|
Bahrain made history in 2004 when it became the
first Middle Eastern country to host a Formula 1 event.
The island nation's Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad
Al Khalifa was instrumental in the bidding process and he
initiated the construction of the Bahrain International
Circuit.
Formula 1's go-to designer Hermann Tilke was in charge of
the project and he produced a complex that featured six different tracks which helped the
country become the Persian Gulf's center of motorsport. In
2010, the "Endurance Circuit" was used but the
addition of the bumpy and twisty section was widely
criticized and so they reverted back to the layout used
between 2004 and 2009.
In December 2010, the Arab Spring began and it quickly
spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East. An
uprising broke out in Bahrain on February 14th, 2011, less
than one month before the nation was scheduled to host the
Formula 1 season opener. A decision was made to postpone the race
but the FIA proposed to reschedule the event. With the
unrest continuing and some teams' reluctance to accept the
revised calendar, the 2011 grand prix was eventually
canceled but the sport returned to Bahrain in 2012, to a
loud chorus of disapproval.
In 2014, to help mark the Bahrain GP's ten-year
anniversary, the event's start time was moved to a later
slot to make it a twilight race, something which will be
continued in 2015.
The 2015 Formula 1 season moves on to round 4 with the
Bahrain GP taking place this weekend. Lewis Hamilton got
back on the top step of the podium with victory in China
on Sunday ahead of his Mercedes teammate, Nico Rosberg.
The Malaysian GP winner, Sebastian Vettel, joined the
Silver Arrows drivers on the rostrum for the third time
this season.
Nico Rosberg earned his second successive Bahrain pole in
2014 but Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton beat him into
turn one. At the end of the first stint Rosberg attacked
Hamilton for the lead but the Brit battled back to regain
the advantage. A safety car looked as if it would give
Rosberg, on the faster tire, the upper hand in the closing
11 laps but after a titanic tussle it was Hamilton who
prevailed. Sergio Pérez came home a distant third.
Remember to make your game picks in the 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 thread
before the deadline of Saturday, April 18th at 11 AM ET,
when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Bahrain GP
facts and season stats.
|
Race Info
|
| Grand Prix
|
Bahrain GP |
| Round
|
4 of 19 |
| Circuit
|
Bahrain International Circuit
|
| Location
|
Sakhir |
| Circuit Type |
Race circuit |
| Circuit
Length |
3.363 mi (5.412 km) |
| Circuit
Direction |
Clockwise |
| Turns |
15 (6 Left, 9 Right) |
| Lap Record |
1:30.252, Michael Schumacher
(Ferrari), 2004 |
| Race Length |
191.634 mi (308.405 km)
|
| Laps
|
57 |
| 2014
Polesitter |
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) |
| 2014 Winner |
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
|
Timetable
|
| Free
Practice 1 |
Friday, April 17th at 7 AM ET -
8:30 AM ET |
| Free
Practice 2 |
Friday, April 17th at 11 AM ET -
12:30 PM ET |
| Free
Practice 3 |
Saturday, April 18th at 8 AM ET -
9 AM ET |
| Fantasy
Deadline / Qualifying |
Saturday, April 18th at 11 AM
ET |
| Race
|
Sunday, April 19th at 11 AM ET |
Bahrain facts:
- The polesitter has won four out of the ten grands
prix in Bahrain.
- Only one Bahrain polesitter has won in the last six
races.
- The 2013 GP is the only race in Bahrain where the
polesitter finished below fourth.
- Seven winners in Bahrain started from the front row
of the grid.
- Three Bahrain GP winners started from the second row
of the grid.
- Fernando Alonso ('05-'06), Felipe Massa ('07-'08)
and Sebastian Vettel ('12-'13) have won back-to-back
races.
- In 2007, the first three on the grid finished 1-2-3
in Bahrain.
- Kimi Räikkönen has four podium finishes from
starting positions of ninth, 22nd, 11th and eighth.
- Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean
finished 1-2-3 in 2012 and 2013.
- Six drivers in Bahrain have finished on the podium
having begun from behind the front three rows.
- Ferrari has won three of the last seven Bahrain GP
and a record four in total.
- Ferrari has recorded three 1-2 finishes in Bahrain.
- The most positions gained in a Bahrain race is 19 by
Kimi Räikkönen in 2006.
- Four Bahrain GP have had more than four retirements.
- The safety car has been deployed twice in Bahrain.
|
2014 Bahrain GP
Qualifying Results
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Grid
|
|
1.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
1:35.439
|
1:33.708
|
1:33.185
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1:35.323
|
1:33.872
|
1:33.464
|
2
|
|
3.
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:36.220
|
1:34.592
|
1:34.051
|
13
|
|
4.
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams
|
1:34.934
|
1:34.842
|
1:34.247
|
3
|
|
5.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Force India
|
1:34.998
|
1:34.747
|
1:34.346
|
4
|
|
6.
