Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir, round 1 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.394s 12
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:31.692s + 0.298s 17
3 Lando Norris McLaren 1:31.897s + 0.503s 20
4 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.921s + 0.527s 15
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:31.993s + 0.599s 14
6 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:32.071s + 0.677s 15
7 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:32.195s + 0.801s 23
8 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:32.366s + 0.972s 15
9 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:32.434s + 1.040s 20
10 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:32.786s + 1.392s 16
11 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:33.134s + 1.740s 18
12 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:33.157s + 1.763s 21
13 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:33.233s + 1.839s 20
14 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:33.329s + 1.935s 21
15 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:33.528s + 2.134s 20
16 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:33.872s + 2.478s 18
17 George Russell Williams 1:34.127s + 2.733s 22
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:34.340s + 2.946s 22
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:34.501s + 3.107s 16
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:34.975s + 3.581s 16
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