Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a row today with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen back on the podium to deny Mercedes another one-two finish.

The Briton's pole-to-flag victory at the floodlit desert track was his third win in four races this season and 36th of his career.

Unlike last season, when he beat team mate Nico Rosberg from second place on the grid in a wheel-to-wheel battle, Hamilton was untroubled by the German who finished third after fighting the Ferraris.

Hamilton increased his lead over Rosberg in the standings to 27 points. The Briton now has 93 points to the German's 66.

The result

1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:35:05.809
2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari +00:03.380
3. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 00:06.033
4. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes 00:42.957
5. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 00:43.989
6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull - Renault 01:01.751
7. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Mercedes 01:24.763
8. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap
9. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) RedBull - Renault 1 lap
10. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 1 lap
11. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1 lap
12. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari 1 lap
13. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 1 lap
14. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari 1 lap
15. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Mercedes 1 lap
16. Will Stevens (Britain) Marussia - Ferrari 2 laps
17. Roberto Merhi (Spain) Marussia - Ferrari 3 laps
r. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso - Renault 22 laps
r. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault 27 laps
r. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 57 laps