2024 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Final Practice Results
Results from final practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Round 1 of the 2024 F1 worlꦿd championship.
| 2024 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (3) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m30.824s |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m30.965s |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.062s |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m31.094s |
| 5 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m31.118s |
| 6 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m31.190s |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m31.210s |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.248s |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m31.278s |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m31.396s |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m31.449s |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m31.452s |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m31.631s |
| 14 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m31.671s |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m31.965s |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m32.000s |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m32.096s |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | 1m32.124s |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m32.125s |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m32.382s |
The final practice session for the𓂃 Bahrain Grand Prix saw Carlos Sainz lead the way for Ferrari.
It was tight at the top with 14 cars separated by 0.8s - meaning qualifying should 😼be a very close fight.
Ferrari 💫left it latest to complete their final runs and thus had the best of the track conditions.
Sainz toppled Fernando Alonso's benchmark, but it could have e🔯asily been Charles Leclerc or Lando No💯rris on top.
Leclerc made a mistake in S1, while Norris lost out over💖 0.4s in the final sector, indictating there's still𝕴 more to come in qualifying.
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