1. Oscar Piastri-

Piastri was dominant in Bahrain, taking an easy win whilst teammate Lando Norris struggled to make it to the podium. He’s quickly becoming a championship favourite.

2. George Russell-

George Russell was already having a fantastic weekend, running in second for most of the race. Managing to keep that second place under pressure from Lando Norris whilst driving a car that was falling apart was simply outstanding.

3. Charles Leclerc-

Charles was rather unlucky with the timing of the safety car, as it ruined the tyre offset strategy that could have powered him to a podium finish. But, he still defended brilliantly from Lando Norris and was one of the best drivers of the weekend, even if it didn’t quite come together for him.

4. Pierre Gasly-

Gasly was the star of the midfield in Bahrain. A superb qualifying saw him start the race in fourth and he was unlucky to lose sixth place to Max Verstappen on the last lap. Still, he took his and the team’s first points of the season and elevated Alpine from the bottom of the championship.

5. Esteban Ocon-

Ocon bounced back from the disappointment of crashing out in qualifying, with an aggressive undercut proving a great strategy from the Haas team that allowed him to finish in eighth. An honourable mention also has to go to his teammate Oliver Bearman, who climbed from last to tenth. Together, their performance took Haas above Williams to be the highest midfield team in the championship.

Tally:

1. Alexander Albon- 3
2. Max Verstappen- 2
3. Oliver Bearman- 2
4. Oscar Piastri- 2
5. George Russell- 2
6. Esteban Ocon- 2
7. Charles Leclerc- 2
8. Lando Norris- 1
9. Andrea Kimi Antonelli- 1
10. Yuki Tsunoda- 1
11. Isack Hadjar- 1
12. Pierre Gasly- 1