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Bahrain Grand Prix

Kuala Lumpur · Round 16
02 Oct 2026 · Conventional format
5 of 5 sessions with a published run
HAD6Red BullRed Bull Racingno CdAClA publishedVER3Red BullRed Bull RacingCdA publishedClA publishedNOR1McLarenMcLarenCdA publishedClA publishedHUL27AudiAudiCdA publishedClA publishedALO14Aston MartinAston Martinno CdAClA publishedLAW30Racing BullsRacing Bullsno CdAClA publishedLIN41Racing BullsRacing Bullsno CdAClA publishedSTR18Aston MartinAston Martinno CdAClA publishedPIA81McLarenMcLarenno CdAClA publishedPER11CadillacCadillacCdA publishedClA publishedLEC16FerrariFerrariCdA publishedClA publishedCOL43AlpineAlpineCdA publishedClA publishedGAS10AlpineAlpineCdA publishedClA publishedBOT77CadillacCadillacCdA publishedClA publishedRUS63MercedesMercedesno CdAClA publishedANT12MercedesMercedesCdA publishedClA publishedALB23WilliamsWilliamsCdA publishedClA publishedBEA87HaasHaas F1 TeamCdA publishedClA publishedBOR5AudiAudino CdAClA publishedOCO31HaasHaas F1 Teamno CdAClA publishedSAI55WilliamsWilliamsCdA publishedClA publishedHAM44FerrariFerrarino CdAClA published

CIRCUIT

DETECTION - 45m before T15ACTIVATION - T1565m after T15 - ZONE A1 -- ZONE A1 - 85m after T1510m after T3 - ZONE A2 -- ZONE A2 - 50m after T365m after T8 - ZONE A3 -- ZONE A3 - 95m after T865m after T14 - ZONE A4 -- ZONE A4 - 80m after T14SPEED TRAP [T] - 205m before T15S1S2OT DOT ASM A1SM A2SM A3SM A4T123456789101112131415FINISH LINE
track axis 5.483 km15 cornersS1 1.435 kmS2 1.839 kmS3 2.269 km
sectors S1·S2·S3overtake (detection → activation)straight modenormal grip activationlow grip activationFIA circuit map (el proveedor de geometría no publica este circuito)

VALUES PER SESSION

ANT
ses.wndusefulCdA (m²)lohiClA (m²)lohi
FP144———4.553.685.80
FP223231.321.091.524.943.556.91
FP355———6.144.408.00
Q00———7.226.448.00
R3434———4.123.335.40
event66661.070.901.384.623.705.99

A window is a stretch of lap flat enough to measure, and only the useful ones enter the drag fit. In green, the sessions that clear the floor of 5 useful windows — the first CdA gate, not the only one, so a green session can still fail on its band or its flatness; in grey, the ones that fall short. Load (ClA) is fitted from corner samples and gated separately, so a grey session can still publish its ClA. The last row is the whole event: one fit over every window of the weekend, which is how a driver can have a published CdA while no single session publishes one.

ANT

Mercedes
Drag (CdA)1.32m²1.09–1.52 m²Session 11728 fit
Load (ClA)4.12m²3.33–5.40 m²Session 11731 fit

CHARTS

driver ANT

LOAD AGAINST SPEED

How much downward force the air generates on the car at each speed. The higher the curve, the harder it is pinned to the floor through fast corners. The dashed line is the car’s weight: where the curve crosses it, the air is already pushing it down harder than it weighs.

x axis speed [km/h] · y axis force [kN]——— load with ClA 4.12 m²- - - car weight 8.22 kNload = weight at 212 km/h

DRAG AGAINST SPEED

How much the air slows it down at each speed. This is the force the engine has to overcome on a straight, and it grows with the square of speed: at 300 km/h it costs four times what it costs at 150.

x axis speed [km/h] · y axis force [kN]——— drag with CdA 1.32 m²at 300 km/h · 5.30 kN

ClA ESTIMATED PER SESSION

How the aerodynamic load changed over the course of the weekend. Each point is one session’s estimate and the grey band is that fit’s margin of error. If it rises, the team added load; if it drops, they took it away.

FP1FP2FP3QR
x axis session · y axis ClA [m²] · grey band fit margin

CdA ESTIMATED PER SESSION

How air resistance changed from session to session. Lowering CdA buys straight-line speed; raising it is usually the price of carrying more load for the corners.

FP1FP2FP3QR
x axis session · y axis CdA [m²] · grey band fit margin