2021 Italian Grand Prix
| 2021 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 22 in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 12 September 2021 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Heineken Gran Premio d'Italia 2021 | ||||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.793 km (3.600 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.587 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-Honda | ||||
| Grid positions set by results of sprint qualifying | |||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:24.812 on lap 53 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2021 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Gran Premio d'Italia 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 September 2021 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. It was the 14th round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship and the second Grand Prix in Italy in the season, after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on 18 April. The 53 lap race was won by McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo, who capitalised on a good front-row start and an accident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to take the race lead. Ricciardo was joined by Lando Norris in second with Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in third. It was Ricciardo's first victory since the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix, and his last victory as a whole. In addition, the race was McLaren's first Grand Prix victory since Jenson Button's victory at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix and the last until a victory for Norris at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. This was also McLaren's first 1-2 finish since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, and also McLaren's first win at Monza since the 2012 Italian Grand Prix and first double podium since the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. As of 2025, this is the final Grand Prix appearance for Robert Kubica. It was also the last win for an Australian driver until Oscar Piastri at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.