STAT: Who is the most successful at the Bahrain Grand Prix?
Despite starting from only P9 on the grid, seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver at the Bahrain Grand Prix, having won a total of five races in Sakhir.
There have been 20 editions of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first dating back to 2004, won by Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari. It was the very first Formula 1 World Championship race to be held in the Middle East.
In 2020, Bahrain hosted two races on consecutive weekends, the first on a shorter 3.534 kilometre track with just 11 corners, which was called the Sakhir Grand Prix. As previously mentioned, the 2010 race was run over a 6.229 kilometre layout.
The most successful driver in Bahrain is Lewis Hamilton with five wins. Of the drivers racing this year, Fernando Alonso has won 3, Max Verstappen (2) and Charles Leclerc (1).
Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton and Verstappen all share the record for pole positions with three, while the English driver on 11, has the most podium finishes to his name. Of the teams, Ferrari leads the way with seven wins, and podium finishes (17), while Mercedes on seven has the most pole positions.
