2021 United States Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres

2021 United States Grand Prix

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As expected before the race, two-stop strategies were the preferred option for most teams in the United States Grand Prix.

In the fight for victory, Red Bull opted for shorter first and second stints compared to Mercedes. Max Verstappen had doubts about the “aggressive” strategy which left his final stint lasting 26 laps, almost half the race distance.

Trying to regain the advantage they lost when Verstappen pitted before them the first time around, Mercedes put Lewis Hamilton on longer stints, in the hope of having fresher tyres at the end. The net result was his tyres at the end were eight laps fresher than his rival’s, allowing him to close in on the Red Bull, though he ran out of time to attack it.

The only two to start on soft tyres were Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz Jnr, because they were locked into them after qualifying. They ran relatively short first stints, though the soft rubber fared better than they might have expected. They matched or exceeded the first stints of plenty of cars on medium compound starting tyres – Sainz did 14 laps, Tsunoda 12, about the same as when many cars were coming in on mediums.

Pit stop length, as well as stint, was also key to how the order eventually shook out. A slow second pit stop for Sainz cost him around two seconds and, he said after the race, ended his hopes of beating Daniel Ricciardo.

That could have presented a big opportunity for McLaren, but Lando Norris also lost time on his second stop. McLaren brought both drivers in on the same lap, Norris just eight seconds behind Ricciardo, and the second car’s stop was somewhat sluggish as a result.

Sergio Perez finished over 40 seconds behind his team mate but struggled all race with the physical limitation of the drinks system failing in his car. His lap times dropped further off the two cars ahead of him as the race wore on.

At the other end of the spectrum Nikita Mazepin was frequently more than a second slower per lap than the next slowest cars. He also reported severe discomfort from heat in his cockpit footwell and had to pit early when his headrest came loose.

Three cars retired from the race, all with technical problems, including both Alpines. Fernando Alonso parked with a rear wing fault while Esteban Ocon had “a problem with the rear of the car” which appeared to be suspension-related.

The other driver to drop out was Pierre Gasly, who had a worrying moment when his power unit refused to start before the race, but eventually dropped out with a suspension problem.

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2021 United States Grand Prix lap chart

The positions of each driver on every lap. Click name to highlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:

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2021 United States Grand Prix race chart

The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. Very large gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:

Position change

Driver Start position Lap one position change Race position change
Lewis Hamilton 2 1 0
Valtteri Bottas 9 0 3
Max Verstappen 1 -1 0
Sergio Perez 3 0 0
Lando Norris 7 0 -1
Daniel Ricciardo 6 1 1
Lance Stroll 13 -5 1
Sebastian Vettel 18 3 8
Esteban Ocon 11 -2
Fernando Alonso 19 3
Charles Leclerc 4 0 0
Carlos Sainz Jnr 5 -1 -2
Pierre Gasly 8 -2
Yuki Tsunoda 10 2 1
Kimi Raikkonen 15 3 2
Antonio Giovinazzi 12 1 1
Mick Schumacher 16 -1 0
Nikita Mazepin 17 -3 0
George Russell 20 6 6
Nicholas Latifi 14 -5 -1

2021 United States Grand Prix lap times

All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers using the control below:

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2021 United States Grand Prix fastest laps

Each driver’s fastest lap:

Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Gap On lap
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’38.485 41
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 1’39.096 0.611 52
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’39.303 0.818 41
4 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda 1’39.566 1.081 32
5 Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1’40.067 1.582 46
6 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1’40.147 1.662 41
7 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1’40.228 1.743 41
8 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1’40.345 1.860 43
9 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 1’40.377 1.892 40
10 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1’40.481 1.996 40
11 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1’40.792 2.307 28
12 George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1’41.120 2.635 36
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 1’41.151 2.666 47
14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1’41.189 2.704 36
15 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1’41.340 2.855 43
16 Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1’41.395 2.910 36
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1’41.818 3.333 46
18 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1’42.015 3.530 12
19 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1’42.194 3.709 28
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas-Ferrari 1’42.886 4.401 42

