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2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice 2 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain, round 1 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.847s 23
2 Lando Norris McLaren 1:30.942s + 0.095s 25
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.082s + 0.235s 24
4 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:31.127s + 0.280s 26
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:31.218s + 0.371s 23
6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:31.230s + 0.383s 22
7 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:31.294s + 0.447s 23
8 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:31.393s + 0.546s 24
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:31.483s + 0.636s 27
10 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:31.503s + 0.656s 23
11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:31.601s + 0.754s 24
12 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:31.612s + 0.765s 26
13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:31.740s + 0.893s 27
14 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:31.769s + 0.922s 26
15 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:31.770s + 0.923s 24
16 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:31.862s + 1.015s 15
17 George Russell Williams 1:32.331s + 1.484s 28
18 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:33.297s + 2.450s 24
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:33.400s + 2.553s 28
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:33.449s + 2.602s 19

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