Oscar Piastri eased to victory on the Grand Prix as battled again from his disappointing qualifying to complete third.
The Australian transformed his pole place right into a commanding win underneath the lights on the Sakhir circuit, coming dwelling over 15 seconds forward of Mercedes’ .
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Norris, who started the weekend with a one-point lead within the championship, overcame a five-second penalty and a ding-dong battle with to complete on the rostrum.
Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton secured fourth and fifth for Ferrari, whereas Max Verstappen completed sixth.
F1 driver standings after Bahrain GP
1. Lando Norris – 77 factors
2. Oscar Piastri – 74 factors
3. Max Verstappen – 69 factors
4. George Russell – 63 factors
5. Charles Leclerc – 35 factors
6. Kimi Antonelli – 30 factors
7. Lewis Hamilton – 25 factors
8. Alex Albon – 18 factors
9. Esteban Ocon – 14 factors
10. Lance Stroll – 10 factors
11. Pierre Gasly – 6 factors
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12. Nico Hulkenberg – 6 factors
13. Ollie Bearman – 6 factors
14. Isack Hadjar – 4 factors
15. Yuki Tsunoda – 5 factors
16. Carlos Sainz – 1 level
17. Liam Lawson – 0 factors
18. Jack Doohan – 0 factors
19. Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 factors
20. Fernando Alonso – 0 factors
Lando Norris (centre) leads the F1 world championship after 4 rounds (Getty Pictures)
F1 constructor standings
1. McLaren – 151 factors
2. Mercedes – 93 factors
3. Purple Bull – 71 factors
4. Ferrari – 57 factors
5. Haas – 20 factors
6. Williams – 19 factors
7. Aston Martin – 10 factors
8. Racing Bulls – 7 factors
9. Alpine – 6 factors
10. Sauber – 6 factors
