2021 Dutch Grand Prix

{{short description|13th round of the 2021 Formula One season}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{use British English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Year=2021 |Date=5 September |image-size=200px |Image=Zandvoort Circuit.png |type=F1 |Previous_round = 2021 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_round = 2021 Italian Grand Prix |race_no=13 |season_no=22<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/formula-1-reveals-updated-2021-calendar-drops-to-22-races/6655341/ |title= Formula 1 reveals updated 2021 calendar, drops to 22 races |work= [[Autosport]] |date= 28 August 2021 |access-date= 28 August 2021 |last= Smith |first= Luke |url-access=limited}}</ref> |grand prix=Dutch |official name=Formula 1 Heineken [[Dutch Grand Prix]] 2021 |distance_mi=190.504 |distance_km=306.587 |distance_laps=72 |course_mi=2.646 |course_km=4.259 |course=Permanent racing facility |Location=[[Circuit Zandvoort]], [[Zandvoort]], [[Netherlands]] |caption=Layout of [[Circuit Zandvoort]] |Weather=Sunny |Attendance=195,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-tv-race-attendance-and-digital-audience-figures-for-2021.1YDpVJIOHGNuok907sWcKW.html|title=Formula 1 announces TV, race attendance and digital audience figures for 2021|website=Formula1.com|date=17 February 2022|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> |Pole_Driver=[[Max Verstappen]] |Pole_Team=[[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |Pole_Time=1:08.885 |Pole_Country=NED | Fast_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]] | Fast_Team = [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] | Fast_Time = 1:11.097 | Fast_Lap = 72 {{smaller|(lap record)}} | Fast_Country = GBR | First_Driver = [[Max Verstappen]] | First_Team = [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] | First_Country = NED | Second_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]] | Second_Team = [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] | Second_Country = GBR | Third_Driver = [[Valtteri Bottas]] | Third_Team = [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] | Third_Country = FIN | Lapchart = {{F1Laps2021|NED}} }} The '''2021 Dutch Grand Prix''' (officially known as the '''Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021)''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 5 September 2021 at [[Circuit Zandvoort]]. It was the thirteenth round of the [[2021 Formula One World Championship]] and the first [[Dutch Grand Prix]] to take place since 1985.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=F1 Schedule 2021 – Official Calendar of Grand Prix Races|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2021.html|access-date=30 August 2021|website=Formula1.com|language=en}}</ref> The race was won by [[Max Verstappen]] – prior to him, no Dutch driver had won or gone to the podium at their home race.

== Background == [[File:Formula one Circuit Park in the dunes of Zandvoort in the Netherlands (47856564401).jpg|thumb|[[Circuit Zandvoort]] in 2018, prior to renovations.]] The event, which was held over the weekend of 3–5 September at [[Circuit Zandvoort]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Dutch Grand Prix 2021 – F1 Race|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2021/Netherlands.html|access-date=30 August 2021|website=Formula1.com|language=en}}</ref> was the thirteenth round of the [[2021 F1 World Championship|2021 World Championship]].<ref name=":0" /> The race took place one week after the [[2021 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] and preceded the [[2021 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 F1 calendar |url=https://www.racefans.net/2021-f1-season/2021-f1-calendar/ |access-date=13 December 2025 |publisher=RaceFans}}</ref>

=== Track layout === The circuit has a total length of {{convert|4.259|km}}, consisting of 14 corners and two DRS zones. As one of the shorter tracks on the Formula One calendar, the drivers complete 72 laps resulting in a total race distance of {{convert|306.587|km}}. The track was changed to upgrade it to [[FIA Grade 1]] specifications and was a different layout compared to when F1 last raced in 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raymond |first=Charlen |date=31 August 2022 |title=Verstappen returns home to adoring fans: What you should know about the Dutch GP |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/motorsport/formula-one/verstappen-returns-home-to-adoring-fans-what-you-should-know-about-the-dutch-gp-20220831 |access-date=13 December 2025 |publisher=[[News24 (website)|News24]]}}</ref>

=== Championship standings before the race === After the [[2021 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] handed out half-points due to heavy rainfall,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Half points awarded after rain-soaked Belgian Grand Prix|url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/92437/half-points-awarded-after-rain-soaked-belgian-grand-prix.html|access-date=30 August 2021|website=www.gpblog.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Lewis Hamilton]]'s championship lead was reduced to just three points to Verstappen in second. For the second race in a row, [[Lando Norris]], [[Valtteri Bottas]] and [[Sergio Pérez]] all scored no points, meaning they stayed third, fourth and fifth respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=F1 Standings – Drivers World Championship|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/standings|access-date=30 August 2021|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] also led the [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championship]] by 7 points to [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]. [[McLaren]] regained third place after [[Daniel Ricciardo]] scored six points. [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] trailed McLaren by 3.5 points and [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] sat in fifth place.<ref>{{Cite web|title=F1 Standings – Constructors' World Championship|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/standings|access-date=30 August 2021|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Entrants === {{See also|2021 Formula One World Championship#Entries}} The drivers and teams were initially the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 September 2021|title=2021 Dutch Grand Prix – Entry List|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2021%20Dutch%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf|access-date=2 September 2021|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]}}</ref>

Before the third practice session, [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo Racing]] driver [[Kimi Räikkönen]] tested positive for [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|coronavirus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN – Dutch GP team statement |url=https://www.sauber-group.com/motorsport/f1-news/alfa-romeo-racing-orlen-dutch-gp-team-statement/ |website=sauber-group.com |publisher=Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN |date=4 September 2021 |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> He was replaced by the reserve driver [[Robert Kubica]], who last raced at the [[2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]], driving for [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Kubica to compete in the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix |url=https://www.sauber-group.com/motorsport/f1-news/robert-kubica-to-compete-in-the-2021-dutch-grand-prix/ |website=sauber-group.com |publisher=Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN |date=4 September 2021 |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref>

Williams team principal [[Jost Capito]] also had to go into isolation following a dinner with Räikkönen the night before.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Benson|first=Andrew|date=4 September 2021|title=Kimi Raikkonen: Alfa Romeo driver out of Dutch GP after testing positive for Covid-19|work=[[BBC Sport]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/58446384|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref>

=== Tyre choices === Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the [[Formula One tyres|C1, C2, and C3 compounds]] of tyre to be used in the race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Dutch Grand Prix – Preview|url=https://press.pirelli.com/2021-dutch-grand-prix--preview/|access-date=30 August 2021|website=2021 Dutch Grand Prix – Preview|language=en}}</ref>

== Practice == Free practice 1 took place at 11:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] on 3 September, while free practice 2 took place at 15:00 CEST on the same day. Free practice 3 took place at 12:00 CEST on 4 September. All three practice sessions lasted for one hour.<ref name=":1" />

The first session ended with [[Lewis Hamilton]] fastest for [[Mercedes F1|Mercedes]] ahead of [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]'s [[Max Verstappen]] and [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] The session was [[Red flag (racing)|red flagged]] for 35 minutes after an engine failure of [[Aston Martin F1|Aston Martin]]'s [[Sebastian Vettel]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=FP1: Hamilton beats Verstappen in shortened first practice as F1 returns to Zandvoort|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp1-hamilton-beats-verstappen-in-shortened-first-practice-as-f1-returns-to.3h8fdsf7xVviK7mC54lZWm.html|url-status=live|access-date=3 September 2021|website=Formula 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903122758/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp1-hamilton-beats-verstappen-in-shortened-first-practice-as-f1-returns-to.3h8fdsf7xVviK7mC54lZWm.html |archive-date=3 September 2021 }}</ref>

The second session ended with [[Charles Leclerc]] fastest for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] ahead of his teammate [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] and [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]'s [[Esteban Ocon]]. The session was red flagged for nine minutes after a loss of power for [[Mercedes F1|Mercedes]] driver [[Lewis Hamilton]]. The session was also red flagged for [[Haas F1 Team|Haas]]'s [[Nikita Mazepin]] after he spun into a gravel trap.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=FP2: Leclerc led Ferrari 1–2 in second practice at Zandvoort, as Hamilton completed just 3 laps|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp2-leclerc-leads-ferrari-1-2-in-second-practice-at-zandvoort-as-hamilton.18SxqU8dZlxKGHopogcEOr.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2021|website=Formula1.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903145233/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp2-leclerc-leads-ferrari-1-2-in-second-practice-at-zandvoort-as-hamilton.18SxqU8dZlxKGHopogcEOr.html |archive-date=3 September 2021 }}</ref> Verstappen was investigated by the stewards for overtaking another driver during the first red flag period of the session, though the stewards ultimately decided a penalty was not necessary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Bull's Max Verstappen at risk of penalty after being called to stewards over FP2 red flag incident|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-at-risk-of-penalty-after-being-called-to-stewards-over-fp2-red.2R4kMT4iQYcp90nAaJhWhb.html|url-status=live|access-date=4 September 2021|website=Formula1.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904091736/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.verstappen-at-risk-of-penalty-after-being-called-to-stewards-over-fp2-red.2R4kMT4iQYcp90nAaJhWhb.html |archive-date=4 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 FP3 Dutch Grand Prix report and highlights: Verstappen dominant in final practice for Dutch GP as Sainz crashes heavily {{!}} Formula 1|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp3-verstappen-lays-down-a-marker-for-dutch-gp-qualifying-with-super-quick.48W6PyGz24iydpt4i2IRky.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Formula1.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Qualifying == Qualifying took place at 15:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] on 4 September.<ref name=":1" />

