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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