Charles Leclerc won the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as Ferrari claimed a one-two after a dramatic ending to the first race of the new season.
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez drop out of the points under dramatic circumstances.
FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2022 – RACE RESULT
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 57 | 1:37:33.584 | 26 |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 57 | +5.598s | 18 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 57 | +9.675s | 15 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 57 | +11.211s | 12 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 57 | +14.754s | 10 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 57 | +16.119s | 8 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 57 | +19.423s | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALPHATAURI RBPT | 57 | +20.386s | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALPINE RENAULT | 57 | +22.390s | 2 |
| 10 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 57 | +23.064s | 1 |
| 11 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | HAAS FERRARI | 57 | +32.574s | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +45.873s | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 57 | +53.932s | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | +54.975s | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | +56.335s | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 57 | +61.795s | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +63.829s | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING RBPT | 56 | DNF | 0 |
| 19 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING RBPT | 54 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPHATAURI RBPT | 44 | DNF | 0 |
Note – Leclerc scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race.
Reflecting on the incredible victory, Charles Leclerc said, “I’m so happy. We could not have hoped for better. The past two years have not been easy. It’s great to be back on top.” Carlos Sainz was also delighted with the result as he claimed that Ferrari is back, signifying that the hard work has paid off. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton also congratulated the Italian team and accepted that P3 was probably the best result Mercedes could have got this weekend.
