Before the French GP, Max Verstappen leads the F1 world championship by just 4 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton. All the info.
[Mis à jour le 07/06/2021 à 12h05] In 2020, the start of the championship postponed to July did not prevent the caravan from the F1 to organize the trifle of 17 races. Now the discipline is preparing to live the longest season of its history with no less than 23 Grand Prizes in the 2021 program, the first of which took place in Bahrain, March 28. Before the French Grand Prix scheduled for June 20, Max Verstappen leads the championship with four points ahead of his rival Lewis Hamilton. Winner of the Azerbaijani GP, Sergio Pérez climbed back to third place in the standings 36 lengths behind the leader.
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Calendar
Despite the health crisis, the Formula 1 world championship is expected to reach a new record for the number of races contested in one season, with the 2021 calendar totaling 23 Grands Prix. Starting on March 28 in Bahrain, this marathon exercise is scheduled to end on December 12 in Abu Dhabi., a week after an unprecedented stopover in Saudi Arabia. Some good surprises from last year are repeated at the start of the season, like the GP of Emilia-Romagna and Portugal. Several events canceled in 2020 are back, starting with the distant destinations in Asia, Oceania and on the American continent. In Europe, this is particularly the case for Grand Prix of Monaco and that of France, respectively planned May 23 and June 27.
=> All the info on the calendar
2021 drivers ranking
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 105 pts
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 101 pts
- Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) – 69 pts
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 66 pts
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 52 pts
- Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 47 pts
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 42 pts
- Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) – 31 pts
- Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) – 28 pts
- Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) – 26 pts
- Fernando Alonso (Alpine) – 13 pts
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 12 pts
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 9 pts
- Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) – 8 pts
- Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) – 1 pt
- Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) – 1 pt
- Mick Schumacher (Haas) – 0 pt
- George Russell (Williams) – 0 pt
- Nikita Mazepin (Haas) – 0 pt
- Nicholas Latifi (Williams) – 0 pt
2021 team standings
- Red Bull – 174 pts
- Mercedes – 148 pts
- Ferrari – 94 pts
- McLaren – 92 pts
- AlphaTauri – 39 pts
- Aston Martin – 37 pts
- Alpine – 25 pts
- Alfa Romeo – 2 pts
- Haas – 0 pt
- Williams – 0 pt
Drivers and teams
The ten teams entered in 2020 continue to make up the grid, except that two of them changed their surname. Racing Point has given way to Aston Martin, while the Renault group has entrusted its commitment to its brand Alpine. These two teams welcome a multiple world champion, respectively Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. For his part, Mercedes has kept for the fifth consecutive year a pair made up of Lewis Hamilton, defending champion, and Valtteri Bottas. Conversely, Haas has completely renewed its duo, making debut Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. Romain Grosjean having left the discipline, there is now only two French drivers lined up in F1, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon.
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TV programs
The 23 races on the menu for this record season are featured in the various Canal + channels. The group is also responsible for broadcasting Formula 2, which accompanies F1 in certain events. For the premier category, a clear broadcast is awarded to the first Grand Prix, contested in Bahrain, and could concern other meetings thereafter, in particular the GP of Monaco and France, on May 23 and June 27. Generally, the retransmission of the course is provided by the Canal + channel, while the free practice and the qualifications are on Canal + Sport or Canal + Décalé.
=> All the information on the TV program
2020 drivers ranking
- Lewis Hamilton – 347 pts
- Valtteri Bottas – 223 pts
- Max Verstappen – 214 pts
- Sergio Pérez – 125 pts
- Daniel Ricciardo – 119 pts
- Carlos Sainz – 105 pts
- Alexander Albon – 105 pts
- Charles Leclerc – 98 pts
- Lando Norris – 97 pts
- Pierre Gasly – 75 pts
- Lance Stroll – 75 pts
- Esteban Ocon – 62 pts
- Sebastian Vettel – 33 pts
- Daniil Kvyat – 32 pts
- Nico Hülkenberg – 10 pts
2020 team ranking
- Mercedes – 573 pts
- Red Bull – 319 pts
- McLaren – 202 pts
- Racing Point – 195 pts
- Renault – 181 pts
- Ferrari – 131 pts
- AlphaTauri – 107 pts
- Alfa Romeo – 8 pts
- Haas – 3 pts
- Williams – 0 pt
More F1 info:
F1 2021 calendar: GP dates and times
F1 2021: who are the drivers involved?
F1 2021 TV program: live, unencrypted, channel, schedule, streaming …
