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2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · qualifying
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- 2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/920-qualifying
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Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · Bahrain International Circuit
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2015 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35:05.809 · 57 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35:09.189 · 57 laps · ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35:11.842 · 57 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:35:48.766 · 57 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35:49.798 · 57 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:36:07.560 · 57 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:36:30.572 · 57 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Electrical · Time not recorded · 34 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Wheel hub · Time not recorded · 29 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Jenson Button | McLaren | Power unit · Time not recorded · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.928 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.919 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:34.398 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.568 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:34.161 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:34.488 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.691 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:35.653 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.371 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Q1 1:35.007 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:35.451 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:35.310 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:35.438 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:35.205 · 10 laps · honda | |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.611 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Q1 1:35.677 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.800 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Marussia | Q1 1:38.713 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | Q1 1:39.722 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.571 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32.982 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.129 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.227 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:33.381 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:33.744 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.832 · renault | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.450 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:34.462 · renault | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:34.484 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.704 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:34.737 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.034 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.039 · honda | |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:35.103 · renault | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:35.677 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:35.800 · renault | |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:38.713 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:39.722 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 93 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 66 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 65 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 8 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Roberto Merhi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:37.827 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:38.029 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:38.390 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:38.447 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:38.455 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:38.504 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:38.598 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 8 | 1:38.628 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:38.661 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:38.790 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:38.793 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 12 | 1:38.842 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 13 | 1:39.187 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 14 | 1:39.283 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 15 | 1:39.293 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 16 | 1:39.532 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:39.534 |
| freePractice1Results | Will Stevens | 18 | 1:42.973 |
| freePractice1Results | Roberto Merhi | 19 | 1:44.265 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:34.647 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:34.762 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:35.174 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:35.277 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:35.280 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:35.449 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 7 | 1:35.474 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 8 | 1:35.793 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:35.883 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:35.884 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 11 | 1:36.148 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:36.191 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:36.334 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:36.471 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:36.805 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 16 | 1:36.917 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 17 | 1:37.062 |
| freePractice2Results | Will Stevens | 18 | 1:39.131 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 19 | 1:39.209 |
| freePractice2Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:40.592 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:34.599 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:34.668 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:34.968 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:35.141 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:35.393 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:35.471 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 7 | 1:36.307 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 1:36.335 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:36.421 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 10 | 1:36.429 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 11 | 1:36.488 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 12 | 1:36.548 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 13 | 1:36.612 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 14 | 1:36.684 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 15 | 1:36.727 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:36.899 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 17 | 1:36.979 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 18 | 1:37.151 |
| freePractice3Results | Will Stevens | 19 | 1:39.745 |
| freePractice3Results | Roberto Merhi | 20 | 1:40.541 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.