April 11-13 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2025
Track:
Bahrain International Circuit
Track History | Locate | Weather
Where to Watch
Race start: April 13, 2025
T.V.: ESPN
online: ESPN.com
BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Past Winners
2025 Oscar Piastri/McLaren Mercedes
2024 Max Verstappen/Red Bull RBRT
2023 Max Verstappen/Red Bull RBRT
PODIUM
2025
1. Oscar Piastri/McLaren Mercedes
2. George Russell/Mercedes
3. Lando Norris/McLaren Mercedes
FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2025
Final Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | #27 Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | ||
| 1 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:35:39.435 | |
| 2 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | +15.499s | |
| 3 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | +16.273s | |
| 4 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +19.679s | |
| 5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +27.993s | |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +34.395s | |
| 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | +36.002s | |
| 8 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | +44.244s | |
| 9 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | +45.061s | |
| 10 | #87 Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | +47.594s | |
| 11 | #12 Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes-AMG | +48.016s | |
| 12 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | +48.839s | |
| 13 | #6 Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | +56.314s | |
| 14 | #7 Jack Doohann | Red Bull Racing RBPT | +57.806s | |
| 15 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | +60.340s | |
| 16 | #30 Liam Lawson | Williams Mercedes | +64.435s | |
| 17 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | ||
| 18 | #5 Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | ||
| 19 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes |
F1 | Piastri storms to controlled victory in Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Russell and Norris
Oscar Piastri has become the first multiple race winner of the 2025 season by taking a sublime victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Australian driver putting in a cool and collected drive to seal P1 on his 50th start in F1 as well as marking McLaren’s first triumph in Sakhir.
After making a strong start from pole position – despite a close call from George Russell when the Mercedes driver locked up into Turn 1 – Piastri built a solid lead throughout the laps that followed. –read more–
FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2025
Starting Grid
Position Driver Team Time
20 #87 Oliver Bearman Haas Ferrari 1:32.373
1 #81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 1:31.392
2 #63 George Russell Mercedes 1:31.494
3 #16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:31.454
4 #12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:31.415
5 #10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 1:31.462
6 #4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 1:31.107
7 #33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 1:31.303
8 #55 Carlos Sainz Williams Mercedes 1:31.591
9 #44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:31.219
10 #22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 1:31.751
11 #7 Jack Doohan Alpine Renault 1:31.414
12 #6 Isack Hadjar Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 1:31.634
13 #14 Fernando Alonso Racing Bulls Honda RBPT 1:31.591
14 #31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault DNF
15 #23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 1:32.040
16 #27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber Ferrari 1:32.067
17 #30 Liam Lawson Williams Mercedes 1:32.165
18 #5 Gabriel Bortoleto Haas Ferrari 1:32.186
19 #18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes
F1 | Piastri beats Russell and Leclerc to pole position during Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position during Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, getting the better of Mercedes rival George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a thrilling conclusion – with team mate Lando Norris only sixth.
Practice pace-setters McLaren had been in control through the Q1 and Q2 phases but had to work hard to remain at the top of the timesheets in Q3 – Piastri’s final 1m 29.841s lap putting him a couple of tenths up on Russell. –read more–
watch: Qualifying Highlights | 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix
FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2025
Tire Allocations
Blue: (Full Wets) (actively raining; the entire track is wet) Green: (Intermediates) (wet and dry patches over the entire track); White (slicks): (hardest; longest lasting; degrads the slowest) Yellow (slicks) :(medium) Red (slicks): (softest; degrads the quickest)
Bahrain plays host to the fourth round of the calendar, and the middle race of the first triple header of the campaign. The teams have already been at the Bahrain International Circuit this season, for three days of testing in late February.
There, they could run any of Pirelli's tyre compounds. But this time around, the Italian manufacturer has given them the C1 (hard), C2 (medium) and C3 (soft) compounds – the same as the teams had to work with in Japan last weekend. –read more–
The Racing Spot - Pirelli | WHEN IT’S TIME TO CHANGE FROM SLICK TO WET TYRES IN FORMULA 1
Dry Weather
Red - Soft
Yellow - Medium
White - Hard
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second. The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.
