2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on 28 Mar 2021 for Mercedes, from 2nd on the grid; Max Verstappen was second and Valtteri Bottas third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.

Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 40 of 56, from Max Verstappen; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 4). Hamilton stopped 2 times, on laps 13 and 28; 14 of 18 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 13. The fastest lap was Valtteri Bottas's, 1:32.090 on lap 56. 18 of 20 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 25 points, 7 ahead of Max Verstappen, with 21 rounds left.

Date

28 Mar 2021

Circuit

Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

Round

1 of 22

Winner

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Tyre compounds

C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source

Pole position

Max Verstappen (1:28.997)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Sergio Pérez qualified 11th, started from the pit lane; Sebastian Vettel qualified 18th, started 20th; Mick Schumacher qualified 19th, started 18th; Nikita Mazepin qualified 20th, started 19th. 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, 28), stints of 13, 15, 28 laps

2nd

Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 17, 39), stints of 17, 22, 17 laps

3rd

Valtteri Bottas: 3 stops (laps 16, 30, 54), stints of 16, 14, 24, 2 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 14 · 3 or more: 3

First stops

median lap 13 of 56

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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.

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.

Full 2021 standings