Qatar Grand Prix 2021 — Race Aftermath

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) wins the Qatar Grand Prix by 25.743 seconds from Max Verstappen.

Championship after this race:
P1: Max Verstappen — 344 pts
P2: Lewis Hamilton — 342 pts
P3: Valtteri Bottas — 196 pts
P4: Sergio Perez — 190 pts
P5: Lando Norris — 153 pts

Championship gap: 3 points between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Winners:
- Lewis Hamilton — P1
- Max Verstappen — P2, gained 5 places from the grid
- Fernando Alonso — P3

Losers:
- Lando Norris — dropped 5 places from P4 to P9
- Pierre Gasly — dropped 9 places from P2 to P11
- Yuki Tsunoda — dropped 5 places from P8 to P13
- Valtteri Bottas — dropped 14 places from P6 to P20

Key race moments:
- Verstappen, Max gained 5 positions (P7 → P2)
- Perez, Sergio gained 7 positions (P11 → P4)
- Stroll, Lance gained 6 positions (P12 → P6)
- Leclerc, Charles gained 5 positions (P13 → P8)

The championship moves to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix next.