Bahrain Grand Prix
Round 1 of 2021
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir
Country
Bahrain
Date
Mar 28, 2021
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 | 56 | 1:32:03.897 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +0.745 | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 3 | 56 | +37.383 | 16 |
| 4 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 7 | 56 | +46.466 | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull | 0 | 56 | +52.047 | 10 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 4 | 56 | +59.090 | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 6 | 56 | +1:06.004 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 8 | 56 | +1:07.100 | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 13 | 56 | +1:25.692 | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 10 | 56 | +1:26.713 | 1 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 56 | +1:28.864 | 0 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi GIO | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | George Russell RUS | Williams | 15 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher MSC | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 5 | 52 | Retired | 0 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 17 | 51 | Retired | 0 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 32 | Brakes | 0 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin MAZ | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:30.499 | 1:30.318 | 1:28.997 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:30.617 | 1:30.085 | 1:29.385 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:31.200 | 1:30.186 | 1:29.586 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:30.691 | 1:30.010 | 1:29.678 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:30.848 | 1:30.513 | 1:29.809 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:30.795 | 1:30.222 | 1:29.927 |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | 1:30.902 | 1:30.099 | 1:29.974 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:31.653 | 1:30.009 | 1:30.215 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:30.863 | 1:30.595 | 1:30.249 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:31.261 | 1:30.624 | 1:30.601 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:31.165 | 1:30.659 | — |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi GIO | 1:30.998 | 1:30.708 | — |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:30.607 | 1:31.203 | — |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:31.547 | 1:31.238 | — |
| 15 | George Russell RUS | 1:31.316 | 1:33.430 | — |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:31.724 | — | — |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | 1:31.936 | — | — |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:32.056 | — | — |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher MSC | 1:32.449 | — | — |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin MAZ | 1:33.273 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:34.015
Lap 44
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:33.228
Lap 41
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:32.090
Lap 56
Lando Norris
McLaren
1:34.396
Lap 38
Sergio Pérez
Red Bull
1:33.970
Lap 44
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:34.988
Lap 39
Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren
1:34.932
Lap 36
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
1:34.509
Lap 48
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
1:34.761
Lap 38
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
1:34.865
Lap 31
Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo
1:35.192
Lap 45
Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo
1:35.122
Lap 32
Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team
1:35.250
Lap 33
George Russell
Williams
1:35.036
Lap 40
Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin
1:35.566
Lap 26
Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team
1:36.134
Lap 38
Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri
1:34.090
Lap 48
Nicholas Latifi
Williams
1:36.602
Lap 16
Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team
1:36.063
Lap 31
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 2 | 23.993 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 4 | 38.338 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 11 | 24.373 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 12 | 24.899 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 12 | 24.925 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 12 | 24.884 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 12 | 31.998 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 13 | 24.839 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 13 | 24.688 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 13 | 24.107 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 13 | 25.226 |
| George Russell | 1 | 13 | 24.621 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 14 | 26.046 |
| Mick Schumacher | 1 | 14 | 25.798 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 15 | 24.353 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 15 | 25.046 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 16 | 24.262 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 17 | 24.767 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 19 | 24.105 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 19 | 24.317 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 24 | 24.626 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 28 | 24.076 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 28 | 25.525 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 29 | 24.046 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 29 | 24.775 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 30 | 32.897 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 30 | 24.223 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 31 | 24.471 |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | 32 | 24.176 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 32 | 24.655 |
Race Summary
- Round: 1 of 2021
- Circuit: Bahrain International Circuit — Sakhir, Bahrain
- Date: Mar 28, 2021
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), started P2.
- Pole position: Max Verstappen (1:28.997)
- Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas (1:32.090, lap 56)
- Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Max Verstappen, 3. Valtteri Bottas
- Classified finishers: 18