2025 Bahrain GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Oscar Piastri’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Sakhir, round 4.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 Race: what happened
Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap for the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 Race with a 1:35.140 for McLaren at Sakhir. George Russell (Mercedes) was 0.378s behind, and at racing speed that is 31.0 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Lando Norris completed the top three for McLaren, 0.588s off Oscar Piastri. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 239.6 m, from Oscar Piastri to Lance Stroll.
The closest call of the session was between Isack Hadjar and Carlos Sainz: 0.002s apart, about 0.16 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:35.140 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:35.518 | +0.378 | 31.0 m |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.728 | +0.588 | 48.2 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.132 | +0.992 | 81.3 m |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.167 | +1.027 | 84.2 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:36.235 | +1.095 | 89.7 m |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:36.531 | +1.391 | 114.0 m |
| 8 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:36.682 | +1.542 | 126.4 m |
| 9 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:36.690 | +1.550 | 127.0 m |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:36.952 | +1.812 | 148.5 m |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:36.954 | +1.814 | 148.6 m |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.098 | +1.958 | 160.4 m |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:37.141 | +2.001 | 164.0 m |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.225 | +2.085 | 170.9 m |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.303 | +2.163 | 177.2 m |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:37.338 | +2.198 | 180.1 m |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:37.380 | +2.240 | 183.6 m |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:37.906 | +2.766 | 226.7 m |
| 19 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:38.006 | +2.866 | 234.9 m |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:38.064 | +2.924 | 239.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Oscar Piastri set the race fastest lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.140. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lance Stroll the field covers 239.6 m.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:35.140 at Sakhir.
- What was the fastest lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 race was a 1:35.140, set by Oscar Piastri (McLaren) at Sakhir.
- How close was race at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri beat George Russell to fastest lap by 0.378s. At racing speed that margin is 31.0 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Lance Stroll in P20, the spread is 2.924s or 239.6 m.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.518, 0.378s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 31.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:35.728, 0.588s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 48.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:36.132, 0.992s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 81.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:36.167, 1.027s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 84.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:36.235, 1.095s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 89.7 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Sakhir?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.2 m of track. That is why George Russell's 0.378s at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 puts 31.0 m between the cars on the finish line.