2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Checklist and Details
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 marks the second year for the racing card line. While it’s not going to surprise like the 2020 set, it’s not standing pat either. New configurations and more parallels greet this release. That means some exclusives to add to the chase.
Hobby boxes are where collectors will find almost everything, including autographs. Topps’ new hobby LITE format, which cuts some of the premium content, is also part of the lineup this time around. Finally, there’s a small Value Box SE version that aims to keep prices more affordable.
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Checklist Overview
The 2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 base set has 175 cards. The design and content is virtually the same as the flagship 2021 Topps F1 release. Here, the big difference is the chromium stock that gives everything a metallic look.
It also means parallels — lots of them:
- Refractors – (1:3 hobby packs)
- Checker Flag – (1:18 hobby packs)
- Purple/Green Refractors – (1:36 hobby packs)
- Gold/Purple Refractors – (1:80 hobby packs)
- Orange/Red Refractors – (1:100 hobby packs)
- Red/Green Refractors – (1:190 hobby packs)
- Purple Refractors – /399
- Checker Flag Purple – /199
- Gold Refractors – /50
- Gold Wave Refractors – /50
- Checker Flag Gold – /50 (hobby only)
- Orange Refractors – /25
- Orange Wave Refractors – /25
- Checker Flag Orange – /25
- Red Refractors – /5
- Red Wave Refractors – /5
- Checker Flag Red – /5 (hobby only)
- Printing Plates – 1/1
- Superfractors – 1/1
Hobby LITE packs are the only place to find RayWave parallels, which also come in several versions:
- Black and White RayWave – (1:4 LITE packs)
- Green RayWave – /99
- Gold RayWave – /50
- Red RayWave – /5
- Black RayWave – 1/1
Drivers from both F1 and F2 are part of the base set checklist. Cars and crew can also be found.
Select cards also have Image Variations.
Autographs and Inserts
If you’re after autographs, there are no guarantees at the pack or box level. Regular hobby boxes appear to be the only place to find them as well, not hobby LITE. Using the same general layout as the base set, image previews suggest they come on stickers.
Parallels include Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Gold Wave Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Printing Plates (1/1) and Superfractors (1/1).
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 has three additional insert sets.
Path to the Podium (1:6 packs) highlights racers who are consistently in contention. Redliners (1:6) has some of F1’s fastest racers. Finally, Topps 1961 Sports Cars draws its inspiration from the 50-year old non-sport set. Instead of racers, cars get the spotlight on these.
All three have Gold Refractors (/50), Gold Wave Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Printing Plates (1/1) and Superfractors (1/1).
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 racing cards at a glance:
Cards per pack: Hobby – 4, Hobby LITE – 4, Value Box SE – 4
Packs per box: Hobby – 18, Hobby LITE – 16, Value Box SE – TBA
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12, Hobby LITE – 16, Value Box SE – 40
Set size: 175 cards
Release date: March 9, 2021
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What to expect in a hobby box:
- Path to the Podium – 3
- Redliners – 3
- Topps 1961 Sports Cards – 6
- Checker Flag Parallels – 1
- Refractors – 6
What to expect in a hobby LITE box:
- RayWave Parallels – 4
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Checklist
You can also download a customizable spreadsheet copy of the checklist:
Please note that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced.
Base Set Checklist
175 cards.
Parallels:
- Refractors
- Black and White RayWave – (1:4 LITE packs)
- Checker Flag
- Purple/Green Refractors (1:36 hobby)
- Gold/Purple Refractors (1:80 hobby)
- Orange/Red Refractors (1:100 hobby)
- Red/Green Refractors (1:190 hobby)
- Purple Refractors – /399
- Purple Checker Flag – /199
- Green RayWave – /99 (hobby LITE only)
- Gold Refractors – /50
- Gold Checker Flag – /50 (hobby only)
- Wave Gold Refractors – /50
- Gold RayWave – /50 (hobby LITE only)
- Orange Refractors – /25
- Orange Checker Flag – /25
- Wave Orange Refractors – /25
- Red Refractors – /5
- Red Checker Flag – /5 (hobby only)
- Wave Red Refractors – /5
- Red RayWave – /5 (hobby LITE only)
- Black RayWave – 1/1 (hobby LITE only)
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Superfractors – 1/1
Buy on:
1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Valtteri Bottas
3 Max Verstappen
4 Sergio Perez
5 Daniel Ricciardo
6 Lando Norris
7 Sebastian Vettel
8 Lance Stroll
9 Fernando Alonso
10 Esteban Ocon
11 Charles Leclerc
12 Carlos Sainz
13 Pierre Gasly
14 Yuki Tsunoda
15 Kimi Räikkönen
16 Antonio Giovinazzi
17 Mick Schumacher
18 Nikita Mazepin
19 George Russell
20 Nicholas Latifi
21 Valtteri Bottas
22 Lando Norris
23 Sebastian Vettel
24 Lance Stroll
25 Charles Leclerc
26 Kimi Räikkönen
27 Sebastian Vettel
28 Daniel Ricciardo
29 Daniel Ricciardo
30 Pierre Gasly
31 Esteban Ocon
32 Charles Leclerc
33 Charles Leclerc
34 Kimi Räikkönen
35 George Russell
36 Pierre Gasly
37 Yuki Tsunoda
38 Fernando Alonso
39 George Russell
40 Lewis Hamilton
41 Fernando Alonso
42 Nicholas Latifi
43 Max Verstappen
44 Valtteri Bottas
45 Esteban Ocon
46 Sergio Perez
47 Sebastian Vettel
48 Max Verstappen
49 Yuki Tsunoda
50 Lewis Hamilton
51 Mick Schumacher
52 Lando Norris
53 Antonio Giovinazzi
54 Carlos Sainz
55 Max Verstappen
56 Lewis Hamilton
57 Nikita Mazepin
F2 Racers Future Stars
58 Robert Shwartzman
59 Oscar Piastri
60 Felipe Drugovich
61 Guanyu Zhou
62 Lirim Zendeli
63 Richard Verschoor
64 Ralph Boschung
65 Gianluca Petecof
66 Dan Ticktum
67 Jehan Daruvala
68 Liam Lawson
69 Jüri Vips
70 David Beckmann
71 Guilherme Samaia
72 Roy Nissany
73 Marcus Armstrong
74 Matteo Nannini
75 Alessio Deledda
76 Bent Viscaal
77 Marino Sato
78 Théo Pourchaire
79 Christian Lundgaard
F1 Crew
80 James Allison
81 Toto Wolff
82 Davide Brivio
83 Mattia Binotto
84 Christian Horner
85 Pierre Waché
86 Andreas Seidl
87 James Key
88 Franz Tost
89 Jody Egginton
90 Jost Capito
91 Otmar Szafnauer
92 Guenther Steiner
93 Simone Resta
94 Frédéric Vasseur
95 Jan Monchaux
F1 Cars
96 Lewis Hamilton
97 Valtteri Bottas
98 Max Verstappen
99 Sergio Perez
100 Daniel Ricciardo
101 Lando Norris
102 Sebastian Vettel
103 Lance Stroll
104 Fernando Alonso
105 Esteban Ocon
106 Charles Leclerc
107 Carlos Sainz
108 Pierre Gasly
109 Yuki Tsunoda
110 Kimi Räikkönen
111 Antonio Giovinazzi
112 Mick Schumacher
113 Nikita Mazepin
114 George Russell
115 Nicholas Latifi
F2 Cars
116 Robert Shwartzman
117 Oscar Piastri
118 Felipe Drugovich
119 Guanyu Zhou
120 Lirim Zendeli
121 Richard Verschoor
122 Ralph Boschung
123 Gianluca Petecof
124 Dan Ticktum
125 Jehan Daruvala
126 Liam Lawson
127 Jüri Vips
128 David Beckmann
129 Guilherme Samaia
130 Roy Nissany
131 Marcus Armstrong
132 Matteo Nannini
133 Alessio Deledda
134 Marino Sato
135 Bent Viscaal
136 Théo Pourchaire
137 Christian Lundgaard
Grand Prix Winners
138 Valtteri Bottas
139 Lewis Hamilton
140 Lewis Hamilton
141 Lewis Hamilton
142 Max Verstappen
143 Lewis Hamilton
144 Lewis Hamilton
145 Pierre Gasly
146 Lewis Hamilton
147 Valtteri Bottas
148 Lewis Hamilton
149 Lewis Hamilton
150 Lewis Hamilton
151 Lewis Hamilton
152 Lewis Hamilton
153 Sergio Perez
154 Max Verstappen
Grand Prix Driver of the Day
155 Max Verstappen
156 George Russell
157 Romain Grosjean
158 Sebastian Vettel
159 Kimi Räikkönen
160 Sergio Perez
161 Max Verstappen
162 Daniel Ricciardo
163 Pierre Gasly
164 Pierre Gasly
165 Sebastian Vettel
166 Lewis Hamilton
167 Max Verstappen
168 Max Verstappen
169 Sergio Perez
170 Alex Albon
F1 Award Winners
171 Lewis Hamilton
172 Valtteri Bottas / Toto Wolff /Mercedes-AMG
F1 Freshest
173 Yuki Tsunoda
174 Mick Schumacher
175 Nikita Mazepin
F1 Celebrations Image Variations Checklist
10 cards.
1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Valtteri Bottas
3 Max Verstappen
4 Sergio Perez
7 Sebastian Vettel
9 Fernando Alonso
14 Yuki Tsunoda
15 Kimi Räikkönen
17 Mick Schumacher
18 Nikita Mazepin
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Checklist Top
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Checklist – Autographs
Autographs Checklist
53 cards.
