Bahrain F1 Grand Prix 2024 results: Verstappen survives early scrap to win as rivals suffer NIGHTMARE
Bahrain F1 Grand Prix 2024 results: Verstappen survives early scrap to win as rivals suffer NIGHTMARE
Max Verstappen continued his exceptional form from the 2023 season into the Bahrain Grand Prix, securing victory in the much anticipated curtain raiser.
After a brief battle with Charles Leclerc in the opening laps, Verstappen scampered off into the distance and enjoyed a trouble-free cruise to the chequered flag from then on.
His under-pressure team-mate Sergio Perez clinched a solid one-two finish for Red Bull after skillfully overtaking both George Russell - who finished fifth - and Leclerc during the initial laps.
It was a challenging day for Ferrari's Leclerc, who, despite starting in second position, struggled with oversteer and lock-ups in the early stages. A quick pit-stop to address the issues allowed him to somewhat recover, taking advantage of a Russell error on lap 46 to steal P4 late on.
On the bright - if not a little nervy - side for the Italian outfit, Carlos Sainz engaged in two significant battles with Leclerc and ultimately secured a third-place finish, marking his first podium in what will be his final season with Ferrari before being replaced by Lewis Hamilton in 2025.
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Hamilton was unable to recover his disappointing qualifying performance, moving up only two spots into P7.
The season-opener was largely incident-free, barring a first-lap spin from Aston Martin's Lance Stroll following a bump from Haas' Kevin Magnussen.
Some late drama came by the way of the newly-named RB, as Yuki Tsunoda was enraged by team orders to swap positions with Daniel Ricciardo, who was similarly irked by the timing of the request from the pitwall. The pair remained outside the points and finished 13th and 14th.
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Bahrain Grand Prix 2024 results
The final classification from Sakhir was as follows:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 1:34.671
2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +22.457
3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): +25.110
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +39.669
5. George Russell (Mercedes): +46.788
6. Lando Norris (McLaren): +48.458
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): +50.324
8. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +56.082
9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +74.887
10. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): +93.216
11. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber): +1 LAP
12. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): +1 LAP
13. Daniel Ricciardo (RB): +1 LAP
14. Yuki Tsunoda (RB): +1 LAP
15. Alex Albon (Williams): +1 LAP
16. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +1 LAP
17. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +1 LAP
18. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +1 LAP
19. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber): +1 LAP
20. Logan Sargeant (Williams): +1 LAP
Fastest Lap
Max Verstappen (Red Bull): TBC
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F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
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- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
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- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
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