Full results from qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir, round 1 of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

2023 Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.295s 1:30.503s 1:29.708s
2 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:31.479s 1:30.746s 1:29.846s
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:31.094s 1:30.282s 1:30.000s
4 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:30.993s 1:30.515s 1:30.154s
5 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:31.158s 1:30.645s 1:30.336s
6 George Russell Mercedes 1:31.057s 1:30.507s 1:30.340s
7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.543s 1:30.513s 1:30.384s
8 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:31.184s 1:31.127s 1:30.836s
9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:31.508s 1:30.914s 1:30.984s
10 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:31.204s 1:30.809s
11 Lando Norris McLaren 1:31.652s 1:31.381s
12 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:31.504s 1:31.443s
13 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:31.615s 1:31.473s
14 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:31.400s 1:32.510s
15 Alexander Albon Williams 1:31.461s
16 Logan Sargeant Williams 1:31.652s
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:31.892s
18 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:32.101s
19 Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri 1:32.121s
20 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:32.181s

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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