F1 2025 Results: Bahrain Grand Prix final classification with multiple penalties applied

Bahrain Grand Prix

F1 2025 Results: Bahrain Grand Prix final classification with multiple penalties applied

Here are the final race results from the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix after a raft of penalties

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Monday 14 April 2025 11:00

The FIA has confirmed the official final classification for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix after multiple Formula 1 stars were hit with post-race penalties, including a disqualification.

McLaren star Oscar Piastri once again showed his talents in a strong drive at Bahrain International Circuit to take the victory, but post-race, several stars were investigated by the sport's governing body, including George Russell, Liam Lawson, Carlos Sainz, Jack Doohan and Nico Hulkenberg.

Russell was not awarded a penalty and kept his second-place finish, but Hulkenberg was less fortunate and was disqualified for excessive wear to his skid block.

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Meanwhile, Lawson was hit with a five-second time penalty and then a further ten seconds, which prompted him to tumble down the order and into P16.

Doohan also received a five-second time penalty, whilst Sainz received ten seconds confirming a miserable outing for the Williams star who failed to finish the Bahrain Grand Prix.

F1 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix results: FIA final classification

Position	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Notes
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:35:39.435
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+15.499 sec
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	+16.273 sec
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+19.679 sec
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+27.993 sec
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+34.395 sec
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+36.002 sec
8	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+44.244 sec
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	+45.061 sec
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+47.594 sec
11	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+48.016 sec
12	Alex Albon	Williams	+48.839 sec
13	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+56.314 sec
14	Jack Doohan	Alpine	+57.806 sec	5-second penalty
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1:00.340 sec
16	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	+1:04.435 sec	5s + 10s penalties
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1:05.489 sec
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1:06.872 sec
—	Carlos Sainz	Williams	DNF	Did Not Finish
—	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	DSQ	Disqualified

Fastest Lap

Oscar Piastri - 1:35.140 on lap 36

2025 rule change removes fastest lap point

Although the official FIA classification still lists the fastest lap, a rule change for the 2025 season means that the extra point for the achievement has been abolished.

Drivers were previously able to pick up an extra point if they managed to finish in the top 10 and achieve the fastest lap, a rule which had stood in place since 2019.

However, it often led to some drivers abandoning their races to pit and fit a set of new tires for the closing stages of the race in order to claim the fastest lap or stop a rival from winning the extra point.

The most famous example of this came during Daniel Ricciardo's final F1 race last season, when the Australian finished last but claimed the fastest lap on the final lap of the Singapore GP, taking the extra point away from Lando Norris and helping Max Verstappen's title bid.

McLaren Carlos Sainz George Russell Oscar Piastri Liam Lawson Williams