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Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 28 Mar 2021
- Name
- Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/1036
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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
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.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 · Bahrain International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2021 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32:03.897 · 56 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32:04.642 · 56 laps · honda | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32:41.280 · 56 laps · mercedes | 16 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32:50.363 · 56 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32:55.944 · 56 laps · honda | 10 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33:02.987 · 56 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:33:09.901 · 56 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:33:10.997 · 56 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:33:29.589 · 56 laps · honda | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:33:30.610 · 56 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:33:32.761 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Suspension · Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Fuel system · Time not recorded · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | Brakes · Time not recorded · 32 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:30.499 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:30.617 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:31.200 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:30.691 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:30.848 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Q1 1:30.795 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:30.902 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.653 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | Q1 1:30.863 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:31.261 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.165 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:30.998 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:30.607 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:31.547 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:31.316 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 1:31.724 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 1:31.936 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Q1 1:32.056 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Q1 1:32.449 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Q1 1:33.273 · 7 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.997 · honda | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.385 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.586 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.678 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:29.809 · honda | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:29.927 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.974 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:30.215 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:30.249 · renault | |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.601 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:30.659 · honda | |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.708 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31.203 · honda | |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.238 · ferrari | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 1:33.430 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.724 · renault | |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:31.936 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:32.449 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:33.273 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:32.056 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | 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 | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:31.394 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:31.692 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 3 | 1:31.897 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:31.921 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:31.993 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 6 | 1:32.071 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 7 | 1:32.195 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:32.366 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 9 | 1:32.434 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 10 | 1:32.786 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 11 | 1:33.134 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 12 | 1:33.157 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 13 | 1:33.233 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 14 | 1:33.329 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 15 | 1:33.528 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:33.872 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:34.127 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 18 | 1:34.340 |
| freePractice1Results | Mick Schumacher | 19 | 1:34.501 |
| freePractice1Results | Nikita Mazepin | 20 | 1:34.975 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:30.847 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 2 | 1:30.942 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:31.082 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:31.127 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:31.218 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:31.230 |
| freePractice2Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 7 | 1:31.294 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 8 | 1:31.393 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 9 | 1:31.483 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:31.503 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:31.601 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 12 | 1:31.612 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 13 | 1:31.740 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 14 | 1:31.769 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:31.770 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 16 | 1:31.862 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:32.331 |
| freePractice2Results | Mick Schumacher | 18 | 1:33.297 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicholas Latifi | 19 | 1:33.400 |
| freePractice2Results | Nikita Mazepin | 20 | 1:33.449 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:30.577 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:31.316 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 3 | 1:31.583 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:31.855 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 5 | 1:31.908 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 6 | 1:32.108 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:32.224 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 8 | 1:32.423 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 9 | 1:32.431 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:32.477 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 11 | 1:32.482 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 12 | 1:32.500 |
| freePractice3Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 13 | 1:32.709 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 14 | 1:32.755 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:32.820 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 16 | 1:32.860 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:33.323 |
| freePractice3Results | Mick Schumacher | 18 | 1:33.422 |
| freePractice3Results | Nikita Mazepin | 19 | 1:33.622 |
| freePractice3Results | Nicholas Latifi | 20 | 1:33.959 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 2 | 23.993 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 4 | 38.338 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 11 | 24.373 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 12 | 24.899 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 12 | 24.925 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 12 | 24.884 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 12 | 31.998 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 13 | 24.839 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 13 | 24.688 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 13 | 24.107 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 13 | 25.226 |
| George Russell | 1 | 13 | 24.621 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 14 | 26.046 |
| Mick Schumacher | 1 | 14 | 25.798 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 15 | 24.353 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 15 | 25.046 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 16 | 24.262 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 17 | 24.767 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 19 | 24.105 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 19 | 24.317 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 24 | 24.626 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 28 | 24.076 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 28 | 25.525 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 29 | 24.046 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 29 | 24.775 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 30 | 32.897 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 30 | 24.223 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 31 | 24.471 |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | 32 | 24.176 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 32 | 24.655 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 2 | 32 | 23.983 |
| Lando Norris | 2 | 33 | 25.640 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 33 | 24.328 |
| Mick Schumacher | 2 | 33 | 25.343 |
| George Russell | 2 | 36 | 24.248 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 2 | 37 | 24.341 |
| Sergio Pérez | 3 | 38 | 24.191 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 39 | 23.848 |
| Pierre Gasly | 3 | 39 | 24.983 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 54 | 24.566 |