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Verstappen Dominates Season Opener as Red Bull Claims One-Two in Bahrain
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Verstappen Dominates Season Opener as Red Bull Claims One-Two in Bahrain

5 Mar 20235 Mar 2023

Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix (2023) held on 5 March 2023 at Bahrain International Circuit. Top three: Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Max Verstappen took victory, with Sergio Perez second and Fernando Alonso third.

The Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 Round 1 took place on 5 March 2023 at Bahrain International Circuit.

Max Verstappen took victory, with Sergio Perez second and Fernando Alonso third.

Race Results

| Pos | Driver | Team | Status | Points | |----:|--------|------|--------|-------:| | 1 | Max Verstappen | — | Finished | 25 | | 2 | Sergio Perez | — | Finished | 18 | | 3 | Fernando Alonso | — | Finished | 15 | | 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr | — | Finished | 12 | | 5 | Lewis Hamilton | — | Finished | 10 | | 6 | Lance Stroll | — | Finished | 8 | | 7 | George Russell | — | Finished | 6 | | 8 | Valtteri Bottas | — | Finished | 4 | | 9 | Pierre Gasly | — | Finished | 2 | | 10 | Alexander Albon | — | Finished | 1 | | 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | — | Finished | 0 | | 12 | Logan Sargeant | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 13 | Kevin Magnussen | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 14 | Nyck de Vries | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 16 | Guanyu Zhou | — | +1 Lap | 0 | | 17 | Lando Norris | — | +2 Laps | 0 | | 18 | Esteban Ocon | — | DNF | 0 | | 19 | Charles Leclerc | — | DNF | 0 | | 20 | Oscar Piastri | — | DNF | 0 |

Race Details

- **Series:** F1 - **Date:** 5 March 2023 - **Circuit:** Bahrain International Circuit - **Country:** Bahrain - **Season:** 2023 - **Round:** 1

--- _Results data sourced from official F1 timing._

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