2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 22 in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Algarve International Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 2 May 2021 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de Portugal 2021 | ||||
| Location |
Algarve International Circuit Portimão, Algarve, Portugal | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.653 km (2.891 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 66 laps, 306.826 km (190.653 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Light cloud | ||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:18.348 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:19.865 on lap 65 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-Honda | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prémio de Portugal 2021) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 2 May 2021 at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, Portugal. The 66-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from second. Max Verstappen took second place for Red Bull Racing, with Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas finishing third after starting on pole and rounding out the podium places. This was also the last Portuguese Grand Prix, as the race had not been contracted for the 2022 season and beyond.