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Max Verstappen won the 2021 French Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2021 French Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Pérez at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Sergio Pérez
Race date
June 20, 2021
Pole
Max Verstappen
Fastest lap
Max Verstappen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard

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

Lance Stroll from P19 to P10 (+9), Daniel Ricciardo from P10 to P6 (+4), and Lando Norris from P8 to P5 (+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 11 Finished and 9 +1 lap. Max Verstappen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.404 on lap 35. 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 Bull1:27:25.77026
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:27:28.67418
3Sergio PérezRed Bull1:27:34.58115
4Valtteri BottasMercedes1:27:40.38812
5Lando NorrisMcLaren1:28:29.80210
6Daniel RicciardoMcLaren1:28:41.6278
7Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:28:42.3666
8Fernando AlonsoAlpine1:28:43.4654
9Sebastian VettelAston Martin1:28:45.4362
10Lance StrollAston Martin1:28:57.7161
11Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:29:05.1070
12George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
13Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri+1 lap0
14Esteban OconAlpine+1 lap0
15Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
16Charles LeclercFerrari+1 lap0
17Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
18Nicholas LatifiWilliams+1 lap0
19Mick SchumacherHaas+1 lap0
20Nikita MazepinHaas+1 lap0