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Fantasy Formula 1 - Bahrain GP Preview
5:26 PM on April 15th, 2012 by Nathan Susanto

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When the Bahrain GP was held in 2004, it became the first Formula 1 event to be hosted in a Middle East country. The venue's construction was initiated by the Crown Prince, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and he was instrumental in bringing Formula 1 to his nation. Like so many of Formula 1's new complexes, the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir is a Hermann Tilke design and it features many different layouts, including a 1.25 mile flat oval. In 2010, the Formula 1 event was run using the lengthened "Endurance Circuit". However, the new bumpy, twisty section was widely criticized by drivers, media and the audience and so in 2011 it was to revert back to the layout used between 2004 and 2009.

In December 2010, though, 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 open that year's Formula 1 calendar. On February 21st, it was decided the race should be postponed and, despite the FIA's plan to reschedule the event to October, it was eventually confirmed it would not take place at all in 2011.

After much speculation and conflicting stories, the FIA has confirmed the Bahrain GP will go ahead as planned on April 22nd. Undoubtedly, there are still problems in the small island nation but the sport's governing body believes it is safe for Formula 1 to return. Ferrari has been the dominant force in Bahrain ever since the Scuderia recorded a 1-2 finish in the race's first running in 2004. Michael Schumacher edged out Rubens Barrichello on that day and Felipe Massa along with Kimi Räikkönen repeated the trick for Ferrari in 2008. The last time Formula 1 convened in Bahrain in 2010, Felipe Massa had to play second fiddle to Fernando Alonso as the double world champion was victorious on his Ferrari debut.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, April 21st at 6:55 AM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some Bahrain GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Bahrain GP
Round 4 of 20
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
2010 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2010 Winner Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, April 20th at 3 AM ET - 4:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, April 20th at 7 AM ET - 8:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, April 21st at 4 AM ET - 5 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline Saturday, April 21st at 6:55 AM ET
Qualifying Saturday, April 21st at 7 AM ET
Race Sunday, April 22nd at 8 AM ET



Bahrain facts:
  • The polesitter won three of the first four Bahrain GP.
  • No Bahrain polesitter has won since receiving the checkered flag first in 2007.
  • The polesitter has never finished below fourth place in Bahrain.
  • Four winners in Bahrain started from the front row of the grid.
  • Three Bahrain GP winners started from the second row of the grid.
  • In 2007, the first three on the grid finished 1-2-3 in Bahrain.
  • The last four podiums at the Bahrain GP consisted of drivers who began on the front two rows.
  • In 2006, Kimi Räikkönen finished on the podium after starting from 22nd on the grid.
  • Only two drivers in Bahrain have finished on the podium having begun from behind the front three rows.
  • Only four different drivers have won in Bahrain but the last three races has seen three different winners.
  • Ferrari has won three of the last four Bahrain GP.
  • Ferrari has recorded three 1-2 finishes in the seven Bahrain events.
  • The most positions gained in a Bahrain race is 19 by Kimi Räikkönen in 2006.
  • The most recent Bahrain race in 2010 had the most retirements (9) in the event's history.
  • The safety car has only been deployed once in Bahrain.



2010 Bahrain GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:55.029
1:53.883
1:54.101
1
2.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:55.313
1:54.331
1:54.242
2
3.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:54.612
1:54.172
1:54.608
3
4.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:55.341
1:54.707
1:55.217
4
5.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:55.463
1:54.682
1:55.241
5
6.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:55.298
1:54.318
1:55.284
6
7.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:55.593
1:55.105
1:55.524
7
8.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:55.715
1:55.168
1:55.672
8
9.
Robert Kubica
Renault
1:55.511
1:54.963
1:55.885
9
10
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:55.213
1:54.996
1:56.309
10
11.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:55.969
1:55.330
-
11
12.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India
1:55.628
1:55.623
-
12
13.
Nico Hülkenberg
Williams
1:56.375
1:55.857
-
13
14.
Pedro de la Rosa
Sauber
1:56.428
1:56.237
-
14
15.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:56.189
1:56.265
-
15
16.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:56.541
1:56.270
-
16
17.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:56.167
1:56.619
-
17
18.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:57.071
-
-
18
19.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
1:59.728
-
-
19
20.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:59.852
-
-
20
21.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
2:00.313
-
-
21
22.
Lucas di Grassi
Virgin Racing
2:00.587
-
-
22
23.
Bruno Senna
Hispania Racing
2:03.204
-
-
23
24.
Karun Chandhok
Hispania Racing
2:04.904
-
-
24



Qualifying Notes
Ferrari had two cars in the top-4.
Red Bull had two cars in the top-6.
Mercedes and McLaren had two cars in the top-10.



2010 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.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

2
40
1
1
0
1
45
2.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari

3
38
1
0
0
0
42
3.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren

1
36
1
0
0
0
38
4.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
34
1
1
2
0
43
5.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

1
32
1
0
0
0
34
6.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Robert Kubica
Renault

1
20
1
0
0
0
22
12.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

1
18
1
0
0
0
20
13.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Nico Hülkenberg
Williams

