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.
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.
Circuit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |