Italian Grand Prix 2021 — Race Aftermath

Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) wins the Italian Grand Prix by 1.747 seconds from Lando Norris.

Championship after this race:
P1: Max Verstappen — 222 pts
P2: Lewis Hamilton — 220 pts
P3: Valtteri Bottas — 137 pts
P4: Lando Norris — 132 pts
P5: Sergio Perez — 118 pts

Championship gap: 2 points between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Winners:
- Daniel Ricciardo — P1, gained 1 places from the grid
- Lando Norris — P2, gained 1 places from the grid
- Valtteri Bottas — P3, gained 16 places from the grid

Losers:
- Antonio Giovinazzi — dropped 6 places from P7 to P13
- Lewis Hamilton — dropped 13 places from P4 to P17
- Max Verstappen — dropped 17 places from P1 to P18

Key race moments:
- Close finish: Ricciardo, Daniel held off Norris, Lando
- Bottas, Valtteri gained 16 positions (P19 → P3)
- Russell, George gained 5 positions (P14 → P9)

The championship moves to the Russian Grand Prix next.