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Round 01 · 2021

BahrainBahrain Grand Prix

Sakhir, Bahrain26–28 Mar

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 47° ·air 36° ·24% hum ·1.1 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 33° ·air 28° ·43% hum ·2.9 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 47° ·air 38° ·10% hum ·1.4 km/h wind
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 34° ·air 30° ·43% hum ·3.6 km/h wind
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 28° ·air 21° ·55% hum ·3.2 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1HAMMercedes211:32:03.89725
2VERRed Bull Racing11+0.74518
3BOTMercedes3—+37.38316
4NORMcLaren73+46.46612
5PERRed Bull Racing——+52.04710
6LECFerrari42+59.0908
7RICMcLaren61+66.0046
8SAIFerrari8—+67.1004
9TSUAlphaTauri134+85.6922
10STRAston Martin10—+86.7131
11RAIAlfa Romeo Racing143+88.864
12GIOAlfa Romeo Racing12—+1 Lap
13OCOAlpine163+1 Lap
14RUSWilliams151+1 Lap
15VETAston Martin205+1 Lap
16MSCHaas F1 Team182+1 Lap
17GASAlphaTauri512Retired
18LATWilliams171Retired
19ALOAlpine910Brakes
20MAZHaas F1 Team191Accident

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1VER1:30.4991:30.3181:28.997
2HAM1:30.6171:30.0851:29.385+0.388
3BOT1:31.2001:30.1861:29.586+0.589
4LEC1:30.6911:30.0101:29.678+0.681
5GAS1:30.8481:30.5131:29.809+0.812
6RIC1:30.7951:30.2221:29.927+0.930
7NOR1:30.9021:30.0991:29.974+0.977
8SAI1:31.6531:30.0091:30.215+1.218
9ALO1:30.8631:30.5951:30.249+1.252
10STR1:31.2611:30.6241:30.601+1.604
11PER1:31.1651:30.659—+1.662
12GIO1:30.9981:30.708—+1.711
13TSU1:30.6071:31.203—+2.206
14RAI1:31.5471:31.238—+2.241
15RUS1:31.3161:33.430—+4.433
16OCO1:31.724——+2.727
17LAT1:31.936——+2.939
18VET1:32.056——+3.059
19MSC1:32.449——+3.452
20MAZ1:33.273——+4.276

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:31.394
Practice 21:30.847−0.547
Practice 31:30.577−0.270
Qualifying1:28.997−1.580
Grand Prix1:32.090+3.093

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Sakhir in earlier seasons

20211:30.577
20191:28.846−1.731
20181:29.817−0.760

Fastest practice lap per season at this circuit. Layout changes, resurfacing and weather all move these numbers, so read them as context rather than a like-for-like comparison.

Practice 1

VER1:31.394

Single-lap pace

VER1:31.394—
BOT1:31.692+0.298
NOR1:31.897+0.503
HAM1:31.921+0.527
LEC1:31.993+0.599
PER1:32.071+0.677
GAS1:32.195+0.801
SAI1:32.366+0.972
RIC1:32.434+1.040
GIO1:32.786+1.392
RAI1:33.134+1.740
VET1:33.157+1.763
STR1:33.233+1.839
TSU1:33.329+1.935
OCO1:33.528+2.134
ALO1:33.872+2.478
RUS1:34.127+2.733
LAT1:34.340+2.946
MSC1:34.501+3.107
MAZ1:34.975+3.581

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
RUSH81:40.249—±0.315−0.020s
VETS6*1:40.381+0.132±0.688—
STRS5*1:40.593+0.344±1.410—
LATH81:41.264+1.015±0.410+0.119s

