- Winner
- Max Verstappen
- Team
- Red Bull
- Top listed
- Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Race date
- December 12, 2021
- Pole
- Max Verstappen
- Fastest lap
- Max Verstappen
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Yas Marina Circuit
The decisive result
Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Carlos Sainz Jr. 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Pierre Gasly from P12 to P5 (+7), Mick Schumacher from P19 to P14 (+5), and Yuki Tsunoda from P8 to P4 (+4) 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 11 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 1 Accident, 1 Brakes, and 1 Gearbox. Max Verstappen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.103 on lap 39. 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.