Verstappen could overtake Vettel on the all-time points and laps led lists, Norris overtakes Hakkinen for third on the list of most starts with McLaren and Stroll could equal Magnussen for the most Q1 exits. Here are the milestones and records which could be broken at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix!
THE 2025 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX MILESTONES
The 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix will be the 1,129th World Championship event in Formula 1 history.
This will be the 22nd time that Formula 1 has raced in Bahrain. It will be the 22nd Grand Prix held at Bahrain International Circuit. The venue has hosted the Bahrain Grand Prix 20 times so far, plus the Sakhir Grand Prix in 2020.
This will be the 21st Bahrain Grand Prix since the event was first held in 2004.
Lando Norris will overtake Mika Hakkinen as the driver to have made the third-most starts with McLaren in F1 history at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. Hakkinen made 131 starts with McLaren during his career, while Norris has made 131 starts to date with the team.
Yuki Tsunoda makes his 91st F1 start this weekend, overtaking Takuma Sato as the Japanese driver who has made the second-most Grand Prix appearances.
Oscar Piastri makes his 50th start with McLaren this weekend, becoming the 13th driver to have made as many as 50 starts with the team.
This weekend, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton become the first drivers to make 18 starts at Bahrain International Circuit, moving clear of Kimi Raikkonen at the top of the list.
The 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix is the first F1 race to take place on April 13 since the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix. The 1986 Spanish Grand Prix is the only other previous race to have taken place on this date.
THE FORMULA 1 RECORDS WHICH COULD BE BROKEN
Kimi Antonelli has scored points in all of his first three Grand Prix appearances. Should he score again at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, he would become the fourth driver to have scored in all of the first four races of his F1 career, after Richie Ginther, Jackie Stewart and Lewis Hamilton.
A points finish for Max Verstappen at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix would be his 25th consecutive points-scoring Grand Prix. That would see him set the fifth longest scoring streak in F1 history.
If Max Verstappen scores 14 or more points at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, he will overtake Sebastian Vettel for second on the list of most points scored in Formula 1.
Should Max Verstappen lead 39 laps of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, he will overtake Sebastian Vettel for third place on the list of most Grand Prix laps led in F1.
If Oscar Piastri crosses the finish line at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, he will overtake Carlos Sainz for the sixth longest finishing streak in F1 history.
A Q1 exit for Lance Stroll at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix would see him equal Kevin Magnussen at the top of the list of most Q1 exits in Formula 1. Magnussen recorded 74 Q1 exits in his career, while Stroll has recorded 73 to date.
If Lando Norris completes the first 18 laps of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, he will overtake Jenson Button for second on the list of most Grand Prix laps raced with McLaren in the team’s history.
Pole position has been decided by less than a tenth of a second at all of the last three Grand Prix weekends. If pole is decided by less than a tenth at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, it will be the first time it has happened at four races in a row since the 2017 Bahrain, Russian, Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix.
A pole position at any race in 2025 for Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto or Isack Hadjar would make them the youngest polesitter in F1 history.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid. If Max Verstappen leads the race from start to finish, he will equal Sebastian Vettel for third on the list of most F1 races led from start to finish. Verstappen has led 14 Grands Prix from start to end so far in his career.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be his sixth Grand Slam. That would see him equal Lewis Hamilton for second on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
Red Bull are one fastest lap short of becoming the fifth team to record a century of fastest laps in Formula 1. A fastest lap for a Red Bull driver would make 2025 the 17th consecutive season in which the team has recorded the fastest lap in a Grand Prix. That would equal Ferrari’s record of 17 successive years with a fastest lap, set between 1995 and 2011.
A podium finish for Charles Leclerc at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix will see him equal Fernando Alonso as the driver to have taken the fifth-most podium finishes with Ferrari in Formula 1.
A win for Lewis Hamilton would make him the 16th driver to have won Grands Prix with as many as three different teams.
A win for Ferrari would make 2025 the 60th season in which they’ve won a Grand Prix.
A victory for a Ferrari-powered car this weekend would make Ferrari the first engine manufacturer to have powered 250 victories in Formula 1. Of the 249 previous victories, Sebastian Vettel’s with Toro Rosso at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix is the only one which was not taken in a Ferrari chassis.
THE BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX RECORDS ON OFFER
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for most victories at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with five. He could extend the record to six at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix.
A win for Max Verstappen in the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix would make him the first driver to have won three consecutive races at Bahrain International Circuit.
Ferrari have always held the record for most wins at the Bahrain Grand Prix since the event was first held in 2004. Their current record of seven wins in Bahrain could be equalled this weekend by Mercedes.
If Red Bull win the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, they would equal Mercedes for the longest winning streak at Bahrain International Circuit. Mercedes won all three races here from 2014 to 2016.
As well as holding the record for most wins, Ferrari also hold the record for most podium finishes in Bahrain, with 17. Their record could be equalled or overtaken by Mercedes at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, who currently have 16 top three finishes at the track.
A fastest lap for Charles Leclerc or Max Verstappen in the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix would see them equal Nico Rosberg as the driver with the most fastest laps at Bahrain International Circuit. Rosberg set the fastest lap here three times during his career.
Mercedes and Ferrari are currently tied as the teams with the most fastest laps in Bahrain. Either team could set a new outright record of seven fastest laps at Bahrain International Circuit in the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton will overtake Sebastian Vettel as the driver who has led the most laps at Bahrain International Circuit if he leads 24 laps of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton leads the way for most laps raced at Bahrain International Circuit. If he completes 41 laps of the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, he will become the first driver to have raced 1,000 Grand Prix laps at the track.
British and German drivers are currently tied for most wins at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with six apiece. Either nation could set a new record this weekend.
Lewis Hamilton could extend the record for most finishes in Bahrain to 18 this weekend. If he fails to finish, Fernando Alonso could equal the existing record.
A retirement for Max Verstappen at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix would see him equal Jenson Button as the driver with the most retirements at Bahrain International Circuit. In addition to his six DNFs here, Button also recorded a DNS in 2016.
A first lap retirement for Max Verstappen or Charles Leclerc would make them the first driver to record multiple first lap DNFs at Bahrain International Circuit.
Pedro de la Rosa holds the Lap Record at Bahrain International Circuit and has done so for 20 years, setting a 1:31.447 during the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix. His record could finally be beaten this year.
2025 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX: QUALIFYING RECORDS
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are currently tied with Sebastian Vettel for the most poles at the Bahrain Grand Prix with three apiece. Hamilton or Verstappen could set a new outright record at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, while Charles Leclerc could equal the existing record.
Having taken pole position in the last two seasons, pole for Max Verstappen at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix would make him the first driver to take pole for three consecutive Bahrain Grands Prix.
Mercedes are the team with the most pole positions in Bahrain, with seven. Ferrari could equal their record in qualifying for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. Meanwhile – with one of Mercedes’ poles at the track coming at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix – Ferrari and Mercedes are tied for most Bahrain Grand Prix pole positions, with six each. Either team could set a new record this weekend, or their existing shared record could be equalled by Red Bull.
A front row lock-out for Ferrari at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix would see them equal Mercedes as the team with the most front row lock-outs in Bahrain. Mercedes could extend the record to six.
Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to maintain his 100% Q3 appearance rate in Bahrain at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. Juan Pablo Montoya, Christian Klien and Paul di Resta are the only other drivers with 100% Q3 appearance rates at the track.
Alex Albon is currently tied with Sergio Perez for the most Q2 exits in Bahrain, with five. He could set a new outright record this weekend, while his existing record could be equalled by Nico Hulkenberg.
LONGEVITY RECORDS ON OFFER FOR HAMILTON AND ALONSO
A win for Lewis Hamilton this year would see him move into the top ten of Formula 1’s oldest Grand Prix winners. Meanwhile, a victory for Fernando Alonso would make him the sport’s sixth oldest winner – and the oldest since Jack Brabham at the 1970 South African Grand Prix. Only nine drivers have won races at the age of over 40. The most recent driver to do so was Nigel Mansell, at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix.
A pole position for Lewis Hamilton in 2025 would make him the first driver in his 40s to take pole position since Nigel Mansell at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. He would be the sixth driver to take a pole position above the age of 40.
Lewis Hamilton is currently tied with Michael Schumacher as the driver who has set the fastest lap of a Grand Prix in the most consecutive seasons. Schumacher set a fastest lap in at least one race in all 15 seasons between 1992 and 2006, while Hamilton has set a fastest lap in every season since 2010. A fastest lap for Hamilton this year would see him become the first driver to take a fastest lap in 16 consecutive seasons.
A win for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2025 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between two Formula 1 victories, with his last having come at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. The current record is 6 years, 6 months and 28 days, set by Riccardo Patrese.
A pole position for Fernando Alonso in 2025 would make him the sport’s fourth-oldest polesitter. He would be the oldest polesitter since Jack Brabham at the 1970 Spanish Grand Prix.
