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Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021

28 Mar 2021Sakhir302.826 km (5412 m x 56 Laps - 246 m) *

Pole Position: Max Verstappen, Red Bull RB16B-Honda, 1:28.997 (218.920 km/h) Fastest Lap: Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes F1 W12, 1:32.090 (211.567 km/h lap 56) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:32:03.897 197.356 km/h 2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:32:04.642 197.329 km/h 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:32:41.280 196.029 km/h 4 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:32:50.363 195.710 km/h 5 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:32:55.944 195.514 km/h 6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:33:02.987 195.267 km/h 7 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:33:09.901 195.026 km/h 8 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:33:10.997 194.987 km/h 9 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:33:29.589 194.341 km/h 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:33:30.610 194.306 km/h 11 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:33:32.761 194.231 km/h 12 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari -1 Lap 13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault -1 Lap 14 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes -1 Lap 15 5 Sebastian Vettel* Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes -1 Lap 16 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari -1 Lap 17 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 52 Collision damage 18 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 51 Turbocharger Did Not Finish: 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 32 Brakes 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas VF-21-Ferrari 0 Spun off Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total Safety Car 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1-17 29 1-3, 4-5 (VSC) 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 18-27 27 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 28-39 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 40-56 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:32.090 211.567 56 2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:33.228 208.984 41 3 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:33.970 207.334 44 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:34.015 207.235 44 5 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:34.090 207.070 48 6 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:34.396 206.399 38 7 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:34.509 206.152 48 8 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:34.761 205.604 38 9 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:34.865 205.378 31 10 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:34.932 205.233 36 11 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:34.988 205.112 39 12 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:35.036 205.009 40 13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:35.122 204.823 32 14 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:35.192 204.673 45 15 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault 1:35.250 204.548 33 16 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:35.566 203.872 26 17 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:36.063 202.817 31 18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:36.134 202.667 38 19 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:36.602 201.685 16 Final Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:28.997 218.920 Red Bull Racing Honda 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:29.385 217.969 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:29.586 217.480 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:29.678 217.257 Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari 5 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:29.809 216.940 Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:29.927 216.656 McLaren F1 Team 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:29.974 216.543 McLaren F1 Team 8 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:30.215 215.964 Scuderia Mission Winnow Ferrari 9 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:30.249 215.883 Alpine F1 Team 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:30.601 215.044 Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 11 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:30.659 214.906 Red Bull Racing Honda 12 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:30.708 214.790 Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:31.203 213.625 Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 14 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:31.238 213.543 Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN6 15 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:33.430 208.533 Williams Racing 16 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault 1:31.724 212.411 Alpine F1 Team 17 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:31.936 211.921 Williams Racing 18 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:32.056 211.645 Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 19 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:32.449 210.745 Uralkali Haas F1 Team 20 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:33.273 208.884 Uralkali Haas F1 Team Starting Order: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:28.997 218.920 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:29.385 217.969 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:29.586 217.480 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:29.678 217.257 5 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:29.809 216.940 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:29.927 216.656 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:29.974 216.543 8 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:30.215 215.964 9 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:30.249 215.883 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:30.601 215.044 11 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:30.659 214.906 12 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:30.708 214.790 13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:31.203 213.625 14 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:31.238 213.543 15 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:33.430 208.533 16 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault 1:31.724 212.411 17 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:31.936 211.921 18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:32.449 210.745 19 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:33.273 208.884 20 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:32.056 211.645 Penalty 1st Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:30.499 215.286 3 2 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:30.607 215.030 3 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:30.617 215.006 6 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:30.691 214.831 6 5 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:30.795 214.585 6 6 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:30.848 214.459 3 7 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:30.863 214.424 6 8 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:30.902 214.332 6 9 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:30.998 214.106 6 10 