Oscar Piastri dominant in Bahrain Grand Prix win

Field Level Media
13 Apr 2025, 23:50 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Go Nakamura/Reuters via Imagn Images)

Oscar Piastri won his second Formula One race of the season, riding the pole position into a victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

With his fourth career victory, Piastri moved into second place in the driver standings, three points behind his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris.

Piastri built his lead throughout the race and won by a dominant 15.5 seconds, leaving the jockeying for position to those behind him.

Among those fighting for the podium was George Russell of Mercedes, who rode soft tires for 24 laps at the end of the race and had to fight issues with his gearbox and DRS system but had enough to fight off Norris for second place by less than a second.

Norris, who started sixth, gained a spot on the podium despite being penalized five seconds for being out of position in his grid box.

Russell, however, will be the subject of a post-race investigation to determine whether he violated rules in how he used his DRS in the closing laps.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and fifth, respectively. For Hamilton, the seven-time world champion, it was his best finish with Ferrari, which he joined this season.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, the four-time defending F1 champion, finished sixth after encountering troubles at both of his pit stops. Pierre Gasly was seventh and scored the first points of the season for Alpine.

For Piastri, the race in Sakhir, Bahrain, was the 50th start of his F1 career. He is the first multiple-race winner of the season.

--Field Level Media

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