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2021 United States Grand Prix tyre strategies

The tyre strategies for each driver:

Stint 1 Stint 2 Stint 3 Stint 4
Max Verstappen C3 (10) C2 (19) C2 (27)
Lewis Hamilton C3 (13) C2 (24) C2 (19)
Sergio Perez C3 (12) C3 (18) C2 (26)
Charles Leclerc C3 (12) C2 (20) C2 (24)
Daniel Ricciardo C3 (11) C2 (19) C2 (26)
Valtteri Bottas C3 (15) C2 (19) C2 (22)
Carlos Sainz Jnr C4 (11) C2 (18) C2 (27)
Lando Norris C3 (10) C2 (20) C2 (26)
Yuki Tsunoda C4 (9) C2 (23) C2 (23)
Sebastian Vettel C3 (17) C3 (21) C2 (17)
Antonio Giovinazzi C3 (8) C3 (18) C2 (29)
Lance Stroll C3 (18) C3 (16) C2 (21)
Kimi Raikkonen C3 (12) C3 (19) C2 (24)
George Russell C3 (9) C2 (22) C2 (24)
Nicholas Latifi C3 (5) C2 (20) C2 (30)
Mick Schumacher C3 (11) C2 (23) C3 (20)
Nikita Mazepin C3 (1) C2 (23) C3 (13) C3 (17)
Fernando Alonso C3 (7) C2 (21) C2 (11) C3 (10)
Esteban Ocon C3 (3) C2 (22) C3 (15)
Pierre Gasly C3 (10) C2 (4)

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2021 United States Grand Prix pit stop times

How long each driver’s pit stops took:

Driver Team Pit stop time Gap On lap
1 Fernando Alonso Alpine 23.314 39
2 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 23.414 0.100 11
3 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 23.455 0.141 34
4 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 23.502 0.188 26
5 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 23.529 0.215 32
6 George Russell Williams 23.572 0.258 9
7 Fernando Alonso Alpine 23.576 0.262 7
8 Sergio Perez Red Bull 23.604 0.290 30
9 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 23.619 0.305 34
10 Nicholas Latifi Williams 23.653 0.339 25
11 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 23.676 0.362 37
12 Max Verstappen Red Bull 23.727 0.413 10
13 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 23.745 0.431 10
14 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 23.802 0.488 9
15 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 23.805 0.491 32
16 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 23.827 0.513 18
17 Fernando Alonso Alpine 23.844 0.530 28
18 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 23.849 0.535 38
19 Esteban Ocon Alpine 23.919 0.605 25
20 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 23.993 0.679 8
21 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 24.011 0.697 12
22 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 24.036 0.722 30
23 Max Verstappen Red Bull 24.052 0.738 29
24 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 24.090 0.776 31
25 Nikita Mazepin Haas 24.169 0.855 37
26 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 24.176 0.862 11
27 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 24.191 0.877 12
28 Mick Schumacher Haas 24.247 0.933 34
29 Mick Schumacher Haas 24.293 0.979 11
30 Lando Norris McLaren 24.385 1.071 10
31 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 24.444 1.130 15
32 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 24.481 1.167 13
33 Nikita Mazepin Haas 24.611 1.297 24
34 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 24.977 1.663 17
35 George Russell Williams 24.980 1.666 31
36 Sergio Perez Red Bull 25.018 1.704 12
37 Lando Norris McLaren 25.548 2.234 30
38 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 26.866 3.552 29
39 Nikita Mazepin Haas 30.673 7.359 1
40 Nicholas Latifi Williams 32.610 9.296 5
41 Esteban Ocon Alpine 40.800 17.486 3

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2 comments on “2021 United States Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres”

  1. Holy smokes. I know Mazepin had a lot of issues. But honestly he is completely outclassed, every race.

    1. @rpiian

      Holy smokes. I know Mazepin had a lot of issues. But honestly he is completely outclassed, every race.

      Every race except one: Silverstone. The media makes an effort to forget that (which is not very hard though).

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