The 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix started March 5th, 2023 at 16:00 on Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Max Verstappen started from pole position with Sergio Pérez next to him. Charles Leclerc started from third place.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 56 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sergio Pérez in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
After the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Verstappen is 7 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 56 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sergio Pérez in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
After the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Verstappen is 7 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
Circuit
Location
Sakhir, Bahrain
Date
March 5th, 2023 at 16:00
Round
1/22
Winner
Max Verstappen
Winning time
1:33:56.736
Pole position
Max Verstappen
Fastest pitstop
Carlos Sainz 24.227 (lap 31)
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33:56.736 | 1 | 57 | 25 |
2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | +11.987 | 2 | 57 | 18 |
3 2 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +38.637 | 5 | 57 | 15 |
4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +48.052 | 4 | 57 | 12 |
5 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +50.977 | 7 | 57 | 10 |
6 2 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +54.502 | 8 | 57 | 8 |
7 1 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | +55.873 | 6 | 57 | 6 |
8 4 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1:12.647 | 12 | 57 | 4 |
9 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | +1:13.753 | 20 | 57 | 2 |
10 5 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | +1:29.774 | 15 | 57 | 1 |
11 3 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1:30.870 | 14 | 56 | 0 |
12 4 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1 Lap | 16 | 56 | 0 |
13 4 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 17 | 56 | 0 |
14 5 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | +1 Lap | 19 | 56 | 0 |
15 5 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 10 | 56 | 0 |
16 3 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 13 | 56 | 0 |
17 6 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | +2 Laps | 11 | 55 | 0 |
- | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | DNF (Mechanical) | 9 | 41 | 0 |
- | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 3 | 39 | 0 |
- | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | DNF (Electrical) | 18 | 13 | 0 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.295 | 1:30.503 | 1:29.708 | |
2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.479 | 1:30.746 | 1:29.846 | +0.138 |
3 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.094 | 1:30.282 | 1:30.000 | +0.292 |
4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.993 | 1:30.515 | 1:30.154 | +0.446 |
5 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.158 | 1:30.645 | 1:30.336 | +0.628 |
6 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.057 | 1:30.507 | 1:30.340 | +0.632 |
7 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.543 | 1:30.513 | 1:30.384 | +0.676 |
8 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.184 | 1:31.127 | 1:30.836 | +1.128 |
9 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:31.508 | 1:30.914 | 1:30.984 | +1.276 |
10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.204 | 1:30.809 | ||
11 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.652 | 1:31.381 | ||
12 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.504 | 1:31.443 | ||
13 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.615 | 1:31.473 | ||
14 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31.400 | 1:32.510 | ||
15 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.461 | |||
16 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:31.652 | |||
17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.892 | |||
18 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.101 | |||
19 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:32.121 | |||
20 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:32.181 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.340 | 13 | |
2 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.345 | +0.005 | 13 |
3 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32.446 | +0.106 | 12 |
4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.555 | +0.215 | 17 |
5 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.624 | +0.284 | 21 |
6 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.731 | +0.391 | 17 |
7 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.919 | +0.579 | 16 |
8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:32.945 | +0.605 | 21 |
9 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:33.045 | +0.705 | 12 |
10 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:33.064 | +0.724 | 13 |
11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:33.116 | +0.776 | 16 |
12 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.180 | +0.840 | 13 |
13 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.202 | +0.862 | 16 |
14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.381 | +1.041 | 21 |
15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.423 | +1.083 | 23 |
16 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:33.475 | +1.135 | 15 |
17 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.629 | +1.289 | 14 |
18 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:33.665 | +1.325 | 15 |
19 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:33.882 | +1.542 | 15 |
20 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:34.082 | +1.742 | 18 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.907 | 25 | |
2 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.076 | +0.169 | 24 |
3 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.078 | +0.171 | 26 |
4 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.367 | +0.460 | 26 |
5 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.376 | +0.469 | 25 |
6 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.450 | +0.543 | 28 |
7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:31.475 | +0.568 | 24 |
8 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.543 | +0.636 | 27 |
9 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.570 | +0.663 | 27 |
10 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.586 | +0.679 | 27 |
11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:31.608 | +0.701 | 25 |
12 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.793 | +0.886 | 28 |
13 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.882 | +0.975 | 25 |
14 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31.956 | +1.049 | 28 |
15 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.024 | +1.117 | 27 |
16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.110 | +1.203 | 18 |
17 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:32.440 | +1.533 | 28 |
18 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:32.525 | +1.618 | 27 |
19 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:32.605 | +1.698 | 28 |
20 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:32.749 | +1.842 | 29 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32.758 | 21 | |
2 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:33.196 | +0.438 | 22 |
3 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.375 | +0.617 | 21 |
4 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.165 | +1.407 | 21 |
5 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.257 | +1.499 | 17 |
6 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34.298 | +1.540 | 17 |
7 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.402 | +1.644 | 20 |
8 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.575 | +1.817 | 18 |
9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.689 | +1.931 | 20 |
10 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.917 | +2.159 | 13 |
11 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:34.966 | +2.208 | 20 |
12 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:34.997 | +2.239 | 24 |
13 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:35.015 | +2.257 | 20 |
14 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.043 | +2.285 | 22 |
15 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:35.105 | +2.347 | 20 |
16 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:35.402 | +2.644 | 25 |
17 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:35.455 | +2.697 | 22 |
18 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:35.749 | +2.991 | 24 |
19 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:36.018 | +3.260 | 15 |
20 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:36.072 | +3.314 | 21 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 18 | -7 | |
3 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1 | 15 | -10 | |
4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 12 | -13 | ||
5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | -15 | ||
6 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 8 | -17 | ||
7 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | -19 | ||
8 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 4 | -21 | ||
9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 2 | -23 | ||
10 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1 | -24 | ||
11 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 0 | -25 | ||
12 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 | -25 | ||
13 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -25 | ||
14 | #45 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 0 | -25 | ||
15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -25 | ||
16 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -25 | ||
17 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | -25 | ||
18 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | -25 | ||
19 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | -25 | ||
20 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 0 | -25 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Bull | 1 | 2 | 43 | |
2 | Aston Martin | 1 | 23 | -20 | |
3 | Mercedes | 16 | -27 | ||
4 | Ferrari | 12 | -31 | ||
5 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | -39 | ||
6 | Alpine F1 Team | 2 | -41 | ||
7 | Williams | 1 | -42 | ||
8 | AlphaTauri | 0 | -43 | ||
9 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -43 | ||
10 | McLaren | 0 | -43 |
Previous race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.570 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.090 - Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen |
2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Alexander Albon | 1:32.014 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:33.411 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:33.740 - Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel |
2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.798 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.482 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | Nico Rosberg | 1:36.311 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sergio Pérez | 1:37.020 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:36.961 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:36.379 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:58.287 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |
2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | 1:34.556 - Jarno Trulli | Jarno Trulli |
2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Robert Kubica | 1:33.193 - Heikki Kovalainen | Robert Kubica |
2007 | #5 Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.067 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.408 - Nico Rosberg | Michael Schumacher |
2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jarno Trulli | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:31.447 - Pedro de la Rosa | Fernando Alonso |
2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | 1:30.252 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |