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[[Charles Leclerc (racing driver)|Charles Leclerc]] was on pole position in his [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] for the Grand Prix. As the race got underway, Leclerc lost two positions to his teammate [[Sebastian Vettel]] and the [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] of [[Valtteri Bottas]], who managed to get ahead of his teammate [[Lewis Hamilton]] in the first corner. [[Romain Grosjean|Romain |
[[Charles Leclerc (racing driver)|Charles Leclerc]] was on pole position in his [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] for the Grand Prix. As the race got underway, Leclerc lost two positions to his teammate [[Sebastian Vettel]] and the [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] of [[Valtteri Bottas]], who managed to get ahead of his teammate [[Lewis Hamilton]] in the first corner. [[Romain Grosjean|Romain Grosjean]] and [[Lance Stroll]] tangled on the first lap with Stroll hitting Grosjean, giving the [[Haas F1 Team|Haas]] damage. |
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By the end of the first lap, Leclerc was on Bottas' tail and passed the [[Finland|Finn]] into turn one on Lap 2, which allowed Lewis Hamilton to take third place from Bottas. On Lap 4, [[Carlos Sainz Jr.|Carlos Sainz]] attacked [[Max Verstappen]] on the outside in turn 4 but Sainz squeezed the Dutchman and collided with him, giving Sainz a puncture. On Lap 6, Charles Leclerc overtook Vettel for the lead of the race into turn 1 and began to pull away quickly. [[Antonio Giovinazzi]] sent [[Daniil Kvyat]] into a spin at turn 11. |
By the end of the first lap, Leclerc was on Bottas' tail and passed the [[Finland|Finn]] into turn one on Lap 2, which allowed Lewis Hamilton to take third place from Bottas. On Lap 4, [[Carlos Sainz Jr.|Carlos Sainz]] attacked [[Max Verstappen]] on the outside in turn 4 but Sainz squeezed the Dutchman and collided with him, giving Sainz a puncture. On Lap 6, Charles Leclerc overtook Vettel for the lead of the race into turn 1 and began to pull away quickly. [[Antonio Giovinazzi]] sent [[Daniil Kvyat]] into a spin at turn 11. |
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| 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 31 March 2019 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2019 | ||||
| Location |
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.412 km (3.362 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:27.866 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:33.411 on lap 38 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2019) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 31 March 2019 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.[1][2] The race is the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the fifteenth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix was run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[2][3]
Background
Championship standings before the race
Heading into the Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas led the World Drivers' Championship by 8 points over teammate Lewis Hamilton. Their team, Mercedes, was holding a 22-point lead over Ferrari in the World Constructors' Championships.[4][5]
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand in drivers for either the race or practice.[6]
DRS
Before the race, it was announced that an extra drag reduction system (DRS) zone would be added to the circuit. In addition to the DRS zones between turns 15 and 1 and between turns 10 and 11 an extra DRS zone was added between turns 3 and 4. This change is expected to increase the number of overtakes and promote more pit stops during the race.[7]
Free practice
The first practice session happened without major incident and ended with a Ferrari one-two with Charles Leclerc leading Sebastian Vettel with Leclerc comfortably beating the next fastest constructor by nearly one second.[8] The second and third practice sessions also ended with a comfortable Ferrari one-two although it was Leclerc who was leading Vettel in third practice.[9][10]
Qualifying
Charles Leclerc got his first pole position of his Formula 1 career in the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Weekend with his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel in second with a time 0.3 seconds slower.[11][12] After Ferrari looked substantially ahead of Mercedes in free practice, Mercedes did manage to close the gap to the Italian team, but still qualified on the second row for the race on Sunday, with Lewis Hamilton ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.[12][13] Max Verstappen was 0.5 seconds adrift from Valtteri Bottas in 4th place with Kevin Magnussen only 0.005 seconds slower than the Dutchman.[12] Carlos Sainz split the two Haas cars in 7th and Kimi Raikkonen continuing his longest streak of Q3’s in Formula 1[failed verification], qualifying ninth just ahead of Lando Norris’ McLaren in 10th.[12]
Pierre Gasly missed out on Q3 once again in Bahrain in the Red Bull, qualifying 13th behind Daniel Ricciardo in 11th and Alexander Albon in 12th, Sergio Perez qualified 14th, 0.3 seconds quicker than Daniil Kvyat in 15th in his Torro Rosso.[12][14]
Nico Hülkenburg (Renault) was the shock exit in Q1 in 17th place behind Antonio Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo and ahead of Lance Stroll, who qualified 18th.[12][15] Williams once again qualify on the back row, the lead Williams George Russel 1.5 seconds away from Stroll and Robert Kubica qualified in last place with a 1.31.799 compared to the fastest time of 1.28.495.[12]
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari | 1:28.495 | 1:28.046 | 1:27.866 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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Ferrari | 1:28.733 | 1:28.356 | 1:28.160 | 2 |
| 3 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:29.262 | 1:28.578 | 1:28.190 | 3 |
| 4 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Mercedes | 1:29.498 | 1:28.830 | 1:28.256 | 4 |
| 5 | 33 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:29.579 | 1:29.109 | 1:28.752 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:29.532 | 1:29.017 | 1:28.757 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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McLaren-Renault | 1:29.528 | 1:29.055 | 1:28.813 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:29.688 | 1:29.249 | 1:29.015 | 111 |
| 9 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
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Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | 1:29.959 | 1:29.471 | 1:29.022 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Renault | 1:29.381 | 1:29.258 | 1:29.043 | 9 |
| 11 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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Renault | 1:29.859 | 1:29.488 | N/A | 10 |
| 12 | 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:29.514 | 1:29.513 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
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Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:29.900 | 1:29.526 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:29.893 | 1:29.756 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:29.876 | 1:29.854 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 99 |  Antonio Giovinazzi
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Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | 1:30.026 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Renault | 1:30.034 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
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Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:30.217 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 63 | George Russell
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:31.759 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 88 |  Robert Kubica
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:31.799 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 107% time: 1:34.689 | |||||||
| Source:[12][16] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – Romain Grosjean was given a three place grid penalty for impeding Lando Norris during qualifying.[16]
Race
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Charles Leclerc was on pole position in his Ferrari for the Grand Prix. As the race got underway, Leclerc lost two positions to his teammate Sebastian Vettel and the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, who managed to get ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the first corner. Romain Grosjean and Lance Stroll tangled on the first lap with Stroll hitting Grosjean, giving the Haas damage.
By the end of the first lap, Leclerc was on Bottas' tail and passed the Finn into turn one on Lap 2, which allowed Lewis Hamilton to take third place from Bottas. On Lap 4, Carlos Sainz attacked Max Verstappen on the outside in turn 4 but Sainz squeezed the Dutchman and collided with him, giving Sainz a puncture. On Lap 6, Charles Leclerc overtook Vettel for the lead of the race into turn 1 and began to pull away quickly. Antonio Giovinazzi sent Daniil Kvyat into a spin at turn 11.
Hamilton was catching Vettel throughout the race and eventually caught upto him on Lap 38 and made a move around the outside in turn 4 but Vettel went into a spin, saying he got surprised and lost the rear of the car. The damage from the tyres caused the car to vibrate leading to a front wing failure and had to pit for a new one, meaning he dropped to 9th place. The Renaults were running 6th and 7th and were fighting into turn 1, Daniel Ricciardo damaging his front wing after it being run over by Nico Hülkenberg.
On Lap 46, Charles Leclerc was cruising in the lead but then reported an engine issue and was losing a lot of pace. It was later revelaed that one of his engine cylinders had stopped working.On lap 48 he was caught by Hamilton, who took the lead. On Lap 54 Leclerc was passed by Bottas dropping Leclerc to 3rd and it was looking likely that he was going to be overtaken by Verstappen. But, with 4 laps remaining, the two Renaults retired with mechanical issues and brought out the safety car, which stayed out until the end of the race, making it only the 8th race in Formula 1 to finish under a safety car.[citation needed] As a result, Leclerc managed to hold on to 3rd place and a first ever podium in Formula 1. Leclerc had the fastest lap of the race, giving him and Ferrari one extra point for thier respective championships.
Race classification
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for the fastest lap.
- ^2 – Nico Hülkenberg, Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz Jr. were classified as they completed more than 90% race distance.
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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