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
Electrics
0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
Hydraulics
0
8
1
0
0
0
9
Ret.
Pedro de la Rosa
Sauber
Hydraulics
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
Ret.
Bruno Senna
Hispania Racing
Mechanical
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
Ret.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
Gearbox
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Ret.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
Suspension
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
Hydraulics
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Lucas di Grassi
Virgin Racing
Hydraulics
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Karun Chandhok
Toro Rosso
Accident
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2010 Bahrain GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Lewis Hamilton)
1
32
2
0
0
1
35
Mercedes (Michael Schumacher/Nico Rosberg)
1
31
2
0
0
0
34
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
2
30
2
1
2
0
37
Ferrari (Felipe Massa/Fernando Alonso)
3
39
2
1
0
1
46
Williams (Rubens Barrichello/Nico Hülkenberg)
0
18
2
0
0
0
20
Renault (Robert Kubica/Vitaly Petrov)
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
Force India (Adrian Sutil/Vitantonio Liuzzi)
0
21
2
0
0
0
23
Toro Rosso
(Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari)
0
13
2
0
0
0
15
Lotus
(Jarno Trulli/Heikki Kovalainen)
0
10
2
0
0
0
12
Hispania Racing
(Karun Chandhok/Bruno Senna)
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Sauber
(Pedro de la Rosa/Kamui Kobayashi)
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
Virgin Racing (Timo Glock/Lucas di Grassi)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-17 drivers.
Two classified finishers Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull, Force India, Williams, Toro Rosso, Lotus.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari).
Laps led Vettel (1-33), Alonso (34-49).
Fastest lap Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) on lap 45 (1:58.287).
Miscellaneous Sébastien Buemi retired on lap 47/49 but was classified after completing 90+% laps.

Jarno Trulli retired on lap 47/49 but was classified after completing 90+% laps.

The "Endurance Circuit" configuration of the track was used.



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 2004 - 2010 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
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
3
1
7.67
9.33
2
2
2
0
28.33
Season
3
0
7.67
6.00
2
2
2
0
32.00
A
Mark Webber
RBR
Race
7
0
10.00
9.00
6
5
0
0
25.43
Season
3
0
5.33
4.00
4
3
3
0
36.00
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
7
0
8.14
10.14
1
4
3
1
23.86
Season
3
0
3.33
5.67
1
2
2
1
35.67
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
Race
4
0
3.50
5.50
2
3
3
0
34.00
Season
3
2
1.33
3.00
3
3
3
0
42.00
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
7
1
6.57
4.57
1
7
4
3
36.29
Season
3
0
10.00
5.00
1
3
2
1
34.67
A
Felipe Massa
FER
Race
7
1
5.71
6.57
1
5
3
2
33.00
Season
3
0
13.33
15.00
13
0
0
0
12.67
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
Race
4
2
2.75
6.50
1
3
2
1
35.00
Season
3
0
3.33
18.00
10
1
0
0
10.00
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
5
0
8.80
7.80
5
5
1
0
28.40
Season
3
1
5.33
8.67
12
0
0
1
29.00
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
Race
6
0
11.33
6.17
2
5
4
0
31.67
Season
3
0
9.33
8.67
5
2
1
0
26.67
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
6.67
17.00
6
1
0
0
11.67
B
Paul di Resta
FI
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
14.67
9.67
7
2
0
0
23.67
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
1
0
13.00
14.00
14
0
0
0
15.00
Season
3
0
13.67
15.33
9
1
0
0
13.00
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Race
1
0
16.00
22.00
22
0
0
0
0.00
Season
3
0
11.33
13.00
6
2
0
0
18.67
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
11.67
7.00
2
2
1
0
33.33
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
14.00
12.67
9
1
0
0
18.00
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
15.67
11.67
8
1
0
0
19.67
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
10.67
13.33
8
1
0
0
16.67
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
Race
1
0
23.00
19.00
19
0
0
0
4.00
Season
3
0
13.67
9.67
6
2
0
0
23.67
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
Race
4
0
12.25
10.25
5
2
1
0
23.00
Season
3
0
19.00
19.67
18
0
0
0
4.67
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
Race
1
0
17.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
0.00
Season
3
0
20.00
17.67
16
0
0
0
7.33
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
Race
2
0
11.00
11.50
5
1
1
0
20.50
Season
3
0
23.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
0.67
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
Race
2
0
21.00
21.50
19
0
0
0
2.00
Season
3
0
24.00
22.00
22
0
0
0
0.67
B
Timo Glock
MAR
Race
3
0
11.33
12.00
7
2
0
0
20.00
Season
3
0
21.00
16.67
14
0
0
0
9.67
B
Charles Pic
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
22.00
18.33
15
0
0
0
6.33
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
6
1
10.67
10.09
2
6
2
0
22.17
Season
3
0
6.50
5.00
2
5
5
0
35.67
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
7
0
8.29
7.50
2
10
9
0
30.29
Season
3
2
2.33
4.33
1
5
5
1
41.33
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
7
3
4.00
5.00
1
12
9
4
39.00
Season
3
0
11.67
10.00
1
3
2
1
24.33
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
1
0
6.00
5.50
5
2
1
0
34.00
Season
3
1
4.33
13.33
1
1
0
1
19.67
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
8.00
12.83
5
1
1
0
19.00
TM
Force India
FI
Race
3
0
15.67
13.83
9
1
0
0
16.33
Season
3
0
14.17
12.50
7
3
0
0
18.67
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
7
1
10.57
11.93
3
5
3
0
20.43
Season
3
0
11.50
10.00
2
4
1
0
25.33
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
5
0
17.20
16.20
11
0
0
0
11.20
Season
3
0
14.83
12.17
8
2
0
0
19.67
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
7
0
8.93
10.79
6
8
0
0
22.71
Season
3
0
12.17
11.50
6
3
0
0
21.00
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
19.50
18.67
16
0
0
0
6.67
TM
HRT
HRT
Race
1
0
23.50
21.50
19
0
0
0
2.00
Season
3
0
23.50
21.50
21
0
0
0
1.33
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
3
0
21.50
17.50
14
0
0
0
9.00

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