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Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/1033-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 · Bahrain International Circuit
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2020 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2:59:47.515 · 57 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2:59:48.769 · 57 laps · honda | 19 |
| 3 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 2:59:55.520 · 57 laps · honda | 15 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2:59:58.852 · 57 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 2:59:59.302 · 57 laps · renault | 10 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 2:59:59.457 · 57 laps · honda | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 3:00:6.883 · 57 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3:00:7.195 · 57 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 3:00:10.318 · 57 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | George Russell | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Power unit · Time not recorded · 53 laps · bwt-mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | Collision · Time not recorded · 2 laps · bwt-mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:28.343 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:28.767 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:28.885 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | Q1 1:28.732 · 18 laps · honda | |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | Q1 1:29.178 · 20 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | Q1 1:29.005 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | Q1 1:29.203 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:28.971 · 14 laps · honda | |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:29.464 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:29.158 · 17 laps · honda | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:29.142 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:29.137 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | Q1 1:28.679 · 11 laps · bwt-mercedes | |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:29.294 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | Q1 1:28.975 · 5 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:29.491 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:29.810 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:30.111 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:30.138 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 1:30.182 · 6 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.264 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27.553 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27.678 · honda | |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:28.274 · honda | |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:28.322 · bwt-mercedes | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:28.417 · renault | |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:28.419 · renault | |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:28.448 · honda | |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.542 · renault | |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:28.618 · honda | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.149 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.165 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:29.557 · bwt-mercedes | |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 1:31.218 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.491 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.810 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:30.111 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:30.138 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:30.182 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 332 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 201 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 189 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 102 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 100 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 98 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 86 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 85 |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 85 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 71 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 59 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | George Russell | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:29.033 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:29.482 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 3 | 1:30.000 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 4 | 1:30.018 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 5 | 1:30.049 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:30.294 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 7 | 1:30.302 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 8 | 1:30.384 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 9 | 1:30.426 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 1:30.508 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 11 | 1:30.589 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 12 | 1:30.628 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 13 | 1:30.732 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:30.832 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 15 | 1:30.854 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 16 | 1:30.896 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 17 | 1:31.020 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 18 | 1:31.392 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 19 | 1:32.472 |
| freePractice1Results | Roy Nissany | 20 | 1:32.801 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:28.971 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:29.318 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:29.336 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1:29.403 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:29.462 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 6 | 1:29.551 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 7 | 1:29.841 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 8 | 1:29.871 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 9 | 1:29.900 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Albon | 10 | 1:30.014 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:30.085 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 12 | 1:30.110 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 13 | 1:30.271 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 14 | 1:30.407 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 15 | 1:30.627 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:30.849 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 17 | 1:30.928 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicholas Latifi | 18 | 1:30.973 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 19 | 1:31.119 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 20 | 1:31.636 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:28.355 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:28.618 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:28.721 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Albon | 4 | 1:29.018 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 1:29.455 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 6 | 1:29.472 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 7 | 1:29.567 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 8 | 1:29.585 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 9 | 1:29.660 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:29.672 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 11 | 1:29.684 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 12 | 1:29.691 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 13 | 1:29.859 |
| freePractice3Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 14 | 1:29.970 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 15 | 1:30.183 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 16 | 1:30.559 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 17 | 1:30.652 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 18 | 1:30.759 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 19 | 1:30.823 |
| freePractice3Results | Nicholas Latifi | 20 | 1:30.917 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.