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:31.165 213.714 5 11 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:31.200 213.632 5 12 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:31.261 213.489 6 13 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:31.316 213.360 8 14 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:31.547 212.822 6 15 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:31.653 212.576 5 16 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault 1:31.724 212.411 6 17 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:31.936 211.921 8 18 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:32.056 211.645 6 19 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:32.449 210.745 6 20 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:33.273 208.884 7 2nd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:30.009 216.458 6 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:30.010 216.456 6 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:30.085 216.276 6 4 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:30.099 216.242 6 5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:30.186 216.034 6 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:30.222 215.947 6 7 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:30.318 215.718 6 8 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:30.513 215.253 6 9 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:30.595 215.058 6 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:30.624 214.989 6 11 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:30.659 214.906 6 12 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:30.708 214.790 6 13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:31.203 213.625 6 14 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:31.238 213.543 6 15 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:33.430 208.533 3 3rd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:28.997 218.920 6 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:29.385 217.969 6 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:29.586 217.480 6 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:29.678 217.257 3 5 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:29.809 216.940 6 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:29.927 216.656 6 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:29.974 216.543 6 8 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:30.215 215.964 6 9 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:30.249 215.883 3 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:30.601 215.044 3 1st Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:31.394 213.178 12 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:31.692 212.485 17 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:31.897 212.011 20 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:31.921 211.956 15 5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:31.993 211.790 14 6 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:32.071 211.611 15 7 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:32.195 211.326 23 8 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:32.366 210.935 15 9 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:32.434 210.780 20 10 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:32.786 209.980 16 11 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:33.134 209.195 18 12 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:33.157 209.144 21 13 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:33.233 208.973 20 14 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:33.329 208.758 21 15 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault 1:33.528 208.314 20 16 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:33.872 207.551 18 17 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:34.127 206.988 22 18 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:34.340 206.521 22 19 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:34.501 206.169 16 20 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:34.975 205.140 16 2nd Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:30.847 214.462 23 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:30.942 214.238 25 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:31.082 213.908 24 4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:31.127 213.803 26 5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:31.218 213.589 23 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:31.230 213.561 22 7 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:31.294 213.412 23 8 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:31.393 213.180 24 9 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:31.483 212.971 27 10 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:31.503 212.924 23 11 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault 1:31.601 212.696 24 12 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:31.612 212.671 26 13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:31.740 212.374 27 14 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:31.769 212.307 26 15 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:31.770 212.305 24 16 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:31.862 212.092 15 17 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:32.331 211.015 28 18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:33.297 208.830 24 19 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:33.400 208.600 28 20 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:33.449 208.490 19 Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:30.577 215.101 11 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W12 1:31.316 213.360 14 3 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:31.583 212.738 13 4 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W12 1:31.855 212.108 16 5 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB16B-Honda 1:31.908 211.986 11 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF21 1:32.108 211.526 16 7 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:32.224 211.260 15 8 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A521-Renault 1:32.423 210.805 11 9 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:32.431 210.786 13 10 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:32.477 210.682 12 11 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF21 1:32.482 210.670 17 12 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari 1:32.500 210.629 11 13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT02-Honda 1:32.709 210.154 15 14 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin AMR21-Mercedes 1:32.755 210.050 15 15 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine A521-Renault 1:32.820 209.903 15 16 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes 1:32.860 209.813 10 17 63 George Russell Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:33.323 208.772 14 18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:33.422 208.550 14 19 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas VF-21-Ferrari 1:33.622 208.105 14 20 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams FW43B-Mercedes 1:33.959 207.359 16 Notes:
  • Vettel was demoted 5 places on starting grid (failing to respect double yellow flags in qualifying).
  • Race was interrupted after start and additional formation lap raced (Pérez stalled on formation lap).
  • Race was scheduled for 57 laps (308.238 km), raced 56 laps.
  • Pérez started from pit lane.
  • Vettel got 10 seconds added to his race result (causing a collision with Ocon).
  • Weather: Sunny, Dry.