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Bahrain Grand Prix · Sepang · R16

Russell

Live forecast for Bahrain Grand Prix. The model is calibrated against its published race history.

Russell25.1%
Antonelli24.2%
Hamilton14%
Norris12.2%
Leclerc9.5%
01 / FORECAST

Bahrain Grand Prix

The stage number, row by row

The same win probabilities that drive the forecast above, plotted against the full scale. A short bar means a genuinely open race, not a formatting choice.

Win probability

Absolute scale · 0–100%

Σ

Rest of field

Not shown above

15.0%
02 / SIMULATION

Outcome uncertainty

One probability is not one outcome

The row above is only the first column of a simulated race. Here is the rest of it — the joint finishing spread the model stored, not just a single winner number.

Simulated outcome probabilities by driver
DriverWinPodiumPointsDNF
George Russell25.1%60.7%95.0%4.8%
Kimi Antonelli24.2%59.1%94.8%5.0%
Lewis Hamilton14.0%43.6%94.5%5.0%
Lando Norris12.2%41.3%94.6%5.0%
Charles Leclerc9.5%33.7%93.9%5.1%

Model output · joint race simulations

Select a driver to inspect how uncertain their result is. Every position bar is taken directly from the model; DNF is reported separately.

Top five 85.0% · Rest of field 15.0%Full-field probabilities. Values are not reweighted.

Classified finish distribution

George Russell

Bar height = share of simulated races

Finishing-position probabilities for George Russell
PositionProbability
P125.3%
P219.5%
P315.8%
P412.1%
P59.3%
P66.1%
P73.9%
P82.0%
P90.8%
P100.3%
P11<0.1%
P12<0.1%
P13<0.1%
P140%
P15<0.1%
P160%
P170%
P180%
P190%
P200%
Model
Ensemble + Monte Carlo
Field
22 drivers
Resolution
P1–P20 + DNF
Reading
Probability, not certainty
03 / DRIVERS

Deep dive

Now hold one driver still

The same simulation, read one driver at a time: win, podium, points and DNF as the model published them, with the finish and score it expects.

George Russell

Russell

mercedes · #63

Forecast rank01 of 05

Win
25.1%
Podium
60.7%
Points
95.0%
DNF
4.8%
Expected finish
P4.1
Expected points
15.4
Implied odds
4.0/1

Stored model output · not reweighted · an em dash means the model published no value

04 / DATA LABforecast source LIVE API

Explore the model

Every number above is queryable

The page you are reading is rendered from the same public API. These four surfaces let you check it against R16 · Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026.

Forecast rows
22
Brier
0.038
vs Grid
+20%

06 / COVERAGE

Verified public endpoints

Nothing appears live until the evidence is.

Where all of it comes from

Every series in this manifest is backed by a production pipeline and an inspectable public API. Planned coverage stays off the page.

01

Formula 1

Official race results, championship state and model forecasts — one verified public data surface.

Status
Live
Endpoints
88
Since
1950

Status and endpoint counts are read from the public API, not maintained as marketing copy.

Inspect API coverage ↗

Live forecast data. Brier: 0.038; vs Grid: +20%; Scored: 11; Model: Ensemble; Field: 22 drivers; Race: R16; Russell: 25.1%; Antonelli: 24.2%; Hamilton: 14%; Norris: 12.2%; Leclerc: 9.5%.

Follow the forecast from its inputs to the result. The model, its calibration and every scored race remain open to inspection.