2025 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Saturday's full schedule

Lando Norris in Australia, Lewis Hamilton during the Sprint in China, Oscar piastri during the GP in Shanghai, Max Verstappen in Japan. In four qualifying sessions, the 2025 season of Formula 1 had four different polesitters. This statistic reflects the small gap between the teams and suggests another great show this Saturday. Around the Sakhir circuit, the twenty drivers on the grid will battle it out for pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

This has allowed the fastest driver in qualifying to win in the last three editions. Charles Leclerc in 2022 and then Max Verstappen the following two years won the event in Bahrain, which then served as the inaugural round of the championship. The Monegasque is among the candidates to become the fifth poleman in as many qualifying rounds this season. Also watch out for the Mercedes of the very regular George Russell, even if the McLaren remain favorites after dominating the first two free sessions.

Sakhir International Circuit (Bahrain) in figures

• Length: 5,412 km
• Number of laps in the race: 57
• Lap record: 1”31”444 (Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 2005)
• DRS zones: 3
• Tires chosen: C1, C2, C3: the hardest in the range

Schedules and TV channels of the sessions F1 Saturday in Bahrain (French time)

14h30 – Free Practice 3: Canal + Sport
18h00 – Qualifications: Canal +

12:15 pm – Sprint Race F3 : Canal + Sport
16h15 – Sprint Course F2 : Canal + Sport

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The championship standings before the Bahrain GP

F1 2025 Ranking – Drivers

1) Lando Norris (McLaren) – 62 points
2) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 61 points
3) Oscar piastri (McLaren) – 49 points
4) George Russell (Mercedes) – 45 points
5) Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 30 points
6) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 20 points
7) Alex Albon (Williams) – 18 points
8) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 15 points
9) Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 10 points
10) Lance stroll (Aston Martin) – 10 points
11) Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 6 points
12) Oliver Bearman (Haas) – 5 points
13) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 4 points
14) Yuki tsunoda (Racing Bulls) – 3 points
15) Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 1 points
16) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 0 points
17) Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 0 points
18) Liam Lawson (Red Bull) – 0 points
19) Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points
20) Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 0 points

F1 2025 Ranking – Manufacturers

1) McLaren – 111 points
2) Mercedes – 75 points
3) Red Bull – 61 points
4) Ferrari – 35 points
5) Williams – 19 points
6) Haas – 15 points
7) Aston Martin – 10 points
8) Racing Bulls – 7 points
9) Sauber – 6 points
10) Alpine – 0 points

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