Bahrain Grand Prix

Round 1 · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

2021-03-28

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +0.745

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes · +37.383

Who won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix?

The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 2nd on the grid. Max Verstappen finished second, +0.745 behind, with Valtteri Bottas completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Valtteri Bottas with a time of 1:32.090. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 1 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 5 positions from P20 to finish P15.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	▲1	1:32:03.897	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	▼1	+0.745	Finished	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	3	—	+37.383	Finished	16
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	▲3	+46.466	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	—	—	+52.047	Finished	10
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	▼2	+59.090	Finished	8
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	6	▼1	+1:06.004	Finished	6
8	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	8	—	+1:07.100	Finished	4
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	13	▲4	+1:25.692	Finished	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	10	—	+1:26.713	Finished	1
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	14	▲3	+1:28.864	Finished	0
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	12	—	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	16	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
14	George Russell	Williams	15	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	20	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	18	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	5	▼12	—	Retired	0
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	17	▼1	—	Retired	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	9	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	19	—	—	Accident	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:30.499	1:30.318	1:28.997
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.617	1:30.085	1:29.385
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:31.200	1:30.186	1:29.586
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.691	1:30.010	1:29.678
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:30.848	1:30.513	1:29.809
6	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:30.795	1:30.222	1:29.927
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.902	1:30.099	1:29.974
8	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:31.653	1:30.009	1:30.215
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.863	1:30.595	1:30.249
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:31.261	1:30.624	1:30.601
11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:31.165	1:30.659	—
12	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:30.998	1:30.708	—
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:30.607	1:31.203	—
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:31.547	1:31.238	—
15	George Russell	Williams	1:31.316	1:33.430	—
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:31.724	—	—
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:31.936	—	—
18	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:32.056	—	—
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:32.449	—	—
20	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	1:33.273	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Verstappen

2 stops

P3Bottas

3 stops

P4Norris

2 stops

P5Pérez

3 stops

P6Leclerc

2 stops

P7Ricciardo

2 stops

P8Sainz

2 stops

P9Tsunoda

2 stops

P10Stroll

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 56

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P2	P2	P3	P1	P1	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Bottas	P4	P3	P2	P3	P3	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Norris	P5	P4	P8	P4	P4	P4	P6	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Pérez	P15	P12	P4	P12	P8	P7	P4	P7	P6	P6	P5	P5

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix on 2021-03-28 at Bahrain International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +0.745 behind. P3: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), +37.383 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix with a time of 1:32.090.

Which team won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Sergio Pérez	1	2	18:11:56	23.993
Pierre Gasly	1	4	18:16:14	38.338
Fernando Alonso	1	11	18:27:32	24.373
Lando Norris	1	12	18:29:05	24.899
Charles Leclerc	1	12	18:29:06	24.925
Lance Stroll	1	12	18:29:09	24.884
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	12	18:29:14	31.998
Lewis Hamilton	1	13	18:30:29	24.839
Daniel Ricciardo	1	13	18:30:45	24.688
Kimi Räikkönen	1	13	18:30:52	24.107
Esteban Ocon	1	13	18:30:55	25.226
George Russell	1	13	18:31:02	24.621
Nicholas Latifi	1	14	18:32:44	26.046
Mick Schumacher	1	14	18:32:58	25.798
Carlos Sainz	1	15	18:34:04	24.353
Yuki Tsunoda	1	15	18:34:12	25.046
Valtteri Bottas	1	16	18:35:24	24.262
Max Verstappen	1	17	18:36:54	24.767
Sergio Pérez	2	19	18:40:35	24.105
Pierre Gasly	2	19	18:41:17	24.317
Sebastian Vettel	1	24	18:49:08	24.626
Lewis Hamilton	2	28	18:54:40	24.076
Lance Stroll	2	28	18:55:23	25.525
Kimi Räikkönen	2	29	18:57:06	24.046
Fernando Alonso	2	29	18:57:13	24.775
Valtteri Bottas	2	30	18:57:58	32.897
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	30	18:58:53	24.223
Esteban Ocon	2	31	19:00:29	24.471
Charles Leclerc	2	32	19:01:40	24.176
Daniel Ricciardo	2	32	19:01:44	24.655
Nicholas Latifi	2	32	19:02:32	23.983
Lando Norris	2	33	19:03:11	25.640
Yuki Tsunoda	2	33	19:03:36	24.328
Mick Schumacher	2	33	19:04:27	25.343
George Russell	2	36	19:08:48	24.248
Carlos Sainz	2	37	19:09:53	24.341
Sergio Pérez	3	38	19:11:20	24.191
Max Verstappen	2	39	19:12:13	23.848
Pierre Gasly	3	39	19:13:55	24.983
Valtteri Bottas	3	54	19:36:21	24.566