Round 2 · 2019

Bahrain Grand Prix

CircuitBahrain International Circuit Outer TrackLocationSakhir, BahrainDates29 Mar – 31 Mar 2019Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P3

PoleLEC

Fastest lap1:33.411Leclerc · L38

Most laps led41Leclerc

Biggest gain+5Gasly P13→P8

Retirements4of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	3	+2	57	1:34:21.295	2	25
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	4	+2	57	+2.980	2	18
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1	-2	57	+6.131 FL	2	16
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	5	+1	57	+6.408	2	12
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	2	-3	57	+36.068	3	10
6	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	9	+3	57	+45.754	2	8
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	8	+1	57	+47.470	2	6
8	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	13	+5	57	+58.094	2	4
9	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	12	+3	57	+1:02.697	2	2
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	14	+4	57	+1:03.696	2	1
11	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	16	+5	57	+1:04.599	2
12	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	15	+3	56	+1 lap	2
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	6	-7	56	+1 lap	2
14	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	18	+4	56	+1 lap	2
15	George Russell RUS	Williams	19	+4	56	+1 lap	2
16	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	20	+4	55	+2 laps	2
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	17		53	DNF · L53	2
—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	10		53	DNF · L53	1
—	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	7		53	DNF · L53	4
—	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	11		16	DNF · L16	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	14
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	14
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	16
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	15
5	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	12
6	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	15
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	—	—	—	17
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	17
9	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	18
10	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	18
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	12
12	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	15
13	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	12
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	—	—	—	12
15	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	10
16	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	6
17	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	6
18	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	—	—	—	6
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	—	—	—	8
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	—	—	—	8

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:29.569		15
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:29.738	+0.169	16
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:30.334	+0.765	10
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:30.389	+0.820	12
5	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:30.818	+1.249	14
6	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:30.910	+1.341	12
7	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.955	+1.386	15
8	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.959	+1.390	10
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:30.965	+1.396	14
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:31.173	+1.604	17
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:31.333	+1.764	21
12	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:31.392	+1.823	13
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:31.540	+1.971	13
14	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:31.618	+2.049	16
15	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:31.638	+2.069	9
16	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:31.643	+2.074	11
17	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:31.679	+2.110	17
18	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:32.132	+2.563	21
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:33.387	+3.818	14
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:33.525	+3.956	13

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:28.846		32
2	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:28.881	+0.035	32
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:29.449	+0.603	33
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:29.557	+0.711	36
5	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:29.669	+0.823	32
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.725	+0.879	34
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:30.000	+1.154	33
8	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.017	+1.171	25
9	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:30.068	+1.222	34
10	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:30.093	+1.247	36
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:30.192	+1.346	33
12	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:30.429	+1.583	31
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:30.458	+1.612	36
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:30.716	+1.870	32
15	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:30.848	+2.002	30
16	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:31.088	+2.242	6
17	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:31.129	+2.283	31
18	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:31.144	+2.298	10
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:31.904	+3.058	32
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:32.932	+4.086	37

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.354		20
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:30.617	+0.263	21
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:31.328	+0.974	26
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:31.601	+1.247	23
5	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.673	+1.319	21
6	Pierre Gasly GAS	Red Bull Racing	1:31.815	+1.461	17
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren	1:31.952	+1.598	28
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:32.040	+1.686	17
9	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Toro Rosso	1:32.339	+1.985	24
10	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:32.385	+2.031	23
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault (2016–20)	1:32.401	+2.047	19
12	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:32.602	+2.248	21
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Toro Rosso	1:32.874	+2.520	24
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	1:32.885	+2.531	20
15	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:32.945	+2.591	29
16	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:32.949	+2.595	22
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:32.994	+2.640	22
18	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point	1:33.518	+3.164	16
19	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:34.188	+3.834	26
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:34.253	+3.899	27

Session schedule

Practice 1Final29 Mar 2019 11:00 UTC

Practice 2Final29 Mar 2019 15:00 UTC

Practice 3Final30 Mar 2019 12:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal30 Mar 2019 15:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal31 Mar 2019 15:10 UTC

Championship after round 2

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	44
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	43
3	Max Verstappen VER	27
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	26	▲1
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	22	▼1
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	10	▲2
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	8	▼1
8	Lando Norris NOR	8	▲4

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc LEC	—	Sebastian Vettel VET
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Pierre Gasly GAS
Haas	Kevin Magnussen MAG	—	Romain Grosjean GRO
McLaren	Carlos Sainz SAI	—	Lando Norris NOR
Alfa Romeo	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO
Renault (2016–20)	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Toro Rosso	Alexander Albon ALB	—	Daniil Kvyat KVY
Racing Point	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Lance Stroll STR
Williams	George Russell RUS	—	Robert Kubica KUB

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2018	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1
2017	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3
2016	Bahrain Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2
2015	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2014	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2010	Bahrain Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	3