Bridgestone/Post-Schumi Era · Round 1
Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain
Race Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 49 | 1:39:20.396 | 25 | 1:58.287 |
| 2 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 49 | +16.099 | 18 | 1:59.732 |
| 3 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 49 | +23.182 | 15 | 1:59.560 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 49 | +38.799 | 12 | 2:00.218 |
| 5 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 49 | +40.213 | 10 | 2:00.236 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 49 | +44.163 | 8 | 2:00.204 |
| 7 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | 49 | +45.280 | 6 | 1:59.970 |
| 8 | 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 49 | +46.360 | 4 | 1:59.487 |
| 9 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 12 | 49 | +53.008 | 2 | 1:59.906 |
| 10 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 49 | +1:02.489 | 1 | 1:59.833 |
| 11 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 9 | 49 | +1:09.093 | — | 2:00.474 |
| 12 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | 49 | +1:22.958 | — | 1:59.393 |
| 13 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 18 | 49 | +1:32.656 | — | 1:59.964 |
| 14 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 13 | 48 | +1 Lap | — | 2:01.401 |
| 15 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | 47 | +2 Laps | — | 2:02.701 |
| 16 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | 46 | Electrical | — | 2:00.080 |
| 17 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 46 | Hydraulics | — | 2:02.930 |
| R | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 14 | 28 | Hydraulics | — | 2:01.650 |
| R | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | 17 | Overheating | — | 2:09.127 |
| R | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | 16 | Gearbox | — | 2:07.062 |
| R | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 17 | 13 | Suspension | — | 2:04.307 |
| R | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 11 | Hydraulics | — | 2:05.044 |
| R | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | 2 | Hydraulics | — | 2:09.361 |
| R | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | 1 | Accident | — | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:55.029 | 1:53.883 | 1:54.101 |
| 2 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:55.313 | 1:54.331 | 1:54.242 |
| 3 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:54.612 | 1:54.172 | 1:54.608 |
| 4 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:55.341 | 1:54.707 | 1:55.217 |
| 5 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:55.463 | 1:54.682 | 1:55.241 |
| 6 | 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:55.298 | 1:54.318 | 1:55.284 |
| 7 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:55.593 | 1:55.105 | 1:55.524 |
| 8 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:55.715 | 1:55.168 | 1:55.672 |
| 9 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:55.511 | 1:54.963 | 1:55.885 |
| 10 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:55.213 | 1:54.996 | 1:56.309 |
| 11 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:55.969 | 1:55.330 | — |
| 12 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:55.628 | 1:55.623 | — |
| 13 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:56.375 | 1:55.857 | — |
| 14 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:56.428 | 1:56.237 | — |
| 15 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:56.189 | 1:56.265 | — |
| 16 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:56.541 | 1:56.270 | — |
| 17 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:56.167 | 1:56.619 | — |
| 18 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:57.071 | — | — |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:59.728 | — | — |
| 20 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:59.852 | — | — |
| 21 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 2:00.313 | — | — |
| 22 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 2:00.587 | — | — |
| 23 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 2:03.204 | — | — |
| 24 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 2:04.904 | — | — |
Grand Prix History
All 22 editions of the Bahrain Grand Prix