged as the rain intensified once more, which made the race official for half points.
The race order was declared as Verstappen, Russell, Hamilton, Ricciardo, Vettel, Gasly, Ocon (who inherited the position Perez gave up), Leclerc, Latifi and Sainz.
2021 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix fastest laps
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | Interval | km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Mazepin |
Haas | 3'18.016 | 127.335 | ||
| 2 | Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin | 3'18.033 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 127.324 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas |
Mercedes | 3'18.036 | 0.020 | 0.003 | 127.322 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso |
Alpine | 3'18.069 | 0.053 | 0.033 | 127.301 |
| 5 | Antonio Giovinazzi |
Alfa Romeo | 3'18.202 | 0.186 | 0.133 | 127.215 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda |
AlphaTauri | 3'18.308 | 0.292 | 0.106 | 127.147 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | 3'18.374 | 0.358 | 0.066 | 127.105 |
| 8 | Lando Norris |
McLaren | 3'18.477 | 0.461 | 0.103 | 127.039 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel |
Aston Martin | 3'18.496 | 0.480 | 0.019 | 127.027 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon |
Alpine | 3'18.520 | 0.504 | 0.024 | 127.011 |
| 11 | George Russell |
Williams | 3'18.804 | 0.788 | 0.284 | 126.830 |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher |
Haas | 3'18.833 | 0.817 | 0.029 | 126.811 |
| 13 | Nicholas Latifi |
Williams | 3'18.867 | 0.851 | 0.034 | 126.790 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Ferrari | 3'18.926 | 0.910 | 0.059 | 126.752 |
| 15 | Kimi Raikkonen |
Alfa Romeo | 3'18.963 | 0.947 | 0.037 | 126.729 |
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 3'19.101 | 1.085 | 0.138 | 126.641 |
| 17 | Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari | 3'19.181 | 1.165 | 0.080 | 126.590 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo |
McLaren | 3'19.187 | 1.171 | 0.006 | 126.586 |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly |
AlphaTauri | 3'19.284 | 1.268 | 0.097 | 126.524 |
| 20 | Sergio Perez |
Red Bull | 3'19.440 | 1.424 | 0.156 | 126.425 |
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2021 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix tyre history
| Cla | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen |
W | 4 | W | 4 | ||
| 2 | George Russell |
W | 3 | W | 3 | ||
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
W | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo |
W | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel |
W | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Pierre Gasly |
W | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Esteban Ocon |
W | 4 | ||||
| 8 | Charles Leclerc |
W | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Nicholas Latifi |
W | 3 | W | 3 | ||
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
W | 3 | ||||
| 11 | Fernando Alonso |
W | 3 | ||||
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas |
W | 4 | ||||
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi |
W | 3 | W | 3 | ||
| 14 | Lando Norris |
W | 3 | ||||
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda |
W | 3 | ||||
| 16 | Mick Schumacher |
W | 6 | W | 6 | ||
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin |
W | 7 | W | 7 | ||
| 18 | Lance Stroll |
W | 3 | ||||
| 19 | Kimi Raikkonen |
W | 7 | W | 0 | W | 3 |
| 20 | Sergio Perez |
W | 3 | ||||
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