| start # | name | nat. | team | car | engine | tyres |
| 3 | RIC | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS |  | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren MCL35M | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance | Pirelli |
| 4 | NOR | Lando Norris | GB |  |
| 5 | VET | Sebastian Vettel | D |  | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team | Aston Martin AMR21 'Honey Ryder' | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance | Pirelli |
| 6 | LAT | Nicholas Latifi | CDN |  | Williams Racing | Williams FW43B | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance | Pirelli |
| 7 | RAI | Kimi Räikkönen | FIN |  | Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN | Alfa Romeo C41 | Ferrari 065/6 | Pirelli |
| 9 | MAZ | Nikita Mazepin | RUS |  | Uralkali Haas F1 Team | Haas VF-21 | Ferrari 065/6 | Pirelli |
| 10 | GAS | Pierre Gasly | F |  | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda | AlphaTauri AT02 | Honda RA621H | Pirelli |
| 11 | PER | Sergio Pérez | MEX |  | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB16B | Honda RA621H | Pirelli |
| 14 | ALO | Fernando Alonso | E |  | Alpine F1 Team | Alpine A521 | Renault E-Tech 20B | Pirelli |
| 16 | LEC | Charles Leclerc | MC |  | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | Ferrari SF21 | Ferrari 065/6 | Pirelli |
| 18 | STR | Lance Stroll | CDN | | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team | Aston Martin AMR21 | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance | Pirelli |
| 22 | TSU | Yuki Tsunoda | J |  | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda | AlphaTauri AT02 | Honda RA621H | Pirelli |
| 31 | OCO | Esteban Ocon | F | | Alpine F1 Team | Alpine A521 | Renault E-Tech 20B | Pirelli |
| 33 | VES | Max Verstappen | NL |  | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB16B | Honda RA621H | Pirelli |
| 44 | HAM | Lewis Hamilton | GB | | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes F1 W12 E Performance | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance | Pirelli |
| 47 | MSC | Mick Schumacher | D | | Uralkali Haas F1 Team | Haas VF-21 | Ferrari 065/6 | Pirelli |
| 55 | SAI | Carlos Sainz Jnr. | E | | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | Ferrari SF21 | Ferrari 065/6 | Pirelli |
| 63 | RUS | George Russell | GB | | Williams Racing | Williams FW43B | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance | Pirelli |
| 77 | BOT | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes F1 W12 E Performance | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance | Pirelli |
| 99 | GIO | Antonio Giovinazzi | I |  | Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN | Alfa Romeo C41 | Ferrari 065/6 | Pirelli |
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