Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

Past session

Practice 1

Thu 29 Feb 2024 · 13:30 SAST

Bahrain International Circuit

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Past session

Practice 2

Thu 29 Feb 2024 · 17:00 SAST

Bahrain International Circuit

Practice results ↓

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Past session

Practice 3

Fri 01 Mar 2024 · 14:30 SAST

Bahrain International Circuit

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Past session

Qualifying

Fri 01 Mar 2024 · 18:00 SAST

Bahrain International Circuit

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Past session

Race

Sat 02 Mar 2024 · 17:00 SAST

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	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:31:44.742 · 57 laps	26
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 1:32:07.199 · 57 laps	18
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:32:09.852 · 57 laps	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:32:24.411 · 57 laps	12
5	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:32:31.530 · 57 laps	10
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:32:33.200 · 57 laps	8
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:32:35.066 · 57 laps	6
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:32:40.824 · 57 laps	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:32:59.629 · 57 laps	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 1:33:17.958 · 57 laps	1
11	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 55 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.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

George Russell · Mercedes

Lando Norris · McLaren

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Guanyu Zhou · Kick Sauber

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Daniel Ricciardo · RB

Yuki Tsunoda · RB

Alexander Albon · Williams

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Valtteri Bottas · Kick Sauber

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.031 · Q2 1:29.374 · Q3 1:29.179 · 17 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.243 · Q2 1:29.165 · Q3 1:29.407 · 19 laps
3	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.350 · Q2 1:29.922 · Q3 1:29.485 · 17 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.909 · Q2 1:29.573 · Q3 1:29.507 · 18 laps
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.221 · Q2 1:29.932 · Q3 1:29.537 · 17 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.179 · Q2 1:29.801 · Q3 1:29.542 · 14 laps
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.143 · Q2 1:29.941 · Q3 1:29.614 · 15 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.531 · Q2 1:30.122 · Q3 1:29.683 · 18 laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.451 · Q2 1:29.718 · Q3 1:29.710 · 18 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.566 · Q2 1:29.851 · Q3 1:30.502 · 18 laps
11	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.481 · Q2 1:30.129 · 12 laps
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.965 · Q2 1:30.200 · 12 laps
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.397 · Q2 1:30.221 · 12 laps
14	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.562 · Q2 1:30.278 · 12 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.646 · Q2 1:30.529 · 12 laps
16	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.756 · 6 laps
17	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.757 · 6 laps
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.770 · 6 laps
19	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.793 · 9 laps
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.948 · 9 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:29.179
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.407
3	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.485
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.507
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:29.537
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:29.542
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.614
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.683
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.710
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · 1:30.502
11	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Starting grid · 1:30.129
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:30.200
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:30.221
14	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	Starting grid · 1:30.278
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:30.529
16	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Starting grid · 1:30.756
17	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Starting grid · 1:30.757
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · 1:30.770
19	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.793
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.948

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.869 · 23 laps
2	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.901 · 25 laps
3	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.113 · 25 laps
4	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.183 · 24 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.193 · 20 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.238 · 21 laps
7	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.251 · 25 laps
8	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.268 · 24 laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.302 · 22 laps
10	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.354 · 21 laps
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.385 · 26 laps
12	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.413 · 24 laps
13	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.583 · 17 laps
14	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.868 · 20 laps
15	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.923 · 16 laps
16	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.213 · 19 laps
17	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.807 · 21 laps
18	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.144 · 24 laps
19	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.477 · 25 laps
20	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.938 · 27 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.374 · 25 laps
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.580 · 23 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.660 · 22 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.769 · 25 laps
5	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.784 · 27 laps
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.851 · 25 laps
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.884 · 23 laps
8	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.891 · 26 laps
9	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.113 · 26 laps
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.115 · 26 laps
11	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.333 · 26 laps
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.516 · 26 laps
13	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.715 · 27 laps
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.764 · 27 laps
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.881 · 29 laps
16	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.951 · 25 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.001 · 24 laps
18	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.027 · 25 laps
19	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.048 · 28 laps
20	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.608 · 25 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.824 · 18 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.965 · 18 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.062 · 16 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.094 · 17 laps
5	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.118 · 12 laps
6	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.190 · 12 laps
7	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.210 · 13 laps
8	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.248 · 17 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.278 · 13 laps
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.396 · 17 laps
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.449 · 13 laps
12	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.452 · 20 laps
13	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.631 · 14 laps
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.671 · 20 laps
15	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.965 · 17 laps
16	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.000 · 17 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.096 · 16 laps
18	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.124 · 11 laps
19	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.125 · 16 laps
20	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.382 · 14 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:32.608
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:34.090
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:34.199
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:34.364
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.476
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:34.507
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:34.722
8	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:34.735
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:34.805
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:34.834
11	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.983
12	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:35.065
13	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	Fastest laps · 1:35.163
14	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:35.458
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:35.570
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:35.632
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:35.723
18	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Fastest laps · 1:35.833
19	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:36.202
20	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:36.226

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Nico Hülkenberg	1	1	36.604
Guanyu Zhou	1	9	25.208
Lance Stroll	1	9	24.418
Esteban Ocon	1	10	24.877
Logan Sargeant	1	10	35.729
George Russell	1	11	24.778
Charles Leclerc	1	11	24.069
Kevin Magnussen	1	11	25.951
Sergio Pérez	1	12	24.516
Oscar Piastri	1	12	25.450
Lewis Hamilton	1	12	25.087
Pierre Gasly	1	12	29.980
Valtteri Bottas	1	12	26.420
Lando Norris	1	13	24.205
Daniel Ricciardo	1	13	24.988
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	14	24.474
Yuki Tsunoda	1	14	24.724
Fernando Alonso	1	15	24.786
Alexander Albon	1	15	24.681
Max Verstappen	1	17	25.064
Nico Hülkenberg	2	20	24.768
Lance Stroll	2	27	24.545
Guanyu Zhou	2	28	25.094
Logan Sargeant	2	28	25.070
Esteban Ocon	2	30	25.145
Valtteri Bottas	2	30	1:14.773
George Russell	2	31	24.866
Pierre Gasly	2	31	26.462
Kevin Magnussen	2	32	24.446
Lando Norris	2	33	24.705
Lewis Hamilton	2	33	24.094
Charles Leclerc	2	34	24.136
Oscar Piastri	2	34	24.852
Yuki Tsunoda	2	34	24.324
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	35	23.866
Daniel Ricciardo	2	35	24.856
Sergio Pérez	2	36	24.563
Alexander Albon	2	36	24.610
Max Verstappen	2	37	24.209
Fernando Alonso	2	41	25.109
Logan Sargeant	3	40	25.346
Nico Hülkenberg	3	41	24.387
Pierre Gasly	3	43	25.240

Recorded time penalties

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

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	26
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Logan Sargeant	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	Red Bull Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	44
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	27
3	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
4	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
5	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
6	Kick Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	RB Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Alpine Renault	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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