Round 2 · 31 March 2019
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 31 March 2019 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Charles Leclerc. The fastest lap was set by Charles Leclerc (1:33.411).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 1:34:21.295 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 4 | +2.980 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | +6.131 s | 16 | Finished |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | +6.408 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | +36.068 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 9 | +45.754 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +47.470 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 13 | +58.094 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 12 | +62.697 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 14 | +63.696 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +64.599 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 10 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 7 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 11 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2019
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-34), medium (laps 35-57). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 131 ± 4, soft 102 ± 6.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: soft (laps 1-34), medium (laps 35-57)
- 2. Valtteri Bottas: soft (laps 1-12), medium (laps 13-39), soft (laps 40-57)
- 3. Charles Leclerc: soft (laps 1-13), medium (laps 14-57)
- 4. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-11), medium (laps 12-57)
- 5. Sebastian Vettel: soft (laps 1-14), medium (laps 15-38), soft (laps 39-57)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.