=== Qualifying classification === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;" ! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Qualifying position}} ! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" |Driver ! rowspan="2" |Constructor ! colspan="3" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|Qualifying times}} ! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Final grid|Final starting grid position}} |- ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Q1|First segment}} ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Q2|Second segment}} ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Q3|Third segment}} |- |- ! scope="row" |1 | align="center" |33 |data-sort-value="ver"|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]] |[[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:10.036 |'''1:09.071''' |'''1:08.885''' | align="center" |1 |- ! scope="row" |2 | align="center" |44 | data-sort-value="ham" | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] |[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] |1:10.114 |1:09.976 |1:08.923 | align="center" |2 |- ! scope="row" |3 | align="center" |77 |data-sort-value="bot"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Valtteri Bottas]] |[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] |1:10.219 |1:09.769 |1:09.222 | align="center" |3 |- ! scope="row" |4 | align="center" |10 |data-sort-value="gas"|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Gasly]] |[[Scuderia AlphaTauri|AlphaTauri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:10.274 |1:09.541 |1:09.478 | align="center" |4 |- ! scope="row" |5 | align="center" |16 |data-sort-value="lec"|{{Flagicon|MON}} [[Charles Leclerc]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |'''1:09.829''' |1:09.437 |1:09.527 | align="center" |5 |- ! scope="row" |6 | align="center" |55 | data-sort-value="sai" |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:10.022 |1:09.870 |1:09.537 | align="center" |6 |- ! scope="row" |7 |align="center"|99 | data-sort-value="gio" |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Giovinazzi]]}} |{{nowrap|[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo Racing]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]}} |1:10.050 |1:10.033 |1:09.590 | align="center"|7 |- ! scope="row" |8 | align="center" |31 | data-sort-value="oco" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Esteban Ocon]] |[[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:10.179 |1:09.919 |1:09.933 | align="center" |8 |- ! scope="row" |9 | align="center" |14 | data-sort-value="alo" |{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]] |[[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:10.435 |1:10.020 |1:09.956 | align="center" |9 |- ! scope="row" |10 | align="center" |3 | data-sort-value="ric" |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Ricciardo]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:10.255 |1:09.865 |1:10.166 | align="center" |10 |- ! scope="row" |11 | align="center" |63 | data-sort-value="rus" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:10.382 |1:10.332 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"|N/A | align="center" |11 |- ! scope="row" |12 | align="center" |18 | data-sort-value="str" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lance Stroll]] |[[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:10.438 |1:10.367 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"|N/A | align="center"|12 |- ! scope="row" |13 | align="center" |4 | data-sort-value="nor" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lando Norris]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:10.489 |1:10.406 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"|N/A | align="center" |13 |- ! scope="row" |14 | align="center" |6 | data-sort-value="lat" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Nicholas Latifi]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:10.093 |1:11.161 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18"|N/A | align="center" data-sort-value="19" |{{abbr|PL|Pit lane}}{{ref|1|1}} |- ! scope="row" |15 | align="center" |22 | data-sort-value="tsu" |{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuki Tsunoda]] |[[Scuderia AlphaTauri|AlphaTauri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:10.462 |1:11.314 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15"|N/A | align="center" |14 |- ! scope="row" |16 | align="center" |11 |data-sort-value="per"|{{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Sergio Pérez]] |[[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |1:10.530 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A | align="center" data-sort-value="20" |{{abbr|PL|Pit lane}}{{ref|2|2}} |- ! scope="row" |17 | align="center" |5 | data-sort-value="vet" |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]] |[[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |1:10.731 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A | align="center" |15 |- ! scope="row" |18 | align="center" |88 | data-sort-value="kub" |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Kubica]] |[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo Racing]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:11.301 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A | align="center" |16 |- ! scope="row" |19 |align="center"|47 | data-sort-value="sch" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Mick Schumacher]] |[[Haas F1 Team|Haas]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:11.387 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="14"|N/A |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18"|N/A | align="center" |17 |- ! scope="row" |20 | align="center" |9 | data-sort-value="maz" |{{flagg|cnxa|Russian Automobile Federation|image=Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg}}[[Nikita Mazepin]]{{efn|[[Nikita Mazepin]] is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF ([[Russian Automobile Federation]]), as the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] in response to the [[Doping in Russia|state-sponsored doping program]] of Russian athletes.<ref name="doping">{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/russia-mazepin-neutral-flag-f1/5345260/|title=Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1|author=Luke Smith|website=motorsport.com|date=5 February 2021|access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205211019/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/russia-mazepin-neutral-flag-f1/5345260/|url-status=live}}</ref>|name=RAF|group=}} |[[Haas F1 Team|Haas]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:11.875 |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A |style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19"|N/A | align="center" |18 |- |-class="sortbottom" |colspan="8" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|'''[[107% rule|107% time]]: 1:14.717''' |- |-class="sortbottom" |colspan="8" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|'''Source''':<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1075/netherlands/qualifying.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021 – Qualifying|website=Formula1.com|date=4 September 2021|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="starting grid">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1075/netherlands/starting-grid.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021 – Starting Grid|website=Formula1.com|date=4 September 2021|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> |} * {{note|1|1}} – [[Nicholas Latifi]] received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. He was then required to start the race from the pit lane for a front wing change and nose assembly in [[parc fermé]].<ref name="LAT-PER">{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.perez-and-latifi-set-to-start-dutch-gp-from-pit-lane-after-changing-parts.4VDoWCJZ0yqB8rvQTi9jAt.html|title=Perez and Latifi set to start Dutch GP from pit lane after changing parts overnight|website=Formula1.com|date=5 September 2021|access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * {{note|2|2}} – [[Sergio Pérez]] was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. He was then required to start the race from the pit lane for a new energy store specification.<ref name="LAT-PER"/>

== Race == The race started at 15:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] on 5 September.<ref name=":1" />

=== Race classification === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;" ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! scope="col" |Driver ! scope="col" |Constructor ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Laps ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Time/Retired ! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}} ! scope="col" |Points |- !1 | align="center" |33 | data-sort-value="ver" |{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Max Verstappen]]''' |'''[[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]''' |72 |1:30:05.395 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |'''25''' |- !2 | align="center" |44 | data-sort-value="ham" |{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Lewis Hamilton]]''' |'''[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]''' |72 | +20.932 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |'''19'''{{ref|3|1}} |- !3 | align="center" |77 | data-sort-value="bot" |'''{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Valtteri Bottas]]''' |[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|'''Mercedes''']] |72 | +56.460 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |'''15''' |- !4 | align="center" |10 | data-sort-value="gas" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Pierre Gasly]]''' |'''[[Scuderia AlphaTauri|AlphaTauri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]''' |71 | +1 lap | align="center" |4 | align="center" |'''12''' |- !5 | align="center" |16 | data-sort-value="lec" |{{Flagicon|MON}} '''[[Charles Leclerc]]''' |'''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' |71 | +1 lap | align="center" |5 | align="center" |'''10''' |- !6 | align="center" |14 | data-sort-value="alo" |'''{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]''' |'''[[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]''' |71 | +1 lap | align="center" |9 | align="center" |'''8''' |- !7 | align="center" |55 | data-sort-value="sai" |'''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]''' |[[Scuderia Ferrari|'''Ferrari''']] |71 | +1 lap | align="center" |6 | align="center" |'''6''' |- !8 | align="center" |11 | data-sort-value="per" |'''{{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Sergio Pérez]]''' |'''[[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]''' |71 | +1 lap | align="center" data-sort-value="21"|{{abbr|PL|Pit lane}} | align="center" |'''4''' |- !9 | align="center" |31 | data-sort-value="oco" |'''{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Esteban Ocon]]''' |'''[[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]''' |71 | +1 lap | align="center" |8 | align="center" |'''2''' |- !10 | align="center" |4 | data-sort-value="nor" |'''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lando Norris]]''' |'''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]''' |71 | +1 lap | align="center" |13 | align="center" |'''1''' |- !11 | align="center" |3 | data-sort-value="ric" |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Ricciardo]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |71 | +1 lap | align="center" |10 | |- !12 | align="center" |18 | data-sort-value="str" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lance Stroll]] |[[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |70 | +2 laps | align="center" |12 | |- !13 | align="center" |5 | data-sort-value="vet"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]] |[[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |70 | +2 laps | align="center" |15 | |- !14 | align="center" |99 | data-sort-value="gio" |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Giovinazzi]]}} |{{nowrap|[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo Racing]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]}} |70 | +2 laps | align="center" |7 | |- ! data-sort-value="15" |15 | align="center" |88 | data-sort-value="kub" |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Kubica]] |[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo Racing]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |70 | +2 laps | align="center" |16 | |- ! data-sort-value="16" |16 | align="center" |6 | data-sort-value="lat" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Nicholas Latifi]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |70 | +2 laps | align="center" data-sort-value="22"|{{abbr|PL|Pit lane}} | |- ! data-sort-value="17" |17{{ref|4|2}} | align="center" |63 | data-sort-value="rus" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |69 |Battery | align="center" |11 | |- !18 | align="center" |47 | data-sort-value="sch" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Mick Schumacher]] |[[Haas F1 Team|Haas]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |69 | +3 laps | align="center" |17 | |- !data-sort-value="19"| {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | align="center" |22 | data-sort-value="tsu" |{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuki Tsunoda]] |[[Scuderia AlphaTauri|AlphaTauri]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |48 |Engine | align="center" |14 | |- !data-sort-value="20"| {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | align="center" |9 | data-sort-value="maz" |{{flagg|cnxa|Russian Automobile Federation|image=Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg}}[[Nikita Mazepin]]{{efn|name=RAF}} |[[Haas F1 Team|Haas]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |41 |Water leak | align="center" |18 | |- class="sortbottom" |colspan="8" align="center"|''[[Fastest lap]]: {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] ([[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]) – 1:11.097 (lap 72)'' |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="8" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" |'''Source:'''<ref name="starting grid"/><ref name="race result">{{cite web|date=5 September 2021|title=Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021 – Race Result|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1075/netherlands/race-result.html|access-date=5 September 2021|website=Formula1.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=5 September 2021|title=Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021 – Fastest Laps|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2021/races/1075/netherlands/fastest-laps.html|access-date=5 September 2021|website=Formula1.com}}</ref> |} ; Notes * {{note|3|1}} – Includes one point for fastest lap.<ref name="race result" /> * {{note|4|2}} – [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]] was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.<ref name="race result"/>

==Championship standings after the race== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" ! scope="col" | ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Points |- |align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1 |align="center"|1 |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]] |align="left"|224.5 |- |align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1 |align="center"|2 |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] |align="left"|221.5 |- |align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1 |align="center"|3 |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Valtteri Bottas]] |align="left"|123 |- |align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1 |align="center"|4 |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lando Norris]] |align="left"|114 |- |align="left"|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px|alt=Unchanged]] |align="center"|5 |{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Sergio Pérez]] |align="left"|108 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|title=Netherlands 2021 – Championship|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2021/pays-bas/championnat.aspx|website=www.statsf1.com}}</ref> |} {{col-2}} ;Constructors' Championship standings {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" ! scope="col" | ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | Constructor ! scope="col" | Points |- |align="left"|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px|alt=Unchanged]] |align="center"|1 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] |align="left"|344.5 |- |align="left"|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px|alt=Unchanged]] |align="center"|2 |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]] |align="left"|332.5 |- |align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1 |align="center"|3 |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |align="left"|181.5 |- |align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1 |align="center"|4 |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] |align="left"|170 |- |align="left"|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px|alt=Unchanged]] |align="center"|5 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |align="left"|90 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ"/> |} {{col-end}} * '''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

== See also == * [[2021 Zandvoort FIA Formula 3 round]] * [[2021 W Series Zandvoort round]]

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == {{F1 race report|Name_of_race=[[Dutch Grand Prix]]|Year_of_race=2021|Previous_race_in_season=[[2021 Belgian Grand Prix]]|Next_race_in_season=[[2021 Italian Grand Prix]]|Previous_year's_race=[[1985 Dutch Grand Prix]] {{small|[[2020 Dutch Grand Prix|2020]] edition cancelled}}|Next_year's_race=[[2022 Dutch Grand Prix]]}} {{F1GP 2020–29}}

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