Welcome to our index page of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix. From here you will find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Sakhir.
Session Reports
FP1: Perez edges Alonso to top first practice in Bahrain
FP2: Alonso quicker than Verstappen and Perez in Bahrain second practice
FP3: Alonso remains in command – edges Verstappen in Bahrain
Qualifying: Verstappen claims first pole of 2023 in Bahrain
Race: Verstappen and Perez in control, Alonso third in Bahrain!
Photos
Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up in Sakhir
Gallery: All the pictures from practice day in Sakhir
Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day in Sakhir
Gallery: All the pictures from race day in Sakhir
Results
Free Practice 1 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32.758s | 21 | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:33.196s | + 0.438s | 22 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.375s | + 0.617s | 21 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.165s | + 1.407s | 21 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.257s | + 1.499s | 17 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34.298s | + 1.540s | 17 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34.402s | + 1.644s | 20 |
| 8 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.575s | + 1.817s | 18 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.689s | + 1.931s | 20 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.917s | + 2.159s | 13 |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:34.966s | + 2.208s | 20 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:35.015s | + 2.257s | 20 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:35.043s | + 2.285s | 22 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:35.105s | + 2.347s | 20 |
| 16 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:35.402s | + 2.644s | 25 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:35.455s | + 2.697s | 22 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:35.749s | + 2.991s | 24 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:36.018s | + 3.260s | 15 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:36.072s | + 3.314s | 21 |
Free Practice 2 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.907s | 24 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.076s | + 0.169s | 23 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.078s | + 0.171s | 25 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.367s | + 0.460s | 25 |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:31.376s | + 0.469s | 24 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.450s | + 0.543s | 27 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.475s | + 0.568s | 23 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.543s | + 0.636s | 26 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.570s | + 0.663s | 26 |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.586s | + 0.679s | 26 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.608s | + 0.701s | 24 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.793s | + 0.886s | 27 |
| 13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.882s | + 0.975s | 24 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31.956s | + 1.049s | 27 |
| 15 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.024s | + 1.117s | 26 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:32.110s | + 1.203s | 17 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:32.440s | + 1.533s | 27 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:32.525s | + 1.618s | 26 |
| 19 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:32.605s | + 1.698s | 27 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:32.749s | + 1.842s | 28 |
Free Practice 3 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.340s | 13 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.345s | + 0.005s | 13 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32.446s | + 0.106s | 12 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.555s | + 0.215s | 17 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.624s | + 0.284s | 21 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.731s | + 0.391s | 17 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.919s | + 0.579s | 16 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:32.945s | + 0.605s | 21 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:33.045s | + 0.705s | 12 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:33.064s | + 0.724s | 13 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:33.116s | + 0.776s | 16 |
| 12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.180s | + 0.840s | 13 |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.202s | + 0.862s | 16 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:33.381s | + 1.041s | 21 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:33.423s | + 1.083s | 23 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:33.475s | + 1.135s | 15 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.629s | + 1.289s | 14 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:33.665s | + 1.325s | 15 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:33.882s | + 1.542s | 15 |
| 20 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:34.082s | + 1.742s | 18 |
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 |
Race results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 57 laps - 1:33:56.736s | 2 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | + 11.987s | 2 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | + 38.637s | 2 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | + 48.052s | 2 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | + 50.977s | 2 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | + 54.502s | 2 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | + 55.873s | 2 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | + 72.647s | 2 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | + 73.753s | 3 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Williams | + 89.774s | 3 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | + 90.870s | 3 |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | + 1 lap | 3 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | + 1 lap | 3 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | + 1 lap | 3 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | + 1 lap | 3 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | McLaren | + 2 laps | 6 |
| Esteban Ocon | Alpine | DNF | 4 | |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | DNF | 2 | |
| Oscar Piastri | McLaren | DNF | 1 |
Drivers championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | 0 |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | 0 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | 0 |
| - | Oscar Piastri | 0 |
| - | Esteban Ocon | 0 |
| - | Charles Leclerc | 0 |
Constructors championship standings
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 43 |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 23 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 16 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 4 |
| 6 | Alpine | 2 |
| 7 | Williams | 1 |
| 8 | AlphaTauri | 0 |
| 9 | Haas | 0 |
| 10 | McLaren | 0 |
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