2015 Bahrain Grand Prix

2015 Bahrain Grand Prix
Race 4 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	19 April 2015 (2015-04-19)
Official name	2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Location	Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent Racing Facility
Course length	5.412 km (3.363 miles)
Distance	57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles)
Weather	Sunny, clear 24–26 °C (75–79 °F) air temperature 28–31 °C (82–88 °F) track temperature 1.5 m/s (4.9 ft/s) wind from the north[1]
Attendance	90,000 (Weekend)[2] 32,000 (Race Day)
Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:32.571
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Time	1:36.311 on lap 42
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Third	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 19 April 2015 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race was the fourth round of the 2015 season and marked the eleventh time that the Bahrain Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

Lewis Hamilton, who was the defending race winner, came into the race with a 13-point lead over Sebastian Vettel after his victory a week prior in China. He took the 42nd pole position of his career during Saturday's qualifying, and his fourth in a row. In the race, Hamilton won from Kimi Räikkönen and Nico Rosberg, taking his 36th race victory.