Oscar Piastri has provisional pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Charles Leclerc and George Russell.
| Row 1 | 1. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’29.841 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| 2. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’30.175 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (63) George Russell 1’30.009 Mercedes W16 |
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| 4. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’30.216 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’30.213 Mercedes W16 |
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| 6. (4) Lando Norris 1’30.267 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (1) Max Verstappen 1’30.423 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| 8. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’30.680 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’30.772 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| 10. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’31.303 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (7) Jack Doohan 1’31.245 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| 12. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’31.271 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’31.886 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| 14. (31) Esteban Ocon No time Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (23) Alexander Albon No time Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| 16. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’32.067 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (30) Liam Lawson 1’32.165 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| 18. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’32.186 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (18) Lance Stroll 1’32.283 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| 20. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’32.373 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying result
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’31.392 | 1’30.454 (-0.938s) | 1’29.841 (-0.613s) |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’31.494 | 1’30.664 (-0.830s) | 1’30.009 (-0.655s) |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’31.454 | 1’30.724 (-0.730s) | 1’30.175 (-0.549s) |
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1’31.415 | 1’30.716 (-0.699s) | 1’30.213 (-0.503s) |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’31.462 | 1’30.643 (-0.819s) | 1’30.216 (-0.427s) |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’31.107 | 1’30.560 (-0.547s) | 1’30.267 (-0.293s) |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’31.303 | 1’31.019 (-0.284s) | 1’30.423 (-0.596s) |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams | 1’31.591 | 1’30.844 (-0.747s) | 1’30.680 (-0.164s) |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1’31.219 | 1’31.009 (-0.210s) | 1’30.772 (-0.237s) |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1’31.751 | 1’31.228 (-0.523s) | 1’31.303 (+0.075s) |
| 11 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1’31.414 | 1’31.245 (-0.169s) | Missed by 0.017s |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1’31.591 | 1’31.271 (-0.320s) | Missed by 0.043s |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’31.634 | 1’31.886 (+0.252s) | Missed by 0.658s |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1’31.594 | ||
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’32.040 | ||
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1’32.067 | Missed by 0.027s | |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1’32.165 | Missed by 0.125s | |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1’32.186 | Missed by 0.146s | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’32.283 | Missed by 0.243s | |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1’32.373 | Missed by 0.333s |
Penalties
Russell: One-place grid drop for leaving the garage before the session resumption time was announced in Q2
Antonelli: One-place grid drop for leaving the garage before the session resumption time was announced in Q2
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BasCB (@bascb)
12th April 2025, 18:14
Good thing McLaren have two drivers at the front! That was mighty tight with Russel vs. Piastri at the front!
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
12th April 2025, 18:22
This is what I like to see.
Such a mix-up of teams and drivers at the start of a race can only make it entertaining.
BasCB (@bascb)
13th April 2025, 10:36
I agree. I do hope they all get through without anyone tangling, but this grid promises at least a few cars who will be chasing faster cars in the top 7-8 who will be looking to gain places and should have the skills and/or cars to be able to have a go, and this track is decent enough for racing too.
Alonslow
12th April 2025, 18:28
2 of 4 poles for Piastri, it’s his time, a Lando DNF would open the championship a ton.
FanatikosF1 (@fanatikosf1)
12th April 2025, 18:51
It’s high time we all agree on one thing…Norris is not WDC material!!! Piastri in his 3rd year has shown more of what it takes to become a champion than Norris in all his years in that McLaren.
I hope a DNF for Norris and Verstappen tomorrow. McLaren will have to face the truth. Piastri is their main driver. Norris had too many chances and he has binned it repeatedly!
Aquila_GD
12th April 2025, 18:59
Hamilton is really quite poor on a Saturday in last year or so. It will be intriguing to know exactly what is causing this.
Could it just be that he lacks the confidence and zeal to put the car on the limit?
Anthony H. Tellier
13th April 2025, 13:15
Why is Hamilton in RED?
Patrick (@paeschli)
12th April 2025, 19:10
If you want a closely fought championship, why would you hope for a Norris and Verstappen DNF…?
FanatikosF1 (@fanatikosf1)
12th April 2025, 19:21
Perhaps you are right…I do want a close championship but I want it to be between Piastri, Max, and maybe Russel and Leclerc too. So yeah, not a DNF for Max, only Norris please :)
Theoddkiwi (@theoddkiwi)
13th April 2025, 2:09
Or they all they just drive the best races they can drive and the champion is the one who finished ahead of the rest. Pretty sure thats how its supposed to work
AlexS
12th April 2025, 19:14
I think Norris best chance was last year…
MichaelN
12th April 2025, 20:17
Is that why he’s 13 points down in the championship?
Sure, Norris hasn’t maximised his chances – but Piastri has the same car and has done less with it.
He might be able to tip the balance tomorrow, we’ll see.