Circuit · Sakhir, Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit
The first Grand Prix in the Middle East. Long the venue for pre-season testing. The 2020 Sakhir GP used the short 'outer' loop, producing a lap time of 53 seconds.
- Championship races
- 22
- Seasons
- 2004–202521 seasons
- Length
- 5.412 kmcurrent layout
- Turns
- 15
- Direction
- clockwise
- Type
- permanent
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Desert circuit with three heavy braking zones; abrasive surface and a large day-to-night temperature swing
Most wins here
| Driver | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 2014–2021 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 2012–2018 |
| Fernando Alonso | 3 | 2005–2010 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 2007–2008 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 2022 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 2009 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 2004 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 2016 |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 | 2025 |
| Sergio Perez | 1 | 2020 |
Constructors here
| Constructor | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 7 | 2004–2022 |
| Mercedes | 6 | 2014–2021 |
| Red Bull Racing | 4 | 2012–2024 |
| Renault | 2 | 2005–2006 |
| Brawn GP | 1 | 2009 |
| McLaren | 1 | 2025 |
| Racing Point | 1 | 2020 |
Where winners start here
All 22 races won here, counted together, across the 3 layouts the register records.
- Won from first on the grid
- 11 of 22 (50%), against 230 of 436 (53%) at every circuit, 2004–2025
- Won from the first two slots
- 16 of 22 (73%), against 336 of 436 (77%) at every circuit
- Lowest winning grid slot
- 5th — Sergio Perez, 2020
- Most wins by a driver
- Sir Lewis Hamilton, 5
- Most wins by a team
- Ferrari, 7
A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the team’s own livery. A hollow dot has no colour on record.
| Grid slot | Wins | Races won |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | 2004 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2005 Fernando Alonso (Renault); 2007 Felipe Massa (Ferrari); 2012 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2015 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2018 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari); 2020 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2022 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari); 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); 2024 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); 2025 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) |
| 2nd | 5 | 2008 Felipe Massa (Ferrari); 2013 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2014 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2016 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2021 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 3rd | 3 | 2010 Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 2017 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari); 2019 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 4th | 2 | 2006 Fernando Alonso (Renault); 2009 Jenson Button (Brawn GP) |
| 5th | 1 | 2020 Sergio Perez (Racing Point) |
Race by race
- 2000s
- 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix Renault 1st
- 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix Renault 4th
- 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix Brawn GP 4th
- 2010s
- 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari 3rd
- 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 2nd
- 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari 3rd
- 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes 3rd
- 2020s
- 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Racing Point 5th
- 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix McLaren 1st
Every layout raced here 3 in the timeline, 3 drawn
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. Each one is fitted to its own box, so these are not to scale: a longer layout is not drawn larger, and none of them carries a direction, a position or a start line. The drawing that opens the page is the latest layout raced or on the calendar here, not the longest. The length listed with each layout is this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under its drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.
- 2004– Grand Prix circuit
- 2010 Endurance circuit
- 2020 Outer circuit
Each layout with its drawing, and what changed
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Grand Prix circuit
- Years
- 2004–
- Length
- 5.412 km
- Confidence
- medium
The standard configuration; realigned five metres at Turn 4 after the first race
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Endurance circuit
- Years
- 2010
- Length
- 6.299 km
- Confidence
- medium
A longer loop used only for the 2010 race, marking the championship's sixtieth season; widely disliked and dropped at once
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Outer circuit
- Years
- 2020
- Length
- 3.543 km
- Confidence
- medium
Used only for the 2020 Sakhir GP, a week after the Bahrain GP on the full circuit, giving a lap of about 53 seconds
Every race here 22 · 1 to come
Held here as the Bahrain Grand Prix (21 races) and the Sakhir Grand Prix (1 race).
Where this comes from
- Official name
- Bahrain International Circuit
- Location
- Sakhir, Bahrain
- Confidence
- high