The 2021 Dutch Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021) was a

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motor race held on 5 September 2021 at the

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. It was the thirteenth round of the

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and the first

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to take place since 1985. The race was won by

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– prior to him, no Dutch driver had won their home race.

Background

The event, which was held over the weekend of 3–5 September at the

, was the thirteenth round of the 2021 World Championship. The race took place one week after the

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and precedes the

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. The race was also championship contender,

's home Grand Prix.

Track layout

The circuit has a total length of , 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 .

Championship standings before the race

After the

handed out half-points due to heavy rainfall,

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's championship lead was reduced to just three points to Verstappen in second. For the second race in a row,

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and

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all scored no points, meaning they stayed third, fourth and fifth respectively. Mercedes also led the Constructors' Championship by 7 points to

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regained third place after

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scored six points.

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trailed McLaren by 3.5 points and

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sat in fifth place.

Entrants

The drivers and teams were initially the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Before the third practice session,

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driver

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tested positive for

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. He was replaced by the reserve driver

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, who last raced at the

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, driving for Williams. Williams team principal

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also had to go into isolation following a dinner with Räikkönen the night before.

Tyre choices

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C1, C2, and C3 compounds of tyre to be used in the race.

Practice

Free practice 1 took place at 11:30

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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. The first session ended with

fastest for Mercedes ahead of

and

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The session was red flagged for 35 minutes after an engine failure of

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. The second session ended with

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fastest for

ahead of his teammate

and

Esteban Ocon Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane (; born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver who competes for Alpine in Formula One. He made his Formula One debut for Manor Racing in the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Rio Haryanto. He move ...

. The session was red flagged for nine minutes after a loss of power for Mercedes driver

. The session was also red flagged for Haas's

Nikita Mazepin Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin ( rus, Ники́та Дми́триевич Мазе́пин, p=nʲɪˈkʲitə ˈdmʲɪtrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈzʲepʲɪn; born 2 March 1999) is a Russian professional auto racing, racing driver who competes in rally ...

after he spun into a gravel trap. 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.

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 15:00

on 4 September.

Qualifying classification

* –

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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

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. * –

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.

Race

The race started at 15:00

on 5 September.

Race classification

; Notes * – Includes one point for fastest lap. * – George Russell was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

References

External links

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