F1 Bahrain GP grid positions with penalties applied

The Bahrain Grand Prix marks the fourth round of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship, so what does the grid look like with penalties applied? 

Feature image credit: Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool

McLaren has been in dominant form all weekend, with either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri topping the time sheets for all three practice sessions. The team did not let up for qualifying as Piastri sealed his second career pole position, pipping Mercedes’ George Russell. 

However, drama unfolded after qualifying as both Mercedes drivers of Russell and Kimi Antonelli, were slapped with one-place grid penalties for failing to comply with the race director’s instructions. 

In Q2, all the action was stopped as Haas’ Esteban Ocon spun and crashed on the exit of turn three. When the estimated time to restart was given, the Mercedes team released both cars into the pit lane. 

This new precedent saw both drivers being slapped with sporting penalties as, in the eyes of the FIA Single Seater Sporting Director, a possible sporting advantage. 

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So, with the penalties applied, where will everyone start on the grid?

1. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari 
3. George Russell, Mercedes*
4. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
5. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes*
6. Lando Norris, McLaren
7. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
8. Carlos Sainz, Williams Racing
9. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
10. Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
11. Jack Doohan, Alpine
12. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
13. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
14. Esteban Ocon, Haas
15. Alexander Albon, Williams
16. Nico Hulkenberg, Kick Sauber
17. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
18. Gabriel Bortoleto, Kick Sauber
19. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
20. Oliver Bearman, Haas

* = one place grid penalty, for Russell and Antonelli, for failing to comply with the race director’s instructions. 

Piastri snatches Bahrain GP F1 pole away from Russell

Read more Formula 1 here:

• Russell and Antonelli get grid penalty for pit lane breach at Bahrain GP
• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix / Qualifying – Results
• Piastri snatches Bahrain GP F1 pole away from Russell
• Bahrain Grand Prix / Free Practice 3 – Results
• McLaren completes clean sweep with Piastri fastest in FP3 of Bahrain GP
• FIA confirm changes to Race Director notes at Bahrain GP

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I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I’ve loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.

Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.