Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2023-03-05 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:33:56.736 · 57 laps	25
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 1:34:08.723 · 57 laps	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:34:35.373 · 57 laps	15
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:34:44.788 · 57 laps	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:34:47.713 · 57 laps	10
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 1:34:51.238 · 57 laps	8
7	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:34:52.609 · 57 laps	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Race · 1:35:09.383 · 57 laps	4
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · 1:35:10.489 · 57 laps	2
10	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · 1:35:26.510 · 57 laps	1
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · 1:35:27.606 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · Time penalty: 15.000 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest lap · Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · Withdrew · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 13 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

George Russell · Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas · Alfa Romeo

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Alexander Albon · Williams

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Nyck de Vries · AlphaTauri

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Guanyu Zhou · Alfa Romeo

Lando Norris · McLaren

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

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

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:29.708
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:29.846
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.000
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.154
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:30.336
6	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:30.340
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:30.384
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:30.836
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.984
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · Time not recorded
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:31.381
12	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:31.443
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:31.473
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:32.510
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · Time not recorded
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.652
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:31.892
18	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:32.101
19	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:32.121
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:32.181

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.758 · 21 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.196 · 22 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.375 · 21 laps
4	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.165 · 21 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.257 · 17 laps
6	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.298 · 17 laps
7	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.402 · 20 laps
8	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.575 · 18 laps
9	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.689 · 20 laps
10	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.917 · 13 laps
11	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.966 · 20 laps
12	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.997 · 24 laps
13	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.015 · 20 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.043 · 22 laps
15	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.105 · 20 laps
16	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.402 · 25 laps
17	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.455 · 22 laps
18	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.749 · 24 laps
19	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.018 · 15 laps
20	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.072 · 21 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.907 · 25 laps
2	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.076 · 24 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.078 · 26 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.367 · 26 laps
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.376 · 25 laps
6	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.450 · 28 laps
7	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.475 · 24 laps
8	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.543 · 27 laps
9	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.570 · 27 laps
10	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.586 · 27 laps
11	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.608 · 25 laps
12	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.793 · 28 laps
13	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.882 · 25 laps
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.956 · 28 laps
15	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.024 · 27 laps
16	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.110 · 18 laps
17	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.440 · 28 laps
18	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.525 · 27 laps
19	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.605 · 28 laps
20	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.749 · 29 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.340 · 13 laps
2	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.345 · 13 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.446 · 12 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.555 · 17 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.624 · 21 laps
6	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.731 · 17 laps
7	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.919 · 16 laps
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.945 · 21 laps
9	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.045 · 12 laps
10	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.064 · 13 laps
11	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.116 · 16 laps
12	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.180 · 13 laps
13	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.202 · 16 laps
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.381 · 21 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.423 · 23 laps
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.475 · 15 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.629 · 14 laps
18	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.665 · 15 laps
19	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.882 · 15 laps
20	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.082 · 18 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:33.996
2	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:35.068
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:35.822
4	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:36.037
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:36.156
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.236
7	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.344
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:36.471
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:36.546
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:36.546
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:36.616
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:36.637
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:36.797
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:37.130
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:37.144
16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:37.170
17	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:37.221
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:37.379
19	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:37.709
20	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:40.691

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Pierre Gasly	1	9	25.885
Lando Norris	1	10	32.766
Yuki Tsunoda	1	10	25.267
Valtteri Bottas	1	11	25.399
Alexander Albon	1	11	25.054
Nico Hülkenberg	1	11	26.075
Nyck de Vries	1	11	25.018
Lewis Hamilton	1	12	24.682
Esteban Ocon	1	12	24.966
Logan Sargeant	1	12	25.600
Guanyu Zhou	1	12	25.787
Charles Leclerc	1	13	24.345
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	13	24.500
George Russell	1	13	27.062
Max Verstappen	1	14	24.289
Fernando Alonso	1	14	25.800
Lance Stroll	1	15	25.449
Kevin Magnussen	1	15	25.439
Esteban Ocon	2	15	41.462
Sergio Pérez	1	17	24.264
Lando Norris	2	17	33.661
Pierre Gasly	2	25	24.879
Alexander Albon	2	26	24.920
Yuki Tsunoda	2	26	24.372
Nico Hülkenberg	2	26	37.769
Nyck de Vries	2	27	25.234
Lando Norris	3	27	33.467
Valtteri Bottas	2	29	25.643
Kevin Magnussen	2	29	25.344
Lewis Hamilton	2	30	24.690
Lance Stroll	2	30	24.639
Logan Sargeant	2	30	25.670
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	31	24.227
George Russell	2	31	24.406
Guanyu Zhou	2	32	25.282
Esteban Ocon	3	32	44.518
Charles Leclerc	2	33	24.644
Sergio Pérez	2	34	25.091
Fernando Alonso	2	34	24.869
Max Verstappen	2	36	24.910
Lando Norris	4	37	33.236
Alexander Albon	3	40	24.458
Pierre Gasly	3	40	24.736
Yuki Tsunoda	3	40	25.818
Logan Sargeant	3	40	25.047
Kevin Magnussen	3	40	25.125
Nico Hülkenberg	3	40	27.080
Lando Norris	5	47	30.710
Guanyu Zhou	3	54	30.167
Lando Norris	6	54	31.494

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Nico Hülkenberg · 15.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	43
2	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	23
3	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
5	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
6	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
7	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
8	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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