Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:33:56.736 | 1:36.236 | +2.240 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 2 | +11.987 | 1:36.344 | +2.348 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 5 | +38.637 | 1:36.156 | +2.160 | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | +48.052 | 1:37.130 | +3.134 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | +50.977 | 1:36.546 | +2.550 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 8 | +54.502 | 1:36.546 | +2.550 | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | +55.873 | 1:37.221 | +3.225 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +1:12.647 | 1:37.379 | +3.383 | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 20 | +1:13.753 | 1:35.068 | +1.072 | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 15 | +1:29.774 | 1:37.144 | +3.148 | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 14 | +1:30.870 | 1:36.637 | +2.641 | 0 |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 16 | Lapped | 1:36.037 | +2.041 | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | Lapped | 1:36.471 | +2.475 | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | 19 | Lapped | 1:37.709 | +3.713 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 10 | Lapped | 1:36.616 | +2.620 | 0 |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Lapped | 1:33.996 | Fastest | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 11 | Lapped | 1:35.822 | +1.826 | 0 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 9 | Retired | 1:36.797 | +2.801 | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | Retired | 1:37.170 | +3.174 | 0 |
| 20 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 18 | Retired | 1:40.691 | +6.695 | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2023 Formula 1 season, including Guanyu Zhou's fastest lap of 1:33.996.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the session Max Verstappen won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Open telemetry comparisonFastest laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.
Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
off the 2026 calendar (its race moved to Sepang). A wide track surface and generous run-off areas for wheel-to-wheel racing.
The track
- Length
- 5.412 km
- Turns
- 15
- Lap record
- 1:31.447 (Pedro de la Rosa, 2005)
- First held
- 4 April 2004
- Races held
- 20
What its races show
- Safety car
- 60% (3 of 5 races)
- Virtual safety car
- 60% (3 of 5 races)
- Pit lane time
- 25.9 s
- Pit stop time loss
- 24.6 s
Figures from 5 races at this track in our data (2021–2025).