Bahrain Grand Prix
2021 · Round 1 · Sakhir, Bahrain · Mar 26-28, 2021Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 2nd on the grid), with a 0.745s margin. Vettel made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 15th (up 5 places). Gasly had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 17th. The safety car was deployed on laps 1-3. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on laps 4-5. The winner made 2 pit stops: on lap 13 (medium → hard), on lap 28 (hard → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Verstappen (Red Bull) on lap 39, with 23.8s pit lane time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Bottas (1:32.090).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 56 | 1:32:03.897 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +0.745 | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas 1:32.090 | Mercedes | 3 | 56 | +37.383 | 16 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | 56 | +46.466 | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | – | 56 | +52.047 | 10 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 56 | +59.090 | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6 | 56 | +1:06.004 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 8 | 56 | +1:07.100 | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 13 | 56 | +1:25.692 | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 10 | 56 | +1:26.713 | 1 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 56 | +1:28.864 | 0 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 5 | 52 | Retired | 0 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 17 | 51 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 32 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 0 | Accident | 0 |