2016 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

2016-04-03 · 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	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:33:34.696 · 57 laps	25
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:44.978 · 57 laps	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:34:04.844 · 57 laps	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Race · 1:34:37.190 · 57 laps	12
5	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Race · 1:34:52.995 · 57 laps	10
6	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:34:55.625 · 57 laps	8
7	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	6
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	4
9	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	2
10	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	1
11	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 9 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Race · Engine · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Race · Hydraulics · 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.

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo · Red Bull

Romain Grosjean · Haas

Max Verstappen · Toro Rosso

Daniil Kvyat · Red Bull

Felipe Massa · Williams

Valtteri Bottas · Williams

Stoffel Vandoorne · McLaren

Kevin Magnussen · Renault

Marcus Ericsson · Sauber

Pascal Wehrlein · Manor

Felipe Nasr · Sauber

Nico Hülkenberg · Force India

Sergio Pérez · Force India

Rio Haryanto · Manor

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Toro Rosso

Esteban Gutiérrez · Haas

Jenson Button · McLaren

Sebastian Vettel · Ferrari

Jolyon Palmer · Renault

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.391 · Q2 1:30.039 · Q3 1:29.493 · 14 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.325 · Q2 1:30.535 · Q3 1:29.570 · 13 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.636 · Q2 1:30.409 · Q3 1:30.012 · 14 laps
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.685 · Q2 1:30.559 · Q3 1:30.244 · 14 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.403 · Q2 1:31.122 · Q3 1:30.854 · 12 laps
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.672 · Q2 1:30.931 · Q3 1:31.153 · 12 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.045 · Q2 1:31.374 · Q3 1:31.155 · 10 laps
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.987 · Q2 1:31.604 · Q3 1:31.620 · 15 laps
9	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.005 · Q2 1:31.756 · 9 laps
10	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.888 · Q2 1:31.772 · 9 laps
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.716 · Q2 1:31.816 · 9 laps
12	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.472 · Q2 1:31.934 · 9 laps
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.118 · Q2 1:31.945 · 9 laps
14	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.976 · Q2 1:31.998 · 9 laps
15	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.559 · Q2 1:32.241 · 9 laps
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.806 · 6 laps
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.840 · 6 laps
18	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.911 · 7 laps
19	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.181 · 3 laps
20	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.438 · 6 laps
21	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.190 · 3 laps
22	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.388 · 4 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.493
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.570
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.012
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.244
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:30.854
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.153
7	Felipe Massa	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.155
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Starting grid · 1:31.620
9	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Starting grid · 1:31.756
10	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:31.772
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:31.816
12	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:31.934
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Starting grid · 1:31.945
14	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:31.998
15	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:32.241
16	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Starting grid · 1:32.806
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:32.840
18	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Starting grid · 1:32.911
19	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Starting grid · 1:33.438
20	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Starting grid · 1:34.190
21	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:34.388
PL	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Starting grid · 1:33.181