Slicks-Medium compound (Yellow)
Full Wets (Blue)
Intermediates (Green)
2021
FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2021
Final Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 1:32:03.897 | 25 |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | +0.745s | 18 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas* | Mercedes-AMG | +37.383s | 16 |
| 4 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | +46.466s | 12 |
| 5 | #11 Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | +52.047s | 10 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +59.090s | 8 |
| 7 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | +66.004s | 6 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +67.100s | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | +85.692s | 2 |
| 10 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | +86.713s | 1 |
| 11 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +88.864s | 0 |
| 12 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | DNF | 0 |
| 18 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | DNF | 0 |
| NC | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2021
Final Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 1:32:03.897 | 25 |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | +0.745s | 18 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas* | Mercedes-AMG | +37.383s | 16 |
| 4 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | +46.466s | 12 |
| 5 | #11 Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | +52.047s | 10 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +59.090s | 8 |
| 7 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | +66.004s | 6 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +67.100s | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | +85.692s | 2 |
| 10 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | +86.713s | 1 |
| 11 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +88.864s | 0 |
| 12 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | #47 Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | DNF | 0 |
| 18 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | DNF | 0 |
| NC | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | DNF | 0 |
| NC | #9 Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
Final Results for Bahrain 2021
F1 | Hamilton wins epic season opener by just 0.7s after thrilling battle with Verstappen in Bahrain
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won a nail-biting Bahrain Grand Prix season opener, triumphing over the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in a fantastic duel in the desert that went down to the very last lap of the race, as the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas completed the podium.
Starting from the fourth pole position of his career, Verstappen had taken control of the race early on, but lost his advantage when Hamilton was able to undercut the Dutchman into the lead in the first round of pit stops. Following a second stop for both drivers – Verstappen’s coming 10 laps after Hamilton’s – a thrilling finale was set up, Verstappen eating into Hamilton’s lead before attempting a pass on Lap 53 but running too wide and giving the place back. --read more--
video: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: Race Highlights
FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2021
Starting Grid
Position Driver Team Time
* Set new track record.
1 #33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 1:28.997
2 #44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-AMG 1:29.385
3 #77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes-AMG 1:29.586
4 #16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:29.678
5 #10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri Honda 1:29.809
6 #3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren Mercedes 1:29.927
7 #4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 1:29.974
8 #55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:30.215
9 #14 Fernando Alonso Alpine Renault 1:30.249
10 #18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Mercedes 1:30.601
11 #11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda 1:30.659
12 #99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 1:30.708
13 #22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri Honda 1:31.203
14 #7 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 1:31.238
15 #63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 1:33.430
16 #31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 1:31.724
17 #6 Nicholas Latifi Williams Mercedes 1:31.936
18 #47 Mick Schumacher Haas Ferrari 1:30.111
19 #9 Nikita Mazepin Haas Ferrari 1:30.138
20 #5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Mercedes 1:32.056
Qualifying for Bahrain 2021
F1 | Verstappen takes pole for 2021 season opener after outpacing Mercedes in Bahrain
Red Bull looked set to shake up the order with some cracking pace in testing and they delivered on that promise in first qualifying session of the year, as Max Verstappen took a sensational pole position, thumping world champion Lewis Hamilton by a staggering 0.388s.
Verstappen has marked himself out as the man to beat all weekend in Bahrain, the Dutchman topping the times in all three practice sessions and building on that form by winding up his performance through each segment of qualifying. --read more--
video: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: Qualifying Highlights
FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2021
Tire Allocations
Tires for Bahrain 2021
The Pirelli tire allocations for the FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2021 are: (See chart on left.)
Dry Weather
Red (C4) - Soft - Fastest
Yellow (C3) - Medium - .9 seconds per lap slower
White (C2) - Hard - 1.2 seconds per lap slower
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second. The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.
Blue - Full Wets
Green - Intermediates
Yellow - Medium Compound
The Racing Spot - Pirelli | WHEN IT’S TIME TO CHANGE FROM SLICK TO WET TYRES IN FORMULA 1
