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On Tuesday Formula 1 teams conducted Day 1 of the 2021 post-season Pirelli test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | Car |
| 1. | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 1:23.194 | 77 | 2021 |
| 2. | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 1:24.517 | 125 | 2021 |
| 3. | Oscar Piastri | Alpine | 1:24.523 | 131 | 2021 |
| 4. | Pato O'Ward | McLaren | 1:24.607 | 92 | 2021 |
| 5. | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.142 | 119 | 2021 |
| 6. | Juri Vips | Red Bull | 1:25.198 | 97 | 2021 |
| 7. | Nick Yelloly | Aston Martin | 1:25.333 | 118 | 2021 |
| 8. | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:26.252 | 95 | Mule |
| 9. | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.579 | 143 | Mule |
| 10. | Robert Shwartzman | Ferrari | 1:26.694 | 73 | 2021 |
| 11. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26.989 | 87 | Mule |
| 12. | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.183 | 127 | Mule |
| 13. | Antonio Fuoco | Ferrari | 1:27.324 | 146 | 2021 |
| 14. | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:27.348 | 131 | Mule |
| 15. | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:27.476 | 92 | 2021 |
| 16. | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:27.553 | 128 | Mule |
| 17. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.013 | 124 | Mule |
| 18. | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.062 | 132 | Mule |
| 19. | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:28.499 | 100 | Mule |
