- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Valtteri Bottas
- Race date
- May 2, 2021
- Pole
- Valtteri Bottas
- Fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Algarve International Circuit
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
Daniel Ricciardo from P16 to P9 (+7), Fernando Alonso from P13 to P8 (+5), and Lance Stroll from P17 to P14 (+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 11 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, and 1 Collision. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.865 on lap 65. 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.