Bahrain Grand Prix

Round 2 · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

2019-03-31

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes · +2.980

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari · +6.131

Who won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix?

The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 3rd on the grid. Valtteri Bottas finished second, +2.980 behind, with Charles Leclerc completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Charles Leclerc with a time of 1:33.411. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 2 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Pierre Gasly was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 5 positions from P13 to finish P8.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	3	▲2	1:34:21.295	Finished	25
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	4	▲2	+2.980	Finished	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1	▼2	+6.131	Finished	16
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	5	▲1	+6.408	Finished	12
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	2	▼3	+36.068	Finished	10
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	9	▲3	+45.754	Finished	8
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	8	▲1	+47.470	Finished	6
8	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull	13	▲5	+58.094	Finished	4
9	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	12	▲3	+1:02.697	Finished	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	14	▲4	+1:03.696	Finished	1
11	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	16	▲5	+1:04.599	Finished	0
12	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	15	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	6	▼7	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	18	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
15	George Russell	Williams	19	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Robert Kubica	Williams	20	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	17	—	—	Engine	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	10	—	—	Out of fuel	0
R	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	7	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	11	—	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:28.495	1:28.046	1:27.866
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:28.733	1:28.356	1:28.160
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:29.262	1:28.578	1:28.190
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:29.498	1:28.830	1:28.256
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:29.579	1:29.109	1:28.752
6	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:29.532	1:29.017	1:28.757
7	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:29.528	1:29.055	1:28.813
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:29.688	1:29.249	1:29.015
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:29.959	1:29.471	1:29.022
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:29.381	1:29.258	1:29.043
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:29.859	1:29.488	—
12	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:29.514	1:29.513	—
13	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull	1:29.900	1:29.526	—
14	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:29.893	1:29.756	—
15	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:29.876	1:29.854	—
16	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:30.026	—	—
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:30.034	—	—
18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:30.217	—	—
19	George Russell	Williams	1:31.759	—	—
20	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:31.799	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Bottas

2 stops

P3Leclerc

2 stops

P4Verstappen

2 stops

P5Vettel

3 stops

P6Norris

2 stops

P7Räikkönen

2 stops

P8Gasly

2 stops

P9Albon

2 stops

P10Pérez

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
Hamilton	P3	P3	P3	P2	P3	P3	P4	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1
Bottas	P4	P4	P5	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2
Leclerc	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P3	P3
Verstappen	P5	P5	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Vettel	P1	P2	P4	P3	P2	P2	P2	P8	P5	P5	P5	P5

2019 Bahrain Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix on 2019-03-31 at Bahrain International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), +2.980 behind. P3: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), +6.131 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Charles Leclerc took pole position for the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap of the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix with a time of 1:33.411.

Which team won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Lance Stroll	1	1	18:15:42	34.338
Romain Grosjean	1	1	18:15:49	32.082
Carlos Sainz	1	4	18:20:43	45.543
Sergio Pérez	1	8	18:26:49	27.136
Kimi Räikkönen	1	9	18:28:25	25.647
Pierre Gasly	1	9	18:28:32	27.557
Alexander Albon	1	9	18:28:33	25.659
Lando Norris	1	10	18:30:09	24.175
Kevin Magnussen	1	10	18:30:10	24.948
Max Verstappen	1	11	18:31:32	24.199
Robert Kubica	1	11	18:32:04	24.667
Valtteri Bottas	1	12	18:33:08	24.865
Nico Hülkenberg	1	12	18:33:19	25.498
Daniil Kvyat	1	12	18:33:44	26.508
George Russell	1	12	18:33:46	24.633
Charles Leclerc	1	13	18:34:36	24.518
Lewis Hamilton	1	13	18:34:41	24.255
Sebastian Vettel	1	14	18:36:18	24.228
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	16	18:40:11	27.725
Lance Stroll	2	23	18:52:28	26.600
Daniel Ricciardo	1	24	18:53:09	25.676
Carlos Sainz	2	24	18:54:12	25.034
Alexander Albon	2	25	18:55:06	24.842
George Russell	2	26	18:57:17	24.912
Robert Kubica	2	27	18:59:03	24.313
Max Verstappen	2	32	19:05:59	26.729
Nico Hülkenberg	2	32	19:06:16	25.253
Kimi Räikkönen	2	33	19:08:04	25.621
Sergio Pérez	2	33	19:08:18	26.798
Lando Norris	2	34	19:09:37	24.717
Lewis Hamilton	2	34	19:08:53	24.324
Sebastian Vettel	2	35	19:10:26	24.212
Charles Leclerc	2	36	19:11:54	24.358
Valtteri Bottas	2	37	19:13:58	24.433
Daniil Kvyat	2	38	19:16:45	30.761
Kevin Magnussen	2	38	19:16:47	25.982
Sebastian Vettel	3	38	19:15:58	34.193
Pierre Gasly	2	39	19:17:58	24.484
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	40	19:19:55	24.880
Carlos Sainz	3	40	19:20:46	24.985