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Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/1080-qualifying
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Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 · Bahrain International Circuit
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2023 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33:56.736 · 57 laps · honda-rbpt | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:34:08.723 · 57 laps · honda-rbpt | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:34:35.373 · 57 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:34:44.788 · 57 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34:47.713 · 57 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34:51.238 · 57 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:34:52.609 · 57 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:35:09.383 · 57 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:35:10.489 · 57 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:35:26.510 · 57 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:35:27.606 · 57 laps · honda-rbpt | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda-rbpt | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Withdrew · Time not recorded · 41 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Engine · Time not recorded · 39 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Electrical · Time not recorded · 13 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.295 · 15 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Q1 1:31.479 · 15 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.094 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Q1 1:30.993 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | Q1 1:31.158 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | Q1 1:31.057 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:31.543 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:31.184 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 1:31.508 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | Q1 1:31.204 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:31.652 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:31.504 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:31.615 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:31.400 · 15 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Q1 1:31.461 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Q1 1:31.652 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:31.892 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Q1 1:32.101 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:32.121 · 9 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Q1 1:32.181 · 6 laps · renault |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.708 · honda-rbpt | |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:29.846 · honda-rbpt | |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.000 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:30.154 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.336 · mercedes | |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.340 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.384 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.836 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:30.984 · renault | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.381 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.443 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.473 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:32.510 · honda-rbpt | |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:31.652 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:31.892 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.101 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:32.121 · honda-rbpt | |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:32.181 · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 1 | 1:32.758 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:33.196 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:33.375 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 4 | 1:34.165 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:34.257 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 6 | 1:34.298 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 7 | 1:34.402 |
| freePractice1Results | Guanyu Zhou | 8 | 1:34.575 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 9 | 1:34.689 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 10 | 1:34.917 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 11 | 1:34.966 |
| freePractice1Results | Oscar Piastri | 12 | 1:34.997 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 13 | 1:35.015 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:35.043 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 15 | 1:35.105 |
| freePractice1Results | Nyck de Vries | 16 | 1:35.402 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 17 | 1:35.455 |
| freePractice1Results | Logan Sargeant | 18 | 1:35.749 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 19 | 1:36.018 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 20 | 1:36.072 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1:30.907 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:31.076 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 3 | 1:31.078 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 4 | 1:31.367 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 1:31.376 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 6 | 1:31.450 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 7 | 1:31.475 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 8 | 1:31.543 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 9 | 1:31.570 |
| freePractice2Results | Guanyu Zhou | 10 | 1:31.586 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:31.608 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 12 | 1:31.793 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 13 | 1:31.882 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:31.956 |
| freePractice2Results | Oscar Piastri | 15 | 1:32.024 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:32.110 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Albon | 17 | 1:32.440 |
| freePractice2Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 18 | 1:32.525 |
| freePractice2Results | Nyck de Vries | 19 | 1:32.605 |
| freePractice2Results | Logan Sargeant | 20 | 1:32.749 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1:32.340 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:32.345 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 3 | 1:32.446 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:32.555 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:32.624 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 6 | 1:32.731 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 7 | 1:32.919 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:32.945 |
| freePractice3Results | Oscar Piastri | 9 | 1:33.045 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 10 | 1:33.064 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:33.116 |
| freePractice3Results | Guanyu Zhou | 12 | 1:33.180 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 13 | 1:33.202 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:33.381 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:33.423 |
| freePractice3Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 16 | 1:33.475 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 17 | 1:33.629 |
| freePractice3Results | Logan Sargeant | 18 | 1:33.665 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Albon | 19 | 1:33.882 |
| freePractice3Results | Nyck de Vries | 20 | 1:34.082 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.