2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 20 March 2022 |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Sakhir, 57 laps |
| Round | 1 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix was the:
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| Previous race | 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 57 | 1hr 37m 33.584s | 26 FL | |
| 2 |  Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 57 | +5.598s | 18 | |
| 3 | +2 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 57 | +9.675s | 15 |
| 4 | +5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 57 | +11.211s | 12 |
| 5 | +2 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 57 | +14.754s | 10 |
| 6 |  Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 57 | +16.119s | 8 | |
| 7 | +4 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 57 | +19.423s | 6 |
| 8 | +8 |  Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 57 | +20.386s | 4 |
| 9 | -1 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 57 | +22.390s | 2 |
| 10 | +5 |  Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 57 | +23.064s | 1 |
| 11 | +1 |  Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 57 | +32.574s | |
| 12 | +7 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 57 | +45.873s | |
| 13 | +1 |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 57 | +53.932s | |
| 14 | +4 |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +54.975s | |
| 15 | -2 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +56.335s | |
| 16 | +4 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 01.795s | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 03.829s | ||
| 18 | -14 |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 56 | DNF | |
| 19 | -17 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 54 | DNF | |
| R | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 44 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Sergio Perez ended lap 55 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.
- Max Verstappen ended lap 53 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | |
| 9 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.558 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:30.681 | 0.123 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.687 | 0.129 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:30.921 | 0.363 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.238 | 0.680 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:31.560 | 1.002 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:31.808 | 1.250 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:32.195 | 1.637 |
| 9 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.216 | 1.658 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:32.338 | 1.780 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:31.782 | |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:31.998 | |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.008 | |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:32.664 | |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:33.543 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:32.750 | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:32.777 | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.945 | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:33.032 | |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:33.634 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | 26 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 15 |
| 4 | George Russell | 12 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | 10 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | 8 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | 6 |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | 4 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 2 |
| 10 | Guanyu Zhou | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferrari | 44 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 27 |
| 3 |  Haas-Ferrari | 10 |
| 4 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 9 |
| 5 | Alpine-Renault | 8 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 4 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Guanyu Zhou (first Chinese driver to start a race)
- Milestone race start
- 250th for Mercedes (16th constructor to start 250 races)
- Wins
- 3rd for Charles Leclerc (first since 2019)
- 239th for Ferrari (first since 2019)
- Race 1-2
- 85th for Ferrari (first since 2019)
- Podiums
- 183rd for Lewis Hamilton
- 14th for Charles Leclerc
- 7th for Carlos Sainz
- 779th & 780th for Ferrari
- 265th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 10th for Charles Leclerc (36th driver to take ten pole positions, 1st Monegasque driver)
- 231st for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 5th for Charles Leclerc (first since 2019)
- 255th for Ferrari (first since 2019)
- Front row starts
- 30th for Max Verstappen (26th driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 1st Dutch driver)
- 10th for Charles Leclerc (62nd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st Monegasque driver)
- Points finishes
- 250th for Lewis Hamilton
- 1st for Guanyu Zhou (346th different point scorer, 1st Chinese driver)
- Pole & win
- 3rd for Charles Leclerc (first since 2019)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Charles Leclerc (70th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Monegasque driver)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st for Charles Leclerc (47th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st Monegasque driver)