Bahrain Grand Prix articles

Verstappen quickest from Leclerc by less than a tenth in second practice

2022 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice

18th March 2022, 16:1919th March 2022, 7:07 | Written by Will Wood

World champion Max Verstappen set the quickest time at the end of Friday practice for the opening race of the 2022 season in Bahrain.

Live: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice

RaceFans Live

18th March 2022, 15:4518th March 2022, 16:28 | Written by Keith Collantine

Follow the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix second practice session on RaceFans Live.

Gasly quickest ahead of Ferraris as Formula 1 returns in Bahrain

2022 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice

18th March 2022, 13:2518th March 2022, 17:23 | Written by Will Wood

Pierre Gasly took the honours as the first driver to go quickest in an official session in 2022 during first practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

2022 Bahrain Grand Prix practice in pictures

F1 Pictures

18th March 2022, 12:5919th March 2022, 8:33 | Written by Keith Collantine

Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Live: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice

RaceFans Live

18th March 2022, 11:4518th March 2022, 13:03 | Written by Keith Collantine

Follow the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix first practice session on RaceFans Live.

Dry but windy conditions await F1’s new era in Bahrain

2022 Bahrain Grand Prix weather

18th March 2022, 6:1217th March 2022, 21:55 | Written by Will Wood

The usual hot conditions are expected for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix but gusty winds will add to the challenge posed by F1’s radical new cars.

First pictures from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend

F1 Pictures

17th March 2022, 15:57 | Written by Will Wood

The teams and drivers gear up for the first race of a new era of Formula 1 in Bahrain. Here are the first images from the paddock.

Mazepin has shortest grand prix debut of any driver since 2002

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts

29th March 2021, 18:3229th March 2021, 20:07 | Written by Keith Collantine

Nikita Mazepin’s first-lap retirement was the shortest debut for a rookie in F1 for 19 years. Here’s more stats and facts from the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix.

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Star Performers

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

29th March 2021, 16:5030th March 2021, 19:07 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Yuki Tsunoda were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here’s why.

Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix part two

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

29th March 2021, 12:0829th March 2021, 12:15 | Written by Dieter Rencken

One down, 22 to go: But will F1 hold all its races this year? And why hasn’t Sprint Qualifying been agreed yet? Dieter Rencken brings the inside line from Bahrain.

Hamilton denies Verstappen as Red Bull push Mercedes to the limit

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix review

29th March 2021, 10:3830th March 2021, 8:34 | Written by Will Wood

It took the combined effort of Lewis Hamilton’s peerless racecraft and sharp Mercedes strategy to deny Max Verstppen’s rapid Red Bull victory in Bahrain.

Vote for your 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

29th March 2021, 0:53 | Written by Keith Collantine

Who was the best driver during the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

29th March 2021, 0:45 | Written by Keith Collantine

Mercedes had two significant advantages over Red Bull on race day in Bahrain which allowed them to pursue an aggressive strategy to clinch victory for Lewis Hamilton.