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Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 São Paulo Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 São Paulo Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Valtteri Bottas
Race date
November 14, 2021
Pole
Valtteri Bottas
Fastest lap
Sergio Pérez
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Lewis Hamilton from P10 to P1 (+9), George Russell from P17 to P13 (+4), and Fernando Alonso from P12 to P9 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Valtteri Bottas started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 1 Collision damage, and 1 Power loss. Sergio Pérez holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:11.010 on lap 71. 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
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:32:22.85125
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:32:33.34718
3Valtteri BottasMercedes1:32:36.42715
4Sergio PérezRed Bull1:33:02.79113
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:33:12.36810
6Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:33:14.6718
7Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri+1 lap6
8Esteban OconAlpine+1 lap4
9Fernando AlonsoAlpine+1 lap2
10Lando NorrisMcLaren+1 lap1
11Sebastian VettelAston Martin+1 lap0
12Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
13George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
14Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
15Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri+1 lap0
16Nicholas LatifiWilliams+1 lap0
17Nikita MazepinHaas+2 laps0
18Mick SchumacherHaas+2 laps0
DNFDaniel RicciardoMcLarenPower loss0
DNFLance StrollAston MartinCollision damage0