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
1:35.234
|
1:34.925
|
1:34.368
|
5
|
|
7.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
1:35.699
|
1:34.714
|
1:34.387
|
6
|
|
8.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Williams
|
1:35.085
|
1:34.842
|
1:34.511
|
7
|
|
9.
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren
|
1:35.288
|
1:34.904
|
1:34.712
|
8
|
|
10.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
1:35.251
|
1:34.723
|
1:34.992
|
9
|
|
11.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:35.549
|
1:34.985
|
-
|
10
|
|
12.
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India
|
1:34.874
|
1:35.116
|
-
|
11
|
|
13.
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:35.395
|
1:35.145
|
-
|
12
|
|
14.
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:35.815
|
1:35.286
|
-
|
14
|
|
15.
|
Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber
|
1:36.567
|
1:35.891
|
-
|
15
|
|
16.
|
Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus
|
1:36.654
|
1:35.908
|
-
|
16
|
|
17.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus
|
1:36.663
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
|
18.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber
|
1:36.840
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
|
19.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham
|
1:37.085
|
-
|
-
|
18
|
|
20.
|
Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia
|
1:37.310
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
|
21.
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham
|
1:37.875
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|
22.
|
Max Chilton
|
Marussia
|
1:37.913
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
|
|
107% Time: |
1:41.515
|
|
|
|
|
|
Qualifying Notes
|
| Mercedes locked out
the front row. |
| Williams, McLaren
and Ferrari had two cars in the top 10. |
| Daniel Ricciardo
received a 10-place grid penalty for an unsafe
pit release at the previous event. |
| Adrian Sutil
received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding
Romain Grosjean during Q1. |
|
|
2014 Bahrain GP Race
Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Retirement
|
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
|
1.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
|
3
|
40
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
47
|
|
2.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
|
5
|
38
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
46
|
|
3.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Force India
|
|
1
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
|
4.
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing
|
|
2
|
34
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
|
5.
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India
|
|
0
|
32
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
|
6.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
|
0
|
30
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
|
7.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Williams
|
|
1
|
28
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
|
8.
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams
|
|
1
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
|
9.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
|
1
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
10.
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
|
1
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
|
11.
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso
|
|
0
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
|
12.
|
Romain Grojeam
|
Lotus
|
|
0
|
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
|
13.
|
Max Chilton
|
Marussia
|
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
|
14.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus
|
|
0
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
|
15.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham
|
|
0
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
16.
|
Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia
|
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
|
17.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
Clutch
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
|
Ret.
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren
|
Clutch
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
|
Ret.
|
Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber
|
Collision
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Ret.
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham
|
Oil leak
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Ret.
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso
|
Collision dam.
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ret.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber
|
Collision
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
2014 Bahrain GP Teams'
Fantasy Points
|
| Team
|
Drivers |
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
Red Bull Racing
|
(Sebastian
Vettel/Daniel Ricciardo) |
0
|
32
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
Mercedes
|
(Lewis Hamilton/Nico
Rosberg) |
5
|
39
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
Ferrari
|
(Fernando Alonso/Kimi
Räikkönen) |
1
|
23
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
Lotus
|
(Romain
Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado) |
0
|
16
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
McLaren
|
(Jenson Button/Kevin
Magnussen) |
1
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Force India
|
(Nico
Hülkenberg/Sergio Pérez) |
0
|
34
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
Sauber
|
(Adrian Sutil/Esteban
Gutiérrez) |
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Toro Rosso
|
(Jean-Éric
Vergne/Daniil Kvyat) |
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Williams
|
(Valtteri
Bottas/Felipe Massa) |
1
|
27
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
Marussia
|
(Jules Bianchi/Max
Chilton) |
0
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Caterham
|
(Kamui
Kobayashi/Marcus Ericsson) |
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
|
|
Race Notes
|
| Classified
finishers |
Top-17 drivers. |
| Two classified
finishers |
Mercedes, Force
India, Red Bull, Williams, Ferrari, Lotus,
Marussia. |
| Race leaders |
Hamilton (Mercedes),
Rosberg (Mercedes). |
| Laps led |
Hamilton (1-18),
Rosberg (19-21), Hamilton (22-57). |
| Fastest lap |
Nico Rosberg
(Mercedes) on lap 49 (1:37.020). |
| Miscellaneous |
Safety car: Laps
41-46. |
|
Jenson Button retired
on lap 56/57 but was classified (+2 laps). |
|
Pastor Maldonado
received a 5-place grid penalty at the next
event for causing
a collision with Esteban Gutiérrez. |
|
|
Points and Bonus Points
Key
|
|
Q.P.
|
Qualifying Points
|
|
R.P.
|
Race Points |
|
C.F.
|
Classified
Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s) |
|
L.L.
|
Lap Led Bonus Point
|
|
M.L.
