2024 Bahrain Grand Prix
2024 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 1 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1][2] | ||||
Date | 2 March 2024 | |||
Official name | Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 | |||
Location |
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | |||
Course | Permanent racing facility | |||
Course length | 5.412 km (3.363 miles) | |||
Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (190.253 miles) | |||
Weather | Clear | |||
Attendance | 100,000[3] | |||
Pole position | ||||
Driver |
Honda RBPT | |||
Time | 1:29.179 | |||
Fastest lap | ||||
Driver | Max Verstappen |
Honda RBPT | ||
Time | 1:32.608 on lap 39 | |||
Podium | ||||
First |
Honda RBPT | |||
Second |
Honda RBPT | |||
Third | Ferrari | |||
Lap leaders |
The 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 2 March 2024 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the opening round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
After taking
.Background
The event was held across 29 February – 2 March. It was the opening round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the twentieth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix.[4][5] It also marked the 20th anniversary of the first Bahrain Grand Prix held in 2004.
The Grand Prix began at 18:00 local time (
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[6]
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[7]
Practice
Three
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Honda RBPT
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1:30.031 | 1:29.374 | 1:29.179 | 1 |
2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.243 | 1:29.165 | 1:29.407 | 2 |
3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.350 | 1:29.922 | 1:29.485 | 3 |
4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:29.909 | 1:29.573 | 1:29.507 | 4 |
5 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Honda RBPT
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1:30.221 | 1:29.932 | 1:29.537 | 5 |
6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:30.179 | 1:29.801 | 1:29.542 | 6 |
7 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.143 | 1:29.941 | 1:29.614 | 7 |
8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.531 | 1:30.122 | 1:29.683 | 8 |
9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.451 | 1:29.718 | 1:29.710 | 9 |
10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 1:30.566 | 1:29.851 | 1:30.502 | 10 |
11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Honda RBPT
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1:30.481 | 1:30.129 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:29.965 | 1:30.200 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:30.397 | 1:30.221 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Honda RBPT
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1:30.562 | 1:30.278 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:30.646 | 1:30.529 | N/A | 15 |
16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:30.756 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:30.757 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 1:30.770 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:30.793 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:30.948 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
107% time: 1:36.202 | |||||||
Source:[10][11] |
Race
The race was held on 2 March 2024, at 18:00 local time (
Race report
Race classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Honda RBPT
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57 | 1:31:44.742 | 1 | 261 |
2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Honda RBPT
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57 | +22.457 | 5 | 18 |
3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 57 | +25.110 | 4 | 15 |
4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 57 | +39.669 | 2 | 12 |
5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 57 | +46.788 | 3 | 10 |
6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +48.458 | 7 | 8 |
7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 57 | +50.324 | 9 | 6 |
8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +56.082 | 8 | 4 |
9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 57 | +1:14.887 | 6 | 2 |
10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 57 | +1:33.216 | 12 | 1 |
11 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | 17 | |
12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | 15 | |
13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Honda RBPT
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56 | +1 lap | 14 | |
14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Honda RBPT
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56 | +1 lap | 11 | |
15 | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +1 lap | 13 | |
16 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | 10 | |
17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 56 | +1 lap | 19 | |
18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 56 | +1 lap | 20 | |
19 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | 16 | |
20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 55 | +2 laps | 18 | |
Honda RBPT ) – 1:32.608 (lap 39)
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Source:[11][18][19] |
Notes
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
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- ^ "2024 Bahrain Grand Prix: Record Race Day Attendance". F1Destinations. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b Bekking, Casper (10 February 2024). "Why F1 Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs are on Saturday". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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- ^ "2024 Bahrain Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 Tyre Compound Choices – Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia". Pirelli. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (29 February 2024). "F1 Bahrain GP: Ricciardo quickest in first practice from Norris and Piastri". Autosport.
- ^ Boxall-Legge, Jake (1 March 2024). "F1 Bahrain GP: Hamilton leads Mercedes 1–2, Verstappen sixth in second practice". Autosport.
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- ^ a b "Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 – Starting Grid". Formula 1. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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- ^ "Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 – Race Result". Formula 1. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 – Fastest Laps". Formula 1. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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