Round 1 · 2021

Bahrain Grand Prix

CircuitBahrain International Circuit Outer TrackLocationSakhir, BahrainDates26 Mar – 28 Mar 2021Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleVER

Fastest lap1:32.090Bottas · L56

Most laps led28Hamilton

Retirements4of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	56	1:32:03.897	2	25
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	2	0	56	+0.745	2	18
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	3	0	56	+37.383 FL	3	16
4	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	4	0	56	+46.466	2	12
5	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	5	0	56	+52.047	3	10
6	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	6	0	56	+59.090	2	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	7	0	56	+1:06.004	2	6
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	8	0	56	+1:07.100	2	4
9	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	9	0	56	+1:25.692	2	2
10	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	10	0	56	+1:26.713	2	1
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	11	0	56	+1:28.864	2
12	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	12	0	55	+1 lap	2
13	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	13	0	55	+1 lap	2
14	George Russell RUS	Williams	14	0	55	+1 lap	2
15	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	15	0	55	+1 lap	1
16	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	16	0	55	+1 lap	2
—	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	17		53	DNF · L53	4
—	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	18		53	DNF · L53	3
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	19		33	DNF · L33	3
—	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	20		0	DNF · L0	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	15
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	17
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	15
5	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	15
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	—	—	—	18
7	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	18
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	17
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	—	—	—	15
10	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	—	—	15
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	11
12	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	12
13	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	9
14	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	12
15	George Russell RUS	Williams	—	—	—	11
16	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	—	—	—	6
17	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	—	—	—	8
18	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	—	—	—	6
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	—	—	—	7
20	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	—	—	—	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.577		11
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:31.316	+0.739	14
3	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:31.583	+1.006	13
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:31.855	+1.278	16
5	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.908	+1.331	11
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:32.108	+1.531	16
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:32.224	+1.647	15
8	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:32.423	+1.846	11
9	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:32.431	+1.854	13
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:32.477	+1.900	12
11	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:32.482	+1.905	17
12	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:32.500	+1.923	11
13	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:32.709	+2.132	15
14	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:32.755	+2.178	15
15	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:32.820	+2.243	15
16	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:32.860	+2.283	10
17	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:33.323	+2.746	14
18	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:33.422	+2.845	14
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:33.622	+3.045	14
20	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:33.959	+3.382	16

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.847		23
2	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.942	+0.095	25
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:31.082	+0.235	24
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:31.127	+0.280	26
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:31.218	+0.371	23
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:31.230	+0.383	22
7	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:31.294	+0.447	23
8	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:31.393	+0.546	24
9	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:31.483	+0.636	27
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.503	+0.656	23
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:31.601	+0.754	24
12	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:31.612	+0.765	26
13	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:31.740	+0.893	27
14	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:31.769	+0.922	26
15	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:31.770	+0.923	24
16	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:31.862	+1.015	15
17	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:32.331	+1.484	28
18	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:33.297	+2.450	24
19	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:33.400	+2.553	28
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:33.449	+2.602	19

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.394		12
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:31.692	+0.298	17
3	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:31.897	+0.503	20
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:31.921	+0.527	15
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:31.993	+0.599	14
6	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:32.071	+0.677	15
7	Pierre Gasly GAS	AlphaTauri	1:32.195	+0.801	23
8	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:32.366	+0.972	15
9	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	McLaren	1:32.434	+1.040	20
10	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo	1:32.786	+1.392	16
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Alfa Romeo	1:33.134	+1.740	18
12	Sebastian Vettel VET	Aston Martin	1:33.157	+1.763	21
13	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:33.233	+1.839	20
14	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:33.329	+1.935	21
15	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:33.528	+2.134	20
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	Alpine	1:33.872	+2.478	18
17	George Russell RUS	Williams	1:34.127	+2.733	22
18	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Williams	1:34.340	+2.946	22
19	Mick Schumacher SCH	Haas	1:34.501	+3.107	16
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1:34.975	+3.581	16

Session schedule

Practice 1Final26 Mar 2021 11:30 UTC

Practice 2Final26 Mar 2021 15:00 UTC

Practice 3Final27 Mar 2021 12:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal27 Mar 2021 15:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal28 Mar 2021 14:10 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc LEC	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
AlphaTauri	Pierre Gasly GAS	—	Yuki Tsunoda TSU
McLaren	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Lando Norris NOR
Alpine	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Esteban Ocon OCO
Aston Martin	Lance Stroll STR	—	Sebastian Vettel VET
Alfa Romeo	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Williams	George Russell RUS	—	Nicholas Latifi LAT
Haas	Mick Schumacher SCH	—	Nikita Mazepin

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2020	Sakhir Grand Prix	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	5
2020	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2019	Bahrain Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	3
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