Race results
The Bahrain Grand Prix began with polesitter Verstappen holding the lead and controlling the race from the opening laps. Pérez moved into second and Red Bull quickly established a one-two formation. In the middle phase Leclerc stopped with a power-unit problem, removing Ferrari from the podium fight. Alonso then passed Russell, Hamilton and Sainz in sequence, showing strong race pace in his first Grand Prix for Aston Martin. Verstappen stayed comfortably in control to win the season opener, Pérez finished second and Alonso completed the podium. The 2023 season therefore began with a clear Red Bull advantage.
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:33:56.736 | 57 | 1:36.236 | 2 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 11 | +11.987 | 57 | 1:36.344 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 14 | +38.637 | 57 | 1:36.156 | 2 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 55 | +48.052 | 57 | 1:37.130 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 44 | +50.977 | 57 | 1:36.546 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 18 | +54.502 | 57 | 1:36.546 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 63 | +55.873 | 57 | 1:37.035 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 77 | +1:12.647 | 57 | 1:37.379 | 2 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 10 | +1:13.753 | 57 | 1:35.068 | 3 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 23 | +1:29.774 | 57 | 1:37.144 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 22 | +1:30.870 | 57 | 1:36.637 | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 2 | +1 Lap | 56 | 1:36.037 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 20 | +1 Lap | 56 | 1:36.471 | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 21 | +1 Lap | 56 | 1:37.709 | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 27 | +1 Lap | 56 | 1:36.616 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 24 | +1 Lap | 56 | 1:33.996 | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 4 | +2 Laps | 55 | 1:35.257 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 31 | Retired | 41 | 1:36.797 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Retired | 39 | 1:37.170 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 81 | Retired | 13 | 1:40.691 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
DNF: Did not finish
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Race information
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- Round
- ROUND 1
- Official name
- FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit
- Venue
- Sakhir, Bahrain
- Course length
- 5.412 km
- GP first held
- 2004
- Same-name GP races
- 19
- Fastest lap
- -
- Race laps
- 57 laps
- Race distance
- 308.238 km
GP first held and GP races held count only same-name grands prix that were part of the F1 World Championship.
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