F1 Bahrain Grand Prix Winners List: Lewis Hamilton Leads Max Verstappen in Sakhir

The Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix is the first night race of the 2025 season. The Desert heat is a big challenge for many teams and drivers. Over the years, Bahrain has been the season opener, but now F1 decided to keep Bahrain as the fourth round next to Australia, China and Japan. This is the second race of the triple header, and many F1 drivers have dominated the circuit in the past.

Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen are the current F1 drivers with two or more wins on the track. With Lewis leading the table at the top, Max Verstappen will look to continue the momentum. Check out the F1 drivers who won the most races in Bahrain and the all-time winners at Sakhir. 

Here are the F1 drivers with the most wins at the Bahrain Grand Prix race

1. Lewis Hamilton

The Seven-time world champion started to win at the Bahrain GP only after moving to the Mercedes F1 team. His prime was between 2014 and 2021; he won five Bahrain Grand Prix races. He is sitting at the top as the current Formula1 driver with the most wins at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

2. Sebastian vettel

The German driver is now retired, and during his racing days, Vettel was one of the ferocious drivers who never gave up. From 2010 to 2013, Sebastian Vettel was in his prime, and during that time, he won 2 races in Sakhir. After moving to Ferrari, he won another two races. He is one of the drivers who won with two different teams, unlike Lewis Hamilton, who won the race only as a Mercedes driver.

3. Fernando Alonso

Alonso is one of the modern-day legends in Formula 1 who is still racing and going faster than many young drivers. He is the one who stopped Michael Schumacher’s winning run. In that battle, he won two races in Sakhir with a Renault car. With Ferrari, he won one race, beating Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in 2010.  

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4. Max Verstappen

The Dutch driver is now the best in F1, and 2023 and 2024 are some of the best years for Max Verstappen as a driver. In 2023, he won 19 races out of 21, which is still a world record. He won the Bahrain Grand prix two times in his career from 2023 to 2024, and if he wins this year, it will be a hat trick of wins. 

5. Felippe Massa

The Brazilian was an inch closer to winning a title in 2008, but in the end, lost his title to Lewis Hamilton. Felippe Massa in his F1 career had won two Bahrain Grand Prix races and both for the Maranello team, Ferrari. He won back-to-back races in 2008 and 2009.

Here is the list of Formula1 drivers who won the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix