Bahrain Grand Prix

Round 1 · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

2024-03-02

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Sergio Pérez

Red Bull · +22.457

Carlos Sainz

Ferrari · +25.110

Who won the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix?

The 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Sergio Pérez finished second, +22.457 behind, with Carlos Sainz completing the podium. Max Verstappen also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:32.608. It was an attrition-heavy race with 10 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 1 of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Guanyu Zhou was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 6 positions from P17 to finish P11.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	1:31:44.742	Finished	26
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	5	▲3	+22.457	Finished	18
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	4	▲1	+25.110	Finished	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	2	▼2	+39.669	Finished	12
5	George Russell	Mercedes	3	▼2	+46.788	Finished	10
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	▲1	+48.458	Finished	8
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	9	▲2	+50.324	Finished	6
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	8	—	+56.082	Finished	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	6	▼3	+1:14.887	Finished	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	12	▲2	+1:33.216	Finished	1
11	Guanyu Zhou	Sauber	17	▲6	+6.759	Lapped	0
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	15	▲3	+8.316	Lapped	0
13	Daniel Ricciardo	RB F1 Team	14	▲1	+8.958	Lapped	0
14	Yuki Tsunoda	RB F1 Team	11	▼3	+9.482	Lapped	0
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	13	▼2	+11.886	Lapped	0
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	10	▼6	+17.632	Lapped	0
17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	19	▲2	+31.450	Lapped	0
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	20	▲2	+32.417	Lapped	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber	16	▼3	+1:23.230	Lapped	0
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	18	▼2	+20.795	Lapped	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:30.031	1:29.374	1:29.179
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.243	1:29.165	1:29.407
3	George Russell	Mercedes	1:30.350	1:29.922	1:29.485
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:29.909	1:29.573	1:29.507
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:30.221	1:29.932	1:29.537
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:30.179	1:29.801	1:29.542
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.143	1:29.941	1:29.614
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.531	1:30.122	1:29.683
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.451	1:29.718	1:29.710
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:30.566	1:29.851	1:30.502
11	Yuki Tsunoda	RB F1 Team	1:30.481	1:30.129	—
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:29.965	1:30.200	—
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:30.397	1:30.221	—
14	Daniel Ricciardo	RB F1 Team	1:30.562	1:30.278	—
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:30.646	1:30.529	—
16	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber	1:30.756	—	—
17	Guanyu Zhou	Sauber	1:30.757	—	—
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:30.770	—	—
19	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.793	—	—
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.948	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

2 stops

P2Pérez

2 stops

P3Sainz

2 stops

P4Leclerc

2 stops

P5Russell

2 stops

P6Norris

2 stops

P7Hamilton

2 stops

P8Piastri

2 stops

P9Alonso

2 stops

P10Stroll

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 57

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Verstappen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Pérez	P4	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Sainz	P5	P5	P7	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Leclerc	P3	P4	P6	P5	P5	P5	P6	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4
Russell	P2	P2	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5

2024 Bahrain Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix on 2024-03-02 at Bahrain International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), +22.457 behind. P3: Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), +25.110 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix with a time of 1:32.608.

Which team won the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Nico Hülkenberg	1	1	18:05:33	36.604
Lance Stroll	1	9	18:18:42	24.418
Guanyu Zhou	1	9	18:18:39	25.208
Esteban Ocon	1	10	18:20:20	24.877
Logan Sargeant	1	10	18:21:19	35.729
Kevin Magnussen	1	11	18:21:55	25.951
George Russell	1	11	18:21:38	24.778
Charles Leclerc	1	11	18:21:41	24.069
Valtteri Bottas	1	12	18:23:42	26.420
Oscar Piastri	1	12	18:23:24	25.450
Sergio Pérez	1	12	18:23:16	24.516
Lewis Hamilton	1	12	18:23:26	25.087
Pierre Gasly	1	12	18:23:38	29.980
Lando Norris	1	13	18:25:00	24.205
Daniel Ricciardo	1	13	18:25:17	24.988
Carlos Sainz	1	14	18:26:32	24.474
Yuki Tsunoda	1	14	18:26:47	24.724
Alexander Albon	1	15	18:28:29	24.681
Fernando Alonso	1	15	18:28:24	24.786
Max Verstappen	1	17	18:31:12	25.064
Nico Hülkenberg	2	20	18:37:08	24.768
Lance Stroll	2	27	18:48:25	24.545
Logan Sargeant	2	28	18:51:33	25.070
Guanyu Zhou	2	28	18:49:59	25.094
Valtteri Bottas	2	30	18:53:32	1:14.773
Esteban Ocon	2	30	18:53:30	25.145
George Russell	2	31	18:54:21	24.866
Pierre Gasly	2	31	18:55:10	26.462
Kevin Magnussen	2	32	18:56:37	24.446
Lewis Hamilton	2	33	18:57:45	24.094
Lando Norris	2	33	18:57:39	24.705
Oscar Piastri	2	34	18:59:20	24.852
Charles Leclerc	2	34	18:59:13	24.136
Yuki Tsunoda	2	34	18:59:47	24.324
Carlos Sainz	2	35	19:00:38	23.866
Daniel Ricciardo	2	35	19:01:34	24.856
Alexander Albon	2	36	19:03:09	24.610
Sergio Pérez	2	36	19:02:12	24.563
Max Verstappen	2	37	19:03:29	24.209
Logan Sargeant	3	40	19:11:22	25.346
Fernando Alonso	2	41	19:10:58	25.109
Nico Hülkenberg	3	41	19:11:29	24.387
Pierre Gasly	3	43	19:14:55	25.240