2023 Season - Round 1 - 2023-03-05
Max Verstappen won the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, leading Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) home for Red Bull.
Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:33.996. Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:36.236 | 25 |
| 2 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:36.344 | 18 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 5 | Finished | 1:36.156 | 15 |
| 4 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:37.130 | 12 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | Finished | 1:36.546 | 10 |
| 6 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 8 | Finished | 1:36.546 | 8 |
| 7 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | Finished | 1:37.221 | 6 |
| 8 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Finished | 1:37.379 | 4 |
| 9 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 20 | Finished | 1:35.068 | 2 |
| 10 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 15 | Finished | 1:37.144 | 1 |
| 11 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 14 | Finished | 1:36.637 | 0 |
| 12 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 16 | Lapped | 1:36.037 | 0 |
| 13 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | Lapped | 1:36.471 | 0 |
| 14 | 21Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 19 | Lapped | 1:37.709 | 0 |
| 15 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 10 | Lapped | 1:36.616 | 0 |
| 16 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Lapped | 1:33.996 | 0 |
| 17 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 11 | Lapped | 1:35.822 | 0 |
| 18 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | Retired | 1:36.797 | 0 |
| 19 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | Retired | 1:37.170 | 0 |
| 20 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 18 | Retired | 1:40.691 | 0 |