Lewis Hamilton secured a shocking victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix. How did his victory affect the Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings?
After Scuderia Ferrari teammates Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc both experienced issues late in the second race of the 21-race 2019 Formula 1 season, with Vettel spinning out and Leclerc’s engine experiencing issues, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton shot from third place to the lead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Hamilton went on to win the 57-lap race around the 15-turn, 3.363-mile (5.412-kilometer) Bahrain International Circuit road course in Sakhir, Bahrain, giving him his first victory of the season and making him the season’s second different winner through the first two races.
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas is the other driver who has won a race this season, as he won the season opener, the Australian Grand Prix, ahead of Hamilton in second place.
How did Hamilton’s shocking victory and the rest of the action during the Bahrain Grand Prix affect the Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings following the second race of the season.
Non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Lewis Hamilton – #44, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes – [2nd (+1)]
2nd – Valtteri Bottas – #77, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes – [1st (-1)]
3rd – Charles Leclerc – #16, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [5th (+2)]
4th – Max Verstappen – #33, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda – [3rd (-1)]
5th – Sebastian Vettel – #5, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [4th (-1)]
6th – Lando Norris – #4, McLaren, Renault – [14th (+8)]
7th – Kimi Raikkonen – #7, Alfa Romeo Racing, Ferrari – [8th (+1)]
8th – Kevin Magnussen – #20, Rich Energy Haas, Ferrari – [6th (-2)]
9th – Nico Hulkenberg – #27, Renault, Renault – [7th (-2)]
10th – Pierre Gasly – #10, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda – [13th (+3)]
11th – Alexander Albon – #23, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [17th (+6)]
12th – Sergio Perez – #11, SportPesa Racing Point, Mercedes – [16th (+4)]
13th – Daniil Kvyat – #26, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [12th (-1)]
14th – Lance Stroll – #18, SportPesa Racing Point, Mercedes – [11th (-3)]
15th – Antonio Giovinazzi – #99, Alfa Romeo Racing, Ferrari – [18th (+3)]
16th – Daniel Ricciardo – #3, Renault, Renault – [9th (-7)]
17th – Romain Grosjean – #8, Rich Energy Haas, Ferrari – [10th (-7)]
18th – Carlos Sainz Jr. – #55, McLaren, Renault – [15th (-3)]
19th – George Russell – #63, ROKiT Williams Racing, Mercedes – [19th (0)]
20th – Robert Kubica – #88, ROKiT Williams Racing, Mercedes – [20th (0)]
Biggest Movers
Up: Lando Norris (+8)
Down: Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean (-7)
Here are the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings following the Bahrain Grand Prix. To see how the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.