2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 June 2021 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race, the sixth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, marked the fourth running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and the fifth time the country had hosted a Grand Prix, having also held the 2016 European Grand Prix.
| 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 6 of 22 in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Baku City Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 6 June 2021 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021 | ||||
| Location |
Baku City Circuit Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 6.003 km (3.730 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 51 laps, 306.049 km (190.170 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:41.218 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
| Time | 1:44.481 on lap 44 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
| Second | Aston Martin-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | AlphaTauri-Honda | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Both championship contenders, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, experienced problems during the 51-lap race; Verstappen retired due to a high-speed tyre blowout, while Hamilton made a severe error at the resultant restart. Their troubles cleared the way for Sergio Pérez, Verstappen's teammate, to win his second Grand Prix, following his victory at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel took second place for his only podium with Aston Martin, and the final podium finish of his career, while Pierre Gasly claimed third place for AlphaTauri, and the final podium finish of Scuderia AlphaTauri to date before being rebranded to Visa Cash App RB. After the race, tyre supplier Pirelli launched an investigation into the tyre failures which ended the races of Verstappen and Lance Stroll.