Bahrain 2025
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Race Weekend
Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2025
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Fri, 11 April, 11:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 11 April, 15:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 12 April, 12:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 12 April, 16:00
Qualifying
Sun, 13 April, 15:00
Race
Welcome to the Bahrain International Circuit, Formula 1's stage for the fourth round of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship.
Situated in the Sakhir desert, this circuit has been a fixture on the F1 calendar for two decades, with races under the lights and the blistering sun over the years.
With overtaking guaranteed thanks to the high-speed first sector, Bahrain is a great way to begin a run of back-to-back nighttime races.
Circuit Overview:
The Bahrain International Circuit's combination of slow, technical sections, sweeping mid-speed turns, and high-speed straights come within a 5.412 km (3.363 miles) lap.
Turn 1's heavy braking zone and the run down to the Turn 4 right-hander often see wheel-to-wheel racing, with the tricky downhill sequence of Turns 9 and 10 demanding precision and bravery for anyone daring to pass.
Sector 3's undulations and sweeping corners keep the speeds high for the all-important run down the pit straight, where a good exit is a must for drivers to attack as they get set for another lap.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Bahrain International Circuit
Location: Sakhir
First Grand Prix: 2004
Circuit Length: 5.412 km (3.363 miles)
Race Distance: 308.238 km (191.530 miles)
Laps: 57
Lap Record: 1:31.447 (Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 2005)
2025 Support Series: Formula 2, Formula 3
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P15
Fastest Lap: 1:35.723 (Lap 40)
Qualifying: P13 (1:30.221)
Tyre Strategy: Soft-Hard-Hard
Carlos Sainz Last Year
Race: P3
Fastest Lap: 1:34.507 (Lap 44)
Qualifying: P14 (1:29.507)
Tyre Strategy: Soft-Hard-Hard
Williams Racing's Bahrain GP History
Best Finish: P4 (Valtteri Bottas, 2015)
Best Qualifying: P3 (Juan Pablo Montoya, 2004)
Alex's Best Finish: P3 (2020)
Carlos' Best Finish: P2 (2022)
Williams Racing Highlight: Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher scored us a second-row lockout in the maiden 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Bahrain At a Glance
Capital: Manama
Population: 1.5 million
Size: 765 sq km
Language: Arabic
Currency: Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
Bahrain 2025
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2025
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 11 April, 11:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 11 April, 15:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 12 April, 12:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 12 April, 16:00
Qualifying
Sun, 13 April, 15:00
Race
Welcome to the Bahrain International Circuit, Formula 1's stage for the fourth round of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship.
Situated in the Sakhir desert, this circuit has been a fixture on the F1 calendar for two decades, with races under the lights and the blistering sun over the years.
With overtaking guaranteed thanks to the high-speed first sector, Bahrain is a great way to begin a run of back-to-back nighttime races.
Circuit Overview:
The Bahrain International Circuit's combination of slow, technical sections, sweeping mid-speed turns, and high-speed straights come within a 5.412 km (3.363 miles) lap.
Turn 1's heavy braking zone and the run down to the Turn 4 right-hander often see wheel-to-wheel racing, with the tricky downhill sequence of Turns 9 and 10 demanding precision and bravery for anyone daring to pass.
Sector 3's undulations and sweeping corners keep the speeds high for the all-important run down the pit straight, where a good exit is a must for drivers to attack as they get set for another lap.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Bahrain International Circuit
Location: Sakhir
First Grand Prix: 2004
Circuit Length: 5.412 km (3.363 miles)
Race Distance: 308.238 km (191.530 miles)
Laps: 57
Lap Record: 1:31.447 (Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 2005)
2025 Support Series: Formula 2, Formula 3
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P15
Fastest Lap: 1:35.723 (Lap 40)
Qualifying: P13 (1:30.221)
Tyre Strategy: Soft-Hard-Hard
Carlos Sainz Last Year
Race: P3
Fastest Lap: 1:34.507 (Lap 44)
Qualifying: P14 (1:29.507)
Tyre Strategy: Soft-Hard-Hard
Williams Racing's Bahrain GP History
Best Finish: P4 (Valtteri Bottas, 2015)
Best Qualifying: P3 (Juan Pablo Montoya, 2004)
Alex's Best Finish: P3 (2020)
Carlos' Best Finish: P2 (2022)
Williams Racing Highlight: Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher scored us a second-row lockout in the maiden 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Bahrain At a Glance
Capital: Manama
Population: 1.5 million
Size: 765 sq km
Language: Arabic
Currency: Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
Event Ended
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A. Albon
P20
finished
C. Sainz
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JAMES and ALEX
JAMES: Alex, you drove very well.
JAMES: I think the Safety Car may have helped a bit, but the reality behind it is I think we're quite down on front tyres aren't we?
JAMES: We'll come back stronger next week.
ALEX: Yep, confirm.
13 Apr 2025
PIT and ALEX
PIT: That's a good drive, good overtakes. Maybe lacked a bit of balance on that last stint.
ALEX: We should have been on the Softs, I think. But yeah, well done everyone. It was a good recovery.
13 Apr 2025
Bahrain GP ✅
That's our Bahrain GP complete.
13 Apr 2025
FINAL LAP
It seems that we're going to run out of laps to make the top 10 this time...
13 Apr 2025
LAP 55/57
Alex is still pushing, but there aren't many openings out there.
13 Apr 2025
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