The 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix started March 20th, 2022 at 16:00 on Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Charles Leclerc started from pole position with Max Verstappen next to him. Carlos Sainz started from third place.
After 1 hour, 37 minutes and 33 seconds Charles Leclerc finished the race first. The podium was completed with Carlos Sainz in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Charles Leclerc in a time of 1:34.570.
After the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 26 points. Leclerc is 8 points ahead of Carlos Sainz.
Location
Sakhir, Bahrain
Date
March 20th, 2022 at 16:00
Round
1/22
Winner
Charles Leclerc
Winning time
1:37:33.584
Pole position
Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap
Charles Leclerc 1:34.570
Fastest pitstop
Sergio Pérez 24.173 (lap 33)

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:37:33.584 1 57 26
2 1
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari +5.598 3 57 18
3 2
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +9.675 5 57 15
4 5
#63 George Russell
Mercedes +11.211 9 57 12
5 2
#20 Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team +14.754 7 57 10
6
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo +16.119 6 57 8
7 4
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team +19.423 11 57 6
8 8
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri +20.386 16 57 4
9 1
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team +22.390 8 57 2
10 5
#24 Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo +23.064 15 57 1
11 1
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team +32.574 12 57 0
12 7
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin +45.873 19 57 0
13 1
#23 Alexander Albon
Williams +53.932 14 57 0
14 4
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren +54.975 18 57 0
15 2
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren +56.335 13 57 0
16 4
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams +1:01.795 20 57 0
17
#27 Nico Hülkenberg
Aston Martin +1:03.829 17 57 0
18 14
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull Engine 4 56 0
19 17
#1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull Steering 2 54 0
-
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri DNF (Engine) 10 44 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:31.471 1:30.932 1:30.558
2
#1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:31.785 1:30.757 1:30.681 +0.123
3
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:31.567 1:30.787 1:30.687 +0.129
4
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:32.311 1:31.008 1:30.921 +0.363
5
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:32.285 1:31.048 1:31.238 +0.680
6
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 1:31.919 1:31.717 1:31.560 +1.002
7
#20 Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team 1:31.955 1:31.461 1:31.808 +1.250
8
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:32.346 1:31.621 1:32.195 +1.637
9
#63 George Russell
Mercedes 1:32.269 1:31.252 1:32.216 +1.658
10
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:32.096 1:31.635 1:32.338 +1.780
11
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:32.041 1:31.782
12
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:32.380 1:31.998
13
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:32.239 1:32.008
14
#23 Alexander Albon
Williams 1:32.726 1:32.664
15
#24 Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo 1:32.493 1:33.543
16
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1:32.750
17
#27 Nico Hülkenberg
Aston Martin 1:32.777
18
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:32.945
19
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:33.032
20
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:33.634
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:32.544 15
2
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:32.640 +0.096 16
3
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:32.791 +0.247 20
4
#63 George Russell
Mercedes 1:32.935 +0.391 19
5
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:33.053 +0.509 20
6
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:33.121 +0.577 15
7
#20 Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team 1:33.437 +0.893 15
8
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 1:33.733 +1.189 21
9
#24 Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo 1:33.880 +1.336 18
10
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:33.920 +1.376 14
11
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:33.955 +1.411 18
12
#27 Nico Hülkenberg
Aston Martin 1:33.971 +1.427 18
13
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:34.176 +1.632 18
14
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:34.295 +1.751 17
15
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:34.378 +1.834 20
16
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:34.628 +2.084 15
17
#23 Alexander Albon
Williams 1:34.868 +2.324 15
18
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:34.957 +2.413 16
19
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:35.667 +3.123 14
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:31.936 20
2
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:32.023 +0.087 20
3
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:32.520 +0.584 22
4
#63 George Russell
Mercedes 1:32.529 +0.593 25
5
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:32.877 +0.941 24
6
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 1:32.951 +1.015 30
7
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:32.958 +1.022 20
8
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:33.085 +1.149 24
9
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:33.144 +1.208 23
10
#20 Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team 1:33.183 +1.247 23
11
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:33.280 +1.344 27
12
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:33.360 +1.424 25
13
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:33.621 +1.685 24
14
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1:33.789 +1.853 26
15
#24 Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo 1:33.953 +2.017 27
16
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:33.958 +2.022 25
17
#27 Nico Hülkenberg
Aston Martin 1:34.061 +2.125 28
18
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:34.166 +2.230 12
19
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:34.486 +2.550 28
20
#23 Alexander Albon
Williams 1:34.735 +2.799 22
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1:34.193 23
2
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1:34.557 +0.364 22
3
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1:34.611 +0.418 23
4
#63 George Russell
Mercedes 1:34.629 +0.436 23
5
#1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:34.742 +0.549 22
6
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1:34.814 +0.621 22
7
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:34.943 +0.750 17
8
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 1:35.000 +0.807 14
9
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1:35.028 +0.835 20
10
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 1:35.050 +0.857 23
11
#24 Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo 1:35.053 +0.860 20
12
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 1:35.151 +0.958 15
13
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1:35.644 +1.451 15
14
#27 Nico Hülkenberg
Aston Martin 1:35.815 +1.622 23
15
#23 Alexander Albon
Williams 1:35.923 +1.730 17
16
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 1:36.304 +2.111 22
17
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1:36.402 +2.209 20
18
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 1:36.536 +2.343 23
19
#20 Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team 1:36.804 +2.611 21
20
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 2

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
#16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1 1 26
2
#55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1 18 -8
3
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1 15 -11
4
#63 George Russell
Mercedes 12 -14
5
#20 Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team 10 -16
6
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 8 -18
7
#31 Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team 6 -20
8
#22 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 4 -22
9
#14 Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team 2 -24
10
#24 Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo 1 -25
11
#47 Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team 0 -26
12
#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 0 -26
13
#23 Alexander Albon
Williams 0 -26
14
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 0 -26
15
#4 Lando Norris
McLaren 0 -26
16
#6 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 0 -26
17
#27 Nico Hülkenberg
Aston Martin 0 -26
18
#11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull 0 -26
19
#1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 0 -26
20
#10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 0 -26
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Ferrari 1 2 44
2 Mercedes 1 27 -17
3 Haas F1 Team 10 -34
4 Alfa Romeo 9 -35
5 Alpine F1 Team 8 -36
6 AlphaTauri 4 -40
7 Aston Martin 0 -44
8 Williams 0 -44
9 McLaren 0 -44
10 Red Bull 0 -44

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
2021
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas
1:32.090 -
Valtteri Bottas
Max Verstappen
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