Lewis Hamilton helped Button get away early in the race as he slowed Vettel.  The Red Bull driver managed to fight his way into second place. Jarno Trulli was dissapointed that he could not convert his pole position into a win but would still have to be happy to take third.

Hamilton took fourth place. He said the Brawn GP car and the Red Bull car were just too fast in the high-speed corners. He was happy the team had made some progress but says there is still some ground to gain before he can challenge for even a podium spot.

Button’s team-mate Rubens Barrichello was in 5th. He said he lost a lot of time behind Piquet after his first pit stop and that pretty much ruined his race.

Kimi Raikkonen got the first points for the season for Ferrari after he took 6th position. He said “in theory, the new package we will have in Barcelona should see us make a good step forward.

Timo Glock took seventh spot and Fernando Alonso took the last of the points in eighth.

Mark Webber did well early on to move up several positions from 18th but then he was held up behind a car with KERS and that was the end of things for him. He completed the race in 11th.

The results from the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix sees Brawn GP leading the constructors championship. They are way out in front on 50, RBR are second with 27.5 and Toyota third with 26.5.

The next F1 GP will take place on May 10 at the Barcelona track.