Round 1 · 2023
Bahrain Grand Prix
Official event name: Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1
PoleVER
Fastest lap1:33.996Guanyu · L56
Most laps led2Verstappen
Biggest gain+11Gasly P20→P9
Retirements3of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1:33:56.736 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 0 | 57 | +11.987 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 5 | +2 | 57 | +38.637 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 57 | +48.052 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 7 | +2 | 57 | +50.977 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 8 | +2 | 57 | +54.502 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 6 | -1 | 57 | +55.873 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +4 | 57 | +1:12.647 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 20 | +11 | 57 | +1:13.753 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 15 | +5 | 57 | +1:29.774 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 14 | +3 | 57 | +1:30.870 | 3 | |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 16 | +4 | 56 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 17 | +4 | 56 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries DEV | AlphaTauri | 19 | +5 | 56 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 10 | -5 | 56 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 13 | -3 | 56 | +1 lap FL | 3 | |
| 17 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 11 | -6 | 55 | +2 laps | 4 | |
| — | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 9 | 41 | DNF · L41 | 4 | ||
| — | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 3 | 39 | DNF · L39 | 2 | ||
| — | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 18 | 13 | DNF · L13 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 15 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 15 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 17 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 18 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 15 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 15 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 18 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | — | — | — | 17 |
| 11 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 13 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 8 |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | — | — | — | 6 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | — | — | — | 7 |
| 19 | Nyck de Vries DEV | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | — | — | — | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:32.340 | 13 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.345 | +0.005 | 13 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.446 | +0.106 | 12 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:32.555 | +0.215 | 17 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:32.624 | +0.284 | 21 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:32.731 | +0.391 | 17 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:32.919 | +0.579 | 16 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:32.945 | +0.605 | 21 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:33.045 | +0.705 | 12 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:33.064 | +0.724 | 13 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:33.116 | +0.776 | 16 |
| 12 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.180 | +0.840 | 13 |
| 13 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:33.202 | +0.862 | 16 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:33.381 | +1.041 | 21 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:33.423 | +1.083 | 23 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:33.475 | +1.135 | 15 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.629 | +1.289 | 14 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:33.665 | +1.325 | 15 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:33.882 | +1.542 | 15 |
| 20 | Nyck de Vries DEV | AlphaTauri | 1:34.082 | +1.742 | 18 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:30.907 | 25 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.076 | +0.169 | 24 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.078 | +0.171 | 26 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:31.367 | +0.460 | 26 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:31.376 | +0.469 | 25 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:31.450 | +0.543 | 28 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:31.475 | +0.568 | 24 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:31.543 | +0.636 | 27 |
| 9 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:31.570 | +0.663 | 27 |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.586 | +0.679 | 27 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:31.608 | +0.701 | 25 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.793 | +0.886 | 28 |
| 13 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:31.882 | +0.975 | 25 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:31.956 | +1.049 | 28 |
| 15 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:32.024 | +1.117 | 27 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:32.110 | +1.203 | 18 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:32.440 | +1.533 | 28 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:32.525 | +1.618 | 27 |
| 19 | Nyck de Vries DEV | AlphaTauri | 1:32.605 | +1.698 | 28 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:32.749 | +1.842 | 29 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:32.758 | 21 | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:33.196 | +0.438 | 22 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.375 | +0.617 | 21 |
| 4 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:34.165 | +1.407 | 21 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:34.257 | +1.499 | 17 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:34.298 | +1.540 | 17 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:34.402 | +1.644 | 20 |
| 8 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.575 | +1.817 | 18 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.689 | +1.931 | 20 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:34.917 | +2.159 | 13 |
| 11 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:34.966 | +2.208 | 20 |
| 12 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:34.997 | +2.239 | 24 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:35.015 | +2.257 | 20 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:35.043 | +2.285 | 22 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:35.105 | +2.347 | 20 |
| 16 | Nyck de Vries DEV | AlphaTauri | 1:35.402 | +2.644 | 25 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:35.455 | +2.697 | 22 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:35.749 | +2.991 | 24 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:36.018 | +3.260 | 15 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:36.072 | +3.314 | 21 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso ALO | — | Lance Stroll STR |
| Mercedes | George Russell RUS | — | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon OCO | — | Pierre Gasly GAS |
| Haas | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | — | Kevin Magnussen MAG |
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | — | Oscar Piastri PIA |
| Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO |
| AlphaTauri | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | — | Nyck de Vries DEV |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | — | Logan Sargeant SAR |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2021 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
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| 2020 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2019 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 3 |
| 2018 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1 |
| 2017 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 3 |
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