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.294 · 24 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.799 · 24 laps
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.128 · 16 laps
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.461 · 27 laps
5	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.541 · 30 laps
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.601 · 28 laps
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.793 · 21 laps
8	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.860 · 19 laps
9	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.000 · 18 laps
10	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.006 · 19 laps
11	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.073 · 14 laps
12	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.174 · 21 laps
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.309 · 19 laps
14	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.440 · 28 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.490 · 27 laps
16	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.728 · 30 laps
17	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.371 · 26 laps
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.392 · 25 laps
19	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.719 · 24 laps
20	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.939 · 28 laps
21	Alfonso Celis Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.287 · 23 laps
22	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.714 · 27 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.001 · 38 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.242 · 32 laps
3	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.281 · 32 laps
4	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.406 · 31 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.452 · 38 laps
6	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.650 · 26 laps
7	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.703 · 34 laps
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.792 · 39 laps
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.870 · 23 laps
10	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.873 · 36 laps
11	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.999 · 30 laps
12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.129 · 31 laps
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.177 · 36 laps
14	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.384 · 23 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.406 · 35 laps
16	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.447 · 34 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.570 · 37 laps
18	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.640 · 35 laps
19	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.953 · 21 laps
20	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.224 · 31 laps
21	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.477 · 34 laps
22	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.562 · 33 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.683 · 22 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.723 · 13 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.104 · 18 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.160 · 14 laps
5	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.675 · 18 laps
6	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.082 · 14 laps
7	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.113 · 10 laps
8	Esteban Gutiérrez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.337 · 14 laps
9	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.363 · 18 laps
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.519 · 20 laps
11	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.569 · 16 laps
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.617 · 9 laps
13	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.704 · 12 laps
14	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.744 · 11 laps
15	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.778 · 20 laps
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.003 · 20 laps
17	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.013 · 15 laps
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.128 · 16 laps
19	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.281 · 15 laps
20	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.424 · 9 laps
21	Rio Haryanto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.546 · 15 laps
22	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.724 · 16 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:34.482
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:34.677
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.158
4	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:35.188
5	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:35.360
6	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:35.448
7	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:35.504
8	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:35.678
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.064
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:36.067
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:36.095
12	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:36.121
13	Rio Haryanto	Manor	Fastest laps · 1:36.685
14	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:36.730
15	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:37.077
16	Felipe Massa	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:37.560
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:38.003
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:38.408
19	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:39.341
20	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:39.427

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Nico Hülkenberg	1	1	31.931
Sergio Pérez	1	2	30.326
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	2	28.401
Daniel Ricciardo	1	6	24.541
Felipe Massa	1	7	24.093
Valtteri Bottas	1	8	24.944
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	8	32.793
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	9	24.604
Valtteri Bottas	2	9	19.369
Max Verstappen	1	10	25.810
Felipe Nasr	1	10	26.246
Romain Grosjean	1	11	25.739
Pascal Wehrlein	1	11	26.236
Kimi Räikkönen	1	12	24.720
Kevin Magnussen	1	12	26.876
Rio Haryanto	1	12	26.382
Nico Rosberg	1	13	24.934
Lewis Hamilton	1	13	24.512
Marcus Ericsson	1	13	24.775
Sergio Pérez	2	14	25.068
Daniil Kvyat	1	16	24.419
Nico Hülkenberg	2	16	24.930
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	20	34.978
Daniel Ricciardo	2	24	26.631
Kevin Magnussen	2	24	24.383
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	25	24.682
Max Verstappen	2	26	25.594
Romain Grosjean	2	27	26.151
Lewis Hamilton	2	28	25.030
Kimi Räikkönen	2	29	25.222
Felipe Massa	2	29	24.236
Marcus Ericsson	2	29	25.363
Pascal Wehrlein	2	29	25.547
Nico Rosberg	2	30	27.226
Felipe Nasr	2	30	25.491
Rio Haryanto	2	31	28.120
Daniil Kvyat	2	34	24.661
Valtteri Bottas	3	34	26.110
Nico Hülkenberg	3	35	24.734
Kimi Räikkönen	3	37	25.257
Sergio Pérez	3	37	24.517
Kevin Magnussen	3	38	24.341
Nico Rosberg	3	39	25.761
Romain Grosjean	3	40	30.063
Lewis Hamilton	3	41	24.524
Stoffel Vandoorne	3	41	25.316
Pascal Wehrlein	3	41	25.419
Daniel Ricciardo	3	42	24.879
Daniil Kvyat	3	44	24.224
Rio Haryanto	3	44	25.517
Max Verstappen	3	46	25.129
Felipe Nasr	3	47	25.660
Nico Hülkenberg	4	51	26.595

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	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	50
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	33
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
5	Romain Grosjean	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
6	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
8	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Daniil Kvyat	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
13	Stoffel Vandoorne	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Jolyon Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Marcus Ericsson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Pascal Wehrlein	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Felipe Nasr	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Rio Haryanto	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	83
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	33
3	Red Bull TAG Heuer	Constructorstandings · Championship record	30
4	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	20
5	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
6	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	11
7	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
8	McLaren Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
9	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Manor Mercedes	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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