Bahrain Grand Prix
Round 1 of 2023
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir
Country
Bahrain
Date
Mar 5, 2023
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 1 | 57 | 1:33:56.736 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull | 2 | 57 | +11.987 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 5 | 57 | +38.637 | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 4 | 57 | +48.052 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 7 | 57 | +50.977 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 8 | 57 | +54.502 | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 6 | 57 | +55.873 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 57 | +1:12.647 | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine F1 Team | 20 | 57 | +1:13.753 | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 15 | 57 | +1:29.774 | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 14 | 57 | +1:30.870 | 0 |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 16 | 56 | +1.136 | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 56 | +16.757 | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries DEV | AlphaTauri | 19 | 56 | +22.523 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 56 | +38.911 | 0 |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 56 | +39.649 | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 11 | 55 | +6.636 | 0 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 41 | Retired | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 3 | 39 | Retired | 0 |
| 20 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 18 | 13 | Retired | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:31.295 | 1:30.503 | 1:29.708 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:31.479 | 1:30.746 | 1:29.846 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:31.094 | 1:30.282 | 1:30.000 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:30.993 | 1:30.515 | 1:30.154 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:31.158 | 1:30.645 | 1:30.336 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | 1:31.057 | 1:30.507 | 1:30.340 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:31.543 | 1:30.513 | 1:30.384 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:31.184 | 1:31.127 | 1:30.836 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:31.508 | 1:30.914 | 1:30.984 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:31.204 | 1:30.809 | — |
| 11 | Lando Norris NOR | 1:31.652 | 1:31.381 | — |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:31.504 | 1:31.443 | — |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou ZHO | 1:31.615 | 1:31.473 | — |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:31.400 | 1:32.510 | — |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | 1:31.461 | — | — |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant SAR | 1:31.652 | — | — |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:31.892 | — | — |
| 18 | Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:32.101 | — | — |
| 19 | Nyck de Vries DEV | 1:32.121 | — | — |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:32.181 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:36.236
Lap 44
Sergio Pérez
Red Bull
1:36.344
Lap 37
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
1:36.156
Lap 36
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
1:37.130
Lap 37
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:36.546
Lap 36
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
1:36.546
Lap 32
George Russell
Mercedes
1:37.221
Lap 33
Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo
1:37.379
Lap 31
Pierre Gasly
Alpine F1 Team
1:35.068
Lap 42
Alexander Albon
Williams
1:37.144
Lap 43
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
1:36.637
Lap 42
Logan Sargeant
Williams
1:36.037
Lap 42
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team
1:36.471
Lap 42
Nyck de Vries
AlphaTauri
1:37.709
Lap 30
Nico Hülkenberg
Haas F1 Team
1:36.616
Lap 42
Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo
1:33.996
Lap 56
Lando Norris
McLaren
1:35.822
Lap 51
Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team
1:36.797
Lap 34
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:37.170
Lap 37
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
1:40.691
Lap 3
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 9 | 25.885 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 10 | 32.766 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 10 | 25.267 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 11 | 25.399 |
| Alexander Albon | 1 | 11 | 25.054 |
| Nyck de Vries | 1 | 11 | 25.018 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 11 | 26.075 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 12 | 24.682 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 12 | 24.966 |
| Logan Sargeant | 1 | 12 | 25.600 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 1 | 12 | 25.787 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 13 | 24.345 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 13 | 24.500 |
| George Russell | 1 | 13 | 27.062 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 14 | 24.289 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 14 | 25.800 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 15 | 25.449 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 15 | 25.439 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 15 | 41.462 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 17 | 24.264 |
| Lando Norris | 2 | 17 | 33.661 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 25 | 24.879 |
| Alexander Albon | 2 | 26 | 24.920 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 26 | 24.372 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 26 | 37.769 |
| Nyck de Vries | 2 | 27 | 25.234 |
| Lando Norris | 3 | 27 | 33.467 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 29 | 25.643 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 29 | 25.344 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 30 | 24.690 |
Race Summary
- Round: 1 of 2023
- Circuit: Bahrain International Circuit — Sakhir, Bahrain
- Date: Mar 5, 2023
- Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), started P1.
- Pole position: Max Verstappen (1:29.708)
- Fastest lap: Guanyu Zhou (1:33.996, lap 56)
- Podium: 1. Max Verstappen, 2. Sergio Pérez, 3. Fernando Alonso
- Classified finishers: 17