Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 1:32:03.897 | 1:34.015 | +1.925 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | +0.745 | 1:33.228 | +1.138 | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | +37.383 | 1:32.090 | Fastest | 16 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +46.466 | 1:34.396 | +2.306 | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 0 | +52.047 | 1:33.970 | +1.880 | 10 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +59.090 | 1:34.988 | +2.898 | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6 | +1:06.004 | 1:34.932 | +2.842 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 8 | +1:07.100 | 1:34.509 | +2.419 | 4 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 13 | +1:25.692 | 1:34.761 | +2.671 | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 10 | +1:26.713 | 1:34.865 | +2.775 | 1 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing | 14 | +1:28.864 | 1:35.192 | +3.102 | 0 |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:35.122 | +3.032 | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:35.250 | +3.160 | 0 |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:35.036 | +2.946 | 0 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:35.566 | +3.476 | 0 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:36.134 | +4.044 | 0 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 5 | Retired | 1:34.090 | +2.000 | 0 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 17 | Retired | 1:36.602 | +4.512 | 0 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 9 | Brakes | 1:36.063 | +3.973 | 0 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | Accident | — | — | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2021 Formula 1 season, including Valtteri Bottas's fastest lap of 1:32.090.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the session Lewis Hamilton won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Open telemetry comparisonFastest laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.
Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
off the 2026 calendar (its race moved to Sepang). A wide track surface and generous run-off areas for wheel-to-wheel racing.
The track
- Length
- 5.412 km
- Turns
- 15
- Lap record
- 1:31.447 (Pedro de la Rosa, 2005)
- First held
- 4 April 2004
- Races held
- 20
What its races show
- Safety car
- 60% (3 of 5 races)
- Virtual safety car
- 60% (3 of 5 races)
- Pit lane time
- 25.9 s
- Pit stop time loss
- 24.6 s
Figures from 5 races at this track in our data (2021–2025).