Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022

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Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

Time TBA

Race

2022-03-20 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest lap · Race · 1:37:33.584 · 57 laps	26
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:37:39.182 · 57 laps	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:37:43.259 · 57 laps	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:37:44.795 · 57 laps	12
5	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · 1:37:48.338 · 57 laps	10
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Race · 1:37:49.703 · 57 laps	8
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · 1:37:53.007 · 57 laps	6
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · 1:37:53.970 · 57 laps	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Race · 1:37:55.974 · 57 laps	2
10	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Race · 1:37:56.648 · 57 laps	1
11	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Race · 1:38:06.158 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 1:38:19.457 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · 1:38:27.516 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Race · 1:38:28.559 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:38:29.919 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Race · 1:38:35.379 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Aston Martin	Race · 1:38:37.413 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · Fuel system · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · Fuel system · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Race · Power unit · Time not recorded · 44 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.

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

George Russell · Mercedes

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Valtteri Bottas · Alfa Romeo

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Fernando Alonso · Alpine

Guanyu Zhou · Alfa Romeo

Mick Schumacher · Haas

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Alexander Albon · Williams

Daniel Ricciardo · McLaren

Lando Norris · McLaren

Nicholas Latifi · Williams

Nico Hülkenberg · Aston Martin

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Pierre Gasly · AlphaTauri

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.471 · Q2 1:30.932 · Q3 1:30.558 · 15 laps
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.785 · Q2 1:30.757 · Q3 1:30.681 · 14 laps
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.567 · Q2 1:30.787 · Q3 1:30.687 · 15 laps
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.311 · Q2 1:31.008 · Q3 1:30.921 · 18 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.285 · Q2 1:31.048 · Q3 1:31.238 · 17 laps
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.919 · Q2 1:31.717 · Q3 1:31.560 · 15 laps
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.955 · Q2 1:31.461 · Q3 1:31.808 · 12 laps
8	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.346 · Q2 1:31.621 · Q3 1:32.195 · 14 laps
9	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.269 · Q2 1:31.252 · Q3 1:32.216 · 17 laps
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.096 · Q2 1:31.635 · Q3 1:32.338 · 21 laps
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.041 · Q2 1:31.782 · 12 laps
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.380 · Q2 1:31.998 · 11 laps
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.239 · Q2 1:32.008 · 14 laps
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.726 · Q2 1:32.664 · 13 laps
15	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.493 · Q2 1:33.543 · 12 laps
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.750 · 8 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.777 · 6 laps
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.945 · 8 laps
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.032 · 6 laps
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.634 · 8 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.558
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:30.681
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.687
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:30.921
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:31.238
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:31.560
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:31.808
8	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:32.195
9	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:32.216
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:32.338
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:31.782
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Starting grid · 1:31.998
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:32.008
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:32.664
15	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:33.543
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:32.750
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:32.777
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:32.945
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:33.032
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.634

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.193 · 23 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.557 · 22 laps
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.611 · 23 laps
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.629 · 23 laps
5	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.742 · 22 laps
6	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.814 · 22 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.943 · 17 laps
8	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.000 · 14 laps
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.028 · 20 laps
10	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.050 · 23 laps
11	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.053 · 20 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.151 · 15 laps
13	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.644 · 15 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.815 · 23 laps
15	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.923 · 17 laps
16	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.304 · 22 laps
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.402 · 20 laps
18	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.536 · 23 laps
19	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.804 · 21 laps
20	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.936 · 20 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.023 · 20 laps
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.520 · 22 laps
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.529 · 25 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.877 · 24 laps
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.951 · 30 laps
7	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.958 · 20 laps
8	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.085 · 24 laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.144 · 23 laps
10	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.183 · 23 laps
11	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.280 · 27 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.360 · 25 laps
13	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.621 · 24 laps
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.789 · 26 laps
15	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.953 · 27 laps
16	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.958 · 25 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.061 · 28 laps
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.166 · 12 laps
19	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.486 · 28 laps
20	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.735 · 22 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.544 · 15 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.640 · 16 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.791 · 20 laps
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.935 · 19 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.053 · 20 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.121 · 15 laps
7	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.437 · 15 laps
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.733 · 21 laps
9	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.880 · 18 laps
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.920 · 14 laps
11	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.955 · 18 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.971 · 18 laps
13	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.176 · 18 laps
14	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.295 · 17 laps
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.378 · 20 laps
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.628 · 15 laps
17	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.868 · 15 laps
18	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.957 · 16 laps
19	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.667 · 14 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:34.570
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:35.440
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.740
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.089
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:36.228
6	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:36.302
7	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:36.599
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:36.623
9	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:36.685
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:36.733
11	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:36.956
12	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:36.988
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:37.104
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:37.110
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:37.146
16	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:37.261
17	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:37.324
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:37.355
19	Nico Hülkenberg	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:38.201
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:38.251

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Lewis Hamilton	1	11	25.201
Fernando Alonso	1	11	25.365
Mick Schumacher	1	12	25.214
Alexander Albon	1	13	24.874
Max Verstappen	1	14	24.897
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	14	24.666
Kevin Magnussen	1	14	25.478
Pierre Gasly	1	14	24.575
Esteban Ocon	1	14	30.484
Valtteri Bottas	1	14	25.893
Nicholas Latifi	1	14	24.457
Charles Leclerc	1	15	25.012
Sergio Pérez	1	15	25.046
George Russell	1	15	25.888
Yuki Tsunoda	1	15	26.095
Guanyu Zhou	1	15	25.428
Daniel Ricciardo	1	17	24.915
Lance Stroll	1	18	25.739
Nico Hülkenberg	1	19	27.365
Lando Norris	1	24	24.568
Fernando Alonso	2	25	24.909
Lewis Hamilton	2	27	25.796
Yuki Tsunoda	2	29	24.350
Max Verstappen	2	30	24.937
Esteban Ocon	2	30	25.393
Charles Leclerc	2	31	24.527
Pierre Gasly	2	32	25.875
Nicholas Latifi	2	32	24.778
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	33	24.438
Sergio Pérez	2	33	24.173
George Russell	2	33	25.334
Daniel Ricciardo	2	33	24.885
Kevin Magnussen	2	34	25.876
Mick Schumacher	2	35	25.586
Alexander Albon	2	35	25.570
Valtteri Bottas	2	36	25.156
Guanyu Zhou	2	37	25.291
Nico Hülkenberg	2	37	26.712
Lance Stroll	2	38	26.957
Lando Norris	2	41	27.367
Fernando Alonso	3	42	24.508
Max Verstappen	3	43	24.402
Sergio Pérez	3	43	24.947
Esteban Ocon	3	43	24.233
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	44	24.287
Lewis Hamilton	3	44	25.579
Yuki Tsunoda	3	44	24.188
Daniel Ricciardo	3	44	25.139
George Russell	3	45	25.574
Nico Hülkenberg	3	44	25.748
Valtteri Bottas	3	45	25.188
Guanyu Zhou	3	45	28.647
Charles Leclerc	3	46	24.613
Lance Stroll	3	45	25.039
Lando Norris	3	45	24.975
Nicholas Latifi	3	45	24.658
Kevin Magnussen	3	46	26.051
Alexander Albon	3	46	25.055

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	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	26
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Mick Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Nicholas Latifi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Max Verstappen	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	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	44
2	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	27
3	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
4	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	9
5	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
6	AlphaTauri RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
7	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Red Bull RBPT	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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