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Max Verstappen won the 2021 United States Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2021 United States Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Pérez at Circuit of the Americas.

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Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Sergio Pérez
Race date
October 24, 2021
Pole
Max Verstappen
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Circuit of the Americas

The decisive result

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sergio Pérez 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Sebastian Vettel from P18 to P10 (+8), George Russell from P20 to P14 (+6), and Valtteri Bottas from P9 to P6 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Max Verstappen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 1 Mechanical, and 1 Rear wing. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.485 on lap 41. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:34:36.55225
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:34:37.88519
3Sergio PérezRed Bull1:35:18.77515
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:35:28.79812
5Daniel RicciardoMcLaren1:35:53.40610
6Valtteri BottasMercedes1:35:56.6808
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:36:00.0976
8Lando NorrisMcLaren1:36:00.9474
9Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri+1 lap2
10Sebastian VettelAston Martin+1 lap1
11Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
12Lance StrollAston Martin+1 lap0
13Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
14George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
15Nicholas LatifiWilliams+1 lap0
16Mick SchumacherHaas+2 laps0
17Nikita MazepinHaas+2 laps0
DNFFernando AlonsoAlpineRear wing0
DNFEsteban OconAlpineMechanical0
DNFPierre GaslyAlphaTauriSuspension0