Mexican- Championship
- 4th205.5 pts to the leader
- Points
- 190pts22 rounds started
Sergio Pérez, a Mexican driver, raced for Red Bull in the 2021 Formula 1 season with car number 11. Pérez was born on 26 January 1990. Pérez finished 4th in the 2021 drivers' championship with 190 points, 1 win and 5 podiums – 205.5 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Pérez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Pérez's teammate was Max Verstappen; Pérez trailed their qualifying head-to-head 2–20 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–19.
Pérez scored points in 16 of 22 Grands Prix, with a best run of 8 points finishes in a row; 3 sprints brought no points. Pérez's average qualifying position was 6.4 and 2 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Pérez gained a net 4 places across 16 classified finishes. Pérez scored 32% of Red Bull's 2021 total of 585.5 points.
Final 2021 results after 22 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
1
win rate
5%
Podiums
5
podium rate
23%
Poles
0
pole rate
Sergio Pérez: quick facts
Short answers about Pérez's 2021 season.
What team did Sergio Pérez drive for in 2021?
Sergio Pérez drove for Red Bull in the 2021 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Sergio Pérez use in 2021?
Sergio Pérez raced with car number 11 in 2021.
How many points did Sergio Pérez score in 2021?
Sergio Pérez scored 190 points in 2021 and finished 4th in the drivers' championship, 205.5 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
How many races did Sergio Pérez win in 2021?
Sergio Pérez won 1 Grand Prix in 2021: the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Pérez scored 5 podium finishes in 22 races.
Who was Sergio Pérez's teammate in 2021?
Max Verstappen was Sergio Pérez's teammate at Red Bull in 2021. Pérez trailed the qualifying head-to-head 2–20 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–19.
Sergio Pérez biography
Sergio Pérez was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1990. He finished runner-up in GP2 in 2010 and made his F1 debut with Sauber in 2011, scoring several podiums before a single season at McLaren in 2013.
He then spent seven years with Force India and Racing Point, winning the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. That earned him a Red Bull seat from 2021 to 2024, during which he won five more races and finished runner-up in 2023. After a year away from the grid in 2025, he returned with newcomers Cadillac for 2026.
