| 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||
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Race 1 of 22[a] in the 2023 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit | ||||
| Race details[2][3] | ||||
| Date | 5 March 2023 | |||
| Official name | Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 | |||
| Location |
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | |||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |||
| Course length | 5.412 km (3.363 miles) | |||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (190.253 miles) | |||
| Weather | Clear | |||
| Attendance | 99,500[4] | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Time | 1:29.708 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver |
 Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:33.996 on lap 56 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Third | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | |||
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Lap leaders | ||||
The 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 5 March 2023 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.[2] It was the opening round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries and Logan Sargeant made their Formula One Grand Prix season debuts with McLaren, AlphaTauri and Williams, respectively. Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen took pole position and won the race, ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in what was their first 1-2 finish of the season. Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin in third. This was only Alonso's second podium since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, and the first of eight for the season.[5]
- ^ "Formula 1 update on the 2023 calendar". Formula 1. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 – F1 Race". Formula 1. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 – F1 Race - Circuit Information". Formula 1. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Record Attendance at Sold Out 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix". f1destinations.com. 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "'I thought the podium was gone' – Fernando Alonso on his thrilling final-lap battle with Sergio Perez". Formula 1. 5 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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