Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India |
| 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 |
| 17 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia |
| 20 | Jenson Button | McLaren |