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2015 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX




Sakhir
Lap length 5.412km (3.363 miles)
Race laps 57
Race distance 308.238km (191.53 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’31.447 (213.055 kph) by Pedro de la Rosa, 2005
Fastest lap 1’29.527 (217.624 kph) by Mark Webber, 2005
Maximum speed 314kph (195.11 mph)
DRS zone/s (race) Pit straight and third straight
Distance from grid to turn one 265m

Schedule
Friday 17th April 2015
Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 14:00-15:30 (UK time: 12:00-13:30)
Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 18:00-19:30 (UK time: 16:00-17:30)
Saturday 18th April 2015
Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 15:00-16:00 (UK time: 13:00-14:00)
Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying: 18:00 (UK time: 16:00)
Sunday 19th April 2015
Bahrain Grand Prix: 18:00 (UK time: 16:00)

Previous Winners
2014 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2013 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2012 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2011 Cancelled
2010 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2009 United Kingdom Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes
2008 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari
2007 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari
2006 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
2005 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
2004 Germany Michael Schumacher

Ricciardo on board 2014


4 driver comparison on board 2014


Facts and Figures from the last race
Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel have appeared on all of the first three podiums of the 2015 season. That is the first time such an occurrence has happened at the start of a Formula 1 season.

Vettel is the second Ferrari driver in history to have finished his first three races for the Scuderia on the podium – the other being his current team mate Kimi Raikkonen who, like Vettel, took one win and two third place finishes in his first three races for Ferrari in 2007.

Lewis Hamilton’s second win of the season was also his fourth in China, making him comfortably the most successful driver at the Shanghai International Circuit. It was another dominant performance from the Mercedes driver, who recorded his second hat trick (pole, win, fastest lap) of the 2015 season (the other being Australia) and the seventh of his career.

Hamilton’s win was also his tenth consecutive podium appearance, stretching back to Monza last year, which is the fifth-longest run in the sport’s history. Hamilton needs one more podium in Bahrain to equal Sebastian Vettel’s personal record of 11 consecutive podiums – which he has achieved twice – but will need to appear on every podium up to the Singapore Grand Prix if he is to break Michael Schumacher’s all-time record streak of 19.

The world champion has also now led 12 consecutive races from Hungary last year, the joint fifth-longest run of all time. Once again, Hamilton needs to lead just one lap in Bahrain to match Sebastian Vettel’s longest run. Hamilton has now also led 1,956 laps in his career, jumping Sir Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark to sixth on the all-time list.

After Max Verstappen’s Renault engine decided to spontaneously ground to a halt along the pit straight in the closing laps of Sunday’s race, the Chinese Grand Prix became the seventh race in F1 history to have finished under the Safety Car.

Fernando Alonso also saw the chequered flag in a McLaren on Sunday for the first time since the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix. It was only the second time the double world champion had finished a race in 12th position – the first being on his Formula 1 debut in Australia 2001.

Pastor Maldonado remains the only driver yet to finish a race this season aside from Kevin Magnussen.


Current Standings

Thursday Drivers' press conference

Iceman asking the question to Perez at about 16 minutes

Nice one Khodr.

That's quite some excuse Nico's come up with... He has no answers, he's done. Ask him if that's correct Khodr

Surprising to see Seb on an off day. Kimi's good result was long overdue, nonetheless.

I don't share the Sky commentators' optimism concerning Nico Rosberg's increased aggressivity. They're amazed that he's overtaking slower cars! This time last year, he was legitimately battling for the win. Let's not forget he's once again been off Lewis's pace all weekend, and absolutely unable to keep up with him even when pit priority at the first stop put him back into play. I feel the story of the next few races is going to be about whether Ferrari can split the Mercedes again, while Lewis will inevitably run away with the championship.