2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
The 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022) was a Formula One race that was held on 20 March 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit, a motor racing circuit in the west of Bahrain. It served as the season opener of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and was the eighteenth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
| 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 1 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 20 March 2022 | |||
| Official name | Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 | |||
| Location |
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | |||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |||
| Course length | 5.412 km (3.363 miles) | |||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles) | |||
| Weather | Clear | |||
| Attendance | 98,000 | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:30.558 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:34.570 on lap 51 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Ferrari | |||
| Second | Ferrari | |||
| Third | Mercedes | |||
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Lap leaders | ||||
Charles Leclerc won the race after starting from pole position, his first win since the 2019 Italian Grand Prix. Leading all but two laps after pitting a second time, short of a grand slam, Leclerc had a hat-trick with pole, race win, and fastest lap. Teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lewis Hamilton completed the podium, as reigning champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez both retired. It was Ferrari's first win and 1–2 finish since the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix.