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Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc at Bahrain International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, and Charles Leclerc
Race date
March 31, 2019
Pole
Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap
Charles Leclerc
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Charles Leclerc 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Pierre Gasly from P13 to P8 (+5), Antonio Giovinazzi from P16 to P11 (+5), and Sergio Pérez from P14 to P10 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Charles Leclerc started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, 1 Collision damage, and 1 Gearbox. Charles Leclerc holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.411 on lap 38. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:34:21.29525
2Valtteri BottasMercedes1:34:24.27518
3Charles LeclercFerrari1:34:27.42616
4Max VerstappenRed Bull1:34:27.70312
5Sebastian VettelFerrari1:34:57.36310
6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:35:07.0498
7Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo1:35:08.7656
8Pierre GaslyRed Bull1:35:19.3894
9Alexander AlbonToro Rosso1:35:23.9922
10Sergio PérezRacing Point1:35:24.9911
11Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo1:35:25.8940
12Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap0
13Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
14Lance StrollRacing Point+1 lap0
15George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
16Robert KubicaWilliams+2 laps0
17Nico HülkenbergRenaultPower unit0
18Daniel RicciardoRenaultPower loss0
19Carlos Sainz Jr.McLarenGearbox0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasCollision damage0