2021 Styrian Grand Prix
The 2021 Styrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 BWT Großer Preis der Steiermark 2021) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 27 June 2021 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria as the eighth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It is the second and final Styrian Grand Prix, and the thirty-fourth Grand Prix held at the venue. The event was added to the schedule after other races were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, forming the second leg of a series of three races on back-to-back weekends. The race was won from pole position by Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen, who led every lap of the race. Lewis Hamilton, driving for the Mercedes team, finished second and set the fastest lap, with his teammate Valtteri Bottas finishing third.
2021 Styrian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 22 in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Spielberg circuit in 2021 | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 27 June 2021 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 BWT Großer Preis der Steiermark 2021 | ||||
Location |
Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Austria | ||||
Course | Permanent racing circuit | ||||
Course length | 4.318 km (2.683 miles) | ||||
Distance | 71 laps, 306.452 km (190.420 miles) | ||||
Weather | Partly cloudy. Ambient temperature: 25 to 29 °C (77 to 84 °F); Surface temperature: 48 to 56 °C (118 to 133 °F) | ||||
Attendance | 15,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
Time | 1:03.841 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:07.058 on lap 71 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
Second |
| Mercedes | |||
Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |