The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on Sunday, 28 March 2021. Max Verstappen started on pole position in the Red Bull Honda and Lewis Hamilton was the race winner for Mercedes. Having also won in 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2020, this was Hamilton’s fifth Bahrain Grand Prix victory.
Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:32:03.897 | - | - | 1:34.015 | 44 | 197.355 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:32:04.642 | +0.745 | +0.745 | 1:33.228 | 41 | 197.329 | 18 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:32:41.280 | +37.383 | +36.638 | 1:32.090 | 56 | 196.029 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | NOR | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:32:50.363 | +46.466 | +9.083 | 1:34.396 | 38 | 195.709 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Red Bull Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:32:55.944 | +52.047 | +5.581 | 1:33.970 | 44 | 195.513 | 10 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:02.987 | +59.090 | +7.043 | 1:34.988 | 39 | 195.267 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:09.901 | +1:06.004 | +6.914 | 1:34.932 | 36 | 195.025 | 6 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:10.997 | +1:07.100 | +1.096 | 1:34.509 | 48 | 194.987 | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | TSU | Japan | AlphaTauri Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:29.589 | +1:25.692 | +18.592 | 1:34.761 | 38 | 194.341 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:30.610 | +1:26.713 | +1.021 | 1:34.865 | 31 | 194.305 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:32.761 | +1:28.864 | +2.151 | 1:35.192 | 45 | 194.231 | |
| 12 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | GIO | Italy | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:32:09.295 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.122 | 32 | 193.639 | |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:32:19.995 | 1 lap | +10.700 | 1:35.250 | 33 | 193.265 | |
| 14 | 63 | George Russell | RUS | Great Britain | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:32:21.854 | 1 lap | +1.859 | 1:35.036 | 40 | 193.200 | |
| 15 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:32:42.439 | 1 lap | +20.585 | 1:35.566 | 26 | 192.485 | |
| 16 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:33:20.704 | 1 lap | +38.265 | 1:36.134 | 38 | 191.170 | |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | AlphaTauri Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:27:41.866 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:34.090 | 48 | 192.372 | |
| 18 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | LAT | Canada | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 51 | 1:27:10.489 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:36.602 | 16 | 189.802 | |
| DNF | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 32 | 55:21.634 | 1:36.063 | 31 | 187.430 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | MAZ | Russia | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli |