Round 1 · 28 March 2021
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 28 March 2021 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Max Verstappen. The fastest lap was set by Valtteri Bottas (1:32.090).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 1:32:03.897 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | +0.745 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | +37.383 s | 16 | Finished |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +46.466 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | — | +52.047 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +59.090 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 6 | +66.004 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 8 | +67.100 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 13 | +85.692 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 10 | +86.713 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +88.864 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | George Russell | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 5 | — | — | Retired |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 17 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | — | — | Brakes |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 19 | — | — | Accident |
Tyres and strategy at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-56). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 104 ± 4, medium 88 ± 4.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-13), hard (laps 14-56)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-39), hard (laps 40-56)
- 3. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-54), medium (laps 55-56)
- 4. Lando Norris: soft (laps 1-12), medium (laps 13-33), hard (laps 34-56)
- 5. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-38), medium (laps 39-56)
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.