FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2021 - STARTING GRID
26 - 28 Mar 2021
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:28.997 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:29.385 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:29.586 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 1:29.678 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:29.809 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | McLaren Mercedes | 1:29.927 |
| 7 | 4 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren Mercedes | 1:29.974 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Ferrari | 1:30.215 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Alpine Renault | 1:30.249 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:30.601 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:30.659 |
| 12 | 99 | Antonio GiovinazziGIO | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:30.708 |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:31.203 |
| 14 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:31.238 |
| 15 | 63 | George RussellRUS | Williams Mercedes | 1:33.430 |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Alpine Renault | 1:31.724 |
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas LatifiLAT | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.936 |
| 18 | 47 | Mick SchumacherMSC | Haas Ferrari | 1:32.449 |
| 19 | 9 | Nikita MazepinMAZ | Haas Ferrari | 1:33.273 |
| 20 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:32.056 |
Note - Vettel penalised five places for failing to respect double yellow flags during qualifying.