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2023 Bahrain Grand Prix Index

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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