2024 Bahrain Grand Prix: Everything you need to know

The race

The 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 March 2024 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the opening round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

The race was won by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, who started from pole position. Verstappen led every lap of the race, and won by a margin of over 20 seconds. Carlos Sainz Jr. of Scuderia Ferrari finished in second place, and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished in third place.

The championship

The 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix was the first race of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. The championship is contested over a series of 23 races, and the driver who scores the most points over the course of the season will be crowned world champion.

Verstappen's victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix gave him an early lead in the championship standings. Sainz Jr. is second in the standings, and Hamilton is third.