2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
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Circuit | Sakhir, 56 laps |
Round | 1 of 22 |
Race numbers | The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 | 1hr 32m 03.897s | 25 |
2 | -1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 56 | +0.745s | 18 |
3 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 56 | +37.383s | 16 FL | |
4 | +3 | (GBR) Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +46.466s | 12 |
5 | PL | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda | 56 | +52.047s | 10 |
6 | -2 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 56 | +59.090s | 8 |
7 | -1 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 06.004s | 6 |
8 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 56 | +1m 07.100s | 4 | |
9 | +4 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | 56 | +1m 25.692s | 2 |
10 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 26.713s | 1 | |
11 | +3 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 28.864s | |
12 | (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | ||
13 | +3 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
14 | +1 | (GBR) George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | |
15 | +5 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap (10.000s) | |
16 | +2 | (DEU) Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
17 | -12 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | 52 | DNF | |
18 | -1 | (CAN) Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 51 | DNF | |
R | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (RUS) Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Sebastian Vettel received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. His final race position was unaffected.
- Pierre Gasly ended lap 52 in P16 before retiring on the following lap.
- Nicholas Latifi ended lap 51 in P18 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | ||
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1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | ||
2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | ||
3 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | ||
4 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | ||
5 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda | ||
6 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
7 | (GBR) Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
8 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | ||
9 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | ||
10 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | ||
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12 | (ITA) Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | ||
13 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda | ||
14 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | ||
15 | (GBR) George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | ||
16 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | ||
17 | (CAN) Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | ||
18 | (DEU) Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | ||
19 | (RUS) Nikita Mazepin | Haas-Ferrari | ||
20 | -5 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
Started from the pit lane | ||||
(MEX) Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda |
Notes
- Sebastian Vettel received a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect double yellow flags during qualifying.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 25 |
2 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | 18 |
3 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | 16 |
4 | (GBR) Lando Norris | 12 |
5 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | 10 |
6 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | 8 |
7 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 6 |
8 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | 4 |
9 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | 2 |
10 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Mercedes | 41 |
2 | Red Bull-Honda | 28 |
3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 18 |
4 | Ferrari | 12 |
5 | AlphaTauri-Honda | 2 |
6 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Nikita Mazepin
- Mick Schumacher
- Yuki Tsunoda (first Japanese driver to start a race since 2014)
- Alpine
- Wins
- 96th for Lewis Hamilton
- 116th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 166th for Lewis Hamilton
- 57th for Valtteri Bottas
- 43rd for Max Verstappen
- 237th & 238th for Mercedes
- 184th for Red Bull
- Poles
- 4th for Max Verstappen
- 64th for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 16th for Valtteri Bottas
- 85th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 159th for Lewis Hamilton
- 16th for Max Verstappen
- Points finishes
- 25th for Lando Norris
- 1st for Yuki Tsunoda (344th different point scorer, 8th Japanese driver)