2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 28 March 2021 |
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Fastest lap |
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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 | ![]() | Mercedes | 56 | 1hr 32m 03.897s | 25 |
2 | -1 | ![]() | Red Bull-Honda | 56 | +0.745s | 18 |
3 | ![]() | Mercedes | 56 | +37.383s | 16 FL | |
4 | +3 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +46.466s | 12 |
5 | PL | ![]() | Red Bull-Honda | 56 | +52.047s | 10 |
6 | -2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 56 | +59.090s | 8 |
7 | -1 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 06.004s | 6 |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari | 56 | +1m 07.100s | 4 | |
9 | +4 | ![]() | AlphaTauri-Honda | 56 | +1m 25.692s | 2 |
10 | ![]() | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 26.713s | 1 | |
11 | +3 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 28.864s | |
12 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | ||
13 | +3 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
14 | +1 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | |
15 | +5 | ![]() | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap (10.000s) | |
16 | +2 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
17 | -12 | ![]() | AlphaTauri-Honda | 52 | DNF | |
18 | -1 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 51 | DNF | |
R | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 32 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Red Bull-Honda | ||
2 | ![]() | Mercedes | ||
3 | ![]() | Mercedes | ||
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | ||
5 | ![]() | AlphaTauri-Honda | ||
6 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
7 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
8 | ![]() | Ferrari | ||
9 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | ||
10 | ![]() | Aston Martin-Mercedes | ||
11 | ||||
12 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | ||
13 | ![]() | AlphaTauri-Honda | ||
14 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | ||
15 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | ||
16 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | ||
17 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | ||
18 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | ||
19 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | ||
20 | -5 | ![]() | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
Started from the pit lane | ||||
![]() | Red Bull-Honda |
Notes
- Sebastian Vettel received a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect double yellow flags during qualifying.
Qualifying result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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Q3 | ||||
1 | ![]() | Red Bull-Honda | 1:28.997 | |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:29.385 | 0.388 |
3 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:29.586 | 0.589 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:29.678 | 0.681 |
5 | ![]() | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:29.809 | 0.812 |
6 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.927 | 0.930 |
7 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.974 | 0.977 |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:30.215 | 1.218 |
9 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:30.249 | 1.252 |
10 | ![]() | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:30.601 | 1.604 |
Q2 | ||||
11 | ![]() | Red Bull-Honda | 1:30.659 | |
12 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:30.708 | |
13 | ![]() | AlphaTauri-Honda | 1:31.203 | |
14 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:31.238 | |
15 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:33.430 | |
Q1 | ||||
16 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:31.724 | |
17 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:31.936 | |
18 | ![]() | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:32.056 | |
19 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:32.449 | |
20 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.273 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 25 |
2 | ![]() | 18 |
3 | ![]() | 16 |
4 | ![]() | 12 |
5 | ![]() | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 8 |
7 | ![]() | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 41 |
2 | ![]() | 28 |
3 | ![]() | 18 |
4 | ![]() | 12 |
5 | ![]() | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & 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)