Sakhir F1 results, winners and history
Sakhir in Bahrain is a balanced circuit on the Formula 1 calendar. The data holds 3 grands prix at Sakhir between 2023 and 2025. Pre-season testing was also held here in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled. Oscar Piastri won the most recent race here in 2025 for McLaren. Max Verstappen has the most wins here in the data, with 2. All 3 races were won from pole position.
- Races held
- 3
- Last race
- 2025
- Most recent winner
- Oscar Piastri 2025
- In dataset since
- 2023
- Seasons in data
- 4
Sakhir winners by year
Every grand prix at this circuit in the data. Pole is the driver who started the race from P1.
| Year | Grand prix | Winner | Team | Pole | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Cancelled | |||
| 2025 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri1:35.140 |
| 2024 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen1:32.608 |
| 2023 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen | Zhou Guanyu1:33.996 |
Sakhir records in the data
Covers the 3 grands prix held here in the Pit Lane Data dataset (2023 to 2025), not the full history of the circuit.
- Fastest race lap
- 1:32.608 Max Verstappen, 2024
- Most wins
- Max Verstappen 2 wins from 3 races
- Most poles
- Max Verstappen 2 poles from 3 races
- Most team wins
- Red Bull Racing 2 wins from 3 races
- Won from pole
- 3 of 3 races won by the driver starting P1
- Winner's pit stops
- 2.0 on average from 2 races with pit data
- Safety cars per race
- 0.33 1 safety car and 1 virtual safety car in 3 races, with 1 race seeing at least one safety car
Safety car counts come from race control messages. Pit stop counts come from the pit lane timing data.
Pole position time by year
Fastest qualifying lap at Sakhir - 2023 to 2025
Fastest race lap by year
Quickest lap set during the race at Sakhir - a lower line is faster
Tyre strategy norms
What a typical race at Sakhir looks like, from 38 classified runs
- Typical stops
- 2
- Average stops
- 2.1
- Common start tyre
- Soft
- One-stoppers
- 0%
- Two-stoppers
- 89%
- Three+ stops
- 11%
Stop counts are from classified finishers across every race held here in the dataset. The most common starting compound is the soft.
Every session at Sakhir
Results, lap times and strategy for each practice, qualifying, sprint and race session, grouped by year.