2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

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Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

Time TBA

Race

2015-04-19 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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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 · 1:35:05.809 · 57 laps	25
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest lap · Race · 1:35:09.189 · 57 laps	18
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:35:11.842 · 57 laps	15
4	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · 1:35:48.766 · 57 laps	12
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · 1:35:49.798 · 57 laps	10
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · 1:36:07.560 · 57 laps	8
7	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Race · 1:36:30.572 · 57 laps	6
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	4
9	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	2
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	1
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Race · Time not recorded · Time penalty: 5.000 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Will Stevens	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 34 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · Wheel hub · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Power unit · Time not recorded	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

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Romain Grosjean · Lotus

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Felipe Massa · Williams

Fernando Alonso · McLaren

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Pastor Maldonado · Lotus

Will Stevens · Marussia

Roberto Merhi · Marussia

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Jenson Button · McLaren

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.928 · Q2 1:32.669 · Q3 1:32.571 · 16 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.919 · Q2 1:33.623 · Q3 1:32.982 · 12 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.398 · Q2 1:33.878 · Q3 1:33.129 · 16 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.568 · Q2 1:33.540 · Q3 1:33.227 · 15 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.161 · Q2 1:33.897 · Q3 1:33.381 · 16 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.488 · Q2 1:33.551 · Q3 1:33.744 · 16 laps
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.691 · Q2 1:34.403 · Q3 1:33.832 · 15 laps
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.653 · Q2 1:34.613 · Q3 1:34.450 · 15 laps
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.371 · Q2 1:34.641 · Q3 1:34.462 · 18 laps
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.007 · Q2 1:34.123 · Q3 1:34.484 · 20 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.451 · Q2 1:34.704 · 12 laps
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.310 · Q2 1:34.737 · 9 laps
13	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.438 · Q2 1:35.034 · 9 laps
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.205 · Q2 1:35.039 · 10 laps
15	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.611 · Q2 1:35.103 · 14 laps
16	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.677 · 7 laps
17	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.800 · 6 laps
18	Will Stevens	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.713 · 6 laps
19	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.722 · 6 laps
NC	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:32.571
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:32.982
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:33.129
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:33.227
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.381
6	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.744
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:33.832
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:34.450
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:34.462
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:34.484
11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:34.704
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:34.737
13	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:35.034
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:35.039
15	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:35.103
16	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Starting grid · 1:35.677
17	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.800
18	Will Stevens	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:38.713
19	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Starting grid · 1:39.722
20	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.827 · 13 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.029 · 12 laps
3	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.390 · 23 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.447 · 14 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.455 · 17 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.504 · 22 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.598 · 18 laps
8	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.628 · 17 laps
9	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.661 · 17 laps
10	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.790 · 21 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.793 · 15 laps
12	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.842 · 23 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.187 · 20 laps
14	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.283 · 31 laps
15	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.293 · 23 laps
16	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.532 · 22 laps
17	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.534 · 21 laps
18	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.973 · 12 laps
19	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.265 · 15 laps
20	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.647 · 31 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.762 · 33 laps
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.174 · 30 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.277 · 26 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.280 · 36 laps
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.449 · 27 laps
7	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.474 · 34 laps
8	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.793 · 27 laps
9	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.883 · 23 laps
10	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.884 · 35 laps
11	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.148 · 34 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.191 · 22 laps
13	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.334 · 31 laps
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.471 · 32 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.805 · 30 laps
16	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.917 · 26 laps
17	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.062 · 33 laps
18	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.131 · 21 laps
19	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.209 · 15 laps
20	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.592 · 26 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.599 · 13 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.668 · 14 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.968 · 16 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.141 · 13 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.393 · 18 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.471 · 15 laps
7	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.307 · 14 laps
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.335 · 8 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.421 · 13 laps
10	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.429 · 18 laps
11	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.488 · 14 laps
12	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.548 · 7 laps
13	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.612 · 17 laps
14	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.684 · 11 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.727 · 14 laps
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.899 · 11 laps
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.979 · 14 laps
18	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.151 · 17 laps
19	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.745 · 12 laps
20	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.541 · 14 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:36.311
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:36.624
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:37.326
4	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:37.665
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:37.857
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:38.095
7	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:38.216
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:38.338
9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:38.422
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:38.653
11	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:38.725
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:38.948
13	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:38.992
14	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.094
15	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Fastest laps · 1:39.161
16	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:39.607
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:40.651
18	Will Stevens	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:41.759
19	Roberto Merhi	Marussia	Fastest laps · 1:42.033

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Max Verstappen	1	6	39.338
Nico Hülkenberg	1	10	26.652
Felipe Nasr	1	10	25.459
Felipe Massa	1	10	24.894
Pastor Maldonado	1	10	30.426
Marcus Ericsson	1	11	26.045
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	11	32.647
Romain Grosjean	1	12	24.735
Sebastian Vettel	1	13	24.509
Fernando Alonso	1	13	25.370
Nico Rosberg	1	14	25.311
Valtteri Bottas	1	14	25.293
Daniel Ricciardo	1	14	25.723
Lewis Hamilton	1	15	25.791
Daniil Kvyat	1	15	25.421
Kimi Räikkönen	1	17	24.773
Sergio Pérez	1	17	25.573
Roberto Merhi	1	18	25.834
Will Stevens	1	19	26.103
Felipe Nasr	2	24	25.898
Felipe Massa	2	24	25.017
Pastor Maldonado	2	24	24.310
Marcus Ericsson	2	25	49.162
Nico Hülkenberg	2	25	24.679
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	29	26.593
Max Verstappen	2	30	27.225
Romain Grosjean	2	31	25.259
Sebastian Vettel	2	32	24.449
Lewis Hamilton	2	33	24.528
Valtteri Bottas	2	33	24.623
Nico Rosberg	2	34	25.418
Will Stevens	2	33	26.479
Daniil Kvyat	2	34	24.692
Daniel Ricciardo	2	35	24.943
Fernando Alonso	2	35	24.878
Roberto Merhi	2	34	27.573
Sebastian Vettel	3	36	33.921
Sergio Pérez	2	37	25.288
Marcus Ericsson	3	37	26.042
Nico Hülkenberg	3	38	24.979
Kimi Räikkönen	2	40	24.547
Pastor Maldonado	3	41	1:47.394
Felipe Nasr	3	41	26.210

Recorded time penalties

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

Pastor Maldonado · 5.000

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	93
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	66
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	65
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	42
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	31
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	30
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	19
8	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
9	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
13	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
14	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
15	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Roberto Merhi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Will Stevens	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Pastor Maldonado	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	159
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	107
3	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	61
4	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	23
5	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	19
6	Lotus Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
7	Toro Rosso Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
8	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	11
9	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Marussia 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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