Dutch- Championship
- 1st2021 champion
- Points
- 395.5pts22 rounds started
Max Verstappen, a Dutch driver, raced for Red Bull in the 2021 Formula 1 season with car number 33. Verstappen was born on 30 September 1997. Verstappen won the 2021 drivers' championship with 395.5 points, 10 wins and 18 podiums – 8 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen won 10 Grands Prix, the last of them the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen's teammate was Sergio Pérez; Verstappen led their qualifying head-to-head 20–2 and led the race head-to-head 19–3.
Verstappen scored points in 19 of 22 Grands Prix, with a best run of 8 points finishes in a row; 7 points came from 3 sprints. Verstappen's average qualifying position was 2.8, with 8 pole positions and 6 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Verstappen gained a net 23 places across 19 classified finishes. Verstappen scored 68% of Red Bull's 2021 total of 585.5 points.
Final 2021 results after 22 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
10
win rate
45%
Podiums
18
podium rate
82%
Poles
8
pole rate
Max Verstappen: quick facts
Short answers about Verstappen's 2021 season.
What team did Max Verstappen drive for in 2021?
Max Verstappen drove for Red Bull in the 2021 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Max Verstappen use in 2021?
Max Verstappen raced with car number 33 in 2021. Verstappen's permanent number is 3.
How many points did Max Verstappen score in 2021?
Max Verstappen scored 395.5 points in 2021 and finished 1st in the drivers' championship, 8 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
How many races did Max Verstappen win in 2021?
Max Verstappen won 10 Grands Prix in 2021. Verstappen scored 18 podium finishes in 22 races.
Who was Max Verstappen's teammate in 2021?
Sergio Pérez was Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull in 2021. Verstappen led the qualifying head-to-head 20–2 and led the race head-to-head 19–3.
Max Verstappen biography
Max Verstappen was born in Hasselt, Belgium, in 1997 and races under the Dutch flag of his father, former F1 driver Jos Verstappen. After a single season of car racing in Formula 3, he made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso in 2015 at 17, the youngest driver ever to start a Grand Prix.
Promoted to Red Bull in 2016, he won on his debut for the team in Spain at 18. He became world champion in 2021 and retained the title in 2022, 2023 and 2024, then missed a fifth crown by two points in 2025. He races for Red Bull Racing in 2026 with the number 3.
