Norris was looking dejected after qualifying. He could only secure sixth on the grid for the race, well behind teammate Piastri, who clinched pole position.
Norris hasn't looked comfortable in the MCL39 so far this season - but he still leads the standings by one point.
| 2025 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Starting grid | |||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team |
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 6 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 11 | Jack Doohan | AUS | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| 15 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
Russell and Antonelli were hit with one-place grid penalties.
This was because they left their pit garages before the FIA had informed the teams of a restart time after Ocon's Q2 crash.
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog. It's race day in Bahrain with a big race ahead.
Over the years, Bahrain has always delivered, with overtaking very possible and high tyre degradation expected.
