Welcome to our index page of the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Sakhir.
Session Reports
FP1: Verstappen leads the field in Bahrain GP first practice
FP2: Verstappen stays in charge for floodlit second practice
FP3: Verstappen upholds Red Bull dominance over Mercedes
Qualifying: Verstappen takes emphatic pole with stellar final lap
Race: Hamilton hangs on to beat Verstappen in thrilling opener
Photos
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Results
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 |
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 |
Free Practice 3 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.577s | 11 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.316s | + 0.739s | 14 |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:31.583s | + 1.006s | 13 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.855s | + 1.278s | 16 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.908s | + 1.331s | 11 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:32.108s | + 1.531s | 16 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.224s | + 1.647s | 15 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:32.423s | + 1.846s | 11 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.431s | + 1.854s | 13 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:32.477s | + 1.900s | 12 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.482s | + 1.905s | 17 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.500s | + 1.923s | 11 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:32.709s | + 2.132s | 15 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:32.755s | + 2.178s | 15 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:32.820s | + 2.243s | 15 |
| 16 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.860s | + 2.283s | 10 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 1:33.323s | + 2.746s | 14 |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:33.422s | + 2.845s | 14 |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:33.622s | + 3.045s | 14 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:33.959s | + 3.382s | 16 |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.499s | 1:30.318s | 1:28.997s |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.617s | 1:30.085s | 1:29.385s |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.200s | 1:30.186s | 1:29.586s |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.691s | 1:30.010s | 1:29.678s |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:30.848s | 1:30.513s | 1:29.809s |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:30.795s | 1:30.222s | 1:29.927s |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.902s | 1:30.099s | 1:29.974s |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31.653s | 1:30.009s | 1:30.215s |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:30.863s | 1:30.595s | 1:30.249s |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.261s | 1:30.624s | 1:30.601s |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.165s | 1:30.659s | |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.998s | 1:30.708s | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:30.607s | 1:31.203s | |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.547s | 1:31.238s | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 1:31.316s | 1:33.430s | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.724s | ||
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:31.936s | ||
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:32.056s | ||
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:32.449s | ||
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:33.273s |
Race results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 laps - 1:32:03.897s | 2 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | + 0.745s | 2 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | + 37.383s | 3 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | + 46.466s | 2 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | + 52.047s | 3 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | + 59.090s | 2 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | + 66.004s | 2 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | + 67.100s | 2 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | + 85.692s | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | + 86.713s | 2 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | + 88.864s | 2 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | + 4 laps | 4 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | + 5 laps | 3 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | DNF | 3 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | DNF | 0 |
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