Buy on:
Parallels:
- Green Refractors – /99
- Gold Refractors – /50
- Gold Wave Refractors – /50
- Orange Refractors – /25
- Red Refractors – /5
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Superfractors – 1/1
CA-AD Alessio Deledda
CA-AGO Antonio Giovinazzi
CA-AS Andreas Seidl
CA-BV Bent Viscaal
CA-CH Christian Horner
CA-CL Charles Leclerc
CA-CLU Christian Lundgaard
CA-CS Carlos Sainz
CA-DB David Beckmann
CA-DBV Davide Brivio
CA-DR Daniel Ricciardo
CA-DT Dan Ticktum
CA-EO Esteban Ocon
CA-FA Fernando Alonso
CA-FD Felipe Drugovich
CA-FT Franz Tost
CA-FV Frédéric Vasseur
CA-GP Gianluca Petecof
CA-GR George Russell
CA-GS Guenther Steiner
CA-GSA Guiherme Samaia
CA-GZ Guanyu Zhou
CA-JC Jost Capito
CA-JD Jehan Daruvala
CA-JV Jüri Vips
CA-KR Kimi Räikkönen
CA-LH Lewis Hamilton
CA-LL Liam Lawson
CA-LN Lando Norris
CA-LS Lance Stroll
CA-LZ Lirim Zendeli
CA-MA Marcus Armstrong
CA-MB Mattia Binotto
CA-MN Matteo Nannini
CA-MS Mick Schumacher
CA-MSA Marino Sato
CA-MV Max Verstappen
CA-NL Nicholas Latifi
CA-NM Nikita Mazepin
CA-OP Oscar Piastri
CA-OS Otmar Szafnauer
CA-PG Pierre Gasly
CA-RB Ralph Boschung
CA-RN Roy Nissany
CA-RS Robert Shwartzman
CA-RV Richard Verschoor
CA-SP Sergio Perez
CA-SR Simon Roberts
CA-SV Sebastian Vettel
CA-TP Théo Pourchaire
CA-TW Toto Wolff
CA-VB Valtteri Bottas
CA-YT Yuki Tsunoda
Checklist Top
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Checklist – Inserts
1961 Topps Sports Cards Checklist
25 cards.
1:3 packs.
Buy on:
Parallels:
- Gold Refractors – /50
- Gold Wave Refractors – /50
- Orange Refractors – /25
- Red Refractors – /5
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Superfractors – 1/1
T61-AG Antonio Giovinazzi
T61-CL Charles Leclerc
T61-CS Carlos Sainz
T61-DR Daniel Ricciardo
T61-EO Esteban Ocon
T61-FA Fernando Alonso
T61-FD Felipe Drugovich
T61-GR George Russell
T61-KR Kimi Räikkönen
T61-LH Lewis Hamilton
T61-LN Lando Norris
T61-LS Lance Stroll
T61-LZ Lirim Zendeli
T61-MS Mick Schumacher
T61-MV Max Verstappen
T61-NL Nicholas Latifi
T61-NM Nikita Mazepin
T61-OP Oscar Piastri
T61-PG Pierre Gasly
T61-RB Ralph Boschung
T61-RS Robert Shwartzman
T61-SP Sergio Perez
T61-SV Sebastian Vettel
T61-VB Valtteri Bottas
T61-YT Yuki Tsunoda
Path to the Podium Checklist
10 cards.
1:6 packs.
Buy on:
Parallels:
- Gold Refractors – /50
- Gold Wave Refractors – /50
- Orange Refractors – /25
- Red Refractors – /5
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Superfractors – 1/1
PTP-CL Charles Leclerc
PTP-CS Carlos Sainz
PTP-EO Esteban Ocon
PTP-LH Lewis Hamilton
PTP-LN Lando Norris
PTP-MV Max Verstappen
PTP-PG Pierre Gasly
PTP-SP Sergio Perez
PTP-SV Sebastian Vettel
PTP-VB Valtteri Bottas
Redliners Checklist
15 cards.
1:6 packs.
Buy on:
Parallels:
- Gold Refractors – /50
- Gold Wave Refractors – /50
- Orange Refractors – /25
- Red Refractors – /5
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Superfractors – 1/1
RL-1 Lewis Hamilton
RL-2 Valtteri Bottas
RL-3 Max Verstappen
RL-4 Daniel Ricciardo
RL-5 Sebastian Vettel
RL-6 Fernando Alonso
RL-7 Charles Leclerc
RL-8 Carlos Sainz
RL-9 Yuki Tsunoda
RL-10 Mick Schumacher
RL-11 Marcus Armstrong
RL-12 Dan Ticktum
RL-13 Théo Pourchaire
RL-14 Alessio Deledda
RL-15 Robert Shwartzman
Where are these going to be available first?
December I think
So the release got pushed back to December? For both Topps and Topps Chrome?
Hopefully quality control is something they focus more on this year. Last year’s parallels with all the edge damage and peeling
These will sell out everywhere in 5 minutes (just look at the standard F1 set that was released a month ago). Retail $125 – eBay #350 – even the blaster boxes are being sold for 3x.
2020 F1 was an outlier I hope with boxes selling for $2000+.
I am new to trading cards but not to F1 and all this is simply frustrating. I just wanna buy 10 packs…a box of the regular…or some packs of chrome.
If anyone can help me with a strategy, please email me. I do not want to drive to 5 different Walmarts. Thanks!
Are they releasing sapphire again??