The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix started March 28th, 2021 at 17:00 on Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Max Verstappen started from pole position with Lewis Hamilton next to him. Valtteri Bottas started from third place.
After 1 hour, 32 minutes and 03 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Max Verstappen in second and Valtteri Bottas in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:32.090.
After the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Hamilton is 7 points ahead of Max Verstappen.
Location
Sakhir, Bahrain
Date
March 28th, 2021 at 17:00
Round
1/22
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:32:03.897
Pole position
Max Verstappen
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas 1:32.090
Fastest pitstop
Max Verstappen 23.848 (lap 39)

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1 1
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:32:03.897 2 56 25
2 1
#33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull +0.745 1 56 18
3
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes +37.383 3 56 16
4 3
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren +46.466 7 56 12
5 15
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull +52.047 20 56 10
6 2
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari +59.090 4 56 8
7 1
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren +66.004 6 56 6
8
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari +67.100 8 56 4
9 4
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri +85.692 13 56 2
10
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin +86.713 10 56 1
11 3
#7 Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo +88.864 14 56 0
12
#99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo +1 Lap 12 55 0
13 3
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team +1 Lap 16 55 0
14 1
#63 George Russell
Williams +1 Lap 15 55 0
15 5
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin +1 Lap 20 55 0
16 2
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team +1 Lap 18 55 0
17 12
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri Retired 5 52 0
18 1
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams Retired 17 51 0
-
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team DNF (Brakes) 9 32 0
-
#9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas F1 Team DNF (Accident) 19 0 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:30.499 1:30.318 1:28.997
2
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:30.617 1:30.085 1:29.385 +0.388
3
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1:31.200 1:30.186 1:29.586 +0.589
4
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:30.691 1:30.010 1:29.678 +0.681
5
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:30.848 1:30.513 1:29.809 +0.812
6
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:30.795 1:30.222 1:29.927 +0.930
7
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:30.902 1:30.099 1:29.974 +0.977
8
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:31.653 1:30.009 1:30.215 +1.218
9
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:30.863 1:30.595 1:30.249 +1.252
10
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:31.261 1:30.624 1:30.601 +1.604
11
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:31.165 1:30.659
12
#99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1:30.998 1:30.708
13
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1:30.607 1:31.203
14
#7 Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo 1:31.547 1:31.238
15
#63 George Russell
Williams 1:31.316 1:33.430
16
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:31.724
17
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:31.936
18
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1:32.056
19
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:32.449
20
#9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas F1 Team 1:33.273
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:30.577 11
2
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:31.316 +0.739 14
3
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:31.583 +1.006 13
4
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1:31.855 +1.278 16
5
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:31.908 +1.331 11
6
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:32.108 +1.531 16
7
#7 Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo 1:32.224 +1.647 15
8
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:32.423 +1.846 11
9
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:32.431 +1.854 13
10
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:32.477 +1.900 12
11
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:32.482 +1.905 17
12
#99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1:32.500 +1.923 11
13
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1:32.709 +2.132 15
14
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1:32.755 +2.178 15
15
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:32.820 +2.243 15
16
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:32.860 +2.283 10
17
#63 George Russell
Williams 1:33.323 +2.746 14
18
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:33.422 +2.845 14
19
#9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas F1 Team 1:33.622 +3.045 14
20
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:33.959 +3.382 16
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:30.847 23
2
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:30.942 +0.095 25
3
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:31.082 +0.235 24
4
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:31.127 +0.280 26
5
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1:31.218 +0.371 23
6
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:31.230 +0.383 22
7
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1:31.294 +0.447 23
8
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:31.393 +0.546 24
9
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:31.483 +0.636 27
10
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:31.503 +0.656 23
11
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:31.601 +0.754 24
12
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:31.612 +0.765 26
13
#99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1:31.740 +0.893 27
14
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1:31.769 +0.922 26
15
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:31.770 +0.923 24
16
#7 Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo 1:31.862 +1.015 15
17
#63 George Russell
Williams 1:32.331 +1.484 28
18
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:33.297 +2.450 24
19
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:33.400 +2.553 28
20
#9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas F1 Team 1:33.449 +2.602 19
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:31.394 12
2
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1:31.692 +0.298 17
3
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:31.897 +0.503 20
4
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:31.921 +0.527 15
5
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:31.993 +0.599 14
6
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:32.071 +0.677 15
7
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:32.195 +0.801 23
8
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:32.366 +0.972 15
9
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:32.434 +1.040 20
10
#99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 1:32.786 +1.392 16
11
#7 Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo 1:33.134 +1.740 18
12
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1:33.157 +1.763 21
13
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:33.233 +1.839 20
14
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1:33.329 +1.935 21
15
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:33.528 +2.134 20
16
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:33.872 +2.478 18
17
#63 George Russell
Williams 1:34.127 +2.733 22
18
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:34.340 +2.946 22
19
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:34.501 +3.107 16
20
#9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas F1 Team 1:34.975 +3.581 16

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1 1 25
2
#1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1 18 -7
3
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 1 16 -9
4
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 12 -13
5
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 10 -15
6
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 8 -17
7
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 6 -19
8
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 4 -21
9
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 2 -23
10
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1 -24
11
#7 Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo 0 -25
12
#99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 0 -25
13
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 0 -25
14
#63 George Russell
Williams 0 -25
15
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 0 -25
16
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 0 -25
17
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 0 -25
18
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 0 -25
19
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 0 -25
20
#9 Nikita Mazepin
Haas F1 Team 0 -25
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Mercedes 1 2 41
2 Red Bull 1 28 -13
3 McLaren 18 -23
4 Ferrari 12 -29
5 AlphaTauri 2 -39
6 Aston Martin 1 -40
7 Alfa Romeo 0 -41
8 Alpine F1 Team 0 -41
9 Williams 0 -41
10 Haas F1 Team 0 -41

Other race results

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
2024
#1 Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Carlos Sainz
Max Verstappen
2023
#1 Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Fernando Alonso
Max Verstappen
2022
#16 Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz
Lewis Hamilton
1:34.570 -
Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc
2020
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Alexander Albon
1:32.014 -
Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton
2019
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Charles Leclerc
1:33.411 -
Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc
2018
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
1:33.740 -
Valtteri Bottas
Sebastian Vettel
2017
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
1:32.798 -
Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
2016
#6 Nico Rosberg
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
1:34.482 -
Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
2015
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Räikkönen
Nico Rosberg
1:36.311 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
2014
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Sergio Pérez
1:37.020 -
Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg
2013
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Räikkönen
Romain Grosjean
1:36.961 -
Sebastian Vettel
Nico Rosberg
2012
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Räikkönen
Romain Grosjean
1:36.379 -
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
2010
#8 Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
1:58.287 -
Fernando Alonso
Sebastian Vettel
2009
#22 Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
Jarno Trulli
1:34.556 -
Jarno Trulli
Jarno Trulli
2008
#2 Felipe Massa
Kimi Räikkönen
Robert Kubica
1:33.193 -
Heikki Kovalainen
Robert Kubica
2007
#5 Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Räikkönen
1:34.067 -
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa
2006
#1 Fernando Alonso
Michael Schumacher
Kimi Räikkönen
1:32.408 -
Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
2005
#5 Fernando Alonso
Jarno Trulli
Kimi Räikkönen
1:31.447 -
Pedro de la Rosa
Fernando Alonso
2004
#1 Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello
Jenson Button
1:30.252 -
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher