Bahrain Grand Prix
2023 · Round 1 · Sakhir, Bahrain · Mar 3-5, 2023Race summary
Victory went to Verstappen (from 1st on the grid), with a 12.0s margin. Gasly made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 9th (up 11 places). Norris had a difficult race, dropping from 11th to 17th. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on laps 41-42. The winner made 2 pit stops: on lap 14 (soft → soft), on lap 36 (soft → hard). The fastest lap of the race belonged to Zhou (1:33.996).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 57 | 1:33:56.736 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | 57 | +11.987 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 5 | 57 | +38.637 | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 57 | +48.052 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | 57 | +50.977 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 8 | 57 | +54.502 | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | 57 | +55.873 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 57 | +1:12.647 | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 20 | 57 | +1:13.753 | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 15 | 57 | +1:29.774 | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 14 | 57 | +1:30.870 | 0 |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 16 | 56 | +1.136 | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 56 | +16.757 | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 19 | 56 | +22.523 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 56 | +38.911 | 0 |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou 1:33.996 | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 56 | +39.649 | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 11 | 55 | +6.636 | 0 |
| – | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 41 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 39 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 18 | 13 | Retired | 0 |