Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021

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Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2021-03-28 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:32:03.897 · 56 laps	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:32:04.642 · 56 laps	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:32:41.280 · 56 laps	16
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:32:50.363 · 56 laps	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 1:32:55.944 · 56 laps	10
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:02.987 · 56 laps	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Race · 1:33:09.901 · 56 laps	6
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:10.997 · 56 laps	4
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · 1:33:29.589 · 56 laps	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 1:33:30.610 · 56 laps	1
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Race · 1:33:32.761 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	George Russell	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Race · Time not recorded · Time penalty: 10.000 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Race · Fuel system · Time not recorded · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 32 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Valtteri Bottas · Mercedes

Lando Norris · McLaren

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo · McLaren

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Kimi Räikkönen · Alfa Romeo

Antonio Giovinazzi · Alfa Romeo

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

George Russell · Williams

Sebastian Vettel · Aston Martin

Mick Schumacher · Haas

Pierre Gasly · AlphaTauri

Nicholas Latifi · Williams

Fernando Alonso · Alpine

Nikita Mazepin · Haas

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.499 · Q2 1:30.318 · Q3 1:28.997 · 15 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.617 · Q2 1:30.085 · Q3 1:29.385 · 18 laps
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.200 · Q2 1:30.186 · Q3 1:29.586 · 17 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.691 · Q2 1:30.010 · Q3 1:29.678 · 15 laps
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.848 · Q2 1:30.513 · Q3 1:29.809 · 15 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.795 · Q2 1:30.222 · Q3 1:29.927 · 18 laps
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.902 · Q2 1:30.099 · Q3 1:29.974 · 18 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.653 · Q2 1:30.009 · Q3 1:30.215 · 17 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.863 · Q2 1:30.595 · Q3 1:30.249 · 15 laps
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.261 · Q2 1:30.624 · Q3 1:30.601 · 15 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.165 · Q2 1:30.659 · 11 laps
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.998 · Q2 1:30.708 · 12 laps
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.607 · Q2 1:31.203 · 9 laps
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.547 · Q2 1:31.238 · 12 laps
15	George Russell	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.316 · Q2 1:33.430 · 11 laps
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.724 · 6 laps
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.936 · 8 laps
18	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.056 · 6 laps
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.449 · 6 laps
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.273 · 7 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:28.997
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.385
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.586
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.678
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:29.809
6	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.927
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.974
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.215
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.249
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:30.601
11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:30.659
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:30.708
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:31.203
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:31.238
15	George Russell	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.430
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:31.724
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.936
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Starting grid · 1:32.449
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	Starting grid · 1:33.273
20	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:32.056 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.394 · 12 laps
2	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.692 · 17 laps
3	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.897 · 20 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.921 · 15 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.993 · 14 laps
6	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.071 · 15 laps
7	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.195 · 23 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.366 · 15 laps
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.434 · 20 laps
10	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.786 · 16 laps
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.134 · 18 laps
12	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.157 · 21 laps
13	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.233 · 20 laps
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.329 · 21 laps
15	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.528 · 20 laps
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.872 · 18 laps
17	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.127 · 22 laps
18	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.340 · 22 laps
19	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.501 · 16 laps
20	Nikita Mazepin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.975 · 16 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.847 · 23 laps
2	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.942 · 25 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.082 · 24 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.127 · 26 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.218 · 23 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.230 · 22 laps
7	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.294 · 23 laps
8	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.393 · 24 laps
9	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.483 · 27 laps
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.503 · 23 laps
11	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.601 · 24 laps
12	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.612 · 26 laps
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.740 · 27 laps
14	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.769 · 26 laps
15	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.770 · 24 laps
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.862 · 15 laps
17	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.331 · 28 laps
18	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.297 · 24 laps
19	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.400 · 28 laps
20	Nikita Mazepin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.449 · 19 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.577 · 11 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.316 · 14 laps
3	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.583 · 13 laps
4	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.855 · 16 laps
5	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.908 · 11 laps
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.108 · 16 laps
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.224 · 15 laps
8	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.423 · 11 laps
9	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.431 · 13 laps
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.477 · 12 laps
11	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.482 · 17 laps
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.500 · 11 laps
13	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.709 · 15 laps
14	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.755 · 15 laps
15	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.820 · 15 laps
16	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.860 · 10 laps
17	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.323 · 14 laps
18	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.422 · 14 laps
19	Nikita Mazepin	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.622 · 14 laps
20	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.959 · 16 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:32.090
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:33.228
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:33.970
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:34.015
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:34.090
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.396
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:34.509
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:34.761
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:34.865
10	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.932
11	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:34.988
12	George Russell	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:35.036
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:35.122
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:35.192
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:35.250
16	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:35.566
17	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:36.063
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:36.134
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:36.602

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
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

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Sebastian Vettel · 10.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
2	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	16
4	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	41
2	Red Bull Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	28
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
5	AlphaTauri Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
6	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
7	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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