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER28.78739.50823.0991:31.3941:31.3940.000
BOT28.99439.60823.0901:31.6921:31.6920.000
HAM28.87739.84223.0821:31.8011:31.9210.120
NOR28.99839.70823.1911:31.8971:31.8970.000
PER29.34739.62823.0121:31.9871:32.0710.084
LEC29.11039.77823.1051:31.9931:31.9930.000
GAS29.22939.81023.1561:32.1951:32.1950.000
SAI29.34239.78023.2441:32.3661:32.3660.000
RIC29.17440.15223.1081:32.4341:32.4340.000
GIO29.25740.27623.2531:32.7861:32.7860.000
TSU29.39140.08523.4631:32.9391:33.3290.390
RAI29.44240.36623.3261:33.1341:33.1340.000
VET29.18140.54823.4281:33.1571:33.1570.000
STR29.38440.49923.3501:33.2331:33.2330.000
OCO29.51040.57823.4401:33.5281:33.5280.000
ALO29.64740.73823.4871:33.8721:33.8720.000
RUS29.61941.10823.4001:34.1271:34.1270.000
LAT29.66641.03823.4821:34.1861:34.3400.154
MSC29.81240.89023.7991:34.5011:34.5010.000
MAZ30.05440.94023.8081:34.8021:34.9750.173

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+1.315(3 drivers ran both)H+1.470(4 drivers ran both)

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.677
MercedesBOTahead of HAM+0.229
McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.537
FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.373
AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+1.134
Alfa Romeo RacingGIOahead of RAI+0.348
Aston MartinVETahead of STR+0.076
AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.344
WilliamsRUSahead of LAT+0.213
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+0.474

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER633
BOT33533
NOR83216
HAM33333
LEC1661
PER636
GAS95351
SAI16611
RIC91415
GIO171331
RAI153333
VET1839
STR1937
TSU11055
OCO5456
ALO5553
RUS533110
LAT533110
MSC196
MAZ1861
SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 2

VER1:30.847

Single-lap pace

VER1:30.847—
NOR1:30.942+0.095
HAM1:31.082+0.235
SAI1:31.127+0.280
BOT1:31.218+0.371
RIC1:31.230+0.383
TSU1:31.294+0.447
STR1:31.393+0.546
GAS1:31.483+0.636
PER1:31.503+0.656
OCO1:31.601+0.754
LEC1:31.612+0.765
GIO1:31.740+0.893
VET1:31.769+0.922
ALO1:31.770+0.923
RAI1:31.862+1.015
RUS1:32.331+1.484
MSC1:33.297+2.450
LAT1:33.400+2.553
MAZ1:33.449+2.602

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
HAMM6*1:37.709—±0.896—
VERM81:37.756+0.047±0.790+0.233s
PERM91:38.228+0.519±0.599+0.158s
TSUM81:38.478+0.769±0.923+0.273s
GASS7*1:38.519+0.810±0.844—
RICM7*1:38.648+0.939±0.382—
SAIM91:38.798+1.089±0.212+0.033s
NORM101:38.991+1.282±0.731+0.186s
STRM111:39.370+1.661±0.700+0.148s
LECS91:39.445+1.736±0.603+0.179s
ALOM131:39.556+1.847±0.857+0.159s
VETM91:39.561+1.852±0.700+0.192s
GIOH121:39.592+1.883±0.552+0.142s
RUSS131:39.604+1.895±0.494+0.092s
OCOS121:39.690+1.981±1.156+0.296s
LATM141:40.134+2.425±0.702+0.147s
MSCH91:40.944+3.235±0.897+0.288s
MAZS6*1:41.383+3.674±1.358—

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER28.92039.14822.7791:30.8471:30.8470.000
HAM28.78539.27322.8121:30.8701:31.0820.212
NOR28.79639.24922.8971:30.9421:30.9420.000
BOT28.85639.34022.8891:31.0851:31.2180.133
SAI28.68039.50022.9471:31.1271:31.1270.000
RIC29.06739.31922.8441:31.2301:31.2300.000
TSU28.88839.43322.9731:31.2941:31.2940.000
STR28.83939.37423.1291:31.3421:31.3930.051
GAS29.04839.48322.9521:31.4831:31.4830.000
PER29.12039.51122.8721:31.5031:31.5030.000
LEC28.89139.60223.1071:31.6001:31.6120.012
OCO29.03039.63022.9411:31.6011:31.6010.000
GIO29.07339.79622.8711:31.7401:31.7400.000
VET28.86339.73923.1421:31.7441:31.7690.025
ALO28.94539.89722.9281:31.7701:31.7700.000
RAI28.97439.89322.9951:31.8621:31.8620.000
RUS29.10240.13023.0991:32.3311:32.3310.000
LAT29.32440.57223.2201:33.1161:33.4000.284
MSC29.49540.49623.3061:33.2971:33.2970.000
MAZ29.44440.38923.6161:33.4491:33.4490.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+0.837(15 drivers ran both)Honly 2 drivers ran both — too few to price

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.656
McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.288
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.136
FerrariSAIahead of LEC+0.485
AlphaTauriTSUahead of GAS+0.189
Aston MartinSTRahead of VET+0.376
AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.169
Alfa Romeo RacingGIOahead of RAI+0.122
WilliamsRUSahead of LAT+1.069
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+0.152

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER333113
NOR84112
HAM3332193
SAI5131511
BOT3332111
RIC73111
TSU66110
STR53142
GAS66105
PER63113
OCO4614
LEC5151113
GIO71514
VET66122
ALO6315
RAI33432
RUS531316
MSC7611
LAT531316
MAZ4519
SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 3

VER1:30.577

Single-lap pace

VER1:30.577—
HAM1:31.316+0.739
GAS1:31.583+1.006
BOT1:31.855+1.278
PER1:31.908+1.331
SAI1:32.108+1.531
RAI1:32.224+1.647
OCO1:32.423+1.846
STR1:32.431+1.854
RIC1:32.477+1.900
LEC1:32.482+1.905
GIO1:32.500+1.923
TSU1:32.709+2.132
VET1:32.755+2.178
ALO1:32.820+2.243
NOR1:32.860+2.283
RUS1:33.323+2.746
MSC1:33.422+2.845
MAZ1:33.622+3.045
LAT1:33.959+3.382

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER28.64839.20122.7281:30.5771:30.5770.000
HAM28.72239.80122.7931:31.3161:31.3160.000
GAS28.95139.68022.9521:31.5831:31.5830.000
BOT28.98239.93122.9421:31.8551:31.8550.000
PER29.10640.01022.7921:31.9081:31.9080.000
SAI29.18639.88523.0371:32.1081:32.1080.000
RAI29.00739.99523.2221:32.2241:32.2240.000
LEC29.21540.12623.0511:32.3921:32.4820.090
GIO28.97240.14423.3071:32.4231:32.5000.077
OCO29.19540.09023.1381:32.4231:32.4230.000
STR29.11939.99723.3151:32.4311:32.4310.000
RIC29.14740.09723.2331:32.4771:32.4770.000
TSU29.35740.13723.2151:32.7091:32.7090.000
NOR29.39940.05523.2911:32.7451:32.8600.115
VET29.33340.19423.2281:32.7551:32.7550.000
ALO29.24740.27323.3001:32.8201:32.8200.000
RUS29.36140.72023.2421:33.3231:33.3230.000
MSC29.42440.43523.5631:33.4221:33.4220.000
MAZ29.57640.64923.3971:33.6221:33.6220.000
LAT29.63140.94923.3791:33.9591:33.9590.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceMonly 1 driver ran both — too few to priceHonly 1 driver ran both — too few to price

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+1.331
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.539
AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+1.126
FerrariSAIahead of LEC+0.374
Alfa Romeo RacingRAIahead of GIO+0.276
AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.397
Aston MartinSTRahead of VET+0.324
McLarenRICahead of NOR+0.383
WilliamsRUSahead of LAT+0.636
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+0.200

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER3215
HAM333311
GAS616
BOT4633
PER4331
SAI331621
RAI33333
OCO641
STR913
RIC5412
LEC8621
GIO33131
TSU1617
VET636
ALO6315
NOR5311
RUS3332111
MSC6161
MAZ761
LAT511141111
SSoftMMediumHHard