|
Most Laps Led Bonus
Points |
|
F.L.
|
Fastest Lap Bonus
Point |
Bahrain GP 2005 - 2014 and This
Season's Statistics
|
|
List
|
Driver/Team
|
TM
|
This
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Avg Start
|
Avg Finish
|
Best
|
Top-10
|
Top-5
|
Wins
|
FP/Race
|
|
A
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
MER
|
Race
|
7
|
0
|
3.14
|
5.14
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
35.29
|
|
Season
|
3
|
3
|
1.00
|
1.33
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
48.33
|
|
A
|
Nico Rosberg
|
MER
|
Race
|
8
|
2
|
6.38
|
6.88
|
2
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
31.63
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
2.33
|
2.33
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
42.00
|
|
A
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
RBR
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
7.33
|
11.67
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
20.67
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
6.00
|
8.33
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
27.33
|
|
A
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
WIL
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
9.50
|
11.00
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
21.50
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
6.67
|
5.50
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
22.33
|
|
A
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
FER
|
Race
|
6
|
2
|
6.17
|
6.00
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
35.67
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
3.00
|
2.33
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
41.33
|
|
A
|
Fernando Alonso
|
MCL
|
Race
|
9
|
1
|
5.67
|
5.56
|
1
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
34.22
|
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
18.00
|
15.00
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12.50
|
|
B
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
RBR
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
13.00
|
11.00
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21.00
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
10.00
|
14.00
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
10.00
|
|
B
|
Felipe Massa
|
WIL
|
Race
|
9
|
1
|
6.11
|
7.22
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
31.22
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
4.67
|
5.00
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
34.33
|
|
B
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
FER
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
9.25
|
3.88
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
36.50
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
7.32
|
6.67
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
30.33
|
|
B
|
Jenson Button
|
MCL
|
Race
|
9
|
0
|
8.00
|
12.56
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
18.89
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
17.00
|
14.00
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14.67
|
|
B
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
FI
|
Race
|
4
|
0
|
13.00
|
10.75
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
21.50
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
14.33
|
13.67
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
15.33
|
|
B
|
Sergio Pérez
|
FI
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
8.33
|
6.67
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
30.33
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
14.67
|
11.33
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20.33
|
|
B
|
Max Verstappen
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
10.33
|
12.33
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
18.33
|
|
B
|
Carlos Sainz Jr
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
12.33
|
10.00
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
23.33
|
|
B
|
Romain Grosjean
|
LOT
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
11.33
|
6.00
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
31.67
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
8.33
|
10.67
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
22.33
|
|
B
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
LOT
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
17.00
|
16.00
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12.00
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
11.00
|
16.33
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.67
|
|
B
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
SAU
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
21.00
|
20.00
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.00
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
12.00
|
12.33
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
18.67
|
|
B
|
Felipe Nasr
|
SAU
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
12.00
|
8.33
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
26.67
|
|
B
|
Will Stevens
|
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
19.00
|
15.00
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.33
|
|
B
|
Roberto Merhi
|
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
19.50
|
15.50
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.00
|
|
TM
|
Mercedes
|
MER
|
Race
|
4
|
2
|
5.38
|
5.38
|
1
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
36.75
|
|
Season
|
3
|
3
|
1.67
|
1.83
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
48.00
|
|
TM
|
Red Bull Racing
|
RBR
|
Race
|
9
|
2
|
8.50
|
7.88
|
1
|
13
|
6
|
2
|
28.33
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
8.00
|
10.60
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
18.67
|
|
TM
|
Williams
|
WIL
|
Race
|
9
|
0
|
10.78
|
12.00
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
20.11
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
5.67
|
5.20
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
29.33
|
|
TM
|
Ferrari
|
FER
|
Race
|
9
|
2
|
5.61
|
6.83
|
1
|
15
|
7
|
3
|
33.56
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
5.17
|
4.50
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
37.00
|
|
TM
|
McLaren
|
MCL
|
Race
|
9
|
0
|
7.22
|
8.00
|
2
|
13
|
9
|
0
|
30.56
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
17.50
|
14.40
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.67
|
|
TM
|
Force India
|
FI
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
12.42
|
10.50
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
23.50
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
14.50
|
12.50
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
18.33
|
|
TM
|
Toro Rosso
|
TR
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
15.81
|
16.31
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.75
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
11.33
|
11.17
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
21.00
|
|
TM
|
Lotus
|
LOT
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
11.83
|
6.00
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
32.67
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
9.67
|
13.50
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
15.33
|
|
TM
|
Sauber
|
SAU
|
Race
|
9
|
1
|
11.61
|
13.28
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
17.56
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
12.00
|
10.33
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
23.00
|
|
TM
|
Marussia
|
MAR
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
21.33
|
18.50
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.33
|
|
Season
|
3
|
0
|
19.33
|
15.33
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.33
|
|
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