The 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on Sunday, 5 March 2023. Max Verstappen started on pole position in the Red Bull and was the race winner.
FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull | Pirelli | 57 | 1:33:56.736 | - | - | 1:36.236 | 44 | 196.861 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Red Bull | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:08.723 | +11.987 | +11.987 | 1:36.344 | 37 | 196.443 | 18 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:35.373 | +38.637 | +26.650 | 1:36.156 | 36 | 195.521 | 15 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:44.788 | +48.052 | +9.415 | 1:37.130 | 37 | 195.197 | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:47.713 | +50.977 | +2.925 | 1:36.546 | 36 | 195.097 | 10 |
| 6 | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:51.238 | +54.502 | +3.525 | 1:36.546 | 32 | 194.976 | 8 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | RUS | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:34:52.609 | +55.873 | +1.371 | 1:37.221 | 33 | 194.929 | 6 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:09.383 | +1:12.647 | +16.774 | 1:37.379 | 31 | 194.356 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:10.489 | +1:13.753 | +1.106 | 1:35.068 | 42 | 194.319 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | ALB | Thailand | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:26.510 | +1:29.774 | +16.021 | 1:37.144 | 43 | 193.775 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | TSU | Japan | AlphaTauri Honda | Pirelli | 57 | 1:35:27.606 | +1:30.870 | +1.096 | 1:36.637 | 42 | 193.738 | |
| 12 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | SAR | USA | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:33:57.872 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:36.037 | 42 | 193.366 | |
| 13 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:13.493 | 1 lap | +15.621 | 1:36.471 | 42 | 192.831 | |
| 14 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | DEV | Netherlands | AlphaTauri Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:19.259 | 1 lap | +5.766 | 1:37.709 | 30 | 192.635 | |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:35.647 | 1 lap | +16.388 | 1:36.616 | 42 | 192.079 | |
| 16 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ZHO | China | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:36.385 | 1 lap | +0.738 | 1:33.996 | 56 | 192.054 | |
| 17 | 4 | Lando Norris | NOR | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:34:03.372 | 2 Laps | 1 lap | 1:35.822 | 51 | 189.725 | |
| DNF | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 41 | 1:10:19.566 | 1:36.797 | 34 | 189.101 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | Ferrari | Pirelli | 39 | 1:04:46.118 | 1:37.170 | 37 | 195.300 | |||
| DNF | 81 | Oscar Piastri | PIA | Australia | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 13 | 22:22.585 | 1:40.691 | 3 | 187.992 |