Gridpedia2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on 31 Mar 2019 for Mercedes, from 3rd on the grid; Valtteri Bottas was second and Charles Leclerc third. Pole position: Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 48 of 57, from Charles Leclerc; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Hamilton stopped 2 times, on laps 13 and 34; 15 of 16 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 11. The fastest lap was Charles Leclerc's, 1:33.411 on lap 38. 16 of 20 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Valtteri Bottas led the championship with 44 points, 1 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with 19 rounds left.
- Date
- 31 Mar 2019
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
- Round
- 2 of 21
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft source
- Pole position
- Charles Leclerc (1:27.866)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 57 | 1:34:21.295 | 25 | |
| 2 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 4 | 57 | +2.980 | 18 | |
| 3 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 57 | +6.131 | 1:33.411 | 16 |
| 4 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | 57 | +6.408 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 57 | +36.068 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 9q10 | 57 | +45.754 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 8q9 | 57 | +47.470 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Red Bull | 13 | 57 | +58.094 | 4 | |
| 9 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 12 | 57 | +62.697 | 2 | |
| 10 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Racing Point | 14 | 57 | +63.696 | 1 | |
| 11 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 57 | +64.599 | 0 | |
| 12 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 15 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 6 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Racing Point | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 19 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 88 | KUBRobert Kubica | Williams | 20 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 17 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Renault | 10q11 | 53 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | McLaren | 7 | 53 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 11q8 | 16 | Retired | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Romain Grosjean qualified 8th, started 11th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 9th, started 8th; Lando Norris qualified 10th, started 9th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 11th, started 10th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 13, 34), stints of 13, 21, 23 laps
- 2nd
- Valtteri Bottas: 2 stops (laps 12, 37), stints of 12, 25, 20 laps
- 3rd
- Charles Leclerc: 2 stops (laps 13, 36), stints of 13, 23, 21 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 15 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 11 of 57
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 13 (24.3 s), 34 (24.3 s) | 132123 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 12 (24.9 s), 37 (24.4 s) | 122520 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 2 | 13 (24.5 s), 36 (24.4 s) | 132321 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 11 (24.2 s), 32 (26.7 s) | 112125 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 14 (24.2 s), 35 (24.2 s), 38 (34.2 s) | 1421319 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 10 (24.2 s), 34 (24.7 s) | 102423 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 9 (25.6 s), 33 (25.6 s) | 92424 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 2 | 9 (27.6 s), 39 (24.5 s) | 93018 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 2 | 9 (25.7 s), 25 (24.8 s) | 91632 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 8 (27.1 s), 33 (26.8 s) | 82524 |
| GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 16 (27.7 s), 40 (24.9 s) | 162417 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 2 | 12 (26.5 s), 38 (30.8 s) | 122618 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 2 | 10 (24.9 s), 38 (26.0 s) | 102818 |
| STRLance Stroll | 2 | 1 (34.3 s), 23 (26.6 s) | 2233 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 2 | 12 (24.6 s), 26 (24.9 s) | 121430 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 11 (24.7 s), 27 (24.3 s) | 111628 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 12 (25.5 s), 32 (25.3 s) | 122021 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 24 (25.7 s) | 2429 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 3 | 4 (45.5 s), 24 (25.0 s), 40 (25.0 s) | 4201613 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 1 (32.1 s) | 15 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.495 | 1:28.046 | 1:27.866 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28.733 | 1:28.356 | 1:28.160 | +0.294 Q3 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.262 | 1:28.578 | 1:28.190 | +0.324 Q3 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.498 | 1:28.830 | 1:28.256 | +0.390 Q3 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.579 | 1:29.109 | 1:28.752 | +0.886 Q3 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.532 | 1:29.017 | 1:28.757 | +0.891 Q3 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:29.528 | 1:29.055 | 1:28.813 | +0.947 Q3 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.688 | 1:29.249 | 1:29.015 | +1.149 Q3 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.959 | 1:29.471 | 1:29.022 | +1.156 Q3 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.381 | 1:29.258 | 1:29.043 | +1.177 Q3 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:29.859 | 1:29.488 | +1.622 Q2 | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 1:29.514 | 1:29.513 | +1.647 Q2 | |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 1:29.900 | 1:29.526 | +1.660 Q2 | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:29.893 | 1:29.756 | +1.890 Q2 | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:29.876 | 1:29.854 | +1.988 Q2 | |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.026 | +2.160 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.034 | +2.168 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:30.217 | +2.351 Q1 | ||
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 1:31.759 | +3.893 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:31.799 | +3.933 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 44 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 43 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 2 | 87 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 48 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Racing Point | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 0 |