Charles Leclerc will start the race from pole position after the Ferrari driver defeated Red Bull’s reigning champion Max Verstappen in a thrilling qualifying.
Carlos Sainz will line up third in the other Ferrari, with Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez joining Sainz on the second row of the grid.
Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will take the start from fifth ahead of his former Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, who is now at Alfa Romeo.
Kevin Magnussen qualified an impressive seventh on his F1 comeback ahead of Alpine’s Fernando.
The McLarens of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo are due to start from 13th and 18th on the grid respectively.
When is the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix?
The 2022 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix will begin at 18:00 local time (+3 GMT) at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022 Start time: 18:00 local time / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 17:00 SAT / 18:00 EAT / 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT / 02:00 AEDT (Sunday) / 00:00 JST (Sunday) / 20:30 IST …
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